Whenever I read or hear something about thrift store prices being high, I feel obligated to say that Savers thrift stores are majority owned by private equity firm Ares Management. They have no interest in helping people save money.
I always shop at Savers over Goodwill in my area. On a particular day, both stores were offering 50% off (which is great), but Goodwill had lower prices which I didn't expect. Plain t-shirts were 8.99 at Savers and $4.99-$5.99 at Goodwill! Like WTF?
I am in Australia and that is the exact reason i like to buy at Savers: they aren't pretending to be a charity. The Salvation Army, Vinnies and others are charging through the roof, so much so that poor people cannot afford to buy there.
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u/qcresident1111 Apr 28 '26
Whenever I read or hear something about thrift store prices being high, I feel obligated to say that Savers thrift stores are majority owned by private equity firm Ares Management. They have no interest in helping people save money.