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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;vitry-le-francois, post: 4518657, member: 100&quot;]Moving from Arizona to Michigan was thrift store &quot;culture shock&quot; for me! The prices in Michigan on some items are outrageous! ANY shoes that are Nike or Adidas are $28.95 and the price goes up from there. Most named-brand shoes are around $24.95 and higher. Clothing is hit or miss. Most name-brand shirts are $11.99 or higher while others are $5.99, $6.99 or $7.99 each. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Salvation Army has the highest prices, followed by Goodwill. St Vincent De Paul has the best prices (but they are few and far between). The smaller independent thrift stores overall have good prices. </p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, I have found some seriously high prices items (hundreds of $$) mixed in with the junk. It&#039;s hit or miss on any given day. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most thrift stores have a good idea what their items are worth. Goodwill, of course, run on-line auctions for the good stuff. </p><p><br /></p><p>I no longer go to a thrift stores looking to find good items but I now consider finding something worth keeping/selling a MISTAKE on their part. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am now hunter for thrift store MISTAKES! When you find something worthwhile, it just means someone has not discovered what that item is or how much it&#039;s worth. Or, they just priced it incorrectly. Hence, someone made a mistake. </p><p><br /></p><p>I still find plenty of items worth grabbing. I have a 10x12 foot shed with 40 plastic totes FILLED with stuff I need to sell that I purchased THIS year. Probably 75% of the items I sell come from thrift stores and the remainder come from local auctions.</p><p><br /></p><p>While I can complain about the prices, quality, etc., I really don&#039;t have anything to complain about. LOL <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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