Value Village Boutique Vancouver BC worst thrift store Vlog

[@fabulousfinds1045]

You could go to Ross or Marshall's for those prices - and your purchase would be brand new and clean!! SAVERS/VALUE VILLAGE is becoming so greedy! Their prices are quickly increasing by the day! And hey - the merchandise is all donated!!! They cant blame it on "rising COGs"

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

I agree, Marshall’s is even less. It’s not even like the stuff here was in good shape. Most was heavily used. I went one and don’t want to go back. I was considering making a part 2, to see if it has gotten better

[@fabulousfinds1045]

@@vintagesterlingfinds yea great idea - give them another try. I really doubt it'll be any better Savers here in California is Just as bad. Keep up the great videos!!!

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

@@fabulousfinds1045 thanks I really appreciate it

[@Tiare1996]

You should take us with you more often when you go shopping✨ lol your the first thrifter I’m watching on KZbin & I enjoy your channel!

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

Thank you, I’m buying a gopro and will. The issue is most thrift stores don’t like filming and have copy writed music basting

[@Lanaslife247]

Good for you for posting this ! Ridiculous prices !

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

Thank you for watching

[@karenbaird7402]

Nothing trickles down to the production employees They don’t even get our w2 on time in Minnesota

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

Wow that’s sad. My friend worked there and she told me they treat people horribly

[@Homegrown_Values]

Their merchandise even looked dirty. I fogured it would be with new tags or barely worn. Ridiculous!! Guess all their stores are boutiques lol 😂

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

Hahaha yes typical value village

[@warisgood454]

They are the best place to buy fake designer purses and clothes I kinda wonder if they aren't ordering the fake brands directly from China

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

I wouldn’t be shocked. So many fake goods. The sad part is someone will buy it

[@Evansmustard]

what product do you use to style your hair like that?

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

Thanks I use this one www.londondrugs.com/every-man-jack-fiber-hair-cream---96g/L1794499.html?store=&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyMKbBhD1ARIsANs7rEH8fFvVcxDL_Gt6bE5F9BjNhdk2sFyo_mvF7eDnfbtMVbxP4j0u4jQaAp-dEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

[@Evansmustard]

@@vintagesterlingfinds thanks!

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

@@Evansmustard anytime, always happy to hear from a fan

[@dianamonroy1631]

The worse Value Village store. Prices are ridiculous! Lot stuff from SHEIN 3 times more expensive than buying it new. Fake jackets for $699? Extremely ridiculous!

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

I agree, they are waaay to greedy. I get they are a for profit corporation, but if they are not careful no one will shop there

[@timegeometry9855]

@@vintagesterlingfinds I was just at the Value Village on Victoria today (I haven't been to VV for a year) and it looks like they don't have a lot of higher-end brands (it was 95% GAP, Levi's, Joe Fresh, Zara etc). Last year I found some nice Guess jeans, a Crooks & Castles sweater, and a BAPE jacket all for reasonable prices and in good condition, and yet I didn't see any of those brands on the racks. Wonder if it's just hit or miss, or because of the economy people are just not buying (and therefore not letting go of) more expensive stuff?

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

@@timegeometry9855 could be, also it varies by store. Some stores have much better prices

[@queserasera1855]

These are typical prices I see at the regular old value village in Prince George today. So frustrating

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

@@queserasera1855 I agree, unfortunately these prices have become normal. I find Salvation Army has much better prices

[@joanngreen9714]

Prices are high because people buy to resale i don't blame the store for trying to get a huge profit and because of all this,the thrift stores are unaffordable for people like me who need and use the items and are not reselling them.

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

Unfortunately a lot of the cost comes from the high costs of business. Most thrift stores have to pay $10,000-$20,000 per month rent. Plus property tax and fees. Not to mention minimum wage her is $17.40 per hour

[@LC-hv1qn]

What thrift stores/haters don't get about reselling- -Resellers access millions of people through eBay, Poshmark, etc. which makes higher prices possible. However, eBay takes 15%. There is storage overhead, packing supplies, office supplies, gas, milage, etc. If something goes wrong and a customer wants a return you have lost all profit. -Most resellers work every long hours and don't make much per hour. -Reselling has a learning curve and cost to learning. -Resellers at one point moved more goods for thrift stores because of volume. A reseller could take a risk on an item but now that item will go to the dump. -amazing finds have always been more rare and are used as click bait on KZbin. Blaming resellers or inflation for a 200%-1000% increase in prices is crazy. Reseller have been around for many years. These organizations just want more profits for their company or charity. And with people having 10% less real income after covid they realize they can squeeze the average thrifter out of money. It's the thrift stores using google lens. Then they price it thinking they should access a portion of eBay. However the thrift stores didn't account for the above

[@ryantrench]

Is this your full time job?

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

I do have a full time job. This is more for fun

[@warisgood454]

Value village is not a charity its a for a profit business They masquard as chariety Dont donate to them Donaye where your items help ykur community Salvation army supporta food banks Goodwill supports job training and food banks Or donate to a animal rescue thrift shop Times are tough the woring poor have it very hard please donate where you ca help your community Dont donate to a rich American corporation

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

Hahaha I agree, I personally like the Salvation Army. They do a lot in my area for people who don’t have much

[@mckiki4029]

That's pretty steep for what you're getting, they're definitely selling the items for what they're worth maybe even more. Usually books are a few quid max, bashed up hobo shoes shouldn't even be on sale (they should be paying you to wear them) and that timex is not worth 40 bucks especially when you can get a brand new Timex expedition scout for £40-60 from Amazon 😅

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

Hahaha thanks I agree, In Canada the timex is $30 new. My mom is a reader, and she said the books new are that price. Sadly this is what the world has become

[@mckiki4029]

@@vintagesterlingfinds Yeah you win some and lose sometimes gotta take a risk sometimes! I don't thrift a lot but a few days ago I found a Sony Walkman MZ-R30 with all the accessories with travel pouch for £18 and they sell on Ebay for £70-150 without all the accessories. They couldn't tell me if it worked as they were missing the charger but I risked it, found an adapter that fitted and voila it worked perfectly. Yeah we have charity shops that are normally ran people who volunteer so typically they don't know much about certain products. Whereas the bigger thrift shops do tend to know their products, probably why they're successful, they leave nothing to chance 😂

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

@@mckiki4029 exactly, that’s why I always shop at the volunteer shops or the charity ones. Much better deals

[@Zothar84]

Lol Charlie you overpaying ? You better not lol

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

Hahaha don’t worry, I didn’t buy anything

[@BlackDice-m5v]

Nice work

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

@@BlackDice-m5v thanks so much

[@Christina-dm3bk]

I went to goodwipp today and the cashier changed the prices of my items, she tripled the price! I go why she says its brand name, lol really? I told her to keep her garabge and left. She said it was proced wrong, i go thats not my fault

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

That’s happened to me. But the cashier always said they will honour the price. That is BS and bad business

[@Christina-dm3bk]

@@vintagesterlingfinds I emailed Goodwill corporate office and I can't wait to see their response

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

@@Christina-dm3bk hahaha I doubt they will do much.

[@terridurling1491]

I dislike Value Village and refuse to shop there now . I can buy brand new for less than they charge for donated items. Their customer service is horrendous. No thanks.

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

I agree. Go to Salvation Army. I really don’t care for vv

[@stinkfinger630]

Pickers/resellers like you have ruined thrifting at places like Value Village.

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

@@stinkfinger630 unfortunately rising inflation killed them

[@LC-hv1qn]

What thrift stores/haters don't get about reselling- -Resellers access millions of people through eBay, Poshmark, etc. which makes higher prices possible. However, eBay takes 15%. There is storage overhead, packing supplies, office supplies, gas, milage, etc. If something goes wrong and a customer wants a return you have lost all profit. -Most resellers work every long hours and don't make much per hour. -Reselling has a learning curve and cost to learning. -Resellers at one point moved more goods for thrift stores because of volume. A reseller could take a risk on an item but now that item will go to the dump. -amazing finds have always been more rare and are used as click bait on KZbin. Blaming resellers or inflation for a 200%-1000% increase in prices is crazy. Reseller have been around for many years. These organizations just want more profits for their company or charity. And with people having 10% less real income after covid they realize they can squeeze the average thrifter out of money. It's the thrift stores using google lens. Then they price it thinking they should access a portion of eBay. However the thrift stores didn't account for the above

[@MissX905]

A lot of the stores compare Ebay prices and FB Marketplace prices for sure. The manager of a store is not going to be watch YT video after YT video. It has been well known for years people buy low and sell higher it's nothing new lol .But I agree they have overpriced a lot of things in their stores but if you just happen to be in the store at the right time you could find a bargain or two. I know I've found the odd bargain

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

@@MissX905 thanks I agree. I heard from one manager at value village because of the economy donations are huge down so they raised the prices

[@warisgood454]

Value village is a profit based business it doesn't help the community Unlike salvation army which help the community with food banks Goodwill helps with job trading Donations to value village don't help the community it's a profit based company

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

I agree, they put profit over everything. I try not to shop there

[@bethshima816]

I agree.

[@joleyettlaghost2147]

I think it s way to much there all donations they drop off in garbage bags

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

I agree. They use the same prices as eBay. Often it’s cheaper to use Facebook marketplace

[@karenbaird7402]

Priced out

[@vintagesterlingfinds]

Unfortunately this is the case. Not a thrift store