Kitchen items
• Dishes (setting for four), $5 to $15.
• Gadgets, about 50 cents.
• Microwave ovens (functional), one-fourth of cost.
• Pots and pans, 50 cents to $3.
• Glasses and china, 25 cents to $1.
Toys and games
• Action figures, 25 cents to $1.50.
• Fisher-Price toys, electronic toys and video games, 25 percent of cost.
• Complete board games or puzzles, $1 to $3.
• Stuffed animals, 25 cents to $10.
• Tricycles, $3 to $10.
Electronics
• Analog TV sets, free.
• VCRs, free to $5.
• Radios, $1 to $4.
Media
• Paperbacks, 50 cents to $1.
• Hardcover books, $1 to $2.
• Kids' books, 25 cents to $1.
• LPs, 50 cents to $1.
• CDs, $2 to $5.
• Videos/DVDs, $1 to $5.
Children's clothing
• Jackets, 50 cents to $2.
• Outfits (two-piece), $2 to $5.
• Pants and overalls, $1 to $2.
• Shirts, 50 cents to $2.
Miscellaneous
• Power tools, 25 to 30 percent of cost.
• Sporting goods, 20 to 30 percent of cost.
• Bicycles, 25 percent of cost.
• Lamps, $3 to $25.
• Furniture, 25 percent of cost.
• Frames, 25 cents to $3.
• Costume jewelry, $1 to $5.
• Men's suits, $5 to $25.
JOHN EWOLDT
Revenue is down between 50% and 100% at immigrant-run businesses along Lake Street and on St. Paul’s East Side. Businesses say the impact is worse than COVID’s.
