Just another example of me being disappointed in prices recently: My brothers and I are big fans of Pokemon. I remember as a kid having gold plated Pokemon cards from Burger King that my dad got for us special. And last week, I walked into Goodwill and they had two of them. I was basically overjoyed to see them and ready to spend probably $5 on one of them. I flipped the box over - and at first I saw $1.00. WOW! What a steal! Then I noticed it actually cost ten dollars. Tagged twice so no mistakes made. I realize buying it off the internet would likely be more expensive, but really, HOW MUCH more expensive? This is Goodwill. They priced it that high because they knew they could because it was classic Pokemon and someone would buy it. I was disappointed and honestly a little bit disgusted. Back on the shelf it went.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Goodwill is expensive?
I'm getting disappointed in Goodwill's prices. Two years ago I got my first Fruits Basket book there for a quarter. Granted, it's not in the best condition, but I love the book and I can't complain. It's just yellowed a bit with a bend in the cover. A few weeks ago I found my second Fruits Basket there with the price bumped up to a dollar. More expensive, but not drastically so. It's still not a splurge by any means, especially when this series is something I really want to have for my own. Last week I went to Goodwill and they had the manga series Pita Ten. I'd never heard of it, though it did pique my interest. Each volume was marked $1. After deliberating, today I returned and decided I'd buy a few of the volumes if they were still there. They were. And to my dismay, they cost $2 each. You're telling me that a few weeks I could've bought four of these books for $4, and now I'd only get two of them for that price? I know it's still not a lot of money. But it's Goodwill. I'm a poor college student. It just feels wrong to me. I guess because someone's buying the manga now they're bumping up prices. Who knows. But I know I won't be trying any new books anytime soon, I'll just keep looking for my Fruits Basket and pray that they don't get bumped too (though I'm sure they will).
Just another example of me being disappointed in prices recently: My brothers and I are big fans of Pokemon. I remember as a kid having gold plated Pokemon cards from Burger King that my dad got for us special. And last week, I walked into Goodwill and they had two of them. I was basically overjoyed to see them and ready to spend probably $5 on one of them. I flipped the box over - and at first I saw $1.00. WOW! What a steal! Then I noticed it actually cost ten dollars. Tagged twice so no mistakes made. I realize buying it off the internet would likely be more expensive, but really, HOW MUCH more expensive? This is Goodwill. They priced it that high because they knew they could because it was classic Pokemon and someone would buy it. I was disappointed and honestly a little bit disgusted. Back on the shelf it went.
Just another example of me being disappointed in prices recently: My brothers and I are big fans of Pokemon. I remember as a kid having gold plated Pokemon cards from Burger King that my dad got for us special. And last week, I walked into Goodwill and they had two of them. I was basically overjoyed to see them and ready to spend probably $5 on one of them. I flipped the box over - and at first I saw $1.00. WOW! What a steal! Then I noticed it actually cost ten dollars. Tagged twice so no mistakes made. I realize buying it off the internet would likely be more expensive, but really, HOW MUCH more expensive? This is Goodwill. They priced it that high because they knew they could because it was classic Pokemon and someone would buy it. I was disappointed and honestly a little bit disgusted. Back on the shelf it went.
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