How Do You Save Money By Shopping In A Thrift Store?
In another life, I was the administrator of an organization that ran several thrift stores. I learned there how thrift operations work, and enough of the thrift philosophy to develop a lifelong habit of shopping in thrift stores. Some of my suggestions here are common sense (but not necessarily common knowledge), and some are learned from being an insider. I hope I can share something new with you today. The big plus about shopping thrift stores is their low prices. Some have a better pricing policy than others, and you may even find that the pricing policy seems to shift back and forth in your favorite store. That’s just the nature of thrift stores. But you can often use this to your advantage. The biggest negative about thrift stores is the non-consistency of the merchandise. What’s here today is often gone tomorrow – and the higher the quality of the merchandise, the quicker its turnover. This can often lead to a “grab it” impulse mentality, but the best thrift store customers are t
