Goodwill stores has brought its sales\u002Dby\u002Dthe\u002Dpound concept to Calgary, saying it\u0027ll save space in city landfills.
She was one of hundreds of Calgary bargain-hunters who on Saturday flocked to a thrift store in the city’s southeast to buy clothes, books, toys and household goods priced by the pound.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Customers are given the signal to begin poring through the bins and their choices are then weighed prior to purchase.“I wasn’t sure what to expect — it was madness and hundreds of people everywhere.” “Some of it’s just overlooked or missed — I saw someone today with a nice set of golf clubs and a golf bag who got them for $17,” he said.
Hundreds of Calgary bargain hunters came out for the grand opening of Goodwill’s Calgary Impact Centre and the organization’s second ever outlet store in Western Canada on Saturday, April 15, 2023.The pandemic delayed the concept arriving in Calgary but in Edmonton, it’s proven a huge success in diverting material from landfills, said Roxburgh.
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