Thursday, May 18, 2006
Consignment vs Thrift
I guess there must be a difference between 'consignment shop' and 'thrift shop.' I walked into the former today. Should have been warned by the word 'Designer' in the store title. I walked out again when I saw the average price of a blouse was $30. I can buy brand-new for cheaper than that, and I don't care who made it. I mean, really, any second-hand shop isn't much more than a glorified garage sale. And who cares if the blouse was originally $60 just because Liz Claiborne made it? (No fault with L/C...I actually like her stuff when I can afford it.) If it's hanging in your closet unused, or hanging on a rack unbought...it's worth exactly zilch.
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I get so angry when I walk into high-end second-hand clothes and see that they're basically ripping people off just because the item has a designer label on it. I once saw a pilly, dingy white t-shirt selling for $15 because it was Banana Republic. I've picked up brand new BR t-shirts on sale.
Er, on sale for about that much.
Yes, maybe the price on the shirt was the same, smb...but at least they weren't pilly and dingy! I have nothing against 'designer' per se, but I do have something against being overcharged for something that had already been used. Of course, if I don't pay for it in the first place, I guess I can't say I was 'overcharged,' LOL!
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