Pib's Exchange

 

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Sarah B.

Murray, UT

4/24/2009

So a year or more ago this place was AWESOME.  I liked it better in its old location and they had better stuff.  I used to shop there all the time because I HAD NO MONEY and I could buy cool shirts there for 3 dollars.  There was a nice variety, lots of different sizes, and they actually bought clothes from you so they could sell them.  

I went last weekend and was extremely disappointed.  The location in itself isn't too bad considering there's nowhere decent to go anymore because the culture and charm of SH is being destroyed, so now they're across the street from the liquor store.

Let me give you a few reasons why I no longer am a fan of Pib's.

1.  Not one thing I found was under $5.  They're selling second-hand clothes for $15 now, which is ridiculous.  Why spend that money for other people's crappy clothes when I could go to Target and buy something new for the same price?

2.  The girl clothes suck now. My hubby found some cool guy things, so if you're a guy the place is still worth going to.  

So either a lot of really really small girls are all donating their tiny mothers' clothes all of a sudden or they're just trying to attract a child clientele.  I don't know.   But the majority of the decent women's clothes in there are for very small people.  Or girls on meth.  Either way, I'm too big and I'm NOT a big girl.  There was a time when I always found something in there that was not only weird and cute, but my size.  Or close to my size.  Now there's nada.

3.  They won't buy clothing anymore.  They say they will, but in fact they take your stuff, say it's out of style and out of season and give you 10% off on their clothes which look surprisingly a lot like the ones you're trying to donate.  I've even tried selling a shirt I bought from Pib's just to see what would happen.  It was the style they like and in the correct season, but NOPE.  They wouldn't take it.  Brilliant business plan though.  Accept donated clothing only and sell it.  Nothing but profit there.  It's a wannabe hipster D.I. but with fewer choices.

4.  It's turned more into a costume shop than a second-hand store.  Great during halloween, but otherwise makes me sad.  I've lost my source of cool cheap hipster clothing.

So basically there are better places to go if you want second-hand stuff.  If you want a costume or some good jewelry or scarves or a pink tutu for some reason, Pib's is great for that.  Ladies: if you're taller than 5'5 and wear anything bigger than B cups, you'll just have to look elsewhere...

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