A THRIFTER was surprised when she noticed a price increase for a dress in the second-hand store.
The retail price of the new dress was marked up and it cost almost 25 percent more than if the Goodwill customer had purchased it at Kohl’s.
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Goodwill shopper Nikita (@emotionalindividual) shares content about secondhand clothing with her Instagram followers.
The bargain hunter posted footage of a Goodwill price tag that took her by surprise in a viral video last month that has now been viewed over 10 million times.
Nikita showed off a dazzling dress with hanging sequins, originally from Kohl’s.
The dress was brand new and still had the tags showing the original price of $68.
Kohl’s had reduced the price of the dress by 90% to $6.80.
Nikita pulled out the Goodwill tag and discovered that the thrift store had marked up the price of the dress by almost 25%, to $8.99.
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“Goodwill, you can’t be serious,” she wrote in the caption.
“It was cheaper on sale than at Goodwill,” Nikita complained in the video caption.
“Please control your prices. If the goods don’t sell and end up in landfill, they are contributing to the fashion problem.”
Other Goodwill shoppers supported the content creator and criticized the thrift store’s pricing structure.
“This happens all the time,” wrote one Instagram user. “I refuse to buy the stuff even though I love it because it’s just wrong.”
Although some buyers blamed resellers for Goodwill’s price increases, many attributed it to corporate greed.
“Everyone is mad at the resellers, but not at Goodwill – a major corporation that gets its products for FREE, so it’s not like their ‘offer’ is getting more expensive,” complained one bargain hunter.
“They are GREEDY. The CEO of Goodwill made almost $500,000 last year… Let’s look at the real problem.”
Cost conflict
Another Goodwill shopper confronted the store manager after noticing an overpriced candle.
The buyer saw a used candle for which the thrift store was asking $4.
“Who the hell would spend $4 on a candle that burned down like that?” she said to an employee, who then grabbed a manager.
“How can you charge $4 for a candle that is a quarter full, burned out, ancient, and probably came from a dollar store?” the dealer complained when the manager arrived.
The manager said he wanted to change the price yesterday, but the shopper replied that she constantly sees overpriced items.
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The Goodwill customer called the store’s prices a “complete rip-off” and advised employees to pay closer attention to the pricing of their items.
She ultimately left the store empty-handed and was accompanied by the manager, who thanked her for her request.
“I said, ‘I’ve been here all the time and I’m not usually the type to complain and talk shit, but that’s enough,'” she said.
“‘I’ve been coming here for a long time and it’s absolutely ridiculous to see prices for half-burned, dusty candles from the damn dollar store that cost $3.99 or more.'”
Even outside of the second-hand store, buyers are affected by higher prices.
Costco customers still have weeks to renew their memberships before prices increase by $10 – making it a perfect day to sign up before it’s too late.
In addition, consumers fear that prices for Cheez-It and Pringles will rise after candy giant Mars acquired the companies in a $36 billion deal.
