Savers Thrift Store

I go there almost every day because I drive by it in the way home from work. It is OK at best but a lot of stuff is insanely overpriced, just because someone on eBay is asking $ 50 for some vintage board game doesn’t mean it’s worth that. Check the completed listings, theirs didn’t sell and that’s why it sits there for weeks. Costume jewelry is costume jewelry, much of what they sell isn’t worth what they ask, same deal, if Amvets down the road has it for $ 1.98 you’re not going to get $ 25 just because someone has it listed for that. All this does is prevent the merchandise from rotating quickly, so you see the same stuff for days on end. Used to be better.

Quality, style, and condition of women’s clothes was poor. Most brands were low end and clothes looked and smelled used. Was the second time I went, with same results — won’t be back! Other thrift shops (Amvets, Goodwill) have more on trend designers at half the price.

This was a nice when it was less popular. It has a huge, organized selection, but they can be really pricey for something I could buy brand new for less. When it first opened, the prices were a lot cheaper and I went there more often. I’d much rather go to a different thrift shop… I don’t really consider this store a thrift shop.

I have been to many Savers Thrift Stores or Value Villages and I have to say this specific Location was Super Overpriced and Tiny! $ 40 for a used stained sweatshirt or $ 50 Jerseys that were dirty! The $ 20 dollar sweat filled hats were even more laughable. I wonder if you know that you can go to Lids or New Era and buy new or even on sale for that much. Don’t waste your time, money or effort on even driving to this place.

For a thrift store it can be alittle high in price but it is usually fairly clean and friendly. I have been here a few times and I always find something nice here.

Meh.
As others said this is a «thrift store» for people who normally shop at the mall. Clothes are generally nicer (no crotch rot for example) — but pricey. I can walk into Walmart & Old Navy and pay the same for new items that they sell used. There are surprises sometimes like finding music books from the 1920s for 29 cents, but compare that to a cast iron pan that cost more used (and crusted over) here then the exact same pan would cost new at Macy’s. I’ll also add that in the craft department as well– a partially used skein of Red Heart Super Saver costs more then at the Jo-Ann’s across the street.
It gets 2 stars because it is clean and doesn’t have that thrift store smell

The hubs and I went here to check out what Savers was all about. Overall the store is very neat and organized. All the merchandise is easy to find. We left empty handed this time. I for one, when I am going to thrift stores, I’m on a mission and I don’t think this place will have what I am looking for, vintage stuff. My husband and I both left and said «if we were looking for a pair of pants, then we would probably find it here»
Enough said.

This is a for-​profit store that purchases «the best» donated items from non-​profit thrift stores, marks them up, and resells them. This means that the prices are not the lowest in the market – but it also means that the selection is generally a lot better. You’re more likely to find current styles of clothing in good repair, for example. There’s also a nice selection of books and movies that include more current titles.
My favorite section of the store is the housewares, where vintage and newer styles collide in a well-​merchandised display. There’s a very small furniture section that sometimes offers an interesting find. My DON’T MISS section is toward the back of the store along the left wall. Here, there are little baggies of small items like vintage souvenirs, buttons, tools, craft supplies, Christmas items, school supplies – you never can tell what you might find.

I’ve returned to this place a number of times and have never left empty handed. Though the prices can be a little high for a thrift store — they are still much lower then regular retails and like I said — I never leave empty handed and therefore I always find some really great treasures.
I am going to up my rating from three star to four stars because this location really deserved a higher rating. The bathrooms and store are clean — no bad smells anywhere — nicely organized and friendly staff!

I came here with incredibly high hopes after hearing people talk this place up, especially its other US locations. At first entrance I was impressed — huge, clean, updated space with loads of clothes, books, bric-​à-​brac, shoes and some furniture/​electronics. It is extremely well arranged and laid out, and employees were constantly circling putting things where they belonged and straightening up. However upon further investigation I was quite let down.
— prices were overall too high; 90% of this stuff would have been a little to a bunch cheaper at any Salvation Army, Goodwill or Amvets. I am willing to pay a tad more if it is something unique or hard to find, but overall that wasn’t the case. The housewares and bric-​à-​brac, usually some of the most reasonably priced stuff at average thrift stores, was very expensive. I saw vases, candle holders and dishes marked almost as high as they were new, and I’m not talking about rare vintage stuff either. I didn’t see a single set of items actually marked as a set. For instance, a three set of owl knick knacks, ranging in size from 1.5 to 2.5 inches would end up costing about $ 12 because each piece had its own tag. Their book and children’s movie selection was impressive, but $ 2 is steep for VHS considering most places don’t even make VCRs anymore. I’m the only person I know who even has one except my parents.
— pricing was random; I saw a No Boundaries (a brand carried at Wal Mat) skirt here for 12. Then I found a mint Vera Wang skirt for $ 6. What? There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to the pricing at all; sure some label stuff was high, but there was also a lot of non-​label stuff high (a no-​name brand pair of pumps for $ 25, just because they were a current style) and the occasional namebrand/​designer item weirdlly cheap compared to everything else. Plus sized clothes also seemed marked lower, which made no sense as I know people buy these a lot to use the fabric to make other things. Anything the slightest bit edgy or cool was double what the stuff around it was and the more average of a size it was the more expensive it was as well. Lame.
— poor selection; I usually can’t leave a big thrift store like this without picking up 20 or 30 pieces of clothing — I am a bargain shopper with a ridiculous wardrobe and I constantly rotate stuff out to sell online. I came out of here with maybe 10 pieces, if you include a coat and pajamas. Their clothes were largely geared towards a very bland, 35+ dress style with almost nothing for younger folks and even less funky stuff. Vintage/​retro was completely non-​existent except the hideous jumpers & Golden Girl style dresses from the 80/90’s you are seeing at all these stores right now. I did manage to find a nice vintage choker, but of course it was double what it would have been at Amvets. They had a decent selection of very funky plastic necklaces and bangles, but wanted as much or more than I see the stuff for new at teeny bopper stores that specialize in those type of items. Again, I’m not talking vintge for most of this stuff either; I’m talking I found an Avon bracelet my mom bought me (in a three piece set for like $ 8) marked $ 3 here.
I did get a very nice houndstoothed overcoat and a pair of over the knee faux suede boots here that were high quality for okay prices, but overall I was very disappointed with what my bill came to for the tiny amount of stuff I got. A lot of their clothes did not match sale prices at regular stores and couldn’t touch other thrift shops. I realize this is a for-​profit store, not a charity only shop (although they do «donate» to charity by buying donated items from them, per their website) but if you want to compete in a market like this you need to either have competitive pricing OR superior selection. They had neither. I regularly find more funky or in fashion, name brand stuff at the Amvets in West Seneca than I found here by far, and even though I’m not a label person I definitely don’t like paying 80% of the cost that I know something was new when it isn’t an expensive brand. I will check this place out again just to use my 30% off cards — they give you a shoppers card like the laundromat where you get a stamp for every so much spent. My bf and I spent so much on our tiny hauls that we got two whole cards filled plus part of another one.
This is a sanitized version of a real thrift store designed to make mall shoppers comfortable.