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.

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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.

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Then the comments hit, and suddenly this wasn’t just thrift shopping, it was a full-blown “Thief Village” debate.

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1. Isn't this from the dollar store?

1. Isn't this from the dollar store?mrsniceguyy
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2. Another $30 household good – a toaster

2. Another $30 household good – a toastermrsniceguyy

3. What a price for a used coffee maker

3. What a price for a used coffee makermrsniceguyy

4. What is this and why that price?

4. What is this and why that price?mrsniceguyy

5. A very pricey picture frame

5. A very pricey picture framemrsniceguyy

6. Look at the price for these used, dirty, knockoff Toms

6. Look at the price for these used, dirty, knockoff Tomsmrsniceguyy

7. Square glass jars that are everywhere being sold for five bucks

7. Square glass jars that are everywhere being sold for five bucksmrsniceguyy

8. All the t-shirts go for $10?

8. All the t-shirts go for $10?mrsniceguyy

9. Seven bucks for a photo book when they know we all have phones that do a better job

9. Seven bucks for a photo book when they know we all have phones that do a better jobmrsniceguyy

10. Tell me it's not $20 that I'm seeing?

10. Tell me it's not $20 that I'm seeing?mrsniceguyy

11. Wow! A sweet find, right? No. It’s 200 bucks. A new one is $400 but can be found on sale for less

11. Wow! A sweet find, right? No. It’s 200 bucks. A new one is $400 but can be found on sale for lessmrsniceguyy

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?

12. A dirty and used trash can for $5?mrsniceguyy

13. A broken fan that might not even work for $10

13. A broken fan that might not even work for $10mrsniceguyy

14. How can these pumpkin art pieces be $25?

14. How can these pumpkin art pieces be $25?mrsniceguyy

Let's find out what people had to say about these outrageous prices

Let's find out what people had to say about these outrageous pricesmrsniceguyy

It's out of control

It's out of controlmrsniceguyy

No sense at all

No sense at allmrsniceguyy

Putting it free on marketplaces

Putting it free on marketplacesmrsniceguyy

It's not a Value Village but a Thief Village

It's not a Value Village but a Thief Villagemrsniceguyy

Swapping prices

Swapping pricesmrsniceguyy

They are thieves

They are thievesmrsniceguyy

Wait, what!

Wait, what!mrsniceguyy

They got it for free

They got it for freemrsniceguyy

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.

Share your thoughts about these outrageous prices by dropping a comment below. And don't forget to share this post as well.

Nobody wants to pay $25 for pumpkin art that looks like it’s been through a garage sale apocalypse.

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