Village des Valeurs - Value Village - American company to expensive for Canadians

[Sam]

Second hand Store, Thrifty stores, Used Clothing, Furniture, Trainers, Shoes, Home ware, Records, Tapes, Collectibles and Other Jumble
low-income family, poor families and less fortunate

Prices at Value Village robbing Canadian customers
Value Village – often worn-out, stained, and broken merchandise. 

20$ a pair of used jeans, WTF ???

   

200$ a used jacket, WTF ???

   

[Sam]

'Village des Valeurs - Value Village' charity shops under fire for prices beyond means of poor Canadian families. We don't care if it's real brand names, you don't sell this in a charity shop for $200.00! 

[Sam]

13$ ridiculously high pricing for a t-shirt "not to mention" how these items are all donated


   

[Sam]

Village des Valeurs - Value Village is supposed to help low income Canadian families out but they are making it impossible for Canadian families in need to buy anything.

[Sam]

60$ ridiculously high pricing for a pair of boots "not to mention" how these items are all donated

   

[Sam]

100$ ridiculously high pricing for a coat "not to mention" how these items are all donated



   

[Sam]

90$ ridiculously high pricing for a boot "not to mention" how these items are all donated

   

[Mark]

I stopped donating to stores for these kinds of reasons! I think the thread is great, and I look forward to reading through the posts. Thanks for your time.

[Mark]

No where in Canada should any article of clothing in a second hand store be anywhere close to $5, let alone over it.
They get free donations.

[Sam]

Posted in 2003:
Actually, the chief benefactor of their generosity is an American billionaire named
William O. Ellison, who lives in a $1.5 million dollar mansion on Lake Washington outside of Seattle.

The real story here,.... enjoy reading about Value Village! 
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/ot...ZmWJykGv8J

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Just did a Google search, other horrifying stories of Value Village

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/11/why-a...g-so-high/
http://forums.redflagdeals.com/truth-abo...ge-324884/
http://www.squawkfox.com/value-village/
https://giveourtime.com/2012/06/25/value...o-charity/
http://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/1509...takes-heat
http://www.nbcnews.com/business/business...ds-n452541
https://bargainhuntingmomma.wordpress.co...so-greedy/
http://www.cknw.com/2015/10/29/rising-pr...ying-foul/
http://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites...-des-gens/