NCJWLA Council Thrift Shops

A little bit more expensive than Goodwill, but all clothes seem to be in better condition. You can also find wedding dresses/​prom dresses here too. LOL I bought a TART dress for $ 12 that was in great condition. Looked it up online just now and MSRP is $ 180 ish! Need to come back again soon!!! SCORE!

I’m in Council Thrift store now. The guy that checked me out side my coupon expired. But he allowed me to get my idems anyway. Great customer service. He told me his name, but I forgot. If I could give more than 5stars I would!

They don’t have changing rooms. If you are a female, like myself, it is important to try on what you’re interested in buying. They have an «exchange» policy but no returns. The furniture prices are surprisingly high and the clothing is a bit higher than Goodwill prices. But I have found a couple scores I’m pretty happy with (I took a gamble on a pair of Theory black pants for $ 7, which actually fit) otherwise, I wouldn’t come back. It’s an «if I’m in the area» (maybe) kinda place.

The staff is SO RUDE accept for this older gentlemen, named Armen who helped me unload my car.
I would never donate any of my stuff or shop at this store. EVER.
Out of the Closet and Goodwill are around the corner and so is the American Cancer Society Discovery Store. My point: there are dozens of thrift and vintage stores in the area and the merch is so unbelievably over-​priced at Council Thrift.
The staff will not give you a discount — not even if you’re buying 20 things. Not even a dollar off. It’s all good.
I will take my money and future donations elsewhere.

As far as NCJWLA’s go, this one is big, but the pricing is a little on the high side. That’s not to say there aren’t deals to be found, though. Nice eclectic mix of merchandise, well laid out with lots of room to navigate.
I should say I was told the NCJWLA shops hired an appraiser who visits the various stores to assist with pricing. So some of their pieces are (in my opinion, incorrectly) priced above retail — rugs and art especially. You have to know what you’re buying. You can usually score pretty well on clothing and knick knacks.
I miss their other Fairfax store (it was in Little Ethiopia). It was so much better than this one. Alas, it’s no longer. :/

I’ve been to this store several times. It’s nicer than most thrift stores. Here are the pros; The merchandise is a bit above average and displayed fairly well. The prices are fairly reasonable.
The cons; There are no dressing rooms. There are no bathrooms. The parking consists of stacked spaces, so, if you want to leave, and someone is blocking you, you first need to get the store to get them to move, or vice versa.

Liked their designer racks! The prices were good. Not super cheap, but nor expensive. Got a cashmere sweater for $ 20 and a Diane Von Furstenberg top for.$ 25. Silk!
Clean and tidy but I did not see any dressing room?

This is my favorite place to donate used items. Sure, Goodwill is easier, but they don’t give you an itemized receipt with a monetary amount that you can use come tax season! There’s a tiny parking lot behind the store where I park, and always someone there to help drag your donations into the building.
I’ve shopped here a a few times as well and I’ve found some real treasures, including a Banana Republic seersucker blazer.
One thing, Unilocal’s map shows the store in the middle of the block on Fairfax. It’s on Fairfax south of Melrose, but it’s right on the corner across from Fairfax High School.

This place is no more what it used to be: A buzzing business led by Erol and his dynamic team. However, there is still occasionally some good deals to be made.

Nice shop: more women’s clothes than men’s, but it’s all quality stuff. I picked up a pair of leather Bally dress shoes for $ 10, which I think is a steal. Their furniture section is decent but can get pricy in a hurry. Yes, there are some high-​priced items, but you can still find great items for under $ 10.

Didn’t find a lot of interesting items at this location. Worse, the place has a bit of an «odor» that nearly made my friend sick. I used to like this location when it was part of Out of the Closet, but it isn’t as nice now. Probably won’t be back.

Convenient location, a lot of clothes, and great prices. They also have limited parking, which was refreshing because the day I went I was in a hurry.
Really nice staff too. P:)

I just went to this store for first time today and I was amazed of the men’s selections. Wow this place is definitely amazing. I found a cute American Apparel short sleeves shirt for $ 6 and an awesome baseball tees for $ 2!!! Holy Moly I never bought clothes from thrift stores before. I am so excited.

Okay, I must admit I was a bit confused when it came to writing a review for this place.
This Unilocal page is outdated.
Out of the Closet was in the SAME location that this thrift shop is.
Out of the Closet closed, and this took over the entire space (it RECENTLY opened, not in 2008!).
That said, my experience here is not like all the poor Unilocal reviews for it’s prior store.
My Mom and I stopped in here after a delicious lunch at Canter’s across the street.
This place is spacious and well organized.
You can find gems while going through the racks here, which is nice.
If you’re not familiar with the method of searching through racks to find aforementioned gems, this may not be the place for you.
My Mom ended up getting «the best pair of jeans» she’s ever had, from here.
They were in great condition, and less than $ 20!
She also scored a pretty patent leather purse (from Saks Fifth Avenue mind you), for less than $ 30.
Her other bargains included some cute summer dresses and a few long sleeve shirts.
The staff here are friendly and actually care enough to help you out.
I especially like that the money they make goes to a great cause, unlike other thrift shops that solely line their own wallets.
Erol or Matt (I can’t remember his name, but he was a looker) rang my mom and I up, and ended up discounting things even more than ticketed prices (which really helped us out).
I don’t know why, but when I think of this place, Macklemore’s «Thrift Shop» runs through my head.
It’s a good thing though, and I’ll surely be back.
My Mom’s already hounding me for another trip.

Very blah. Very unopinionated about this place.
The selection is basic, and the prices, as usual, are stupid. The owners of this little chain here definitely know their brand names, and they milk as much as they can out of the customer. Marc Jacobs used, unwashed black suede boots: $ 170. Abercombie tops filed under «designer/​name brand». Menothinkso.
The old cashier guy was totally buttering up to me, me being in the ideal demographic to shop at their store. The selection, as I said, is subpar, and it’s definitely nothing to go out of your way to see.

They have been having random sales lately (buy 2 get 1 free) but do price up their name brand clothes and are limited on their selection. But you can find gems in here. I’ve found better books than in most thrift stores. Like hilarious 70s campy arts and craft books and Eyewitness Travel books.
The furniture is better than most thrift stores, and there is a fairly nice selection of rugs in the back. What I like most is that you can drop of goods to donate in the back, and then a few days later find the items you donated up front. Unlike larger thrift chains where your donations could get sent to another city.

I stopped by here today after we spent some time at the Jet Rag sale this morning. Wow. TONS of stuff here. The place was really busy and I just made my way along side the walls where they have art hanging. I found a good piece that was very Maio, Eden, Keane and Goji like. But, it was not signed and they wanted $ 250 dollars. WTF? I didn’t bother taking it down to look at it. I should have because I was curious as to why they wanted so much. So, I moved on… In between I looked through the clothes. $ 18 for an a «Members Only» knock of to me was silly. It was not even a convincing knock off. So I moved on. I found a pair of copper vintage owls that were really cool. I collect vintage owls and thought this would be a cool addition to my collection. $ 60… STUPID! I found tons of crap as well that they were asking far too much for. In the end I was peeling through some of the art on the floor resting against a pony wall. They are insane here. Asking far too much for prints and copies. Oh wait I did find one signed litho by an artist that I have never heard of «Margot» was the name. Even that was way to $$$ not to mention that the litho was set in a shitty frame and was a little damaged. (the litho itself)… I mean thrift shopping is suppose to be fun where you find deals and leave feeling that euphoric state of «I JUST SCORED» and it wasn’t in bed either… Seriously… They are crazy here… Perhaps overhead is too much… I have read other reviews for Council Thrift Shops. Yes, there is more than one and they all pretty much talk about how expensive this chain of thrift shops are. S