09/03/2026
We understand many people want to get good deals but please don't ask us to mark down our prices. Not to long ago someone offered to pay $10.00 for a new item that retails for $60.00. We explained no, it was already well under half price ($22.00). Her response was - how about $15.00? No, prices are as marked. We already sell brand new tshirts, shoes and pants for as low as $3.00 an item - something you don't see much of any more. We can't discount further and be able to pay our bills let alone help the community.
Our Thrift Shop, Inc. is where a portion of our funding comes from. We don't get discounts from LG&E or KU for the lights and heat. We also don't get discounts for our water, sewer, trash or insurance (in fact, our insurance has gone up over $10,000 a year in the last two years). Please don't ask us to give you a discount on new with original price tag items. The majority of those new with price tag items we purchase at wholesalers and drive up to eight hours to pick the items up. While our volunteers donate their time the wholesalers we purchase from don't donate the products, the gas station doesn't donate the gas, insurance on the vehicles isn't free and when vehicles need repairs or tires those aren't free either. You wouldn't go to other stores and ask for cheaper prices so why would you ask for us to reduce our prices when our new items are already half of suggested retail. Remember the non-profit uses ALL of its net proceeds to help those in the community in need. I apologize if I sound rude but I'm getting tired of people seeing our prices, asking for us to cut the price in half again (making it 75% or more off retail) and then pull out a fifty or hundred to pay for that item. Doing that hurts the rest of the community who relies upon our assistance programs being funded.
We are people helping people and together we are working to make our community better one person at a time.
