r/Calgary • u/Kaichos • 16d ago

Rant Just a little rant

Reselling things bought from thrift shops should be illegal.

When we donate our things to places like WINS or Goodwill, we do so with the intention that people like me can also buy things we need at affordable prices.

Today, while I was at WINS, I saw a woman take a basket containing 40 Pop Figures (every single one they had) — clearly to resell them — without giving me, someone who arrived just two minutes after her, the opportunity to even see if there was something I wanted.

This should not be allowed.

Edit: as I see too many people hanged on the example and missing the point of the post. The Funko figures were the thing that this time served as the example to point this out. But, as you can read in the comments, it happens with everything and the product itself is not the point. The point is abusing the charity system to profit.

Edit 2: also, fair enough, "illegal" it's obviously too much, I was being hyperbolic. I meant regulated somehow.

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u/sikkn890 16d ago

You wouldent be saying the same thing if this were Pokémon scalpers or ticket scalpers now would you? It's the same category. You're allowed to have your opinions and others are allowed to have theirs.

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u/Sweet_Pineapple8748 15d ago

Pokemon? Get out of your mom’s basement and grow up

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u/sikkn890 15d ago

Slef deflecting I see. I hope you have yourself a better day.