Thrift Nation

Although this was my favorite thrift shop, they are now closed permanently. Bah humbug!

The wife needs an intervention when it comes to thrifting. So of course we ended up here.
The plaza as dreary as any typical Cleveland winter day.
The store has this vibe of a rundown warehouse or something similar, as noted by other Unilocalers.
Most of the stuff seems to have come from more elderly persons than one usually finds in a thrift shop. Toy selection was pointless also.
Furniture prices were hit and miss. Some priced way below what I would have paid; others were at or above what I expected.
This place has an antique section as well. That is where the deals really are.
Staff is very friendly and helpful.

5-​Star world-​class museum of sadness and generally spooky junk.
This place is giant, with very high ceilings and a huge amount of floor space. When you walk in you automatically lose track of time because the lighting creates a perfect twilight. You also forget what year it is.
Located on Pearl Rd south of Cleveland, you get a lot of leftovers from the baby boomer folk. This includes really damaged shit out of «Saw 3» you’d never want to look at, like old hospital beds from the 1950’s, hospice care stuff, an arsenal of walkers, and other relics from people who are now surely ghosts. Walking around you can’t help but think about what space the items used to occupy and you feel a bit ghosted yourself. The book selection is completely fried, consisting mostly of christian religious junk, and other outdated educational stuff. The VHS selection is incredible, and the tapes are cheap. There is a shopping cart jammed into a corner filled with unlabeled VHS tapes. They occasionally have good Super ⁸⁄₈ mm camera stuff, and have good prices on decent furniture. Beats the hell out of the Goodwill and Value World on the same stretch. If you thought that old Value World on Lorain was fucked up, DO NOT check the on Pearl Rd — it’s way more damaged.
Anyway, right around closing time there is a creepy P.A. system they announce over which has an echo effect — what could possibly be more killer than that?

This place is a crap hole. What the heck is with the good reviews, did i go into the wrong place?
Dark, dingy and smells like mold. Confusing setup with crap just thrown in the center of the store. This place reminded me of a storage locker i had to clean out once. Nothing of value and it had that same smell.
I use Unilocal for advice regularly, but lately. there have been some really bad calls. This is one of them. What makes it worse is its location. Parma heights is not easy to get to. Plus its a speed trap. Luckily its in the same plaza as Harbor Freight. so the trip wasnt a total waste.

Must.update.now.
Thank you, thrift-​tastic and antique gods for sending tons of treasures to Thrift Nation and selling them to all for ridic prices.
I’m not sure if this place just has better weeks than others, but I found an antique lamp in perfect condition for $ 8. But it didn’t stop there… We revamped our kitchen with an antique silverware set, retro prep bowls, mugs and a baking tray. Each item was no more than $ 1.50 and some were just 50¢. Are you kidding me? This stuff has great character, it’s made better than cheap IKEA garb and it’s just straight awesome.
I also scooped up a retro vase and drooled over the antique furniture sets. Just FYI: they had a gorgeous, antique, hardwood, 4 piece furniture set for under $ 400 – old school vanity and all. Me likey. Meanwhile, the man took his mini-​me around and found him toys, costumes and fun stuff all for under $ 5! This makes me wonder why any of us buy new costumes when you can thrift them for under $ 2. That goes for all seasonal décor. Why pay full price?
And let’s not forget the sweet, old, wooden hook set and the kids book/​DVD rack I found for the little man’s room.
This place is now in my top three fave thrift shops around town. We typically stop by every two weeks or so, and there’s always tons of new stuff to sift through. F-​yeah.