The Salvation Army

I just dropped off some items today and was really impressed at how well organized and neat this store appeared. The gentleman who runs this location took a lot of pride in his work and said that this location has vastly improved since taking over. I was parked at a meter with my dogs in the car so I couldn’t browse, but will for sure next time. At first glance, I thought this Salvation Army floor looked meticulous with a lot of very cute holiday stuff in the window.

I live within a few blocks of this thrift shop, so I sometimes take a walk over and see if they have anything interesting. For YEARS I have been disappointed by this store. This store is beyond picked over. I really do think that the guy that runs the place, unloads all the good stuff and never even puts it on the floor. The clothing selection is decent. You can find some neat vintage concert t-​shirts for $ 1.99, but that is about it. The place is VERY dusty! Bring some tissues because you WILL have a sneezing fit! The housewares section is a joke. They only seem to have newish item’s that are made in China. None of the usual thrift store brands like Pyrex. There is a tiny selection of jewelry, none of nice quality. Mostly all cheap modern plastic junk. They have had the same LP’s/records for at least the last 10 years. No gem’s to be found! Every once in a rare while they will have a nice piece of furniture, but that is rare and not worth the visit. The best section is their book selection. They have newer books and some nice classic finds. Sadly, since the store is not very organized they usually have huge laundry carts blocking the book racks so it makes it very difficult to browse the titles. I cannot recommend this store to anyone. Go visit Unique Thrift also on Kennedy Blvd. in Union City instead. Their selection is MUCH better and the store a million times cleaner!

I love this place! As you may have noticed if you’ve shopped in many thrift stores in different locations the store is completely dependent on where you are. I was surprised that this one had such a huge selection with so many great things! I wasn’t a fan of the shoe selection but again, not the stores fault and depends on time too.
They seem to have new shipments very often. Also, you’re shopping for a good cause!