St Vincent De Paul

I’d give them 0 starts if I could. Called to pickup some furniture. Said no stains rips or tears. I said no problem.
They get there, searched the entire fabric and found on stain smaller than an M&M (that I honestly didn’t know was there) from a pop spill (they said) and wouldn’t take my furniture.
If I was poor, living in a one bedroom apartment and someone offered me a free hide a bed so my kids wouldn’t have to sleep on the floor, I’d be all OVER it whether it had a small stain on it or not.

Well, this place makes me feel dirty, but I find what I’m looking for here. No, I’m not saying exactly what. I don’t want every jerk in the city coming here to buy what I want to buy. Well, here’s how it goes. I think to myself, «I want to find these dishes.» I go inside and there they are. Not just saucers, but plates, cups, bowls… Do I have magic powers or is this thrift store just good? I honestly don’t know.
I find other things here, too. Casserole dishes, serving platters, even once a ceramic poodle. And a brand new pressure cooker! Like that good brand. I can’t remember the name, but it’s like $ 89 for the same thing on Amazon. I got it for $ 20. This lady in line said I had a good deal. Oh, please! I don’t need some lady to tell me what a good deal is. I know when I’m getting a bargain. Once, two weeks ago, I got a bunch of fiestaware serving pieces for my mom. I don’t care if you know that. It’s not something I go looking for. I just went here and there it was. Like I got $ 137 worth of things for only $ 35. I’m not inflating this bargain and using msrp, but the actual lowest price I could find them for on the Internet. Yeah, that was a good day. My mom was all like, «just give me that for Christmas.» Uh, yeah, sure. I just saved me even more money, then.
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So whatever. I like that there are parking spaces. Sometimes the line is long, like last Sunday. Well, when the line is long, I just go home. Unless I have something really good. I hate standing in line. Like I get so grouchy and not even a bargain makes up for that. Unless it’s an amazing find. Like when I found an entire set of the dishes I wanted for $ 20, I would’ve stood in line. There wasn’t a line that day, though.

Unfortunately going the way of Goodwill they are pricing «vintage» items at outrageous amounts. Their greed hopefully will be their downfall. After purchasing a video game console where the young lady and receipt said it could be returned in 5 days, it was not honored when we got it home and found it was broken. Not only was the management nasty and abusive about the return he also laughed at our loss. As always buyer beware!

This location opened a few years ago in a building built especially for SVdP and compared to what it used to be, it is very clean and well laid out. Unfortunately, now it is mostly clothes.
When I go to thrift stores, I’m interested in everything else. The old location was so mish-​mashed you had to be persistent and normally find a gem among the piles. Now, I find it important to come frequently to this store. While the staff is friendly I’m not pals enough to know which days are the best to come. I suspect it is a crap shoot since they having that sorting section off to the side and you have to hope you’re standing when you spy something you want and it is finally put out.
The prices are okay, but if you shop Goodwill on their 50% off days you’ll get a better deal.
To the people donating plastic Gladware containers and the store pricing it 50 cents, just recycle it!

For many of us, thrifting is as much a hobby as it is an obsession and when you see a thrift store while driving down the road, you feel an obligation to yourself to turn in and see what you can find. I mean, who knows, your holy grail could be sitting inside for pennies on the dollar!
To be honest though, I have not found my holy grail at this St. Vincent De Paul. However, I have found numerous items that I have bought and enjoyed thoroughly from this store. Although the majority of the store is made up of clothing, there is still a pretty substantial section that is made up of housewares, toys, books, music, electronics and so on. This is my section. There is nothing like rummaging through old goodies to find a piece of your past for sale for only 50 cents, which brings me to my next point. St. Vincent De Paul is an affordable thrift store. Now, this may seem like an obvious statement to some, but have you been in a Goodwill lately? Those are some high prices! St. Vincent De Paul smokes all the thrift stores around here that I have shopped in when it comes to price, hands down.
In addition to their awesome selection and prices, this particular St. Vincent De Paul is probably my favorite to shop at because of how clean it is inside, and outside, and how friendly the people are. I was in a few weeks ago and was looking at an old Kenwood cassette deck with no price, and one of the guys working there said I could have it for 3 measly dollars. How awesome is that?
If you’re in the Mt. Washington area, and heck even if you aren’t, I would recommend you check out St. Vincent De Paul.

I would like to clothes priced per item not just a flat cost. Store has gotten pricey.

This store is the bizz-​ness.
It is HUGE and everything is organized and laid out perfectly. The store I used to go to on Este Ave was big, but very cluttered and unorganized.
I am going to let you all in on a little secret… I am addicted to Fire King Jadite. It was produced by the Anchor Hocking Glass Company in the 40s, 50s, and 60s. Obviously it is something that is not made anymore and hard to find, but after my first and plate and bowl which was my Nana’s that I got my my Papa’s cabinet after he died (we were clearing out the house to sell it), I was obsessed. love Jadite’s color and translucency. Depending on the light in the room, the camera distance– even the food it’s holding, it seems to become more vibrant and even look different colors every time you look at it.
Anyways, at the Este SVdP, I have found two plates and three bowls. In this location– since it has opened like earlier this year-​I have found 12 pieces! Two of which are different kind of bowls I have never seen before! I guess one you can classify as a cereal bowl, and the other is a spaghetti plate/​bowl. I went after church today and didn’t see anything, but its always fun to hunt :-)
Oh and of course I love SVdP for everything it does in the community :-)
Money from the purchases made go to people in need!

What’s nice about St. Vincent de Paul is that it’s a thrift store that affords thrift. I mean, some thrift stores are still selling floppy discs for money. St. Vincent not only has a varied and changing selection, they also sell their stuff for legitimately low prices. The furniture they have is always really cool, and, while my wife likes sifting through the glassware, I like sifting through the record collection. You’re almost always guaranteed to encounter really great finds. Like, last time I was there, I’m pretty sure they had a Polyjuice potion kit. I didn’t even know that really existed.

It’s amazing how much stuff this thrift store is able to squeeze into such a small space. They originally occupied two store front’s worth of space but have recently expanded to include a third next door. Even so, it’s still a pretty small store.
Despite it’s size, there is a lot of great bargain buys inside. Their shoe collection is great, I have found several pairs of very cute shoes there. The womens section has its own room, as does the mens, and in the middle are jewelry, knick knacks, toys, dishware, and other various household items. There is a back room where you can find furniture and electronics for some very good deals. You’ll always find something good here!
This place has more of a homey atmosphere than most of the larger thrift stores such as the Salvation Army or Goodwill. The staff are also super sweet and very helpful.