Quote Originally Posted by Father Bill View Post
That may indeed be the case, but in many thrift shop situations, the rules are extremely rigid only because they're designed not only as a source for the public but more and also, to teach and give succour to handicapped staff who may have little or no vocational or cognitive skill. Some of those are individuals who simply cannot handle variation, even if it is made by their leaders, and it can cause some very real emotional breakdowns for some of them.

We need to remember that some (and admittedly not all) thrift shops have two products: the items on the shelves, and the emotional/ social/ vocational lives of their clients who work and learn there at the same time as we go shopping. It's something with which I had a very close connection for 25+ years, and while I know that often this is not the situation, it sometimes is, and that's why I mention it as one possibility.
OK, I see your point. Although I have never been in a thrift store where this is the case. Is this really how they are or are they just like that in your area.
Or are they just not like that in mine.