Woman Goes Viral For Making Fun Of The Outrageous Prices Thrift Stores Places On Their Items
"I can't pay $30 for an old coffee maker"
A 28-year-old woman just dragged Value Village, and the receipts are so outrageous they basically scream, “This is a joke, right?” She posted a bunch of thrift store price tags next to everyday items, and the internet did what it always does when it smells nonsense, it went full detective mode.
In her screenshots, it was everything from a toaster for $30, to a used coffee maker priced like it’s brand new, to dirty, questionable Toms with price stickers that make zero sense. Even the “cheap” stuff was suspicious, like jars listed for $5, t-shirts marked at $10, and a trash can that looked worn out selling for $5, plus random broken or questionable items tagged like they’re premium.
Then the comments hit, and suddenly this wasn’t just thrift shopping, it was a full-blown “Thief Village” debate.
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Jason F. Voll1. Isn't this from the dollar store?
mrsniceguyy2. Another $30 household good – a toaster
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3. What a price for a used coffee maker
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4. What is this and why that price?
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5. A very pricey picture frame
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6. Look at the price for these used, dirty, knockoff Toms
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7. Square glass jars that are everywhere being sold for five bucks
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8. All the t-shirts go for $10?
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9. Seven bucks for a photo book when they know we all have phones that do a better job
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10. Tell me it's not $20 that I'm seeing?
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11. Wow! A sweet find, right? No. It’s 200 bucks. A new one is $400 but can be found on sale for less
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It’s like the friends who refused to split vacation costs after others overspent on luxury activities.
12. A dirty and used trash can for $5?
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13. A broken fan that might not even work for $10
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14. How can these pumpkin art pieces be $25?
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Let's find out what people had to say about these outrageous prices
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It's out of control
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No sense at all
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Putting it free on marketplaces
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It's not a Value Village but a Thief Village
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Swapping prices
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They are thieves
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Wait, what!
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They got it for free
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When the post showed a used coffee maker priced like luxury coffee equipment, people immediately started side-eyeing every other tag in the Value Village haul.
That’s when the toaster for $30 and the “what is this and why that price?” mystery item made commenters say the whole system was out of control.
The outrage really caught fire after the dirty knockoff Toms and the $200 “sweet find” that was allegedly free on marketplaces got dragged into the spotlight.
By the time people were comparing the worn, abandoned items to what they cost new, the thread turned into a “swapping prices” accusation party.</p>
She and many others have had enough of their worn-out, abandoned, decrepit, and filthy items being priced higher than what they would cost new.
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Nobody wants to pay $25 for pumpkin art that looks like it’s been through a garage sale apocalypse.
Want the same kind of tension, see how one friend group blew up over luxury vacation costs.