Vinnies customer shocked after finding Proenza Schouler t-shirt priced at $350 in Sydney
Customer shock after seeing a designer T-shirt with a price tag of $350 in an OP SHOP: “Is this reasonable?”
- Proenza Schouler shirt at Vinnies for $350
- The price was reportedly a mistake and dropped to $100
A customer at a second-hand charity clothing store is stunned after finding a T-shirt priced at $350.
The designer T-shirt by luxury brand Proenza Schouler was found in the clothing store of the St. Vincent De Pauls Society, known as Vinnies, in Summer Hill, Sydney’s inner west.
The shopper who discovered the item posted a photo of the price tag on Facebook and wrote, “I don’t know much about haute couture…is this reasonable?”.
The price of the shirt was reportedly a mistake by a new employee and has been changed to the target price tag of $100.
Proenza Schouler shirts cost between $265 and $610 off the rack.
A Proenza Schouler designer shirt has been found at Vinnies second-hand clothing store in Summer Hill, Sydney’s inner west, for $350 (pictured)
The Saint Vincent Society states on their website that they are ‘determined to speak out actively and passionately against the causes of poverty and inequality’.
Vinnies clothing stores have long been a place for impoverished members of a community to find second-hand clothes and goods at bargain prices.
However, Facebook users who saw the post of the original $350 shirt said prices have skyrocketed at some Vinnies in recent times.
“I don’t shop there (the Summer Hill Vinnies) anymore, I used to love it,” one Facebook user commented.
“Even for branded goods, prices are higher than in retail.”
Another said, “This Vinnies is ridiculous, the kids clothes are sometimes priced high which is more expensive than say Kmart.”
‘I buy children’s clothes there and the price of children’s clothes is ridiculous. Even the toys can be ridiculously expensive.’
Many other users stated that other second-hand charity shops have also increased prices.
The store apologized for the price of the garment, stating that the item was incorrectly priced by a new member of staff, after which the price of the shirt was reduced to $100
While the high price came as a shock to the shopper and Facebook users, Omer Soker, CEO of Charitable Recycling Australia, said there is a reason for the high price tag.
Mr Soker told Yahoo News that more than 90 per cent of Australia’s 3,000 charity shops offer ‘super cheap, affordable, everyday items for millions of lower budget Australians’.
“The select few vintage/boutique stores with higher end products are doing the right thing and raising the best money for charity,” he said.
“It’s the higher-income people who would shop in these places, and they can afford the prices.”