Habitat for Humanity Restore – South Collin County

not the best of the Restore’s. They had a few good priced items and a lot of items that were priced «retail». One modern piece of furniture was valued at $ 3,600 but priced at $ 1,200. not exactly bargain pricing.

I’ve shopped at this store from time to time and have found an item or two that I needed — a door for a few dollars, an antique table, some parts for my Jenn-​Aire Grill… But one thing continues to tick me off every time I go and that is the Limoges dishware in the locked cabinet as you walk in the front door. Whoever donated these dishes expected the items to be sold to benefit some fine family in need. Instead, they have been sitting with an outrageous price tag for years — I am not kidding — YEARS in that cabinet. It is as if no one realizes that something is only worth what a willing buyer will pay for it. A Sanford and Son junk store is not the kind of place one would frequent in search of fine china. I may continue to stop by from time to time and check for particular items I need to purchase, but I will NEVER donate a thing. When I donate something, I expect it to be sold to benefit others, not become irrelevant dusty out-​of-​place window dressing for a junk store. Habitat Restore — Good Idea, Bad Execution. Someone PLEASE buy these marketing geniuses a ticket for the clue train!

I went there today with my sister-​in-​law. She lives in California and thought the prices were great. The window dressing fabrics looked beautiful. We saw some appliances that looked almost new. I saw a lot of nice looking rugs, old piano and grandfather clock.
What I liked was the selection of lighting, door handles, faucet knobs, etc. Compared to Home Depot and Lowes, you would be saving a lot. We saw some wood flooring around $ 1 SF.
Appliances are tested before they are on the floor. There is a 30 day warranty if you need to return an item. If you sign up on their email list, you get to take off another 20%.
Like anything else, first come first served. Different items arrive daily.
I also like that purchases and donations go back to helping the community.
I disagree with the other reviewers. Give them a try.

I was a bit hesitant about going after reading these old reviews but every resale shop deserves a peek or two. So I went about two weeks ago and what do you know, I LOVED it! Nothing was overpriced, except for maybe some art work, but the hardware, paint, and remodeling supplies cost next to nothing!
I had asked a gentleman to help me decide if he thought I could install a light fixture myself, and he just giggled and explained how to do it very well. I would have given it 5 stars but one of the ladies at the register was a bit cranky and kind of acting like I was bothering her. Other than that the staff was nice and knowledgeable, and had a pretty great selection. I will definitely be going back, possibly today ;)

If I could give negative stars I would. Kellie S. described it correctly. It is a junk place with overpriced stuff.
We went there for the first time today. Walking in we were delighted to see an array of lighting, overpriced lighting. Thinking we could still find some fairly priced items we continued to look.
We happened to arrive some employees/​volunteers were unloading a truck of new items. None of these items were priced. Stumbling upon a small wooden, wine box we asked a young man there for the price. He told us to ask the lady at the front. Picking up the box to ask the lady in the front the price we bumped into her in one of their dirty hallways.
She motioned and made a rude face to my husband as if to say, «um…give it to me so I can price it,» he handed it to her without acknowledging her lack of manners. The lady stated, «I got to look up the price. It’ll take a minute.»
We walked around the rest of the store and started in one room filled with knick knacks. Two volunteers in the room told us to be careful because they were looking for a rat and just wanted to give us warning. I immediately left the room. My husband, undaunted, continued to venture in.
While standing in the hallway I noticed stairway spindles. They were priced at $ 3 each. The McKinney Restore has them priced at $ 1 each. Near the furniture they had rug pads priced at $ 12 per pack. Two weeks ago I purchased rug pads from a Ross store for $ 6.
Having a feeling this woman was gonna give me some high price on the wooden wine box I walked to the front to get her quote. She said, «It is $ 100». I told her the sticker on the bottom which read, «Goodwill» had it priced at $ 12. She replied, «That was their price. I have a pricing structure we follow.» I asked was it the same pricing structure the other places follow.
She replied, «They are a different store. That box retails for $ 119 online.»
«Well, I can add $ 20 to your price and get it brand new. Didn’t you see the scratches all on the side of it?» I asked.
«I have a pricing structure to follow,» she answered.
«Well, we’ll decline.» I laughed.
We left their store.
Whoever is responsible for this pricing structure at their store knows nothing about running a business. We saw chairs marked at $ 779, fabric chairs!, old, box televisions marked higher than flat screens you can get at Walmart!
It seems they are looking up items on the Internet and marking it down by a flat percentage. No thought is put into their pricing. They don’t even check to see if their items are real or fake.
Oh, and when I was standing in front of the counter waiting for her price on that box she whispered to another employee that they have a rat and didn’t want to inform the customers. I looked dead at her while she whispered. Why should I the customer turn away when you aren’t being professional? At that time I wanted to say, «I know you have a rat.» I wanted to say that real loud so other customers could hear it.
To think that the Goodwill donated this stuff to them and that box was priced at $ 12 and they want to get $ 100 for it it highway robbery and makes me sick to my stomach. I would never, ever go back to that dirty, rodent filled and rude employee having store.
If you want a belly filled, hearty laugh, go to the store and look at their prices but be careful of their rats.
*price is 4 $ but this doesn’t mean they have good stuff. They don’t really. It is just really stupidly overpriced.

Have you ever watched the show Sanford and Son? Well, this restore reminds me of that show just a little more organized. I was happy when I found out that there was a restore closer to where I live. However, it was short lived. The restore is on a road less traveled. You wouldn’t know what was there unless you were really looking for it.
When we walked in the store we were not greeted so just started browsing. Directly to the left of the entrance was a cramped corner filled to the brim with furniture — antique, new and used. The prices were a bit high for a restore. I expected some great deals.
When you walk past the register you see more furniture and tons of appliances. Walk to the right of the store you get your lighting and ceiling fans. In the back you will find your doors, shutters, tile, countertops, blinds, carpet, paint, etc. It was overwhelming how you needed to be extra careful around this stuff. We had our seven year old son with us. We had to keep a careful eye on him. The aisles are cramped and packed up to the ceiling it seems like.
The store is staffed by volunteers from the Habitat for Humanity and they are very helpful. However, the donations that they get in this part of town are not as nice as the ones they get in Garland. The guy helping us out told us that the one in Garland actually buys all of their merchandise at 75% off and then resells it to the public. They don’t do that at this location. All their stuff is truly donated. It shows. We didn’t buy anything but two bottles of water.