Retro Vinnies

I’ve lost interest in secondhand stores in Perth, as I frequented them often and for a long time and never found anything good. I realised that you’re better off heading to vintage shops, sure you pay more, but there’s actually a decent offering.
Some sweet 80s gowns in this shop window drew me into this store a few weeks ago. The gowns were awesome, but I’m really trying to cut back on purchases that are solely for the dress-​up box.
Some emerald green heels for $ 15, also in the window I couldn’t pass up however. They’ve been getting some high rotation ever since. I’d drop into this secondhand store again.

I’m a big fan of second hand shopping, you can find just about anything! Whilst you may not get lucky every time you go, there’s those days where you find amazing stuff and that’s what keeps you coming back.
Now Vinnies has always been on the more expensive side compared to Good Sammys & Anglicare. But these ‘Retro’ Vinnies stores are ridiculous. I haven’t had a bad experience in the Northbridge store but the Fremantle store’s staff just made my skin crawl. The older lady that I assume works full time there advised when I walked into the store I had to finish my juice before coming into the store (it had lid on). Okay so I finished it and put in the bin. Then i browsed the stuff in there and there was nothing under $ 20. I don’t know about you but i’m used to paying $ 5-​$ 10 for dresses at Op-​Shops. I don’t know who prices their stuff but they are delusional.
It sucks when you find something you actually like in these places because you have to give in and pay their ridiculous asking price. So I did I couldn’t walk away from this one item and decided to buy it. At the counter I am greeted by this younger man who looks me up and down and grabs the item from me. I don’t get eye contact from him after that. He doesn’t say a word to me the whole time despite my efforts to be friendly. The whole experience was odd and very uncomfortable.
I’m not saying don’t go here because they do have some great items and they seem to take all the good stuff before it goes to the ‘regular Vinnies’. I just wish places like this would understand that they are CHARITY shops and would stop trying to rip everybody off. It’s not right to put a $ 35 price tag on something just because it has an obscure pattern on it.
END RANT
*sobs*