Posted by Karen Newton on January 29, 2007, 2:41 pm
What do you think it is? It's always the same.
Maybe unwashed clothes? Stinky shoes? Just general dirt?
Posted by Seerialmom on January 29, 2007, 3:54 pm
> What do you think it is? It's always the same.
> Maybe unwashed clothes? Stinky shoes? Just general dirt?
Most of it is like musty been sitting in the damp garage or cellar for
a long time smell. Sometimes it's that box was sprayed by a tom-cat
smell. Dirt doesn't generally smell. A new thrift store opened
recently here in town, good size place in an old grocery store; walked
in and immediately noticed how much it smelled like cat spray. Ugh.
I told the clerk...they couldn't smell it. Suffice it to say I don't
go there anymore.
Posted by Al Bundy on January 29, 2007, 5:19 pm
Seerialmom wrote:
> > What do you think it is? It's always the same.
> > Maybe unwashed clothes? Stinky shoes? Just general dirt?
> Most of it is like musty been sitting in the damp garage or cellar for
> a long time smell. Sometimes it's that box was sprayed by a tom-cat
> smell. Dirt doesn't generally smell. A new thrift store opened
> recently here in town, good size place in an old grocery store; walked
> in and immediately noticed how much it smelled like cat spray. Ugh.
> I told the clerk...they couldn't smell it. Suffice it to say I don't
> go there anymore.
If the prices are right, the smell won't keep me away. I can clean
something up at home. If somebody had to go around and detail
everything in the store, the cost would be prohibitive as a thrift
store. They'd call it something else like a "resale" store and charge
twice the price. It's the same logic that makes some people go to a
used car lot and pay twice the price for something cleaned and sprayed
as opposed to a private owner that may not have hidden the defects.
Posted by Seerialmom on January 29, 2007, 3:22 pm
> Seerialmom wrote:
> > > What do you think it is? It's always the same.
> > > Maybe unwashed clothes? Stinky shoes? Just general dirt?
> > Most of it is like musty been sitting in the damp garage or cellar for
> > a long time smell. Sometimes it's that box was sprayed by a tom-cat
> > smell. Dirt doesn't generally smell. A new thrift store opened
> > recently here in town, good size place in an old grocery store; walked
> > in and immediately noticed how much it smelled like cat spray. Ugh.
> > I told the clerk...they couldn't smell it. Suffice it to say I don't
> > go there anymore.
>If the prices are right, the smell won't keep me away. I can clean
> something up at home. If somebody had to go around and detail
> everything in the store, the cost would be prohibitive as a thrift
> store. They'd call it something else like a "resale" store and charge
> twice the price. It's the same logic that makes some people go to a
> used car lot and pay twice the price for something cleaned and sprayed
> as opposed to a private owner that may not have hidden the defects.
I don't go to the resale stores mostly because of the price. Some
items can't be cleaned as easily though (furniture with pet smells)
but I have no problem cleaning the grime off of cookware; especially
if it's original value is worth it (high-end anondized aluminum pots
are a good example). Don't usually bother with clothes at thrift
stores except for the previously mentioned denim/dot-com shirts :)
I definitely agree about the cars; the beauty of buying one from a
private owner (and we're not talking about a car-flipper here) is you
see where it lives and it has it's own unique odors (smoker?).
Posted by Jeff on January 30, 2007, 5:40 am
Seerialmom wrote:
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>
>>Seerialmom wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>What do you think it is? It's always the same.
>>>>Maybe unwashed clothes? Stinky shoes? Just general dirt?
>>
>>>Most of it is like musty been sitting in the damp garage or cellar for
>>>a long time smell. Sometimes it's that box was sprayed by a tom-cat
>>>smell. Dirt doesn't generally smell. A new thrift store opened
>>>recently here in town, good size place in an old grocery store; walked
>>>in and immediately noticed how much it smelled like cat spray. Ugh.
>>>I told the clerk...they couldn't smell it. Suffice it to say I don't
>>>go there anymore.
>
>
>>If the prices are right, the smell won't keep me away. I can clean
>>something up at home. If somebody had to go around and detail
>>everything in the store, the cost would be prohibitive as a thrift
>>store. They'd call it something else like a "resale" store and charge
>>twice the price. It's the same logic that makes some people go to a
>>used car lot and pay twice the price for something cleaned and sprayed
>>as opposed to a private owner that may not have hidden the defects.
>
>
> I don't go to the resale stores mostly because of the price. Some
> items can't be cleaned as easily though (furniture with pet smells)
> but I have no problem cleaning the grime off of cookware; especially
> if it's original value is worth it (high-end anondized aluminum pots
> are a good example). Don't usually bother with clothes at thrift
> stores except for the previously mentioned denim/dot-com shirts :)
>
> I definitely agree about the cars; the beauty of buying one from a
> private owner (and we're not talking about a car-flipper here)
I friend of mine always asks about "that car" when calling auto
classifieds. Car flippers always have more than one and have to ask
which one.
Last time out shopping for a used car, the car dealers had better
deals than the classifieds. It can be a bit scary though, as you can see
the beat to hell cars on the lot before they are cleaned up and then
look their brethren.
Jeff
is you
> see where it lives and it has it's own unique odors (smoker?).
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> Maybe unwashed clothes? Stinky shoes? Just general dirt?