How many pieces of clothing do you get in a pound? (2024)

• In the by-the-pound programs at Goodwill and Salvation Army stores, clothes sell for $1.49 per pound and hard goods sell for $1.29 per pound. Many of us can eyeball what a pound of grapes or bananas looks like but probably not a pound of clothes.

• Salvation Army district manager Tom Canfield estimates three to six items, depending on size, weigh a pound. Three to four shirts, two or three pairs of jeans, or five to six pieces of kids' clothing add up to $1.49 (or one pound).

• For bargain hunters, that's the equivalent of paying $1 or less for items that normally are tagged at $2.99 to $5.99 at thrift stores.