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Habitat’s Restore Is an Adventure
ONE WOMAN’S TRASH IS ANOTHER WOMAN’S TREASURE
By Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com
Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore has a
new look, at both locations—on Barber
Street and on the Atlanta Highway. Some
customers don’t like it, because they’re
less likely to find vastly underpriced trea
sures. But as marketing consultant Paul
Farr explains, “We’re here to maximize the
return for Habitat.”
The ReStore staff is concentrating on
identifying special-pricing articles as they
come in and entering them into the in-store
silent auctions every Monday and on the
the more creative Athenians with a knack
for reusing whatever strikes their fancy.
Then, of course, there are the “pickers,”
people who are expert at picking through
the stores’ contents for items to resell in
their own stores or at the J&J Center. And,
of course, there are the many customers
who cannot afford new items.
“We get a lot of repair people, too,”
Joyner says, “people who’re looking for
lawn mowers and other equipment they can
scavenge for parts.”
A lifetime discovered in a box brought by mistake.
second Friday in the month. The experience
at both stores so far is that these special
items tend to bring more than they used to,
when they were not as carefully curated.
By keeping a closer eye on what comes
in, the ReStore staff has spotted some items
that were clearly brought by mistake.
Assistant Manager Don Joyner described
a box they discovered recently containing
old photographs,
military medals and
other memorabilia
collected throughout
a lifetime, dropped
off in error. Staff,
with a little sleuth
ing, were able to
locate the children
and shipped them the
box.
James Ford, the
dock supervisor at
the Barber Street
ReStore, says finding
the box of memora
bilia is not unusual.
“People put things in
boxes, and sometimes
they bring the wrong
box,” Ford says.
All three say the
bargains are still to be
found at both ReStore
locations: a $3,000 rug for $250, a $2,000
refrigerator for $350. “Our best deals are on
our most expensive stuff,” Ford says.
The stores, particularly the one on
Barber Street, have long been popular with
The men all stressed their need for vol
unteers to help with just about every facet
of the Restore operations. “We need people
who know how to fix things, and those who
know a certain field, like clothing or books
or records and know how to value them,”
Farr says.
Meanwhile, all three maintain that
there are still great bargains to be found
at ReStore, in the
auctions and on the
shelves. “Come early
and often” seems to
be the mantra for
successful Restore
shopping.
Habitat Director
Spencer Frye says the
ReStore sales bring
in around 30 percent
of the organization’s
budget, which goes
to building homes for
low-income people.
People interested
in volunteering can
drop by the front
desk at either store
(532 Barber St. and
5132 Atlanta Hwy.).
The new configura
tion at the stores
means more room for
processing the incoming merchandise and
more need for volunteers.
Ford says, “100 percent of what we make
stays here and goes to work helping people
in this community.” ©
(l-r) James Ford, Don Joyner and Paul Farr spend
a lot of time trying to put a value on items that
come into the Restore.
4 FLAGP0LE.C0M-APRIL 20, 2016
PAUL FARR