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¿Question #2168?
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PsyJam: Mold. Mold and rejected history.
Spirit of 70: I don't know.
Septic: Cigarette smokers and mold.
DasViktor: because thrifty people choose not to by soap
GrimJester: Gamers looking for cheap parts.
familynight: God hates poor people.
Hendal: Cause your there? Sorry to easy, just the nature of the beast I guess
KentuckyKid: It is the mysterious smell of thrift.
Zuhkov: It's a law of nature.
chisainikkoo: old people clothing
ritterman: Because you are standing in them.
thedude05: Perhaps its because there is a variety of old items prevalent. Granted, some stuff in the thrift stores is new, but the bulk of it is old. Lets be honest, we really do not know how they clean anything either.
DHEK: Maybe it's the musty smell of used and old stuff.
aleo09: those moth ball clothes
POvidiusNaso: Old clothes donated by smelly people.
Der Ubermolch: They're nothing more than enormous closets.
Beyak: fecal matter
purvisa: Have ya ever looked at what they sell?
dengue: The stench of the poor surrounds them like mist on the moors.
ZiggyZambo: The old clothes
SisyphusX: They're too thrifty for lots of disinfectant.
tigerhorse: Not all of them. If they do, tell them. Could be old mouldy books.
Godeke: Old clothes from stale storage.
vampywife: i guess it's something in the fabric, stored clothes often have strange odors
Dorque: Old clothes donated by old people.
Csteb: Old stuff
scriptorum: They smelled fine until just a moment ago when you walked in. Hmmm.
CameronL: Cause people get a tax write off for donating water-damaged basement-fodder rather than tossing it.
Moglet: Unwashed clothes, or possibly dog poop on the old shoes
keldrak: old, unlaundered clothes and hobos
Unitbuster: Man, that's where all the bums, drifters, hobos, tramps, beggars, vagrants, nomads and gutter scrounges go.
brainrob: The staff don't get paid much
cerulean: From the smell of decomposing copies of Trivial Pursuit.
bigbadsteve: I am becoming increasingly sure that it is a tree shaped air-freshener. You know, kinda like the new car scented one
jasta6: Too cheep to pay for janitors
puffinge: too much old stuff
chrisisapimp: all
xlorp: Indoor plumbing is a lot more expensive than it sounds, man.
GI Joe: Because they are frequented by malodorous people.
Thedalek: Because they carry donated clothes, but they never wash them.
thoia: mold
edosan: The ones here don't.
djlg: They're full of old stuff that's been left somewhere stuffy for too long.
skrutsch: Old stuff.
mandj2001: thrifty people don't shower
Randy Cox: Because they're full of smelly junk
meshuggener: It's the dead mice in the chest of drawers.
abimilech: Well, if you would stop shopping in them they might improve.
Lord_Prussian: Because of where the stuff that's in them has been stored, i.e. musty basements, garages and storage units.
Ryno8: Thrift stores smell bad.... I hope they dont spell bad.
melissa: Old People. :P
2amp: most of the crap there is salvaged from mildew infested basements
snoozefest: BO rubbed off onto clothes/games
jmagnini: old stuff
MisterCranky: Because the thrift molecules don't exactly "fit" into any of your olfactory receptors.
darthcliff: The employees
gnomehome: Attic / cellar smell ?
toulouse: owners are big ole fat unwashed slobs
erli: You don't want to know...
tragicpoet: Old smoky clothes
TiNYTimIDFluffYBunnY: poor people I would say old boy hahaha
Blackwind: yes..it's the disinfectant they use on all thier fabrics.
chaddyboy_2000: The thrift store gnomes refuse to shower.
queequeg: dunno
skelebone: Lots of used clothes with scent deposits from a lot of people, intermingling, in an environment where it doesn't necessarily benefit the shop's bottom line to have a very clean and neat store, especially because of their clientele.
Wintergoblin: not sure
AlorielLelyn: Old clothing
CDRodeffer: The used shoes.
Spielfreak: dunno, I've never been to one.
jttm: Smelly gamers
CortexBomb: Too many gamers looking for bargains in them?