My Favorite Store Is Raising Prices

I agree with you..expenses go up for them also, but too..I think many of them have "non-profit" thing going on so they don't have to pay the taxes others do. But at the same time...they have to realize...people are shopping there mainly cause they can't afford Walmart or other stores. So they have a captive, return audience just as much as Walmart does so they need to watch raising the prices to high. No money is no money. And like you said...sometimes it is cheaper on sale at a store...and of course yard sales are cheaper. The good thrift store in my town hasn't raised prices and they continue to literally haul in stuff (donations) constantly and the parking lot is always full. I think they realize..that raising prices is not the answer. If someone isn't buying the things at $3, what makes them think someone will buy they if they raise the price to $5? Plus, if the item is only $3, there is a better chance that the person will buy 2 for a sale of $6 instead of just one for $5...they made more money.

The Salvation Army had a desser they were selling for 70.00 and to me that is a lot of money for a used item. I buy things at Good Will because they are cheaper and better quality. This weekend I will be looking for a book case and a computer desk. I know that the other stores are getting expensive. Prices are going up, but people's salaries keep on going down. The Good Will store does military discounts as well which is good because my husband Randy was a Veteran.

I agree, coffeebreak. If I'm looking for a new piece of furniture, I tend to look at what Goodwill and the other local thrift stores have in stock first. I think a lot of the pricing at my local Goodwill stores really depends on who is tagging things on a certain day. I picked up a large set of three plastic storage drawers for $2.99, but a few weeks later I saw a similar but smaller set at the same store for $5.99. It was still a great price compared to Walmart's but if the item isn't something I really need I'd rather wait and spend less money on it. The DAV thrift store in my town sells things dirt cheap. All clothes are a quarter apiece, except for the really fancy evening wear. I don't usually find much there, but I love looking through their books because they'll sell 15 for a dollar. If I find a couple I want, I'll pick out a bunch of others that are in good condition and then go to the used book store down the street and trade them for cash or store credit. Most of the time I end up making more than I spent on them. I think their pricing strategy really works. They hardly ever have furniture in the store for more than a couple of days, and maybe half of the things they have in the store have sold tags on them. I would shop there more often than I shop at Goodwill if it weren't for their horrible service. The last time I was in there was like a month ago. I went with a friend and we made sure we got there well before they were going to close... they decided that they were going to close about 20 minutes early, turned off the lights so we couldn't see the books we were looking at, and then one of the volunteers started following us around making snide comments about us taking our sweet time. We ended up putting everything back and leaving without spending a dime, and neither of us has been back there since. randylovesdar, I have to agree with you, too. $70 is pretty steep for a piece of furniture that was donated to a thrift store. I rarely go over $15 for a single item when I go thrifting. I don't think my local Goodwill stores offer a military discount. It would be nice if they decided to start doing that. There are a lot of veterans who live in this area, and I'm sure they could benefit from a discount like that.

Only right? I'm not sure, it is too expensive compared to what it was just 6 months ago. I did notice there were lesser people on Monday there but i think they already had an insider about the half off prices today.