We recognize that the concept of "set your own price" can be off-putting to some customers. Here are some guidelines to help our customers navigate our "set your own price" system: 

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The following people should expect to pay NOTHING at “Jackie’s Attic:”

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1. Social workers, probation officers, group home employees, foster parents, etc. who are picking up needed items (clothing, furniture, a pot, pan, plates, utensils, etc.) for clients

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2. People who do not have any money and are picking up needed items (clothing, furniture, a pot, pan, plates, utensils, etc.) for themselves

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3. People who are taking something we are happy to get rid of (a coffee mug, a book, a throw pillow, a picture frame, a bag of foul-smelling, stained women’s clothes from 1974)

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The following people might wish to offer a few bucks:

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1. People who are buying several items that no one needs (cat figurines, a few VHS tapes, 30 coffee mugs)

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2. People who asked me to wrap something up, carry a couch to their car, or deliver a dresser to Grand Rapids for them

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3. People who knock down my wall of books and shatter the glass shelving on a priceless antique hutch and bounced a $30 check the last time they were at the shop

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The following people might wish to offer more:

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1. People who want to help fund the work that we do

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2. People who understand that they would be paying FAR more, often for the exact product, at Hobby Lobby or Goodwill

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3. People who are going to sell the item elsewhere for profit

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We want to assure all our customers that the owners/volunteers are not making money from sales. If a volunteer suggests an alternate price point for 30 boxes of goods it is not so they can personally get rich. Rather, our volunteers are just making good-faith efforts to help as many people as possible without encouraging hoarding, greed or exploitation.