My local reStore wants $100 for a 20 year old washing machine with a tag that says “we don’t know if it works”. They want $50 for a shitty old door ripped off your parents house. I used to love that place, now it’s not even worth looking.
Yeah, I used to love thrifting. Could find really awesome stuff for a couple bucks. Now it’s too trendy. They’ve figured out that people were buying it from them dirt cheap and then reselling it in their own “vintage” shop for like 20x the price. Society has even ruined thrifting.
This doesn’t apply to furniture but the Goodwills in my area ship all the good stuff to a central location two counties away where it can be listed for sale online. The stuff in store is mostly garbage.
$100 for a broken washing machine… Id haggle for half that. Maybe a solid deal to a repair person! Used washing machines cost $300. And there is a market for machines that don’t sing songs or connect to your apple watch.
Of course, the major unknown on a washing machine is if the motor & tub works correctly or not. And if it doesn’t, the machine is good for parts.
Of course, I’m not a repair person - but I’ve fixed a bunch of hardware. And sometimes the main reason for broken hardware is a few loose wires on the circuit board. I don’t think it’s that easy for a washing machine.
God, I’m so thankful that I live in Appalachia. Most of us are dirt poor so we know we ain’t gonna get big money for big shit.
I buy a used dryer when mine fucks up for 20-50 bucks.
I still have the same washer my mom had when I was a teenager. It’s about to take a shit. No worries. I’ll get one for 60 bucks from the local trade magazine from one of the local rich folks who know good and well their fellow richers won’t buy it used so they let us have it for next to nothing. All we gotta do is borrow bubba’s truck for a suboxone and go get it.
Same with furniture. My leather sofa was three months old when I bought it. It has phone chargers, and everything. $200 bucks.
Fair. I live in a LCOL area, mine don’t touch appliances, outdoor stuff, etc., can’t even donate to them, so it’s really just a place for cheaper remodeling stuff.
They have furniture, cabinetry, and building supplies. That’s about it. Limited plumbing fixtures, limited lighting, some “extra” paint and carpet tiles in mostly neutral colors.
Doors (no frame) are like $5-10, same with window sashes. Doors with frame are iirc $25, I never looked at windows with frame.
An entire very nice kitchen cabinet set ripped out of a newer condo is like $600.
My local reStore wants $100 for a 20 year old washing machine with a tag that says “we don’t know if it works”. They want $50 for a shitty old door ripped off your parents house. I used to love that place, now it’s not even worth looking.
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Yeah, I used to love thrifting. Could find really awesome stuff for a couple bucks. Now it’s too trendy. They’ve figured out that people were buying it from them dirt cheap and then reselling it in their own “vintage” shop for like 20x the price. Society has even ruined thrifting.
This doesn’t apply to furniture but the Goodwills in my area ship all the good stuff to a central location two counties away where it can be listed for sale online. The stuff in store is mostly garbage.
Has anyone made a !ThriftGrift community?
I subbed :)
I appreciate you.
$100 for a broken washing machine… Id haggle for half that. Maybe a solid deal to a repair person! Used washing machines cost $300. And there is a market for machines that don’t sing songs or connect to your apple watch.
Of course, the major unknown on a washing machine is if the motor & tub works correctly or not. And if it doesn’t, the machine is good for parts.
Of course, I’m not a repair person - but I’ve fixed a bunch of hardware. And sometimes the main reason for broken hardware is a few loose wires on the circuit board. I don’t think it’s that easy for a washing machine.
God, I’m so thankful that I live in Appalachia. Most of us are dirt poor so we know we ain’t gonna get big money for big shit.
I buy a used dryer when mine fucks up for 20-50 bucks.
I still have the same washer my mom had when I was a teenager. It’s about to take a shit. No worries. I’ll get one for 60 bucks from the local trade magazine from one of the local rich folks who know good and well their fellow richers won’t buy it used so they let us have it for next to nothing. All we gotta do is borrow bubba’s truck for a suboxone and go get it.
Same with furniture. My leather sofa was three months old when I bought it. It has phone chargers, and everything. $200 bucks.
Heyuhl yeeah muhfucker! Go Mountaineers!
Fair. I live in a LCOL area, mine don’t touch appliances, outdoor stuff, etc., can’t even donate to them, so it’s really just a place for cheaper remodeling stuff.
They have furniture, cabinetry, and building supplies. That’s about it. Limited plumbing fixtures, limited lighting, some “extra” paint and carpet tiles in mostly neutral colors.
Doors (no frame) are like $5-10, same with window sashes. Doors with frame are iirc $25, I never looked at windows with frame.
An entire very nice kitchen cabinet set ripped out of a newer condo is like $600.