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I agree.  There are many other ways to be environmentally-conscious.  Save the thrift store deals for those who truly need them.  
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Again. Thrift stores stay in business BY SELLING THINGS. Please explain how not buying things from thrift stores helps thrift stores stay in business.

(I'm also curious about whether you apply this kind of thinking to any other commercial transaction. "No, I'm sorry, I always only pay full retail price; I'm trying to save the deals for those who truly need them.")[/quote]

My mother worked at a thrift store.  Their biggest problem was people coming in on "re-stock day" and snapping up all the good stuff to sell for a profit on e-bay.  It made her mad and I agree.  They never lacked for customers.  I don't donate to Goodwill and Salvation Army to help "thrifty" DCUM-ers pay for college.  [u][b]Shop sales all you want but thrift store donations are not intended for you[/b][/u].[/quote]

If I found something on sale at a store and either used it myself or resold it - who cares? The store made their sale to a paying customer.  Thrift shop donations are to make a profit for whatever the causes are identified by the institution.  Oh wait, did I miss the big sign that says, "Please take your business elsewhere if you earn more than $50,000/year."?   :oops:[/quote]

Sorry, but the fact that something is allowable, doesn't make it morally right.  The bottom line is there are not enough good quality, $1 shirts to go around.  When you buy that shirt, the mom on the other side of the tracks who is trying to support 3 kids on a minimum-wage job can't.  Would you also eat at a soup kitchen just because you can?
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I don't agree, sorry.  If you saw a $1 shirt at Janie & Jack, would you buy it if it fit your kid or say, "Gee the person who comes after me may earn less or be hard on her luck.  I'll save it for her?"  Ridiculous.[/quote]

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