The Salvation Army

I like this thrift store a lot. I constantly find usable and sometimes valuable stuff here. The staff is mostly accommodating. They have their bad days but working at a thrift store can test even the gentlest soul. There is a lot of stuff you have to deal with as an employee here — People removing tags, people stealing, volunteers not working, bums wrecking the bathroom, people destroying the store every single day, stuff constantly coming in with no exact place to put it. Give these people a break. They work really hard for not a lot of money. I’ve gotten to know all the personalities here and everyone is really nice to me. Also please keep in mind that thrifting is a labor of love. You will have many DRY runs where you find nothing at all. Some days you will find so many things that you look like a crazy person with your cart overflowing. The secret is in going often… learn the groove of your local thrift. Be happy when you find nothing — you already have too much stuff anyway. Be REALLY happy when you find something… because actually it found YOU!

Today was my second time visiting this particular Salvation army. The first time I went I only looked at the book section. I found a book that I was looking for for only $ 2 dollars. I bet bookstores can’t beat that price! Honestly I never thought about buying thrifted clothes, but today I did and I am glad that I did. They have a large section of womens blouse and alot of them are in really great condtion.

One of the best thrift stores I have been to in a long time. It is sizeable and the majority of prices are good. The condition of the items was better than most. Will definitely make this store one of my favorites.

The Salvation Army donation center is run by a bunch of incompetent, unprofessional people. They jerked us around and rescheduled our pickup twice. After wasting our time and rearranging our schedules we decided to cancel the pickup of all our stuff which was left from a garage sale and donate it to a more deserving organization.

You’d be surprised at how many weirdos go in and out of here. A lot of people have rated this place as clean, when it is at most, organized – NOT CLEAN. Big difference!
There is a lot of dust all around. All of the hangers are reused across multiple stores. They are not washed. You MUST wash everything you buy! No joke! You have no idea how filthy everything is until you’ve worked here.
The bathrooms are disgusting. They are never disinfected or sanitized. People tend to «miss,» and I can assure you it’s never properly cleaned. Some customers (such as kids) even have accidents in dressing rooms and on the carpet.
Be careful trying on clothes!
For a nonprofit organization, their prices continuously increase. Their deals are not as good as they used to be.
You are better off going on sale days.
Their red tag collectibles are ridiculously overpriced! They are more expensive than purchasing NEW products elsewhere. Even when some things are marked down half price, they are still expensive.
Some furniture can be a good deal when purchased on sale days.
I go here mostly for used books, which are $ 1 – 2 each if they are not red tag items.
I used to buy jewelry and clothes here, but after seeing everything I’ve seen, I don’t know if I’ll ever buy clothes here again. You’re better off buying new clothes with no questionable stain.
Let me conclude by saying I love the idea of thrift stores as a means of «going green» by recycling items, as well as the idea of helping others through proceeds. I understand that this is a thrift store & items are used majority of the time, so my rating is really on prices and customer service.

they have a wide selection of brand likes Banana Republic, Gap, Old Navy, Victoria Secret (I bought 1 look like new VS tank top here!), Tory Burch (yes, I saw 1 very cute stripped top but it loose 1 decorated button so I didnt buy it), F21, HM, Levis, J crew, etc. I love there variety of selection and the clothes quality is quite good. A lot of things I bought was in great condition, almost like new or very gently used. Although, I dont prefer there shoes section much because I saw they sold some Ross shoes with tag, probably outdated but with the same price as new one. Shoes with good condition around $ 25-​$ 35 !! I rather have a new pair of shoes at that price…

Like others have said it’s either a hit or miss. I really enjoy coming here because of the variety of clothing. I have been able to find very trendy clothing that is still in season for great prices. They have a great selection of toys and baby clothing also. I always find something I can use. Collectibles and furniture are overpriced but everything else seems pretty fair. You just need to have the patience to go through tons of items to only find a couple pieces you like. For me it’s totally worth it, especially on discount days!

I found $ 1,600 in a used laptop computer bag here! Really, I’m not lying! Here’s the story: Someone a few months prior broke into my car and stole my laptop and laptop bag and other things too. After scrapping and saving, I finally bought a new laptop online and along with it online I bought a laptop bag. Well, when they arrived, the laptop bag WAS big enough to hold the laptop, but not big enough to hold the laptop, the charger, the mouse, the power surge protector strip, my headphones, my iPod Touch, my iPod Touch charger, my cell phone, my cell phone charger, my Gameboy & charger, any papers or documents-​you get the idea. I needed a new, bigger laptop bag.
I drove over to the Salvation Army and lo’ and behold, found a real Swiss Army backpack-​brand new looking too! I spent at the most $ 15 for it, but knowing me, no more than $ 10. THREE months later I found a pocket I’d never noticed before! I reaaached in, felt what I thought was a paperback book, and I pulled out a WAD of Chinese money! $ 1,600! Yippee! 100 Chinese Yuan $ 100 bills! I just broken even on my laptop!
Some Chinese dude somewhere’s really pissed off at his wife for donating his computer bag. O. O
I HIGHLY recommend shopping here!
True story!
1. If you need sporting goods, go here.
2. BUT, if you need golf clubs, do NOT buy them here. They’re ridiculously expensive for thrift store golf clubs.
3. If you need a surfboard, do NOT buy them here. They’re ridiculously expensive.
4. If you need tennis racquets, racquetball racquets, bicycle helmets, and wetsuits, go here. Except the wetsuits are a little too expensive. But if you need a wetsuit for a kid, this place is good.
5. If you need small appliances, go here.
6. If you need a laptop bag, definitely go here.
7. If you need ties, go here.
8. If you are a male and need clothes, go here but don’t expect to find much. You’ll need to go elsewhere.
9. Shoes: Not good at all for males.
10. Lotsa books.
11. Good for used kitchen items. If you like odd coffee cups and the like, there’s lots. Dunno the prices.
The store is neat and organized. The shelves are pretty well organized. You know how some thrift stores are an absolute disaster? This place is not like that.
The prices are not in line with other thrift stores, they’re a little bit high.

Wow. Clean, well organized. Doesn’t smell. Great selection nicely laid out. What more could you as for in a thrift store.

Clean, has most things you’d want. You can try on clothes, which some other thrift stores don’t allow. Books are 1 buck a piece I think.

This was my first time in here. I’m not a regular thrift store shopper. I don’t enjoy patiently sorting through improperly sized and colored clothing, as it’s frustrating for me. I decided as a gloomy lazy Saturday afternoon that I would take my grandma who enjoys looking for hours through random clothes to this shop. We walked into what looked like a picked through garage sale. The store was a mini hurricane Katrina. It had so much junk from the the 1980’s it was hilarious! Flashback of my childhood as I impatiently picked through puffy painted shirts and old nasty dresses. Just terrifying! The selection of home goods and housewares was even worse. It had nothing.

This place has a huge selection.
They also have some rare antique finds if you know how to look. They have a great selection of furniture and house wares (which is mostly where I shop).
The customer service is hit or miss but the cashiers are usually quick at check out. I’ve been coming here often to see all the new things they get in. I’m never disappointed.

The only negative is this place smells like ASS! There is a lot of merchandise but I couldn’t get over the sour ass smell long enough to look. The prices aren’t that cheap either. I found some tired looking pots for 2 – 5 bucks. At ikea uncoils get the same size and brand new ones at 49cents to 99 cents.

This used to be the best thrift store ever. Now, not so much.
I guess it got pretty popular because prices are so much more inflated. Organization went down too, no longer organized by color just size. Staff are either friendly or cranky, depending on who you get I guess. I asked a couple of employees when they normally have their 50% off days and they kinda danced around because they «don’t know until the day of the sale». It used to be every Friday and some Saturdays, but now it is apparently random (but one kind employee did hint at mostly Fridays or Saturdays).
I mainly go here to freshen up my closet with some fun and unique pieces. All the times I’ve been here, I ALWAYS find and leave with a bagful of super cute stuff after hours and hours of patient digging. But now it’s more of a hassle trying on clothes because they limit to only 3 ITEMS at a time… The lady next to me had about 50 items no lie and it took her the entire time that I was there shopping (2.5 hours) to get through it all. Also the cranky employee supervising the dressing room REFUSED to let customers waiting in line into a dressing room when there were two empty stalls because she said it would be too much to handle… so there I stood waiting for about 20 minutes while people were trying on 3 items at a time out of their gigantic carts.
Aside from clothing, I’d pass on everything else. Not much of a treasure trove for vintage house items or antiques here. Goodwill has a better variety of antiques.
My last complaint is that this store really stinks. I know it’s a thrift store but this one is pretty big so you’d think the ventilation would work better. The smell literally hits you in the face the moment you walk through the door.

Nope don’t bother with this thrift store. Prices are on the high end and majority of the good stuff has been marked up in collectibles area.
I’ve been here a couple of times and could never really find a bargain here. I asked for the price of a small dirty table for my patio and the employee marked it up higher than what I expected especially when the item was dirty (he just took a pen and wrote on the item a random price). I asked if it could be discounted further and he said it’s already cheap.
I think this would be a good place to look for vintage clothing for costumes, etc but in terms of everyday items I’d look elsewhere.

Here all the time. They over price «collectibles»
No returns even if you accidentally read a price tag wrong. They stuck it to something all wonky and I thought it said 2.10. Well apparently it said 8.10. Big difference! Wouldn’t make it right even though I was standing right there and ever left the store.

When it comes to thrift stores, it’s a trial-​and-​error kind of mission. Same goes for this place. However, this place really knows it’s organizing. Clothing items are organized by colors, type of wear (outerwear, inner wear, ect.), and I believe they add in a touch of fabric organization as well. I find it easy to find what I’m searching for compared to messy Goodwills. I recommend going around and running your hand through everything to find a fabric and texture you like.
There are also multiple changing rooms (more than 1 or 2!). Thank The Lord.
Some items can be expensive and some can be dead cheap, especially with their sales.
This is a good thrift store. I recommend it!

Huge store. Wide selection. New shipment every week. HALF PRICE on clothes every Friday!!! What more amazing things can I say about this place?!?
Halloween is around the corner and you can bet ill be making my rounds here on Fridays. I usually spend no more than $ 10, and can always make at least two crafty costumes. I love it here! Don’t waste $$$$ on costumes that someone else is also wearing. Be creative, save money, and create your own. You’d be surprised with what you can make with all these vintage and used clothes.

So lately, I’ve become addicted to thrift shopping… and you can imagine my level of stokedness when I searched for nearby thrift stores and found that this one was on my way home from work. 4-​star average? Definitely going to check it out.
On my way home from work yesterday, I stopped by this store to browse around and see if I could find anything last minute before I go to Burning Man this week, looking for cheap, funky clothes that I could sweat through in the desert. Unfortunately, I only found one item, but I was really impressed with the set up on this place.
Very big and spacious, organized by gender, types of clothing, and size, making it easy to navigate and browse through.
However, on the day I went, I was very impressed with a huge vintage couch that was in the middle of the floor. It had a «TODAY ONLY» tag on it for $ 75. I ALMOST bought it because the deal was just too good. Sounds like you can always come here looking for a good deal. And the «Today Only» marketing makes me want to come in every day to check out the current deals.
Definitely will be making many more stops here after work.

This thrift store has spoiled me – I barely go to other thrift stores anymore. Why? This Salvation Army store is big, organized, clean, always well-​stocked, and handled by nice employees. The clothes are organized by men’s/women’s clothing (sadly, the men’s options are pretty limited), by type of clothing, and then by color. They don’t have as big of a shoe/​purse selection as I’ve seen in other thrift stores but they make up for it with their clothes and random knick-​knacks.
When I have a DIY project, I like to come here and browse their housewares. When I want a funky or vintage-​like dress, I come here. This place is great for a lot of things and what makes it even better is that you know the money is going to a good cause. I also prefer The Salvation Army over stores like Buffalo Exchange because at least here you don’t get overpriced second-​hand clothes in the name of them being hipster. You can find the same brands, the same style here but with a bit more scavenging (which I think is fun anyways) and with a lower price tag.
On top of all of this, every Friday is 50% off. I know some Saturdays they also do a 50% off but they are pretty random so just call ahead and ask them which Saturdays they are doing their sale if you want an even lower deal on thrifted goods. It never hurts to visit a thrift store – you’ll never know what goods you’ll find.