Bayside Thrift Shop

This has become one of my favorite places to shop. The manager is super patient and understanding.

We dropped off expensive clothes to donate and the clerk behind the counter acts like he’s doing us the favor! If the bag of clothes weighs 40 lbs he puts down on the receipt one bag.
He has a really lousy attitude!

I’ve been in here lots of times and always leave empty handed no matter the day. There’s lots of stuff but the creepy guys usually chilling in the front of the store kinda steer me away.

Great place, and really lovely owner. Went in the other day, and I didn’t find anything, but my husband found two amazing shirts for $ 5 each. I’ve been in other times and sometimes I find something, sometimes I don’t, but it’s a great spot, and everyone is so incredibly nice, too. Definitely worth a visit.

I stumbled upon this store last summer and been going back ever since. They have a good selection of dresses in various sizes. The prices are mostly $ 8-​$ 10. I always manage to find a couple of dresses in my size. Nick, the manger, is very friendly and helpful. Check out this place if you’re in the area!

Definitely in my top 3 of favorite thrift shops, if not my number one favorite. I sorta want this place all to myself but. that’s being selfish because Nick has to do business too.
Being the avid thrifter that I am, it’s quite laughable how some people rate with a few stars simply because THEY couldn’t find anything. It is true that there is a chance you won’t find anything even when you’ve looked through the entire store, but that’s a possibility anywhere. You might not find an amazing item every single time you go to a thrift store but don’t expect to or you’ll be disappointed (even though it’s your fault for having such impractical expectations). It takes time and energy to keep going back to the store and to persevere as you are rummaging through those disorganized racks.
That said, this place got a lot more organized compared to a few years back. It’s not a major step up in the game but the simple changes were something I was able to point out because of how familiar I am with this place.
The store does smell but I’ve never had a problem with it so get off your high horse and accept the stench. Become one with the stench. It is quite tiny and you might feel an urge to leave without even takin’ a gander at anything and it’s understandable. But listen to me, go in, look through those racks, ignore the stink, bring a mask maybe just in case you start to sneeze uncontrollably, and who knows if you’ll find something you like! Don’t be discouraged if you leave that day without any thrifted items. Come back next week.
Here is a basic price list for the items:
Most of the women’s tops: $ 5 but occasionally will have $ 7 – 8 ones
Women’s dresses: approximately $ 15
All of the men’s t-​shirts: $ 2
Books: A dollar or two
Bags: $ 5-​$ 7
Shoes: I don’t find much shoes here but I bought a Sperry’s once for $ 7
Fabric: $ 1 – 2
Bed sheets, etc: $ 5-​$ 10
Sunglasses: $ 5
Men’s Jackets: $ 10-​$ 20
Above all, Nick is the nicest guy! It’s nice to have the manager know you and greet you every time you come into the store. He is really sweet but not a push-​over so don’t think you can take advantage of him.
Once again, don’t go in if you’re going to judge it by your first and only visit. Go back and be ready to spend some time in there. It all depends on your open-​mindedness and patience.
If you went a couple of times and still don’t like it, that’s your preference and it’s okay. Personally I love it and I find awesome items every single time I go.

It’s the typical thrift store — you have to take your time to rummage through the racks but you’re guaranteed to find something that you’ll like and for really cheap.
The brands of the clothes vary, from cheap brands to name brands like banana republic. I purchased a spring jacket originally from h&m for $ 8 and two blouses for $ 5 each.
I’ll definitely return as it’s close by home but not as often as I usually do with other thrift stores like Buffalo Exchange

I find it very surprising there are lots of positive reviews here but all I can say is that there isn’t anything worth getting here, and it definitely has that old thrift shop smell when you go in. On the good note the workers are nice and if you have no option but to shop here for your kids, I saw a lady who was able to pick up 1 – 2 items for her kids happily, so maybe you might too.

A huge disappointment. Seeing all the positive reviews, I don’t know if I just went here at the wrong time of the year but the store was small and the selection was extremely limited.
I took time to look through every single top they had (it didn’t take long) and literally all of them were either ridiculously tacky or worn out (both visually and olfactorily offensive) especially for their price (average price for a t-​shirt = $ 5). For those of you who may think I’m just picky: Trust me. I used to shop at Salvation Army in a very rural area upstate where people donated clothes they wore while milking their cows and stuff, lol, (average price for a t-​shirt = $ 1) and I’ve always been extremely easy to please.
Going back to Bayside Thrift Shop, they had a slight better selection of jeans and dresses but looking through them was a pain because they were so disorganized — nothing was sorted by size or color, and items were consistently hung in completely irrelevant sections. Worst of all, there was no fitting room.
I don’t think I ever want to go back. PS Don’t drive here, you’ll regret it (if you make it alive).

i dont know why Unilocal deleted my other review… but i’ll write another
short and simple: this place has BEDBUGS so stay away

this is the worst thrift store i have ever been in. and i have been to many.
the guy that owns/​works there is a complete jerk.
Some people came in with some boxes to donate and the guy dismissed them saying we dont want anything. i saw a small box they had and looked inside. the guy donating said you can have it. then the owner got all interested and took the box outta my hand and decided he did want all the stuff.
then he tried to sell it to me for 40 dollars.
what an ass. i didn’t even want it that bad and the fact that he didnt want it until someone else showed interest in it makes him a jerk.
there are other reasons this store stinks.
bad selection. most items arent priced. alot of items on the shelves are «not for sale» for some reason because he wants to figure out how much they are worth before he sells them etc.
not a thrift shop in my opinion a resale shop.
and poor selection

This is a great thrift store, and exactly what all thrift stores should be: unpretentious, crammed with stuff, and very very cheap. If you like to scrounge and have a half hour to spare, you’ll pretty definitely find a good deal here.
Blazers are all $ 7.
Tops are ~$ 8.
Skirts are all $ 5.
Dresses are all $ 7.
Coats (including leather jackets) are $ 15-​$ 35.
Also a huge selection of pants and tees.
There are Ann Taylor blazers nestled in with Forever 21 tanks, unbranded polyester horror shows with prom gowns (oh wait, same thing!). You can tell by the labels that some items are vintage. I got a Banana Republic wool pencil skirt, Made in Italy and quite possibly vintage for FIVE BUCKS!
They also have shoes, bags, books, housewares, records, and small appliances (everything under the sun, really) that are dusty but good deals if you need them. Put that pinky down.
The store is a bit grungy looking — I wouldn’t buy blankets and sheets here, for example — but the clothes all seem fine and in excellent condition.

I accidentally stumbled into this store, trying to find my way to Northern Blvd, and was pleased to find very cheap thrifts. The T-​shirts were dirt-​cheap, but you definitely need extra time and effort to dig through all the meh-​stuff (saw a dude pick up an old school Naruto shirt. cute!). There’s alot of jeans here with the potential for great DIY cut-​off shorts and other artsy inspirations. The tops and shoes were pretty meh. You can find some cute stuff in the shorts section (there seems to be a lot of Levi jeans and shorts here, which is pretty awesome since you can never go too wrong with that quality of denim).
Alas, no changing room (not even a small corner to whip out some ninja-​fast changes) which I have to mark off one star for. Plus, I was a little paranoid about the store’s general cleanliness (kind of afraid of the raggedy pile of blanket-​ty things and dust bunnies in the back of the store).
I think it’ll be hard to find a lot of cute things in one visit, with the clothes «as is» here. But I will be back if I’m in the area for the possibility of seeing added merchandise.

I really didn’t want to write a review for this place because I want this place all to myself… please don’t come here.
Came here to donate a bundle of clothes that I don’t wear anymore and I decided to just look around.
Picked up a shirt, a cozy sweater, a blazer jacket, and a dress. All for $ 25. You also get a punch card and you get a $ 5 bonus after 5 visits.

This place is open seven days and its easy for me to drop my donations off. Its in a strip mall with parking. The guy recognizes me and gives me a big smile — that translates to «he made a lot of money off me».

This is my go-​to place for donations. With churches and their odd times for accepting donations, nothing compares to a decent shop that takes stuff during shopping hours.
I’m a minimalist, so I usually give away my clothes as soon as I know I won’t wear it again. They usually take your stuff without prejudice and gives you a donation receipt. They are associated with the Romanian Orthodox Church in Woodside.

Awesome for smaller sized girls. I found two pairs of shoes with a perfect match (size 5), a GORGEOUS velvet scoop back dress, a blazer, and one bust of Jim Morrison, you know… for my bust collection. I only spent about 15 dollars.
Never expected to find deals that good.
Cashier was friendly and helpful, but the other customers were obnoxious.

I went in today afternoon. It was my first time and I like it, I’ll admit I didn’t find anything (nothing my size!) but I saw some nice things I considered. There’s more women’s clothing than men’s, but at least they have both.
There’s a lot of clothing for $ 5 only, which is pretty awesome. Most things looked in good condition, some things were covered w lint/​dust. A lot of it looks outdated, but I saw a couple Banana Republic, GAP, Ann Taylor clothing. They had a long section of skirts (I saw mostly sz 4 and 8) and some outdated blouses, some jeans, pants, jackets.
They have some vinyls for a buck, some CDs, belts, shoes, a very messy section in the back corner filled with blankets (that was my least favorite part), a small section of handbags/​wallets. And there was a ‘hidden’ box of toys or other random things. Now on, I’m gonna stop by and see if they have anything new!