Here’s some pictures of the stuff available in our local Habitat for Humanity restore. An interesting.Haier portable washer for $75 Canadian about $50 US amongst other things.
Today’s restore visit.
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phillymatt53
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That dining room set with the highback chairs looks a lot like mine.
They always have lots of dining sets and china cabinets and I doubt they sell most of them even when they have their 50% off sales.. Actually if you see something you really like and speak to the manager they usually will drop the price . There's a steady stream of great stuff going through here, like why would you buy a table saw or drill press new when you can pick one up here for a song.
We have a ReStore not too far from here. But it doesn't have nearly as much nice stuff as yours does. It's always super busy but it's a lot of junk that really should be thrown away. I guess it's one of those places you have to pop in frequently.
cfz2882
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That console stereo is a quite late model one,~1978-82.
They closed our local HfH resale store. Closest one is about 20 miles away, but they usually have some decent pickings.
I wanted to donate a solid wood bedroom set (dresser, mirror, chest of drawers, full headboard/footboard, night stand) to my local H.H. Restore.
They wouldn't take it.
They said it was "too old" (it was from the late 1960's).
I ended up selling it cheap on Craigslist.
They wouldn't take it.
They said it was "too old" (it was from the late 1960's).
I ended up selling it cheap on Craigslist.
good-shepherd
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That must be the Restore in Dover. When they first opened years ago prices and selection were good.
Then word got out, now its usually overrun with mostly third worlders picking over the bones of stuff that didn't sell at estate sales and garage sale rejects at jacked up prices.
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There's very little to no trashy stuff here at our Restore. If the furniture is in good shape regardless of age they'll take it. Even have free pickup for larger stuff. They don't take tv/stereo entertainment units any longer because a few years ago they were being overloaded with the things. What surprises me is how often they'll get a complete kitchen which has been removed from a remodelling job somewhere in town and the cabinetry/countertops look better and are newer than what most people have,, usually it's very high end. My sister bought a kitchen someone had donated, beautiful cabinets and countertops for less than $2000 and had a friend good at carpentry fit it to her kitchen... probably saved about $15,000. I go a few times a week because you never know what's going to be there.
good-shepherd
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Yeah, those types of items don't usually sell at estate sales either unless they're high quality mid modern pieces in very good condition. Along with China Hutch/Cabinets.
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