The other outlet store is in Hamden, Connecticut

Shoppers wheel their carts onto scales next to the cash registers

The outlet store sells clothing that hasn't sold at regular locations within three weeks

Resellers are a big market

PROVIDENCE – At 9 a.m. on Aug. 27, Goodwill 's new outlet store in Providence will open its doors to thrifters, clothing resellers and anyone looking for deals who is willing to dig through piles of unsorted clothes for a few gems.

Local "influencers" were given a chance to dig through the bins a day before the grand opening, with some walking away with shopping carts filled well beyond the brim with clothes.

One early shopper pulled 60 pounds, priced at $1.89 a pound.

The new Goodwill outlet store, attached to a building Goodwill has owned for decades

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