I'm trying to figure out what kind of bargain box would stock a Lizzie McGuire game, a Goodwill iron, lots of Norelco razors and safety scissors, multiple copies of Toy Box Takeover, what appears to be a pocket knife set, and a cheese grater.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
The thought of a thrift store being meticulously organized just feels...wrong, somehow.
That would make it feel less like a charity shop and more like a for-profit secondhand store. The kind that overcharges for said 20-year-old electronics.
It doesn't even have to be meticulous! I can see throwing a whole bunch of chargers together near the MP3s, sure. But at least take the trouble to separate out appliances, cooking utensils, toiletries, and entertainment with some kind of demarcating line.
If I want to find a phone charger, my first instinct is probably not going to be to look in the Completely Random Shit Case.
its worth noting while that GBA game is in the glass case, i've totally found like actual GBA units in the back with the Tandy word processors and outmoded iPod docks
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
The thought of a thrift store being meticulously organized just feels...wrong, somehow.
That would make it feel less like a charity shop and more like a for-profit secondhand store. The kind that overcharges for said 20-year-old electronics.
There are a couple of Goodwill stores in Portland that are surprisingly well-organized. They're really pleasant to visit, for some reason.
It doesn't even have to be meticulous! I can see throwing a whole bunch of chargers together near the MP3s, sure. But at least take the trouble to separate out appliances, cooking utensils, toiletries, and entertainment with some kind of demarcating line.
If I want to find a phone charger, my first instinct is probably not going to be to look in the Completely Random Shit Case.
oh everything else is organized like that
the completely random shit case is for stuff with enough resale value that they don't want people shoplifting them
so there'll be a few dubiously authentic designer bags, some blu-rays, more recent video game consoles, ect.
but sometimes something weird like that Lizzie McGuire game will end up in there.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
For a while in 2012 I volunteered at the West Side Free Store, which is basically where they set up a mini "store" in the basement of a church and give away donated items for free.
We basically just put out any items that were in suitable condition to be worn...so now I'm wondering if we gave away anything that was worth like $200. That would be funny.
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