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Message:: [QUOTE="terry5732, post: 127407, member: 42"]There are few thrift stores around here that aren't part of a multi-national conglomerate. All of the little ones appear to be storage locker buyers trying to get rid of their trash. Anything good they find must be sold elsewhere. The goodwills are numerous. Some are within sight of each other. All brand new buildings. Most of their merchandise is no name store donations. Highly unlikely to find anything worth more than five dollars. There is a number of ARC Value Village. They have been around for years. ARC stands for Association for Retarded Children. They can't say retard anymore. Go figure. Anything they think is worth ten dollars or more they put on feebay. The rest are Unique/Savers. They will not consciously put out anything they believe to be pre 1985. They have misinterpreted the law that was meant to keep hazardous toys from children. So they only sell modern cheap Chinese junk that was the reason for the law to made. It seems their prices have doubled yearly for the last three years. Things that were ninety-nine cents just a few years ago are now $7.99. Every time I go I see more familiar faces shopping. I know of a few who spend hours a day per store. They walk the isles repeatedly in hopes of being there when something good comes out. I'm lucky to find a trinket worth buying one out of five visits.[/QUOTE]