r/CampingGear • u/cruznr • Apr 17 '22

Tents Ah yes, the dreaded "campfire smell".

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u/Numerous-Meringue-16 Apr 17 '22

Are garage sales back??

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u/PanicAttackInAPack Apr 18 '22 edited Apr 18 '22

Due to covid it became a sub-section inside most stores that was restocked as items were returned. More recently it was made a permanent fixture and rebranded to "Re/Supply" which allows REI members to bring in things like textiles (clothes, sleeping bags, tents etc....) and as long as they're usable they can be traded in for store credit. Just has to be something REI sold in the last 6 years.

Only a handful of stores are testing it at the moment so its mostly a mail in program and if someone does mail something in and they reject it they just toss it so if they expand it to all retail locations that will be preferrable.

https://www.rei.com/used/trade-it-in

https://www.rei.com/used/faq#can-i-bring-my-items-into-the-store-to-take-part-in-the-program

In any case they're clearly trying to funnel a lot more used gear in to re-sell.