Thrift-Store Sales Rise, But Donations Fall
Instead of giving goods away, many are reselling them for a few needed bucks to for-profit shops.
Donors may choose to sell to boutiques, but shoppers still go to the thrift stores.
"I wouldn't go pay full price for this stuff," said Christina Pate, an art graduate student shopping for art supplies at a Sacramento Salvation Army store.
Money is not the only motivation for shoppers.
A few years ago, Shelley Biermann made a vow to stop buying new clothing.
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