Epic Thrift

I really really love Epic, but this one is definitely the dud. You can find cute stuff here, but everything is priced way too high! I’ve seen some things priced more than I would pay for the item new! The place is over crowded and has the most stuff of any of the local epic stores, but only because the prices are too high to really move the merchandise. Do yourself a favor and go to one of the other great locations!
I hope whoever runs this place will read it, take a hint and actually price items at thrift store prices. There’s no wonder why this is the lowest ranking store of the epic stores on Unilocal

This place is great! We have been here many times in the past few Weeks, great deals & friendly staff. There is a huge selection, and it’s pretty clean & organized for a thrift store. I definitely have not noticed any smell. Wonderful selection of purses, by the way!

Something’s clearly wrong with their AC system on the clothing side, which is pumping a horrid smell through half of the store. Items are on par with goodwills but I’d much rather go to goodwill

Clean your absolutely gross bathrooms! I’ve been to all stores in east valley is this ones bathrooms are just disgusting!

I have been to this store a handful of times and after this last visit I will not be returning. The store is dirty and the items are severely overpriced. Children’s books for $ 1-​$ 2, ridiculous! Small home décor items $ 5 and above! The real killer was the prices on the clothes and shoes. $ 6.99 for a pair of beat up Converse sneakers. I get it, they’re Converse. But they are worn out and faded! Used kid clothes from Target selling for $ 4-​$ 5. You can buy them brand new for not much more than that. The final straw was the naked Barbies for $ 2.99. I get you need to make a profit but be reasonable. I will stick with Goodwill.

Kind of like a Goodwill store but not. We came in and felt depressed being here. They have sales each day, such as one on Monday for specific items then something different on Tuesday. I didn’t notice a smell that others have mentioned.
I wound up going to the restroom. The men’s stall’s door lock is broken so after a few minutes of trying to get it catch and stay shut I gave up and sat down to do business. It was then that a noticed the rest of the restroom reminded me of the first Saw movie… without the excrement all over, without anybody in there, without the bright lights, etc. Just had that feeling. The impending doom of someone walking in when the lock to the stall was broken had me on high alert so I got out of there as soon as I could, but first had to wash my hands… only to find a lack of paper towels.
I came back out and my fiancé, who is into finding clothes at Goodwill Saturday sales, wanted to get out of there fast. This place was just sad. If you’ve ever seen Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion it definitely reminded me of when one of the girls went to try and find a job at that thrift store (the one where a lady walked by looking at shoes, and where a baby was crying).

WHAT?! No idea why everyone is complaining about the smell, it smells like any other thrift store! This is my favorite thrift store in Mesa, they always have high end kids clothes (gap, hurley, etc) in EXCELLENT condition for super cheap. Every day there is a special, Tuesday is 50% off EVERYTHING!

Ive been to a few different thrift stores with the girlfriend, and this one smells like the rest of them. We have found and bought a few different items at the epic store. It’s the girlfriends favorite. the staff is friendly. helped us load and all.

From my wife: «Sold a chair that I purchased before I could come back and pick it up. No apologies from anyone.»

Decent stuff and good sales. Seems like maybe you need to be friends with the young men who work here to get the best stuff. They offer a 50% discount to seniors but only 30% to vets. That’s pretty poor in my book. (especially for a supposed vet-​related charity).

Yeah… the 1^st thing we noticed was the smell. It wasnt so much dirty diaper as it was musty, and moldy, and dirty.
Just because of that, I dont think I would ever buy clothes here.
They did however have some cool games, and glasses. Great place to pick up a VHS Disney movie that may have been misplaced as you got older.

Oh man this place smells bad. No it’s not that «old lady» smell. It’s more like a dirty diaper smell.
I quickly scanned the home goods. Plastic containers that sell new for $ 1.00 at the Dollar Store were being sold for $ 1.50 at this thrift store. Really? It just seemed that everything was just a smidge overpriced, reminds me of the Salvation Army in that respect.
I really hope they fix the smell soon. then I might try this place in the future and update my review.