Found a copy of this #omnibus of #SpeciesImperative by @julieczerneda.bsky.social at #ValueVillage. As a local author, I've kept an eye on her books, but had not picked up any of them, yet. My shelves are overflowing, but I'll have to make room! #BookSky #CanadianAuthor #ScienceFictionBooks 🪐📚💙

If I want to spend $50 on a laptop that doesn't work, I'll get one at Value Village.
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Thrift store score, nice.

#gaming #gamer #ps#playstation #mastadongaming #retro #retrogaming #thrift #thriftstore #valuevillage

#valuevillage haul. Was gonna put it together to see if all the pieces were there. I was shocked to see it's brand new 😂.

#thrift #thrifty #thrifting #pokemon #puzzle

#valuevillage score. #supermario mug 😁
Koopas fireballs highlight when you pour hot liquid in it.

#gaming #mastadongaming

#valuevillage find. #thrifting always has #gaming gems.

#sundayfunday #HashtagGames

@rdearman I'll add check the charity status of who you donate to. Value Village/Savers is for profit. Anything they sell goes to billionaire owners, not programs for the poor. Salvation Army and Goodwill are not without their issues but are better than VV/Savers. Smaller local charities that need clothes for people down on their luck and trying to get back into the work force or kids going to school are probably the best. But it varies between cities.
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I love 50% off book month at Sally Ann. Picked up this Hardy Boys starter set for $10. Will put it up for $15. Value Village would want $50 for this. Fuck them. I could probably charge more but happy to get a bit o' magic into some 10 year old's hands for a decent price.
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#ValueVillage #apple #imac

$149.99 CAD

Thrift stores no more? Saskatchewan inflation impacting second-hand market
Traditionally viewed as one of the cheapest places in town to find things like clothing, the prices at thrift stores are on the rise.
#globalnews #Canada #inflation #thriftstore #ValueVillage
https://globalnews.ca/news/10318816/saskatchewan-inflation-second-hand-market/

Thrift stores no more? Saskatchewan inflation impacting second-hand market
Traditionally viewed as one of the cheapest places in town to find things like clothing, the prices at thrift stores are on the rise.
#globalnews #Canada #inflation #thriftstore #ValueVillage
https://globalnews.ca/news/10318816/saskatchewan-inflation-second-hand-market/

Thrift stores no more? Saskatchewan inflation impacting second-hand market
Traditionally viewed as one of the cheapest places in town to find things like clothing, the prices at thrift stores are on the rise.
#globalnews #Canada #inflation #thriftstore #ValueVillage
https://globalnews.ca/news/10318816/saskatchewan-inflation-second-hand-market/

Yikes. Well, I guess I'll stick with either Goodwill or the Salvation Army Thrift Store and bypass Value Village.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-cheat-sheet-feb18-1.7117775

#ValueVillage #CBC #ThriftStore #Reuse #Clothing #Marketplace #Fraud #Canada #Goodwill

❌ Thrift store underwear
but are thrift store socks in the same area?? 🤔
I mean, wash it in hot enough water surely it kills any kind of bullshit in it??
#thrifting #thriftstore #valuevillage

I predict within five years Value Village will start charging people who give their stuff to this for-profit biz $20 a carload to "donate".
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I was in our local #valuevillage* today and I did my customary peek at the #yarn corner to see if there was any cones of weaving yarn. I saw a skein of #BriggsAndLittle sport in a colourway I was looking for... only to see a carpet beetle larva in the skein inside the bag. 🤢 This, dear #knitter #crocheter #fibreartist is your sign to use up your stash before it ends up at value village as larvae lunch. #SABLE #knitting *I don’t like VV/Savers either but they are wheelchair #accessible.

@RevXenoFact Excellent question. There are three resale shops in my area. Habitat for Humanity's ReStore sells soft covers for $1 and hardcovers for $2. Sally Ann sells softcovers for $2 and hardcovers for $3.99. The best deal though is Goodwill. They sell softcover/hardcover for $1 but you can also get 10 books for $7. It's those days when you really hit the motherload (whoa a whole lot of William Gibson/Game of Thrones/Witcher...) that you reduce your unit cost. Once in a while I'll find 8 or 9 and can't find 1 or 2 more. Then I'll find some mom shopping with her kid and say "grab two books, they're free at this point".

Value Village is complete crap. Sometimes they have some book they think is old and put it on for $1.99 but its actually quite rare or a classic work with a classic pre-movie/tv series cover. But even that's getting rarer these days. $3.99/$5.99 seems to be their general pricing. They'll have totally beaten up copies of Game of Thrones for $5.99+ tax. If I have, like, Ender's Game, Xenocide, and I can't find Speaker for the dead, I might then pick it up at Value Village for $3.99 to complete the set.

All n all, it's pulling a slot machine lever. But the hunt is fun and I enjoy reselling the books, meeting people, and also not reselling them for stupid amounts of money. Like if I can get Lord of the Rings for $6, I'll sell it for $12 when people want $30. Or Game of Thrones for $15 when people want $50.
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Why does Value Village want $20+tax for a photo of a rando guy in cheap frame?
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Value Village abruptly dropped a nonprofit partner, costing a #charity that advocates for people with developmental #disabilities $150,000. The Washington state supreme court is ruling soon on the state's case against the for-profit thrift store company, which is accused of misrepresenting how much it gives to charities. My latest story, republished at Investigate West: https://www.invw.org/2022/12/13/wa-supreme-court-to-rule-on-value-village-lawsuit-after-5-years/ #disabilitymastodon #disability #ValueVillage