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<p>[QUOTE="pearlsnblume, post: 178641, member: 141"]Here most of the thrift shops don't have sales regularly. One has a sale 2X a year where you can fill a bag with clothing *with noted exemptions* for I think $10. I don't buy clothes there so it may be a good buy for others. They are supposed to send out a postcard to notify shoppers of this sale, but they seem to be slacking off doing that. Bric a brac is also on sale but the prices are so high to begin with, that 50% off is still too expensive. </p><p><br /></p><p>Another thrift shop has a sale where they mark one room 1/2 off but their starting price is also so high, 1/2 off is not even a deal worth taking. Plus they never really announce when they are going to have a sale or make it a certain date of a month so you just have to be there when it happens.</p><p><br /></p><p>The thrift stores I counted on in the past near here for goodies have really gone downhill. Most of it is brand new junk that no one wants and is heavily overpriced to boot. Thus it sits for months if not years collecting dust and clutters up the place till you can barely move. I have pretty much stopped going to my local thrift stores.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only wish they had a ten cents sale to maybe move the junk out. But then again, when they restock it will probably be the same old dollar store stuff that I haven't any desire to buy.</p><p>:-([/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pearlsnblume, post: 178641, member: 141"]Here most of the thrift shops don't have sales regularly. One has a sale 2X a year where you can fill a bag with clothing *with noted exemptions* for I think $10. I don't buy clothes there so it may be a good buy for others. They are supposed to send out a postcard to notify shoppers of this sale, but they seem to be slacking off doing that. Bric a brac is also on sale but the prices are so high to begin with, that 50% off is still too expensive. Another thrift shop has a sale where they mark one room 1/2 off but their starting price is also so high, 1/2 off is not even a deal worth taking. Plus they never really announce when they are going to have a sale or make it a certain date of a month so you just have to be there when it happens. The thrift stores I counted on in the past near here for goodies have really gone downhill. Most of it is brand new junk that no one wants and is heavily overpriced to boot. Thus it sits for months if not years collecting dust and clutters up the place till you can barely move. I have pretty much stopped going to my local thrift stores. I only wish they had a ten cents sale to maybe move the junk out. But then again, when they restock it will probably be the same old dollar store stuff that I haven't any desire to buy. :-([/QUOTE]
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