Arc Thrift Store

Holy cow, this place is expensive! The plates I’ve been trying to collect are 3x the price of other thrift stores! No thank you. Other items are more expensive than retail stores. Absolutely crazy.

I missed the old low prices, I have been emailed them but not results, now some prices are higher than TJ Max or Ross.

Generally they have a great selection for kids clothes & toys … Good varied inventory … far better than the GW at Simms & Belleview. The staff has always be better than your average thrift store. Much more willing to help and engage with you. (That says something at most volunteer driven thrift stores)
THe Bric Brac section is also quite extensive and a surprising amount of house wares/​linens too. If you are thrift shopper, then put this location on your list ;)

I think someone was smoking crack as some of the items are way overpriced. Capitalism at its best. Employees are not pleasant here at all, they give off the impression it’s a punishment. While I enjoy thrift shopping, I’ll be looking for a different place.

This is one of my favorite thrift stores but I must say some stuff, especially the furniture, is outrageously over priced. I have purchased multiple pieces from there but I always have to make the gamble to go on half off days bc I can’t bare to pay $ 90 for a mid size dresser 20+ years old that is banged up, chipped, and desperately needs to be refinished. I am so tired of thrift stores pricing like they are dealers, IT IS DONATED. I’ve seen many that I would love to own and purchase, but are priced like they are selling antiques (they are always always in need of repair). I understand trying to turn a profit for charity, but many times the furniture sits on the floor accumulating bc it is overpriced. I honestly wouldn’t be upset about a higher price if it was in impeccable condition, but that is rarely (if not never) the case. I would rather see low prices and constantly moving items, then over priced bad condition pieces every time I go. It makes me mad/​sad. I’ve found better deals on craiglist. The thrill of getting a great deal on a beautiful and unique piece is forever ruined. If you are on a budget I suggest buying new from Ikea because prices are comparable. Besides this small rant, the staff is excellent and the store is well organized and always clean.

I love this store and the staff working in it. Exactly how a thrift store should be (lots to choose from, awesome prices… maybe a tiny «smelly»). I love to shop here and support local & recycled. Did I mention the staff was incredible?

I’m getting tired of thrift stores acting like they know anything about how to price antiques or collectibles. This place is littered with items that are overpriced merely because they look like an antique or a collectible. Just in my trip yesterday, I saw
1) comic books locked up behind a glass case for anywhere from 6 dollars to 10 dollars EACH. I’m a comic book collector and I know that the comics they had displayed were barely worth a dollar apiece, but I guess that since they’re comic books they must think they got antique roadshow quality finds. Also, ARC, if you read this. If you really want to treat the comics as antiques, either put boards behind them or lay them flat. Standing them up with no boards just damages them and decreases their value.
2) unframed oil paintings — the original price tags were on the paintings for 7.99 apiece, but ARC decided to do a price hike to 34.00 because I don’t know, maybe they looked cool.
3) an old beat up book for $ 200+ dollars. I guess because it looks old it must be worth that.
I don’t mind people selling things for what they’re worth, but these are CHARITABLE, DONATED items and the staff are unqualified to act as antique dealers. I just think it’s pretty sad that they’re selling comics for 10 times their value so that families looking for thrift store bargains can’t get their kids a comic book. I hope that families don’t donate their collectibles here because staff don’t know how to care for them and they’ll try to sell your donations far out of the price range of the families who they are supposedly trying to serve.

This place gets some good stuff and some not-​so-​good stuff.
I know because I’ve left a lot of it there.
Plenty of examples of each from my garage, bedroom, hall closet, kids rooms, kitchen. You can own something that Bill B. touched. Fancy that.
On the supply side (rather than the output side) I’ve been pretty impressed with the selection. I picked up Weber table-​top grill for only $ 4.99.
The place is clean and well-​kept. It doesn’t have the dreaded stale b.o. smell of some thrift stores.
It’s also a convenient place to donate. Just pull around back and they will help you unload.