I must confess. I do not like thrift stores. Most often they are over crowded with clothing and it's 100 to 1 I'll find some thing I'll like, that fits. We live in a small community that does not have a thrift shop. This fact adds to my dislike for them-inconvenience.
What has changed my mind is the effort of a few Church ladies. For the past 11 years they have been collecting, organizing and selling thrift store items and giving 100% of the proceeds to missions in the form of a rummage sale.
With their ministry and our current need I was tempted to look. Wow! WAS I IMPRESSED! So I had to pick through a hundred things to find one...,more like 50 to 1 for the kids. But I got over a hundred dollars worth of clothing and shoes for just $20.
My reasons for not using the thrift store have been chipped away. It is no longer inconvenient to go to the rummage sale. I know my dollar is going to a good cause. And the ratios...I'm simply trading time for money.
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We have a store here in Toledo that sells items for the benefit of charities. The way it works is they collect items from people and give them a receipt so they can deduct the donation from their taxes. Then they sell the items and part of the proceeds go to charity. And the buyers get really good stuff for a fraction of the real cost. It's like a win win win!
isn;t it great! we have been so blessed by this ministry. I am enjoying my kids at this age, but I also look forward to the day when I can jump in with these ladies and help sort through clothing and books for charity.
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