• Heliumfart@sh.itjust.works
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      8 months ago

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

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        8 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.

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          8 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.

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            8 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?

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      8 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.

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      8 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.

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        8 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.

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            8 months ago

            I mean I guess they’re using the “charity” to generate personal cash as well