Thrifting 101 – Five Worthy Thrift Store Destinations
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Use the fitting room if you dare |
Thrift Stores Near Me
Most of my bread and butter thrift store finds come from larger chains such as Goodwill and Savers. Both business models are roughly the same, where donations are dropped at the back door and the merchandise is sorted and place on the shelf for a cheap sell. The Savers' in my neck of the woods seems to have a larger selection of just about everything including items I cannot sell such as large furniture pieces and heavy electronics. Goodwill on the other hand often has the smaller items I can list online and sell at a decent profit.
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If you want it, you can find it |
Price wise, I find Savers is often about 50% more expensive to shop. A good judge of this is standard thrift store items, such as picture frames. While Goodwill will list a frame at .99, Savers will tag it at $1.99. This price difference works exponentially through most thrift store item categories. As for shopping experience, Goodwill brings out the bargains, but Savers definitely brings customer service to the forefront with clean, well lit aisles and easy to view merchandise.
Unique Thrift Stores
Not only are there larger national chains of thrift stores but several small independently owned unique thrift stores as well. These often rely on consignments from other customers or on storage unit auctions to fill the shelves. The prices are a bit higher in these cases, as the smaller places tend to make profit not on volume but on markup.
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Never rush through- take your time |
Online Thrift Store Choices
Once again, Goodwill is a solid start for online thrift store buys. Stores across the country choose unique thrift store items to list, though it is often in a high bid situation. Don't forget eBay as a great online thrift store source and as always, Craigslist is there to pick up the pieces. Both of these online thrift store options are just like the large chain stores - Thanks to the internet, both are thrift stores near me.
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