KARM Stores

"They would rather try and sneakily charge extra than just let me buy a cart full of goods at the ticketed price. They lost hundreds of meals today because they tried to separate a set and make me pay for both pieces separately. (When they were clearly originally tagged as a set) Management should be better trained or fired for crazy pricing and not dealing with problems."

"I have no idea how this place sells anything with their prices. Especially considering everything is DONATED. Edit: Your response doesn’t change what I said. The prices have gotten worse and worse and regardless of the “good” you do, it’s honestly shameful that you’re asking what you do for most everything in the store. Maximizing profits off free goods is a scam, whether you’re a nonprofit or an individual."

"90% of donations gets thrown into "Bob" (karms clever code for trash) and the other 10% that actually makes it onto the floor sits there at prices that these products didn't even sell for when they were brand new. There is definitely not a lack of donations pouring in therefore most everything you donate here will likely be thrown into the trash compactor. Rusty schwin bike selling for $150? T-shirts selling for $15?? A brand or B brand regardless its ridiculous. Basically don't shop at this location until it is under new management and make the haul to the Farragut location where the pricers are reasonably pricing items for what they are and not what they sold for when they were brand new."

"I was in your store and found 3 items that were priced over retail and this makes the fourth time I have experienced this at the Oak Ridge location … so you get donations me inflate the price and make people think that Jesus would over inflate prices to get more money for your charity to allegedly help people. I for one would love to see your P&L sheets and how much of the money you collect by overpriced items sells actually goes to help those you claim to help. I am reminded of when Jesus flipped the tables of the money changers. I think this latest trend of aggressive pricing is running off the people who buy from you because they can’t afford te new price of things. And I think you are making yourselves look greedy to the ones who donate to you. You obviously have some well off people who don’t understand the real life of people who have to thrift shop running your businesses…. SHAME on you for using religion to take advantage of people. Hopefully you will address this issue and the issues of how you are tarnishing your reputation and literally taking advantage of people. Again here’s to hoping that you take a close look at your actions and find a way to actually help people instead of just capitalizing on your charitable status. Prove what you claim and be a light or continue as you are!?!"

"Recently went to the Karm in Oak Ridge,TN and the prices were OUTRAGEOUS. My family and I were looking for a reasonably priced dresser and weren’t able to find 1 dresser for under $199! Several of their DONATED USED furniture pieces were $300+ and some up to $600+!! Is the profit from donated goods really supposed to be THAT HIGH?!! We found a much prettier, better quality antique dresser on Facebook market and much happier!"