2nd Avenue

Absolutely love this place. You can find awesome things for just a few dollars! They even have days where items are even further discounted up to 50% off ! I’ve gotten so many things from here my wardrobe looks awesome and no one has to know I paid practically nothing for almost brand new name brand clothes.

Pros: Great clothes, good service.
Cons: Be prepared to search. This store is not for avid thrift shoppers. The finds are in your persistence.

This place is great! I’ve been in there twice, and I’m sold. It is huge, with tons of stuff and name brand items at decent prices. Love it.

Found some GREAT stuff here and what bargains!!! I have converted my siblings and my friends with my finds. We go here instead of the mall because you really cannot beat the prices. Please also check out the jewelry because I found some awesome pieces there.

ARE YOU PEOPLE KIDDING ME?
I have been reading these mediocre reviews of 2^nd Avenue and I must say I am stunned! This place is as awesome as it gets.
I suppose if you are a loser who must have everything brand new and abhors used items (like uh. most of the country LOL) then this is not the place for you. If You’re like me, then you don’t mind gently used items at a fraction of the cost.
EVERY single time I come to this place I leave with tons of stuff. The items here are in great condition and are well organized and maintained. The great part is, they ALWAYS have specials. Specials? on already cheap merchandise you say?! YES!
Sunday and Monday are customer appreciation days and certain color tags are discounted. So yes, my frugal friend, that 6.00 blouse will only be 3.00! That leave you three extra dollars to buy more stuff. See?
I like their book selection as well, and have found several books that are popular in hardback. For example, I got «The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo» for like 1.20.
They also have toys for children and bikes and shoes and wow. you name it, they have it!
The only complaint is that there shoe selection is terrible and G-​d help you, if your tag falls off your item. They WILL not sell it yo you without a tag. Even if its a napkin that obviously should be priced at 80 cents.
I actually saw the «manager» (quotes used on purpose) tell a customer, the «tag person» wasn’t working that particular day so she had to come back another day to buy the item.
I hope she came back on a Sunday or Monday, because it would be half off!
Some of us know that one man’s trash is another’s treasure, if that’s you, then 2^nd Avenue is a great place.

I was introduced to 2^nd Ave. by a friend of mine. At first, she didn’t tell me it was a thrift store. I guess she knows I would’ve been turned off.
So, when I arrived at this store, I was a little taken aback because she was really hype about finding a dress to wear to a party. All I could think about was «She brought me to a thrift store???» My experience with thrift stores has been: enclosed, musty stores with unorganized sizing systems and shoddy items for sale like the people that work there don’t give a *&%!
This place was different. Items are organized. A lot of items still have tags on them. They have fitting rooms and salespeople, while not exactly pleasant, are helpful. My friend got her dress, and I got a chocolate Brown, compliment inducing, Michael Kors blazer (tags attached) for $ 6!!!
I must say, 2^nd Ave helped me view thrift stores in a new light.

This store still has some good bargains, but the prices have gone up significantly since it opened.

I really, really, really like 2^nd Avenue. Their clothing selection is unlike any thrift store I’ve ever seen! They have always had some relatively high percentage off of each item as well when I’ve gone (ranging from 25% to 33%). Some of their prices are really outrageous, however, if you have the time and energy to dig through the huge racks of clothing, then you’ll find some amazing deals.

My friend introduced me to this place. I don’t go often because I don’t drive and don’t feel like taking public transportation that far. But it’s awesome.
Always very hit or miss. But I always score some great things. There’s all sorts of sales here, and special promotions they put on while you’re walking through the store if you listened to the speakers when they make announcements. Everything is pretty darn cheap anyway. I never pay more than $ 20 on a visit and I end up with a ton of awesome stuff.
I’ve gotten awesome blankets, cute blouses, summery sandals, belts, kitschy décor, etc. There’s a lot of stupid stuff, but there is definitely lots of stuff worth looking for here. electronics, books, jewelry. and more more more! It’s a big place, so expect to spend some time in here.
I was gonna give 4 stars only because when I went there today, the employees were lazy and tried to get out of ringing me up and almost made me go back and forth between registers multiple times. but that’s the only bad thing that ever happened here. and generally this is an A+ place with a huge selection. so 5 stars it is.

Right next to «Big Lots» and across the Blvd. from JC Penney and a closed «Chi-Chi’s».
This place has lots of shoes. I’m not into that, but maybe you are? Books are more expensive than some of the other «2′ locations, as well as other thrift stores. Big boxes of vinyl records, including one set the lady in front of me was thrilled to have found.
Lots of cosmetic bags that were freebies from the companies that sell makeup in dept. stores. Usually light on the kitchen appliances, but a lot of glass ware~ and broken glass in that area. Many, many scarves– dressy ones, not winter ones.
Pros: The thrill of the hunt. Possible bargains that have gone unnoticed by others. Good stuff cheap. If the person pricing it doesn’t know what it is… it can be cheap.
Cons: Pricing is inconsistent. Two of the same item, hanging next to each other. One is $ 4.50, and the other is 80 cents. (Hmm… which one do I want?) Cashier lady SCREAMING the specials into the microphone. Screaming lady with screaming kids. NO PHONE. NO TOILET.
Sometimes the whole place is crap, and you gotta come back another day. Other times, you get a pair of hand-​knit preemie booties for 20 cents. Hurray for the bargain, but sadness for the knitter who obviously worked hard on them.