A lot of Calgary thrift shops, I've noticed, have gotten expensive in the 2 years I've been gone. Ridiculously so. It's a curious inversion - when the economy is doing well, the superabundance of cheap superfluous consumer goods makes it's way to the thrift shop to be cheapened even further. In times that are a bit leaner - like now for instance, things are marked up - fewer donations and more customers mean they can charge more.
Still, sometimes they get it wrong. Way wrong. When first I got here I spotted a handsome, modern, well made teak table. The price? $1800.00 Maybe not bad for what it is, I'm sure it cost more at the shop it came from, but - really? WTF? $1800?
And I needed a table, several actually, but I made do with cheaper garbage. In the months since they've acquired a few new tables - identical, a high end furniture place must have went out of business...
This is the last update I spotted on the price - and it's still for sale:
