More great comments- nice to hear others' experiences.

I think I should keep asking myself, what, this ( resale) deal is where you load things up, sign in, wait around and then someone pays you ( on average) $10 so you can leave feeling worse ( rejected, style choices unappreciated!) than when you walked in ( naive, hopeful, look at my cool stuff!).

I prefer to donate, too. Selling seems too much hassle for too little reward, and, besides, my clothes are not in the high-end, designer category. Better for someone in need have the benefit.

I mentioned earlier that I donate to a non proft (Assistance League) which does terrific things with the money generated from donations, but I also want to put in a good word for Savers. My son worked there the summer between high school and college. It is not a non profit, and it does give money to a non profit, I think it's MS Society. But what impressed me most, was the package my son got in the mail - paperwork to sign up for health insurance. Yes, Savers provides health insurance to its employees.

I stopped when I realized that I can take a tax write off for the consignment sale amount. Much easier, quicker, and predictable, plus the added benefit of giving a thrift shopper a nice surprise!

JAileen, I just met with an old colleague and friend who works for Savers in corporate. Good to hear nice things about the firm.

Thanks, Jenava.
Also the old saying, " penny saved/ penny earned " applies, for me at least, and helps me move past the sunk cost issues. For example, by cutting out just one purchase here and there, something random and not very needed, I " gain" more per year than would ever recover in consignment. And at the same time, have less turnover.