People scalp thrift stores to resell on depop or other sites.
Some thrift stores have even caught on and now have a ‘gold label’ section that prices higher quality goods at a premium.
I have mixed feelings on this, as more money to the charity that runs to shop is good, but it also means that if you are shopping at a thrift store because of dire financial needs, you are priced out of owning quality products, and are left to sift through the piles of poor-quality fast fashion pieces that are clogging the stores to find something worthwhile. It also means that the scalpers only have to check one rack for the quality items when they walk in.
People scalp thrift stores to resell on depop or other sites. Some thrift stores have even caught on and now have a ‘gold label’ section that prices higher quality goods at a premium.
I have mixed feelings on this, as more money to the charity that runs to shop is good, but it also means that if you are shopping at a thrift store because of dire financial needs, you are priced out of owning quality products, and are left to sift through the piles of poor-quality fast fashion pieces that are clogging the stores to find something worthwhile. It also means that the scalpers only have to check one rack for the quality items when they walk in.
Value village and savers don’t even donate to charities anymore. 100 percent for profit company now.
Only charity one we have in town is salvation army