St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store

Opens at 9am, weekdays, but 10am on weekends.
I enjoy perusing their eclectic collection of randomness. Sure, a bit run down, but if you have sometime to kill, you’ll find something you «need».

Too picky on what they will accept as a donation. They pick and choose as you stand there.

OK, I feel like I need to pipe up to balance out the one-​star reviews! True, St. Vinnie’s stores in general are older and more run-​down than Seattle Goodwill. And yes, their normal prices can be high if you don’t catch them during a sale. But I still think you should give them a chance if you’re thrifting in the Burien/​White Center area.
Pros:
— Large store with lots of men’s clothes and furniture
— Good book selection and prices
— 50% off sales make everything in the store a deal
Cons:
— Kind of ratty and run-​down
— Not a lot of quality control on what goes out on shelves
— Regular prices can be are-​you-​kidding-​me high
Because of the randomness of the stuff they stock, it’s a great place to go for Halloween costume inspiration and materials. They also have a pretty decent craft/​sewing section for notions and supplies.
This store was actually renovated and reorganized not too long ago, and it’s cleaner and better lit than it used to be, so if it’s been a while since you went in, you might be pleasantly surprised. I wouldn’t go too far out of my way to visit this one, but if you’re in Burien and St. Vinnie’s is having a sale, it’s worth checking out.

This St Vincent DePaul store is the worst by far than any SVDP I have ever been in. First of all staff are extremely fluid. I guess we go back into the store hoping for a new experience each time or to find a good deal but 9 times out of ten we leave the store frustrated. Things are extremely over priced, management and staff are constantly changing and they are typically pretty rude. When asked to negotiate on a ridiculous price the previous manager held fast to his argument of the material being quality and only came down a dollar. We found the same item, newer and in better condition on craigslist. They had a vintage looking dresser that was obviously donated in the store for sale today for $ 1900. I understand trying to make money but lets be real, the people shopping at that store in this area are trying to afford clothing and household items. They are over the top if you ask me. Also, the store is usually pretty dirty along with the items for sale. It is too bad really because there aren’t a lot of thrift stores in the area. Just them and goodwill. I can guarantee that goodwill takes all their business.

I gave this place boatloads of chances. BOATLOADS. It was an EPIC FAIL. I used to go here weekly since I moved here a year ago, usually on the .99 days because otherwise you will laugh at the prices on their junk. Let’s all take a moment now. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha
Let’s remind them: YOU ARE NOT TARGET… YOU ARE A THRIFT STORE.
Anyway, I need a break from my kids sometimes and it’s right down the street, so I would stop in, donate my old stuff around the house, browse around, and sometimes find something cool. But, unfortunately, the employees that work here do not want people to shop here, and they are here to collect paychecks. That’s about it. Except the young dude at the register… he is cool as hell. But the others, well…
First, there is Junior. For every woman out there who loves a dirty pervert to stare, make you feel uncomfortable, say things like ‘I am always at your service… anytime’ while looking you up and down like a dog in heat. Yay! Give me some more of that! NOT.
Another employee tried to coerce me from donating stuff once because he wanted it for himself. Told me to get it back in the car NOW. Um, what am I, in the twilight zone here?
But what really gets me is the fact that they start announcing that they are closing every 5 minutes up to an HOUR before closing time, start shutting all of the lights off and closing all the doors. But what really did it for me — is the last time I ever went in that dirty place, I was down rummaging on a lower shelf for something, when I hear a voice behind me say, ‘Mam, we are closing’ …I turn around to see the manager Cheryl behind me. She says, ‘sorry’ and walks away. I looked at my phone and it was 7:45 p.m. Like really? So why didn’t you just say get the *uck out? Because it’s pretty much what I heard. Never in my 40 years has someone told me personally that the store was closing when it is still open for another 15 minutes. Like I didn’t already hear it over the loudspeaker 5 times since I got here?
I left, drove through Bigfoot Java, and arrived at the Goodwill by 7:57. Eff that ghetto place. I donated weekly and spent a lot of money there. It’s a shame when people can’t even do the smallest tasks in life, like treat others as you would like to be treated. Obviously this place does not care two sh*ts about customers. I will never be back.

Overpriced and the customer service is pretty much awful. I was witness to the most ridiculous argument with a customer who didn’t speak very good English and three employees, one supposedly being some kind of manager. That were incredibly rude to him and wouldn’t even take a second to try and listen to him when he had tried to explain that another manager from earlier in the day had approved him buying these awful looking, half the buds missing, fake flowers for literally 50 cents less then what was being asked for. I mean that would have been a good sale because then they would have gotten that awful item, that really should have been in the trash, out of their store and a satisfied customer. I mean it was 50 cents!
I also got to witness, after having to wait a long time for this other ordeal to get settled, the cashiers boyfriend stand in front of me and make out, for a sec mind you, before moving to the side, no apologizes, so I could get rung up. Except for the fact that he then stood literally 2.5 feet away from me and continued to talk to her and try to give her more kisses whilst she rung me up! I’m not a mean, old, bitter, loveless lady but come on now!
I did however find a pretty rad chair and the gentleman that helped me get it to my car was super great.
But they just had too much stuff that was no good, it seems as though they just put whatever was donated to them on the sales floor even if it shouldn’t be there with out actually looking the items over.

Cons:
Really expensive. Thrift store smell. Cramped. Poor quality items. Not a lot of parking.
Pros:
Decent prices on sale day items. Occasionally find something unusual.
Skip it.

This is the worst thrift store I have ever been to. Way, way too high of prices for junk, if you really want to pay 1.99 for used plastic cups then this is the place for you. They are simply way over priced. We are talking $ 500 for icky couches. Parking is also an issue, there are not many spaces available. If you’re really looking for a good bargain don’t bother coming here, make the drive to Goodwill it will treat you better.

I am lucky to live so close to so many thrift stores in Burien. I go to all of them except this one because everything is so overpriced.
They seem to use up a lot of valuable space on furniture that doesn’t move off the site. Most of it priced too high compared to the other places in town.
Other St. Vincent de Pauls are great though and the purchases made here go towards a good cause… better than buying new.

Interesting shop — some values could be found if you look for them.
Positives: for a small to medium sized shop, it does offer a wide selection of merchandise, including furnishings, some electronics, accessories, sporting goods, and of course, clothes.
Negatives: parking can be an issue. They have a small parking area on the north side of their building and some nose-​in parking is available off of 1^st. Also, from my experience, you have to dig through a lot of stuff and sometimes find a lot of stuff that was donated for a reason — missing buttons, an obvious stain, missing parts, etc. As a result, I didn’t find what I needed today.