Deseret Industries

Deseret Industries is a thrift store chain associated with LDS (Latter-​Day Saints, or the Mormon Church). The store itself is very well organized with selections of clothes, furniture, household items and electronics. The selection is good and I was thrilled to see an entire shelf full of computer screen monitors, exactly what I was looking for.
However, I realized too late that there are no exchanges or returns allowed on electronics, only clothing items. I didn’t see any signs stating this policy when I was in the electronics section or when checking out. There was also no way to actually test the monitors to make sure they worked before you bought them. Luckily, while 2 of the monitors I bought work, the screen on one can’t be reliably used but I’m only out $ 10. The prices for the monitors were the same as prices at Goodwill, which has a good return/​exchange policy since obviously you have no way of knowing what you bought will actually work.
Let the buyer beware.

Clean place with new and vintage stuff! I got a few large doll houses that were on eBay for over $ 100 bucks so it was nice to only spend $ 20!

I would literally go to this place everyday if I could or remembered to. For some reason it has a very similar to that of a Ross retail store. Very clean and very well kept, very friendly employees, and they get a lot of really really cool stuff. Definitely favorite thrift store overall.

Wowzers! Name brand jeans for $ 6! A purse for $ 1.50! We got a cart full of goods for $ 47. So impressed.
We came into the store and there was a toddler going crazy. He was in the cart and crying like a crazy man, the frazzled mom was trying to look at shoes for him and a bag for herself. An employee came up to the little boy and tried to make him smile. She was so nice despite the awful racket this kid was making. All the customers were nice and seemed sympathetic, too. Finallly my son calmed down and we were able to find bargians galore!
Yes the crazy monster child was mine. And this store was awesome and so were all the customers there that day!

Visited this location on a Saturday for the first time and was impressed. I found a few cute tank tops for cheap, and some brand new king size sheets (I think 850 thread count) for $ 15! They are locked up so you need an employee to open the glass case for them. There is also a decent maternity section, and sooooo many shoes! I want to visit again on a weekday before everyone else finds all the goods.

Nice store. Organized like a regular department store.
Lots of workers. Prices pretty cheap. Way better than Goodwill. They don’t try and sell broken stuff.
I got a few little trinkets for 50 cents or 1.00 a piece.
I noticed about 3 or 4 trancients shopping in the store. They must get a voucher to shop there.
This place is in the old industrial area of Mesa.
Lots of parking.

Super clean, this is a favorite for sure. I like to come in the evenings when there is not so many people. This is really like a department store in appearance. I’ve already gotten to know the many people that work here and they are very friendly. It is a Mormon run organization, so not sure if that has something to do with it. Not the greatest selection on furniture but plenty to be found in clothing and housewares!

One of my favorite. I always find something when I come in. The staff is really nice and helpful and the prices are the best I have experienced in this area. Great stuff for so cheap! And it’s so clean!

Christmas dishes from Pier 1 Imports for only 50 cents a piece. Highly collectable items for less than $ 5. Pampered Chef stoneware for only $ 3! Holy smokes the deals you can find! Be prepared to have to wash items before use. A savvy shopper can save a bundle on some premium items here!

As usual, one of the best thrift stores ever! They have everything! And it was also possibly the cleanest thrift store I’ve ever seen!
I did feel like some things were slightly over priced for a thrift store, more like the bigger things, and some clothes. But still worth check out whenever you need anything!

the store is well organized, and I love it! i found a torrid jacket which was originally 30 – 40 bucks for just 4 $! it has a large selection of clothes, shoes, furniture and a lot more. this thrift store is like any other the cloths are very organized with a virety of diffrent sizes, i love this store!

The DI is the best! I come here to shop when I feel discouraged or blue. Something about the spirituallity of the LDS church members rubs off on me and I begin to feel my spirits pick up. Good people are good people, and the workers are wonderful.
I like their slogan: «Give stuff a second chance.» Well, we all need a second chance and so on those blue days I come here and I leave feeling pretty good, and with some few tchotchke’s that cost me a couple of dollars.
My kitchen is filled with awesome cookware that I use everyday. It is really a very special place and I bring all my gently used and clean things here to donate when I am ready to pass them on. Yeah for the DI! thank you !!

One of the thrift stores I always manage to visit when I am in my home town. Like most thrift stores you have to really search for the good stuff, and this place does have a huge selection especially furniture.

The people are rude and the service is slow.
Other places like this are way better.

Deseret Industries is unlike any other thrift store that I tend to frequent: The clothes here actually fit me.
Just last weekend, I bought a pair of jeans and they fit me so well. I’ve never really had thrift store pants fit me too well because I’m so short. I’m only 5’5″. As such, whatever I buy I need to cuff on the bottom. No matter what, I look like 1 1950’s hooligan because everyone’s legs are just so much longer than mine.
I bought a sportcoat here about two years ago and it’s still the nicest fitting coat I’ve bought for myself from a thrift store. Dude, man, you have no idea. It fits me perfectly. And it was cheap. The inside label informed me (to my girlfriend’s amusement) that it originated from a now-​out-​of-​business store from California called «The Short Shop: Clothes for the shorter man.»
Well, this place isn’t for everyone. But, for some reason, almost everyone who donates clothes here is apparently just a little guy and I thank them for their donation.

Wow, great store, quality merchandise and good prices! I’d been in here on my last trip but don’t remember being this impressed a coupla years ago. I got some cheap yarn, a few items for the little ones, and some craft materials, all for a pittance. I will be back and will tell my daughter to check it out too.
Everything is clean and organized and one lady in particular was extremely helpful. There was a brief turn — off when I first walked in and tried to make eye contact with a young male employee to ask where the craft items were. He turned away from me and started talking to another employee which I thought was rude until I realized he was mentally challenged and probably didn’t pick up on the eye contact clue that I needed help. Since I heartily approve of employing the handicapped I quickly forgave the unintentional slight. After that all was good. As much as I like the local Goodwill and Savers stores, this one has won my approval also.

I thrift a lot, and this store is okay.
Cheap clothing prices, but I didn’t find anything my style. Imagine «boxy» womens’ cotton t-​shirts from the 90s. Eck.
Their housewares area is fine. I feel like I really have to dig to find ONE thing that I like. Usually I can go to a thrift store and find 4 – 5 pieces that I love. So for me, it’s not worth going out of the way for.
With all the great reviews on here, maybe everybody knows about this place and cleaned it out?

Grimy

Deseret Industries (or more commonly known as «The D.I.») is one of my favorite places to shop! They are akin to Goodwill in that they have lots of second hand used items. You can find clothing, shoes, books, furniture, toys, records… just tons of stuff! Although I have shopped at other D.I.‘s that had more to offer, this one is pretty good. They always have items neatly organized, and plenty of floor associates to help you out which is good because the store is often very busy and full of people.
The womens clothing is fun to browse through, I think they tend to have more dresses than Goodwill does, which I like. They have a good assortment of blouses and I’ve seen some nice shoes there. I think the quality of clothing they accept is slightly higher than other thrift stores. Occasionally they will have some good furniture. I think they even sell new bedroom sets for cheap that you can order.
They have a nice assortment of random outdoorsy/​kitsch items. Usually they have a back lot where you can find ceiling fans, bedframes, doors, bikes, etc. However they have it closed off right now. Maybe they are waiting to get more items? As an Art student, I can always find some great strange items here that help me with my school projects. My only complaint is that sometimes they price things too high. For example one time I needed a lot of wire for a school project and they had some tiny bundles, but priced at $ 4.00 each. That’s a lot of money for a tiny bundle of wire! Sometimes they have really poor quality framed pictures for 10 – 20 dollars even though they have water damage and the frame is falling apart.
One thing I like about the D.I. is that they will offer employment to people who have found difficulty finding jobs in the past for some reason or another. They train the people who work there so that they can be prepared to find a job in another setting. Also, whatever clothing they do not sell is sent to humanitarian aid to be given away worldwide. So I respect this store for its good intentions!
Overall, good store and lots of great stuff! Go and see for yourself!

The prices are so good in this place, you feel like plowing over all the slow-​zombie shoppers and loading your cart with everything you can grab!
Secretly, I want to push the «Closet Hoarders» out of my way… there are a lot of them who shop here and they grab the «good stuff». I think there are Amazon Sellers too, sometimes you’ll see them scanning ISBN bar codes with their little hand held PDAs… it’s interesting to observe who shops here.
This place is cleaner and more organized than any Ross or TJ Maxx that I have ever been in… there were plenty of employees everywhere stocking the shelves with MORE treasures!!! Did I mention the AWESOME prices???
Books, toys, DVDs, clothing, random stuff that I don’t really need… cheaper than Goodwill… and the folks here were pretty friendly. No wonder the parking lot was very full on a Friday afternoon…