Just another example of Value Village pricing...
A 475-B & 471-B, both near mint, without lids, one huge, one small, priced on separate days, obvs, but both $4.99.
Already posted this on my personal blog, but for non-readers of Sir Thrift-A-Lot, just wanted to share. You can check my blog out right here,
Sir Thrift-A-Lot
A 475-B & 471-B, both near mint, without lids, one huge, one small, priced on separate days, obvs, but both $4.99.
Already posted this on my personal blog, but for non-readers of Sir Thrift-A-Lot, just wanted to share. You can check my blog out right here,
Sir Thrift-A-Lot
Child, don't even get me started about Value Village. There's not much value going on there!
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We have Value Village here too (in Houston) but your price tags look like those from "Savers" in Austin. What city do you live in?
ReplyDeleteMy VV does some crazy pricing also. Still I have been finding some of my best bargains there!
ReplyDeleteErin - didn't you just pay $12.99 for one of these, but with a lid?
ReplyDeletewillow - I live in Toronto, Ontario. Savers is the same as Value Village here in Canada.
Linda - me too, but some of their pricing still makes no sense to me. I see stuff from Dollarama (dollar store chain) that was literally a dollar priced at $3.99 often.
Aha! I knew those were Savers labels. It's so confusing, because we have a Value Village here too but it's different.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it? A thrift store? I remember going into a Value Village in Michigan once, but it was all discounted clothes, like a Winners or a TJ Maxx.
ReplyDeleteIt is a thrift store, and it's pretty great, I think. It's kind of bottom of the barrel, but if you did or get lucky it's definitely worth it.
ReplyDeleteI have a set of 4 mixing bowls with this wheat pattern, they are in brown tones, i got them with top valus stamps in the late 60's or early 70's.
ReplyDeleteMy local Savers (same company as VV) is all over the place with pricing. Sometimes I'll see pieces marked $9.99 or higher! Then one time I bought a mint primary fridgie set for only $6--the entire set with old style lids.
ReplyDeleteI don't get it.
Value Village is a for-profit organization or money-making venture that gives a tiny percent of its proceeds to charity. The huge bulk is lining the owner's pockets. It is a disgrace. It's not like the thrift stores that are real charities who because they are charities you don't have to pay tax on your purchase. VV is evil because they make people believe that they are donating their stuff to them thinking it's for charity and they sell it for a profit.
DeleteValue Village is a for-profit organization or money-making venture that gives a tiny percent of its proceeds to charity. The huge bulk is lining the owner's pockets. It is a disgrace. It's not like the thrift stores that are real charities who because they are charities you don't have to pay tax on your purchase. VV is evil because they make people believe that they are donating their stuff to them thinking it's for charity and they sell it for a profit.
ReplyDeleteYes, most of us who thrift know this. Unfortunately a lot of people who donate do not.
DeleteYour words & nobody else's will change the fact that I will continue to shop at Value Village as long as people continue to donate.
I was not saying not to shop at Value Village. I shop there too since people still continue to donate there and at least 5% goes to worthy causes. I just think it's false advertising. Most corporations donate a tiny faction of their profit to charities, but the difference is that VV gets their goods free in the name of charity. I just think that the portion going to charity should be larger. That's all.
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