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I donated some spindles of burned media and programs to Salvation Army expecting they'd throw 'em out. They're selling 'em for $3. (media.kbin.social)

submitted 9 months ago by yukichigai@kbin.social to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] yukichigai@kbin.social 121 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

For religious people they're sure eager to sell used "personal massagers" for $10.

Also, frankly, here in the Reno area it's basically impossible to find a thrift store that's not run by incredibly religious wackadoos. Best you can do is Goodwill, which is far from irreligious. Salvation Army is one of the few that isn't blasting Jesus Rock on the speakers when you're in there.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 63 points 9 months ago

Also, frankly, here in the Reno area it's basically impossible to find a thrift store that's not run by incredibly religious wackadoos.

Makes sense. Nevada's got a certain reputation because of Vegas, but folks forget about how it's also next to/inside the Mormon belt.

[-] BaldProphet@kbin.social 13 points 9 months ago

Latter-day Saints were some of the earliest white settlers of Las Vegas, if you can believe it.

[-] Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works 23 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Lol, my friend is always on the lookout for "pro-life" thrift stores, apparently they have the best deals. (BC)

[-] yukichigai@kbin.social 55 points 9 months ago

They often have no damn clue what they're selling and clearly just make up prices on the spot. I've flipped a few things for a 500%+ profit from the super-ultra-Jesus-ey thrift stores. Computer hardware in particular is something they just don't grasp the value of. If you ever need a managed switch or a spare monitor, check the thrift stores.

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 9 months ago

Got Wii Sports for $1 at a thrift store like that, whereas their glassware was usually significantly above comparable eBay listings (despite the labels sometimes claiming otherwise). Unfortunately, at least where I live, the odds of computer stuff showing up are few and far between.

[-] Helix@feddit.de 8 points 9 months ago

glassware was usually significantly above comparable eBay listings (despite the labels sometimes claiming otherwise)

They have stickers which tell you they're cheaper than eBay when that's actually not the case? Isn't that illegal?

[-] owen@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

ehhh, just a bit illegal

[-] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 9 months ago

It's only false advertising if they can't find a single ebay listing with a higher price.

At least, if they worded it carefully like, "cheaper than ebay!"

[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago

Here in my country every op shop is overpriced and you never find a bargain.

[-] DriftinGrifter 4 points 9 months ago

Germany?

[-] weariedfae@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

You guys don't have Value Village/Savers?

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 8 points 9 months ago

I love how when Christians aren't charitable they are called hypocrites and when they are people complain that they are "religious wackadoos", lol.

[-] maiskanzler@feddit.de 39 points 9 months ago

You can act according to your faith and still be a nice and accepting human being. Doing charity only as a promotional device would be a negative for conscience at least.