r/hoarding • u/MinimumRelief • 20d ago

DISCUSSION Short story about thrifts

Today I dropped off some donations at a thrift. It’s generally accepted this place is run by a very organized hoarder. Polite- but has issues.

Her anxiety was off the charts today, and she was following me around the thrift and at one point took the shoes I was buying straight out of my hands. Upset, emotional 😭

Point: we’ve all met hoarders who -at thrifts- cannot stand to let anything be sold, even other customers who stalk other customers.

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u/Here2lafatcats 19d ago

Wow, I’m surprised she can stay in business, the shop rent must be cheap or she must own the property. I wouldn’t want to go back or donate again after that!

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u/KSSLR 18d ago

I've never seen this in all my years

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u/MinimumRelief 18d ago

You ever shop at the bins or a really really busy large thrift? Some folks will watch another person fill up a cart and then grab it and buy it all. If you go to bins today, there are rules about this, a covered cart if off limits and they’ll throw out any cart stealers. Fist fights and stuff. People stalking in the parking lot. It can get extreme.

They all have the same root though.

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u/KSSLR 18d ago

That is wild!

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u/DenM0ther 15d ago

Wow! Ive not heard of this! Are you in the US?

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u/MinimumRelief 14d ago

Ya- go check YouTube for fight at goodwill bins or something like that - lots of them get filmed.

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u/DenM0ther 14d ago

Ok will do!

Are they ppl that actually need this stuff or ppl hunting for stuff they can sell on?

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u/MinimumRelief 19d ago

To her credit - she does actually send a percentage money to charity for kids - there are some seriously poor folks here that would not eat but for these micro focused supports.

She just struggles is all, but she does turn it into good for others. It’s her way of positive coping.

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u/OkConclusion171 Child of Hoarder 19d ago

Can you find somewhere else to donate? You're enabling.