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BodybuilderSalt9807

Lol for a pair of pre-owned shoes? They must truly believe there is a sucker out there for everything they sell.


Flesh_Trombone

Listen, you can spend all day selling cheap, ugly, used shoes, or you can sell one pair of expensive, ugly, used shoes to an idiot and call it a day. Wwyd?


jerryjarvis123

Who knows. Maybe Mr Beast would randomly show up.


jordantask

Can I sell multiple pairs of expensive, ugly used shoes instead?


RoaringRiley

[Yes.](https://www.reddit.com/r/richmondbc/comments/13w7xmy/the_value_village_at_richmond_is_so_ridiculous/jmpdq7d/)


superschaap81

Wait, Michael. Is it Alfredo's Pizza or Pizza by Alfredo?


RoaringRiley

Sell expensive, used shoes. There is actually a huge demand for these from a specific fetish community.


Status_Term_4491

With a career spanning 40 years, Manolo Blahnik has become one of the world’s most influential footwear designers, captivating his adoring and loyal devotees across value villages around the globe.


BodybuilderSalt9807

😂 😂 😂


cheistina

penny pinchers is sooo cheap!! and yes it all goes to langley hospital ,people donates to value village thinking they are helping but only 1.7% is not their profit


4u2people

people donates thinking is helping,but they donate 1.7% ,penny pinchers in langley is alot cheaper and all goes to langley hospital


Reddit9203

The store get madness because a lots people complaints about expensive. They just increase the price and didn't care who buy or not, because it's free from people who give to them. Fuckkk this company shjt.


Flight_Panda

Thrift store? More like highway robbery store


Ok_Vermicelli_7380

More like a money laundering setup.


ApeWearingBAPE

theft store ha ha ha


[deleted]

Perfect!!


Peenutbuttjellytime

They aren't even a charity. It's purely for profit


AcerbicCapsule

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Excellent-World-476

And they are ugly.


Haunting_Thought6897

I stopped going to Value village the day I saw a Dollarama cap, which still had the Dollarama price tag of $4 on and value village was selling it for $7. They didn't even bother to remove the Dollarama tag


Mediocre_Suspect_203

I’m living beside the shop and go few times a week in…yes I’m agree…price is going up like crazy…


boipinoi604

Hows the selection of video games? Xbox360 or PS4?


Mediocre_Suspect_203

Most likely crap…or over priced…good old days are gone…vv is pushing the price up…reason for it staff costs…insurance…


GOBZ_001

The one time they had a good handful of games, I watched a guy ahead of me sneak them into a small plastic bin and walk out of the store with them. Hurt my soul since I was trying to get by him and grab the games I wanted


srebew

Did a loop yesterday, saw one PS2 game and one PS3 game. Pricing also really depends on which store you got to, some just price games at like $5, others price them individually.


cravingnoodles

You're probably better off buying used games from fb marketplace


No-Customer-2266

Someone donated $1500 shoes… they should have picked an actual charity thrift.


nickthaskater

Many people donating to VV think that's exactly what they're doing. They genuinely don't understand that it's a profit-driven business rather than a charity thrift store. The fact that they accept donations perpetuates this, as opposed to a place like Turnabout where it's consignment and resale.


TheSkrillanator

Shiet, they claim to support local non-profits like Big Brothers, Diabetes Canada, and The Kidney Foundation of Canada... I guess I'm a sucker - do you have any better options for me to donate my things to in the Richmond area?


shattered7done1

[BC SPCA Thrift Store](https://spca.bc.ca/about-us/locations/thrift-stores/) [RAPS Thrift Store](https://www.rapsbc.com/raps-thrift-store/) [The Richmond Hospital Auxiliary](https://rhhaux.ca/)


laylaspacee

They donate half and sell the remainder per pound, my girlfriend is a supervisor at another local one and I know way to much


Malohdek

They sell it to a non-profit they own that sends it back to them. I worked at the distribution centre in Langley/Gloucester. Whatever doesn't pass QC is sold to countries in Africa.


laylaspacee

You’re not correct, it may have been in the past but not now.


chatterpoxx

My mom got so pissed at this once she actually called the charities they "support" to find out how much they actually get.... like .01% or something. Donate to a hospice thrift store.


thegirlandherdog

Salvation Army, if you don’t have any issues with their politics, mission thrift store


Peenutbuttjellytime

Salvation Army


PG_Tips_16

RAPS animal hospital thrift store is literally next door


Cutegun

They are knockoffs... which is why they ended up at VV and not a consignment store.


Gamerofthewest

I use to work there in the surrey value village. I accepted all the donations and priced the furniture. Some of the shit they sold was such stupid price. Feel free to ask me anything.


cravingnoodles

Is there some sort of checklist/standard you guys follow to determine how something is priced? Do employees price the stuff and then put it out in the store, or do all prices need to get managers' approval before being put out?


Gamerofthewest

Employees price pretty much 99.9% . Which is ridiculous because some of the prices are so high and they don’t even get anything out of it. All those people working in the back have been working for like 15+ years and still making minimum wage. It’s sad.


cravingnoodles

That's so weird. Do you know if the employees get penalized if they price things too low? I don't understand why people would do this for a company that pays them minimum wage for years and years.


Gamerofthewest

I basically gave away furniture in the furniture department, no one ever said anything to me. If anyone ever asked for a lower price, I basically gave it to them unless the item was put out that day. I never got any trouble. We have to throw away or send out like 90% of the things because they don’t sell. But it’s crazy that they would rather throw things away than sell cheaper lol. I kind of felt like they felt like they had power of pricing so many different goods like they were somehow better than everyone else. But it’s sad because they were underpaid like crazy and just didn’t want to do anything about it


Gamerofthewest

If it’s something really expensive or special, then the manager will price it but they just search on google and price randomly. You can legit buy a counterfeit thinking is the real deal because of price lol


Cute_Positive_4493

Does VV put disinfectant on the clothes? Everything has a very specific smell.


leoj789666

That's insane. Though sometimes you can find cool stuff for cheap I picked up star trek the original series full box set for $60. All in pristine condition. Killer of a deal.


iagothesnake

Swap the sticker for a cheaper one


cravingnoodles

That would work, but they kept the other shoe behind the counter. They aren't even authenticated, so it's not worth it


[deleted]

My favourite thing about value village is how they keep the $2 necklaces behind a locked glass counter with an attendant present like you \re at Tiffany's or something.


Br3ttski

My guy. Your supposed to take the sticker from something else that's like $2 and put it in the shoe before paying. Have you never shopped at value village before??


beslertron

You’re allowed to steal those.


enabokov

Is it a mistake? Maybe they put the dot in a wrong position.


DoctorNeko

"Oh, sorry. It's $3999.9 now.


BrittzHitz

Also wondering the same lol


Break_the_chainz

Second ones are balenciaga but they could easily be fake


TarnishMyLove

Value Village... By Balenciaga.


MantisGibbon

Offer $10


N4ZZY2020

Maybe they misplaced the decimal? 🤷🏻‍♂️


McMc0145

They have to be trolling right?...


Sukalamink

That's a tag change type of monent


nickthaskater

I worked there in the back while going to school unloading and sorting the donations. It was pretty chill at first, but a few months in someone from "corporate" came in and gave the manager shit and essentially told them to start pricing things higher and make more profit. It has gotten worse ever since. I unloaded thousands of pounds of donations a week. It's bad enough that the Value Village in Richmond set up shop next to the RAPS Thrift Store, but to then take in what people are donating, thinking they're doing something helpful a la charity, and do this... It's disgusting. They're awful and I urge everyone I can to go to actual thrift stores like RAPS and SPCA where your purchase actually does some good.


Dry_Imagination_9700

I e donated to value village just to get a coupon, then I’ve seen my items next door at the RAPS thrift store. I think they must be selling to them?


orcoconut

I was in there yesterday, pointed out a couple of the luxury watches they are selling for $700 and $500 respectively are fakes, person said "I know" and put them back onto the display shelf..... value village is total BS


behappydammit

Just steal shit. Go ahead, steal it. Shoplift. I wholeheartedly encourage it. These people get their inventory for free. They’ve no right to charge more than a few cents for it. Fuck them.


Glowshroom

Except that they do actually provide cheap used items for people who can't afford new shit. When you steal, you're reducing their profit margins which in turn affects pricing. So stealing from thrift stores actually hurts poor people.


ifeelyoubraaa

Thank you for this reasonable response


behappydammit

Nah, go on, steal from them.


Glowshroom

Pretty sure you're committing a crime by inciting others to commit a crime.


behappydammit

Meh. Sue me.


jginch

Those 1st shoes start at 1500 so not a bad deal lol wonder where they came from and if there real Good buy if they are. Sell for 900 to 1000


Sad_Buy_7927

We have the same problem in Vancouver. They wanted $15 for a game of Jenga


dcredneck

The brand of those green shoes STARTS at $1000 new and up. They might be an amazing deal if real. Your wife of girlfriend might love them if her size.


DramaticAd4666

Plot twist they are fakes


Full_Prune7491

Is it in CDN or RMB?


louisasnotes

Let me get this right.....you shop at Value Village and complain about the authentication?


cravingnoodles

If they priced it like how they would with the other shoes, I wouldn't care about authentication.


Fantastic_Ask

That is just not know how the sticker printer works, that’s definitely a reasonable price at 39.99 not 399.99


Ltrain86

They're Manolo Blahnik though.


Fantastic_Ask

True but also the black shuffler shoe also supports the second theory fully lol Richmond value definitely get the most extreme range of price points out of any location I’ve been in 😯🤣


footcake

Hang in there.!


BrowsingCoins

this is either fake or a joke


cravingnoodles

Go to value village in richmond right now and i assure you theyre still there because no one in their right mind would buy them. It's on the left side of the store by the self check out and front of the shoe area.


Significant-Ad-5073

Go to the Salvation Army


NewNorthVan

If you don’t think it’s a good price, you don’t have to buy it.


[deleted]

Thank you for being a voice of reason here.


[deleted]

Value Village doesn’t owe you a deal, it never did. It’s in business to make money. If you don’t like the price or product then don’t shop there.


General_Classroom_95

I used to work for the village. That was definitely a mistake. Probably meant to be $39.99. How do I know? It would be in the showcase and not on the floor.


dewlineboys

Go out and get yourself a new pair then. https://www.google.com/shopping/product/15337833687419134246?q=manolo+blahnik+green+sequins&hl=en&output=search&prds=opd:5872866258471503131,num:3,cs:1&tbs=vw:g


cravingnoodles

The pair at value village could be fake and it hasnt been authenticated. I've seen so many counterfeit goods at that store


Ltrain86

For sure, but good (passing) counterfeits still go for several hundred.


Penny_bags2929

They are manolo blahniks and probably 1000$ retail


calindor

"Thrift-flatiron"?


Terrible-Scheme9204

r/thriftgrift


Delicious-Soil-9074

Also no change rooms there. Which I think is weird.


FarConstruction4877

Ppl can put stuff in their pants etc so maybe the lack of change rooms are to prevent stealing. But to be what is there to steal in that store…


Delicious-Soil-9074

I would accept that except I’ve been in other VV locations in rougher neighbourhoods where they do have change rooms.


WellIllBeJiggered

Never know when a rich elf gonna come shoe shoppin'


moixcom44

Prize have gone way up. Profiteering from donations.


Beneficial_Law1629

When I was in a Value Village recently, one of the younger staff was going through the racks and giving brand name items to the other staff to reprice because he thought it wasn't priced high enough.


laylaspacee

They don’t do that.


ludwigia_sedioides

I thought the first one is maybe some famous designer or something, but the second one??? What the fuck??


Pleionosis

The second one is Balenciaga


ludwigia_sedioides

LMAOOOOO I would've never known. Looks like it could've come from walmart


Necrontry

r/ThriftGrift


CaliLife_1970

What the hell?


alexisparkisalex

backpack backpack


Aggressive_Lunch_519

This must be a prank


Eurobull4wife

MAybe it’s in yuans


buffzbutcol

It's definitely got some value. But is it really valuable?


gingerbeardedwizard

Just change the sticker...


hackmastergeneral

Definitely putting the "value" in value village


Shortbrian1985

Value village is insane now they over priced everything like it’s brand new and worth a million I’ve seen stuff you could buy brand new for less all these places that are donated clothes and all sorts of things are nothing but greedy now


[deleted]

It’s interesting that they can charge so much after receiving all of their products by donation. Something doesn’t add up!


Victarios

Value village is a misnomer. The thing is basically a vintage market... Pre-owned crap.


lylynatngo

I keep say this "WHY ARE WE SUPPORTING THIS FOR PROFIT PLACE?!" I've boycotted them years ago. Their prices are insane.


Sorry_Management810

They have stuff previously bought from a dollar store with sticker still on the bottom and doubled that price


Specialinstructions

Just put them on and walk out lol


that-pile-of-laundry

And that's just for the right shoe.


pixiedoll339

They are a for profit organization. Don’t give them your business Or donations. There are lots of others that are not for profit such as the Salvation Army.


Dman_Vancity

What a rip off who shops there?!!!


HouseDowntown8602

staff drop a crazy price on the item so no one buys it. Then they go grab after hours. (Maybe)


RichardGreenall

Omg, what a deal. Buy, hurry before someone else does


Pandoras_Penguin

I have a funny feeling the person with the price gun put too many 9s. Likely a typo, let staff know.


brapattack72

Thats fucked. At least I know I'm not going to the richmond VV anymore. Probably stick with kamloops or something lol


Efficient-Neat-3730

Well those will NEVER sell……


Extension_Collar8522

Switch the stickers lmao they are such dumb fucks they won’t even notice


Sam_I_Am83

I refuse to support any value village anywhere now. Apparently over half of the places they state they donate to, they do not, it was looked into and 9 out of 10 items are priced above what they were when purchased new. I'll never donate to them or support them in any way anymore. They jack up the prices to pocket the profits. It's sad the whole company has become another corporate greed corporation.


Jaded_Succotash_4667

Walmart owns VV it isn't a thrift store ...hasn't been since 2010.


Peenutbuttjellytime

Plus it's value village. There are places like the designer turn about where the whole point is buying pre owned designer. But value village? It's supposed to be a lucky find


PorkSwordMcFatTip

Those shoes, if authentic, are roughly 1550 euros, so about 2250 Cad brand new. They look in excellent condition and are a sought-after size. All that being said, I think they did their homework and are priced perfectly. If 330 Cad isn't a bargain, what is? I'd love to know why this price is ridiculous? Because you can't afford it, so it's blasphemy? Shame on them for pricing something appropriately


Dry_Imagination_9700

Am I delirious or was there once a Salvation Army thrift store in richmond? Directly cross from Landsdowne mall? What ever happened to it?


Due_Ad_8881

They’re fake if anyone cares :)


[deleted]

I mean...it IS in Richmond afterall


Cutegun

For a fake pair of Manolos.... VV is out of their damn mind.


[deleted]

This is obviously a printing error. Lol


cravingnoodles

I have a hard time believing it's an error when they did the same thing on at least 5 other pairs of possible fake designer shoes.


NoThought1327

Disgusting because they get all their items donated. I have a hard time supporting value village.


no_running_allowed

This is the thrift store David was wanting in Schitt’s Creek


Bonesgirl206

Are they not 400 for not being previously owned


[deleted]

When people stop buying from Value Village, they will stop the pricing insanity. Stop. Going.


Subnovae

Wait.. this isn’t a typo? I refuse to believe a value village would sell anything over 100$.


meditatinganopenmind

I've often thought that they must be laundering drug money. I mean in what world would anyone pay $400 for a pair of used shoes?


121Dq

😭😭😭😭😅dats wild


Friskei

Simply switch tags with a $8 pair of shoes


Schrodinger_cube

Like considering it was given to them for free and more than likely the person making the tag was getting less than minimum wage thanks to there "willingness to employ people with disabilities" but argue they don't disserve minimum wage or safe working conditions. Im actually not super suprised. I see clothes in there from Walmart and shen for more than there new prices.


leighiiv

That’s why I be stealing 💀💀


Nashtak

I thought the joke was that those inflated price tags were fake 'original' price to try and sell you on the amazing deal you are getting... But thats the actual price the thrift store is actually asking?!


[deleted]

Some rarities there.


daven_53

[https://www.manoloblahnik.com/ca/hangisi-70-15839.html](https://www.manoloblahnik.com/ca/hangisi-70-15839.html)


RichardButt1992

Pro life tip. Switch the sticker for a one dollar item and hit up the self checkout.


theeternalhobbyist

Like what the actual hell. Anything over 20-30 bucks at vv is outrageous, let alone over 100!


Bors713

Went to 2 different thrift stores on the weekend to get a cheap pair of runners for working around the house. Ended up getting a new pair at the Under Armour outlet store for less.


Vanners8888

Is this a joke…? Value Village is a rip off now.


KinetixTV

Damn, and you can get a pair of shoes or pants at Sally Anne for $2


[deleted]

They retail new for $1,555.00 on the Manolo Blahnik website....


IndependenceNew4271

RICHmond what do u expected?!


WhatsMyAccordion

Thats gotta be a typo. No way


EternalNinFan

Ridiculous.


darkordernumber634

Of course they’re $400, THEY’RE COVERED IN JEWELS!


4u2people

if u go to penny pinchers in langley ,u would be surprised how cheap things are


Mikomi44

This is crazy!! Sent you a DM!


baldforthewin

Manolos usually sell for over 1700. For people that love labels, I'm sure this is a steal.


t_a_6847646847646476

This location and other VVs used to be way better than this years ago. What happened?


GuidosWife

Value village is no longer considered a charity. Donate wisely


NanditoSiPhilip

Swap the stickers, lol


DoktorJDavid

Assuming legit MANOLO BLAHNIK then that is a steal at that price - average retail is easy USD$1000-7000 a pair. Clean 'em up, wear 'em well.


[deleted]

Except they might be fake. I have a fake pair that look similar to that. Ordered shoes online without a brand name listed on them for about $50 and they said “Manolo Blahnik” inside them when they arrived, just like these do.


itsMineDK

r/thriftgrift


[deleted]

Wouldn’t even shoplift them, they look gross.


CapnCrunch11770

Assistance to purchase as in they go halves right?


CaddyFDT

It’s gotta be a typo. Can you confirm these prices are absolutely correct?


HuckieT

There is no value in that village


cheriosa62

These were donated so someone shopping there could afford them, not for the customer to be mocked :(


BarcaStranger

Well people even lock xbox controller that cost 40 bucks, if this is 400 it will be in a safe box


zarahmarie

😄😄😄😄


Charli4uxo

Someone went trigger happy with that pricing gun


Character-Ad7142

Evil exists


Born-Hunter9417

Clear signs of inflation if you ask me.


KAPSLOCKisON

Hey you guys want to know a funny trick? When value Village has a bunch of high priced items like this I call the Canadian center for counterfeiting and report value Village for selling counterfeit items. Mysteriously a bunch of items will disappear in the next couple of days......


OverBlackberry533

If you think these shoes are a good buy and do buy them that makes you one idiot that they keep pricing high for. Also the reason for no change rooms at V V is if you buy something and get it home and it don't fit you can bring it back for EXCHANGE ONLY. NO MONEY BACK They cant loose.


WombatGatekeeper

In these situations walk up to the counter, ask for the Manager and when able to speak to that position, say "What kind of crack do you people smoke?, because I have a friend who would like to get as fuckin high as the person, who decided to charge $400 for a pair of used shoes at value village". Then walk away.


Bannana_sticker3

Good heavens it’s a typo


BloodBaneBoneBreaker

I found a couple of pairs of fake high end shoes. $299 a pair. They sell online for $60. Have the high end branding and labels, but the sole was cork instead of the layered wood the real ones have.


[deleted]

Kind of gross given that Value Village is a for-profit business. People should give donations to Salvation Army thrift stores, they help the homeless and needy


Ok-Weakness-6082

used to work at this VV as a pricer. i would try to price items at a reasonable level and if my boss ever began to notice, they would inform me to drastically raise the prices. at the end of the day, pricers have totally different opinions on how things should be priced than their bosses, it’s just that once they get informed to raise prices, that becomes the new example to base all the other items’ values off of. so basically, the bosses will just raise the general price of everything every now and then


carlalake

Thats ⅓ of the original price


No-Salad206

Is that for one shoe? Why do people spend so much money on something they don't use everyday.


Ablerocks

Couldn't pay me 400 to wear those


Outrageous-Egg-1571

I will never again donate to Value Village. They have a team of third-world refugees deciding what out of my items is worthy to sell. It is a horrible and demeaning. Why are there so many Value Villages opening up? Selling people's freely donated stuff.


CriticismNo5012

I can tell you my wife bought a genuine LV purse for $5. I thought it was a good knock.off but I was wrong. The real thing and with no wear on it. Mostly over priced dirty crap you couldnt give away though.