A good friend sent me a fun rescue box from Thred Up, an online consignment service that buys used garments, accessories and shoes and resells them. They also offer rescue boxes like mine, which can contain anything from coach handbags to designer active wear, and resellers evidently love these. My friend asked me to rate the ten items in my box for value and suitability.
I will say I was surprised at the excellent, clean condition of all the items, which appeared new and unused.
Small items included two pair of tights, two pair of socks, a cell phone protective case, a sterling silver morse code bracelet, and a pair of Ray Bans sunglasses in brand-new condition (if they're authentic, they retail for over $100.00.)
I got two purses -- the green one still had tags.
This Great Smoky Mountains canvas tote took me right back to the seventies.
This is a pet sweater, quite adorable, too. :)
The cheeky underwear is pretty, but alas, not the sort I'd feel comfortable wearing. :) I can use almost all of the rest of the items, but what I can't will be donated to Goodwill.
As for the value of the box, the green purse's tags reveal that it retailed for $35.00. Since the box was $34.00, just one item paid back the cost. I'd price the rest at a resale value of $150.00, for a total of $184.00. If Thred Up offers the same quality in all of their rescue fun boxes, then I'd say they're definitely worth it. However, take this with a grain of salt. With consignment products quality and condition almost certainly will vary, so buyers should not expect to be as lucky as I was.
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