Y'all, I never thought it would happen, but it has:
I've gotten too cheap for the Goodwill.
The bins has ruined me.
Yesterday, I went by a regular Goodwill store, as I was selling books at the store next door. Did I find anything I wanted? Yes. Did I buy it? No. Why? Because I thought it was too expensive.
I have long made fun of people who complain that the Goodwill is overpriced. It seems ridiculous to me. But yesterday I found myself doing the same thing.
To be fair, though, what I was looking at was overpriced. There were several of these jars (the large ones), available for $4.99 each. Notice how they cost $3.99 each new at Ikea. Yeah. That really is ridiculous.
It's not just that, though. I look at clothes, for between $3.99 and $7.99, and think to myself "but this would only be $1.25 at the bins!" I look at books for $2.99 or $3.99 and think "$0.99 at the bins!" It's bad.
Comments (2)
I wonder what would have happened if you'd tried to bargain on the jars by pointing out the discrepancy?
Posted by Skye | July 9, 2008 11:32 AM
My attempts at that have never been successful. It seems that generally the folks at the register don't have the authority to change prices.
Posted by Grace
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July 9, 2008 11:38 AM