18 Thrift Store Prices That Ignite A Fury Inside Me Like No Other

My heart hardens a little when thrift stores leave the retail tag on and the thrift price is more than the retail price.

It's 2022, and with inflation at 9.1%, we're seeing prices go up everywhere, even thrift stores. Sometimes I'll come across a genuine bargain, but there are some thrift stores I REFUSE to go to because if I see how high they price things, I will start to cry.

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It seems like the person with the pricing gun is always in a really bad mood. Here are some examples of thrift store prices that I can only look at for 3.5 seconds without getting upset.

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1. This garment is new with tag, but the thrift store didn't even bother taking off the TJ Maxx tag that shows it at one-third of the price.

Thrift store doesn’t even try to hide their price gouging. from mildlyinfuriating

2. This glass maple syrup jar with syrup not included is $5.

Overpriced thrift store selling grocery store maple syrup bottle for $5 from mildlyinfuriating

3. This secondhand toddler jacket with a STAPLE THROUGH IT is $50???

what happened to thrift stores?price for a toddler jacket is insane from Frugal

4. This shirt is $12.99. A brand-new Gildan white T-shirt at Walmart is...$3.42. Yikes.

Salvation Army confirms they are a joke. from ThriftGrift

5. This thrift store has discounted this jacket -100%. *Sigh* If you're going to double the price, at least take the original tag off.

The "Thrift Store" Price of this non-vintage Denim Jacket that still had the original tags on it. from mildlyinfuriating

6. This dollar store trash can is marked at $4.50.

Insane Goodwill pricing. Sells for $1.49 new. from ThriftStoreHauls

7. This USED underwear costs double what a new pair of underwear does at Target.

A single pair of second hand underwear from ThriftGrift

8. This GameCube and controller set hasn't been tested. We won't be able to confirm they're in working condition without taking a $150 gamble. It goes for around $100 online.

$149 Nintendo GameCube & 2 controllers. Clerk doesn’t know if it works…. Salvation Army Granada hills, CA. from ThriftGrift

9. This is a makeup bag someone got for free...and it's marked at $20.

Ipsy is a makeup subscription that come with a free bag and costs $5 a month from ThriftGrift

10. This empty beer bottle is $3. There are places you can get the beer AND the glass for less than $3.

Value Village has officially lost their minds from ThriftGrift

11. This Pyrex set ruins the concept of a "thrift store find." If I was willing to spend money on vintage items, I'd go to an antique store.

I remember why I hate going to a certain thrift store prices are retail/ebay. from Pyrex_Love

12. This Sonic Advance 3 is at collector's prices.

These thrift stores getting expensive from Gameboy

13. This vase's price hurts so much more since the original sticker was left on.

When the Goodwill price is more than the original price from mildlyinfuriating

14. This item was priced by the thrift store 1 cent over the original price.

Thrift store price is 0.01 euro more expensive 🤪 from ThriftStoreHauls

15. These furniture pieces are priced at $20 a piece.

Is my GW overpriced, or am I just a cheapskate? Wobbly, paint peeling, particle board, doesn't matter. Always double what I'd expect to pay. from ThriftStoreHauls

16. These pants are marked more than retail. If they are still new and nobody wanted them for $12, why are they $15 now?????

All of the thrift stores in my area are expensive but seriously what is this thrift store smoking? If Kohl’s could barely sell these for $12 you aren’t going to sell them for $15. At least scratch the clearance tag off! I live in reseller hell. from poshmark

17. LOLOL, this lamp that was originally $8 at Target, $1 at a garage sale, and then $10 at Goodwill.

Target Room Essentials desk lamp at GW: $9.99. Original Target retail price: $7.99. Source: I own one/Target site archives (it’s no longer available). At least take the $1 garage sale sticker off, jeez. from ThriftShaming

18. Finally, this DVD of Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts is $20*.* Literally the FIFTH Dr. Dolittle movie. $20.

Goodwill prices found around Portland, OR from Goodwill_Finds

OK, let's see if we can go the opposite way, now. Is there an item you found at the thrift store so unique, inexpensive, and perfect that you had to have it? Tell me of a time you scored a real bargain at a thrift store in the comments below. I need this!!!!