You may have heard a piece of mine a few weeks back about the billions of dollars of merchandise returned every year.
Do you ever wonder where those things end up? Well, the Washington Post found out.
Some of those products are bought from Amazon, Kohl's, Walmart or wherever by the pallet and sent to so-called bin stores.
They're popping up all around the country, usually in old suburban strip malls.
For customers who apparently line up by the dozen for access, it's a scavenger hunt.
For me, it's the thrill of what I can find, a customer told the Washington Post after she bought an air mattress and bar stools for $10 each.
It's about what I can get that no one else can get, she continued.
I suppose it's the American way.
It also speaks to the weird state of our economy.
By all metrics, Americans are spending more, but not getting more.
So much is costing much more, even when it's literally shrinking on the shelves of our supermarkets.
Honestly, I'm surprised these stores didn't show up sooner.
Everybody needs to win one way or another, even if it's a cheap used air mattress.
What do you think? Would you go to a bin's store?
Tell me in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com or email me at jamesbrowntv@gmail.com.
You can also leave me a message at 585-484-0339.
On that note, I'm James Brown.
And as always, be well.
Inside the mad dash to buy your Walmart and Amazon returns
Americans are lining up in parking lots around the country to dig through bins of returned Amazon, Target, Kohl’s and other goods
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