St Vincent De Paul Society

i came to drop off some boxes for donation. the drop off is in the back with additional parking. the workers were friendly and nice and helped me take the boxes from my car. a very fast process.
i then ventured in to take a look at the home goods. they had a variation of kitchen, dining and living room items. i thought some of the sets were a bit expensive but at least its for a good cause and the conditions of the furniture was in good shape.
additionally the store was organized and clean, which makes a huge difference for a great shopping experience.

I have used them for years and have been able to donate most things I want to. I don’t shop for clothes there, so I can’t speak to that, but I have found many household and décor items (especially Christmas décor) and some furniture there as well as things like dvd’s and old videos and lots of books. This locations also accepts E-​trash, dropped off right at the front or the back. The people are nice. They have done a major overhaul of the interior, so it is much cleaner and inviting. I notice that many of their things are a bit higher quality now. The only real drawback is the parking! Try it — you might just be surprised!

All thrift stores are hit or miss, but this is my favorite. They don’t always have good kids’ clothes, but when they do, it’s great. I’ve found lots of great stuff here over the last couple years.

Staffed by a rude bunch of degenerates. I don’t know if they’re employed because of their lack of skill but it takes about a half hour to check out two customers. They’re also extremely rude and will talk about you if they don’t think you speak Spanish. Everything is tacky and over priced.

WARNING. NO REFUNDS RETURNS OR.EXCHANGES. Even if you call to ask and they agree they waste your time when you get here. Avoid!

I am totally disgusted. This is a copy of the letter I am sending today to their exec director:
I recently attempted to donate two items to St. Vincent de Paul. One was a 72 inch loveseat. When I phoned the donation line, I explained that the loveseat was coming from a smoke free but NOT pet free home, and was told that was fine. I set up the appointment for February 24^th, and was told a driver would call me 30 minutes prior to arrival so I could leave work and meet them at my residence between 9am and 4pm.
Yesterday was the scheduled pick up. No one phoned me until 3pm, which was fine, except they were already at my house. The driver agreed to wait 15 minutes for me to leave work and drive home.
When I arrived, the two drivers came upstairs and loaded one of the items (a 36 inch television) then one driver told me they couldn’t take the loveseat because of cat hair on it. The second driver handed me a printout of other non-​profits that may be able to take the loveseat, then asked for my phone number so he could call me because, and I am quoting him, «You are so totally hot.»
The fact that I was transparent about there being pets in my home and was told it would be fine, so I didn’t pursue any other options for donating the love seat, left my job early, only to be told AFTER the television was in the SVDP truck is irritating. The fact that I was a single female alone in my home with two males, one of whom made a totally inappropriate sexual advance is unconscionable. These men know where I live, know I am not home during the day, and to be honest left me feeling totally unsafe.
I would appreciate a response with acknowledgement of what action will be taken to rectify both of those situations. Telling someone on the donation line that items from a household with pets will not be accepted is completely reasonable; lying about it is not. The behavior of your driver is totally unacceptable.
I will never again donate to SVDP. I will not recommend it to anyone. This situation is incredibly bad public relations.

This store can have some great hidden gems if you’re willing to comb the racks as I did last week, finding a great Old Navy sweater and 2 J. Crew items, BUT the prices can be ridiculous. They wanted $ 95 for a used Kate Spade bag, I could go to Kate Spade and buy a new bag for not much more, and I couldn’t help be feel that they increased the price when I asked particularly. They do had great sales, to counter balance the ridiculous prices, so just hope that you come on a good day when they’re having a sale.

Overall decent store but there are no carts to hold items in while shopping. That is difficult for me as I like to hold on and decide later. Items are priced fair but with a tendency on the high side. Stuff is packed in there so u don’t get a relaxed shopping experience, it’s a workout to sift through it.

i recently discovered this «goodwill-​esque» store just a few blocks from home. like goodwill, they accept donations of clothing, shoes, household goods. and furniture, which they re-​ticket for resale. since it’s a short walk, i’ve come here a few times to make donations and occasionally check out what they have for sale… sometimes there are some good items at a great price! note that donations are accepted in the back only, and while they give you a receipt, it is not itemized like goodwill’s receipts. donations are accepted monday — saturday from 9am — 5pm, and sunday from 10am — 4pm. their store remains open til later, but if you want to donate, you need to come earlier in the day. i typically walk here, but if you need to drive here, note that their dedicated parking lot is pretty small.

One of the better St Vincent De Paul’s that I have visited. Clean store with a big selection of clothes. I found a lot of really nice clothes for under $ 40. I do like this store a lot more then the San Bruno and Daly City one.

This is another of my go-​to thrift stores on the peninsula. It’s always clean and I like the layout and organization of the place. I’ve found some great brands here (Burberry trenches, designer jeans, J. Crew, Free People, Anthropologie) and they tend to have good sales. They recently started carrying large pieces of furniture as well, such as bedroom sets, couches, dining tables, etc. One plus for this place is that they have a restroom that remains pretty clean.
Here’s what I’m not a fan of: the parking lot! It’s tiny and right off of El Camino so if you can’t find a spot there (which is highly likely) you may have to park at the business next door. Also the prices tend to be higher here than at other thrift stores I’ve visited, especially on the furniture. Apparently they don’t seem to interested in moving inventory quickly? Despite the parking and prices I still drop by once and awhile to take a look around.

Just made a horrible mistake by trying to donate items to this establishment and it’s sadly going to be the last time I even try. The employee that I in countered was so completely rude I can’t even describe it. I brought my kids stroller and first she said it was broken? Why, because it had a tiny piece of rust on it. Really? It’s a perfectly good stroller, but ok? Then she told me the big wheel was no good and rolled her eyes and yelled at me.
I’m sorry, if you think you can’t take items you should maybe try being nice and just say I’m sorry, we cannot accept the items instead of being rude and yelling at me for it.
Never again will I even attempt to donate to them. I’ve given them so many thing throughout the years since we own a furniture store and have inventory to donate. Definitely looking elsewhere in the future! Unless you want to be treated like your dropping off trash I would go elsewhere too.

Pathetic! These people are taking away donations from the needy by being extremely rude on the phone. I called in this morning to donate a barely used couch and couldn’t stand the arrogance and sheer stupidity of the bi*** that answers furniture donations. Get her off the phone and into an asylum.

Horribly disorganized donation station that was so cumbersome to donate that I left. They have a small parking lot with a one entrance and the back of the store has no outlet so you have to reverse out while cars are packed in. All to donate, not worth it! The people kept directing me back and forth… I was like… just take my stuff… dang!

My storage unit was right across the street from this thrift store so I decided to stop in.
I was not impressed by their parking or their staff here. The parking lot out front was full (with a few cars of people unloading donations), I went around back and tried to park, but a puffed up worker came to tell me that in no uncertain terms my car would be towed if I left it there because it was donation drop off only parking. I almost left right then and there after such a rude encounter, but there was a parking spot opening up in the front and I satisfied myself with an angry glare instead.
The shop is pretty standard when it comes to thrift stores, clothes of all sorts packed in tight, a jumble of random nick-​nacks on the shelf. I kind of enjoy the treasure hunt through chaos, but I understand how it may not be everyone’s cup of tea.
The prices were a bit high for the furniture I looked at. A bit more on par with a nicer consignment shop. The clothing was pretty decently priced apart from a few things I saw, but they have 25%-50% color tags. Since there is SO much to go through with clothing, I had some good luck only checking out things with the 50% off tag and got a couple cute shirts.
I also would suggest always asking at the front for things without tags. I found some cute decorative pillows without a tag. Similar items were priced for $ 10 – 15 dollars which I thought a bit high since they were on par with Ross/​Marshalls prices new. I asked at the front and they told me $ 3 each… their pricing is a bit haphazard.
All in all, a decent store and actually some of the best deals I’ve seen on clothing in the few stores I’ve been to here.

What up with all the bad reviews… I just went here and got like seven things for 25 bucks.
Got a boutique dress with an original tag for $ 98 for $ 9; a SUPER cute crop top by Pins and Needles (can be found in Urban Outfitters) for literally $ 1.75… Oh and flawless BDG (also in Urban) shorts for $ 3.
Anyway, those are a few of the things I got… And I’m loving them!
Like any thrift store, this is going to be a hit-​or-​miss situation… But this store is right by Atherton and I’ve come here a lot. I think it’s worth stopping in!

BOOOOOOOO! A pox be upon ye filthy mongrels at St. Vincent De Rip Off Society!!!
This is NOT a great thrift store because the prices are comparable to NORDSTROM RACK for things that are used! No! No, I SHALL NOT buy an Apostrophe brand (Sears/​K-​Mart) sweater for $ 35!!!
I’d rather walk my body across the street to Target or Marshall’s and spend $ 50 on new items!

Holy Cow! Wow this place is freaking expensive!
I’ve been living in the Peninsula now for over 5 years and have been wanting to check out this place. I’m a thrift store junky, no shame. Love a good deal. Okay so this place isn’t a great deal. Makes me sad, but I guess you as the customer have the power to either pay up or walk away. I choose to walk away and go across the street to Target and Marshalls for brand new items for the same price. Say whhhaaattt?

Let me start by saying that I love a great bargain and enjoy shopping at clean thrift stores and consignment shops. Sadly, I will not be back to this one because I found this store to be extremely overpriced. Sweaters $ 35 – 40, jackets $ 35 – 50, vases $ 10 – 20 are you kidding me? I did find some nice items however these prices were more than the used items were worth. I understand that this is a charity but a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the pot! My advice is to be less greedy and to lower the prices. More items would be sold and to benefit this charity!

This is a great thrift store, with a lot to choose from! A good selection of clothes as well as home goods. And a ton of small sizes for the ladies!
All the sizes for the clothes should be in order, since that’s what my fiancé and I did as part of the Unilocal Helps! campaign! Fun way to spend our Saturday!