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pgh1197 t1_jaiga3i wrote

Red, White, and Blue on 51

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NineFootEightWeight t1_jaiymxj wrote

I love that place, too.

But every time I go, it's a fucking nut house in there.

And Public Service Announcement for The People.....

THEY ONLY ACCEPT CASH!!!

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Rivarle t1_jaj36i8 wrote

I don't really go to Red White and Blue because of the cash only thing. It's not like their registers are too out dated to have a credit card feature. And they've got an ATM in the store that is happy to charge you a service fee.

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NineFootEightWeight t1_jaj46an wrote

The first time I went there, I didn't know about the cash thing and had to use their ATM in the store.

The ATM charged me a fee, my bank charged me a fee, etc.

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Excelius t1_jaj8g5j wrote

> It's not like their registers are too out dated to have a credit card feature.

A lot of times it's not the technology, as much as the processing fees.

From what I've seen transaction fees typically range from 1.5% to 3.0% of each transaction. According to this Square charges 2.6% of the transaction prices plus 10 cents per transaction.

These days nearly all businesses just accept that as a cost of doing business and raise their prices to match, but some don't.

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Rivarle t1_jajd06i wrote

Found this relevant article from CBS Pittsburgh.
A for-profit business selling merchandise that was indirectly donated in the first place, and they're too cheap to factor in transaction fees? Pretty lame for the customers who have to deal with credit card fees. The website actually touts "ATM in store for your convenience" as a "feature".

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enraged_hbo_max_user t1_jajwgqa wrote

The only place an ATM not affiliated with my bank has been a convenience worth the fees I get pounded with is a strip club.

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SledgeHannah30 t1_jaiwbx6 wrote

I've never been to a bigger thrift store. It just has an amazing amount of stuff.

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CarefulPlum9546 t1_jak8yjc wrote

I got a $150 Negro League 'Black Barons' official jersey for $10. This place is a gem.

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pgh1197 t1_jakjz8k wrote

I lost my favorite windbreaker last year and was heading back up to the North Face outlet to buy one. Decided to stop there and got a great Columbia one there for only $8 … can’t beat it

Also, I collect baseball jerseys and I would’ve definitely picked that up

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412beekeeper t1_jamk6d8 wrote

I feel like they are crazy over priced. Also I'll add i worked at the one on the Blvd and.... it's not a great place. Very little of proceeds get donated to Vets, and cheap affordable items are "thrown out" after less then one week. "Thrown out" means they are sold to second hand deals over seas to Africa. If you look into it its really shady. Instead of putting good things on sell they will just reprice it with this weeks color and same price instead of marking down like they should.

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pgh1197 t1_jamlets wrote

No different than any other thrift store; some things are overpriced but a great deal of shit is underpriced. One day they had Prada shoes in there for $500, like wtf this isn’t a consignment shop 😂

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412beekeeper t1_jamnebk wrote

Ya I don't think goodwill or salvation army would have priced anything for $500

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pgh1197 t1_jamorxf wrote

I’ve never seen anything that expensive at any thrift store … they were probably fake tbh

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412beekeeper t1_jampak5 wrote

The one on the Blvd has an over priced wall behind the counter.

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pgh1197 t1_jamq5mh wrote

Yea they all do for the most part … under the glass counter or behind the register. Which blvd do you speak of

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