tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post77400106507938339..comments2023-07-30T00:48:17.375-07:00Comments on Flotsam and Jetsam: Where have all the junk stores gone?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654306738114455921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-20145890275086871102010-01-18T10:24:27.792-08:002010-01-18T10:24:27.792-08:00I love junk stores. If we're going to be serio...I love junk stores. If we're going to be serious about this collapse-of-civilization thing, we're going to need all the junk stores we can. Right now it does not make sense to many people, when repairing a broken lawn mower costs more than buying a new cheaply made one from China, but that supply of junk-in-waiting could dry up very quickly.<br /><br />I love thrift stores too. It was sad that Value Village more or less drove the thrift stores like Goodwill out of business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-73761300861283351172010-01-16T19:50:55.677-08:002010-01-16T19:50:55.677-08:00Kind of sad, when thrifting hits the big time and ...Kind of sad, when thrifting hits the big time and thinks it has to look "nice."<br /><br />SIGH...<br /><br />My town has three thrift stores now (I've not checked out the newest yet), but no true junk stores. I know of one, but it's probably 30+ miles from here.Librarianguishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07069303614841756239noreply@blogger.com