United Cerebral Palsy Thrift Store

If you’re dropping off donations, there is a parking lot in the back, right next to the back door. People in the lot to help receive any donations. Also a bin in the front if you park on the street. Huge store, 2 floors.

Best thrift store I’ve ever been to and I’ve been to thrift stores from San Francisco down to L.A. nothing campares nothing at all! I wish I lived closer so that I can visit it every single day, it’s a gem!

Accepts student discounts! Been here several times and I always find something I’m looking for. Two floors await you, on the first one you will find clothing for women, VHS movies, toys, furniture and a lot more. The second floor holds men’s clothes, all the seasonal stuff, all the Halloween décor, costumes and accessories lurk here. The fitting rooms are up here along with a cash register and also a dead corpse sitting on a bench. You won’t miss it. Aside from that, there’s a gloom environment to this place that I’m not too happy about.

I wasn’t impressed walking into this store. It smelled and clothes were priced extremely high. Pants for 14? Used, when you could buy brand new for less at Ross. The store was filthy and honestly full of junk aside from a nice piece of furniture. There was a completely faded grass skirt, falling apart for 4.00 plus tax? Are you kidding me? I really do hope all proceeds go to where they are intended to go???

First and last visit here. I have never been treated so rudely by an employee. I ask to try on two items 20 minutes before their posted 7pm closing time, not only was the employee’s response to my question rude; she had a nasty look on her face. If you have time to laugh/​chat with your fellow coworkers when there’s a line forming at the register I think you have to time to put back the two items I wanted to try on.
They then began to yell out at exactly 6:43pm (when I was standing in line) that the store is closing in 5 minutes. Lazy employees can’t even stay open through their posted business hours.

A two story thrift store in City Heights. They have some good items there, better clothes, but the clothing is overpriced. There is definitely a strange vibe here, bad vibes from the employees. The last time I went there, the Hispanic lady at the counter was so rude to me that I just left my items on the counter and walked out. Never went back.

This is a solid thrift store. I usually walk away with a few items when I visit, which is about 3X a month. Huge selection of women’s clothing and shoes. They also have sales daily. Everything is here, including a small «retro» collection upstairs which is mostly ugly, outdated polyester suits from the ’70’s. I docked a point for tiny dressing rooms with one hook (seriously, one hook?). Other than that, good stuff and worth checking out.

Tell the heavy-​set Sunday manager that when someone arrives at 5:56pm to make their 10^th donation there NOT to try to say that it’s 6:00pm and you’re closed. Her coworkers did the right thing and helped us unload because they weren’t yet closed. We won’t be back to donate … thanks, bad manager!

The staff was unfriendly and rude. Also the racks were not organized by size and style. It was difficult to navigate and zero customer service.

This location is okay but never quite has the level of merchandise the Garnet Ave store gets. Still worth a look.

Went here again against better judgement an employee told me that the manager must have been having a bad day. I saw her and she seemed to be a lot more calm. So maybe she was having a bad day so I will try to come here again and not hold a grudge against her. We all have bad days, so lets leave it at that.
Thank you very much and I upgraded your one star to 3

I like this thrift store. They have a good amount of merchandise, and they aren’t super high on their prices like most thrift stores are these days. I found my new favorite pair of jeans a month ago. I think they were about $ 4. and they fit perfectly, which isn’t an easy task, I’m 6ft tall. There was a bunch of nice things, they even had a little tikes type slide/​playhouse. They have 2 stories, upstairs is where they keep their higher end things, and its also where the fitting room is. This store has been added to my rounds of thrift stores.

item variety and organization was excellent however prices were high, especially for that area of town. They clearly up price the better quality items but it defeats the whole thrift store idea if expensive clothes are still expensive, even with pit stains, and loose threads-​they are still marked up because of the brand names. The Pacific Beach Store offers better deals in my opinion just a smaller store.

Came here after going to the Chula Vista location. There is a small parking lot in the back. I read some reviews about it being sketch, but as long as you don’t have valuables in plain sight in your car, you’ll be safe. That should be a life lesson for everywhere and anywhere.
They have an upstairs with more ‘name brand’ pieces of clothing. Majority of them don’t have discounts, but they are priced a little bit lower. In the back left corner, the racks have 50% off those name brand pieces. You can find good stuff there if you take the time to look.
I loved both locations, but I think I’ll be staying with the Chula Vista location since it is closer to home.

This thrift store is close to home which is why I come! The workers are all nice expect for this one Mexican lady (no racial) who is always giving me attitude for NO REASON! I didn’t have my student ID with me since school just started but I showered her my normal ID and my school class schedule but she would not take it!
This place is very messy and disorganized but I come anyways because I can find good deals!
DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT PARK IN THE BACK STRUCTURE. PARKING IS VERY LIMITED BUT THERE IS PEOPLE IN THE BACK WHO WAIT FOR YOU TO GO INSIDE TO ROB YOUR CAR. I WATCHED WITH MY OWN EYES!!! ALSO MY FRIENDS CAR GOT BROKEN INTO THERE AND I SAW THE PERP TRYING TO OPEN MORE CAR DOORS.
This isn’t the best part of San Diego so what do you expect?

This place has a huge selection of clothes! Be prepared to dig, because with patience, some great gems can be found. The colored
tags indicate which items are discounted, from 20 to 75 percent off. On Tuesdays, all clothing is 50 percent off with military (and military dependent) ID!

Love this thrift store!
They always have some type of discount or deal offered. Discounts on already cheap stuff?! Score!
It’s nice that they have a couple fitting rooms upstairs. Clothes selection is HUGE, I always find something cool.
Don’t really care for the lighting. It’s like the sun rays burn in through that side window blinding me and preventing me from searching for cool finds. Maybe some window shades are needed?
And some, not all, of the staff are a bit rude. Shoving past you while your minding your own, looking at the clothes racks. A nice ‘excuse me’ would be great :)

This thrift shop is only a couple blocks away from home, so I usually mosey over and pop some tags once every two weeks.
On Tuesdays they have a military discount and Wednesdays they have a student discount, so I tend to go on those days only. I rarely have the patience or motivation to sift through the clothing, so I tend to poke around in the housewares section. I’ve come across some gems, but lately I’ve been leaving empty handed.
The store is relatively clean and well organized, but I find their handwritten, color coded price/​discount chart very confusing. They tend to write the prices directly onto the items with some kind of wax pen, which can be difficult to remove depending on the surface area.
With one or two exceptions, the employees I’ve interacted with have been friendly and helpful. They were, for instance, incredibly generous when I asked to put a huge piece of furniture on hold so my husband could come pick it up after work. They’re also very good about wrapping fragile items in newspaper for you.
Not located in the greatest area, but it’s worth crossing the street and getting some fish tacos from the Mariscos Alex food truck after your tag-​poppin.’

Okay, so the area is *not* great but United Cerebral Palsy Thrift store makes for a surprisingly rewarding pit stop.
United Cerebral Palsy is a big olé (two story) thrift store in the heart of City Heights that wheels and deals in typical thrift store findings that include but are not limited to: apparel, a small selection of furniture, house wares, shoes, toys, electronics, bric a brac, collectibles, sports equipment, records, videotapes, some jewelry and more.
The store is pretty darn dirty and although things are categorized, it’s a big mess. Clothing is relatively easy to navigate through and the vintage section is clean and organized but everything is more or less, a shot in the dark.
I had two favorite sections:
Videotapes: Although I was initially unimpressed with the selection, I found after a few minutes of searching that the section was home to some pretty rare videos that are a rarity in most thrift stores. The section has the typical Titanic box sets and disney movies but also has some gems and all for a dollar! If video tapes are your jam, check it out you may get lucky.
Vintage: While I was initially bummed out that there was a vintage section on the second store it is only because that meant that the good stuff had been picked through already, within a few closer inspections, I grew to kinda enjoy it. A good chunk of the second floor is comprised of vintage items of all sorts– clothing, collectibles and housewares. Prices are decent and the selection is good. The best part of this section is undoubtedly the collectibles. You’ll be surprised with that you turn up with. Also, if you’re still peeved that you gotta shell out more money for these items– rest assured– after a few quick peeks in the men’s section there are many items that slipped through the sorter’s eyes. You’re welcome
Prices are varied. There are certainly some good deals, I also found some things that were priced too much for what they were. Also, be aware that they do colored tags sales. Make sure you find out what colored tags are on sale when you arrive. You’re welcome again.
The employee that helped me was wonderful and kind. She even gave me a student discount! (25%). If you are a student, make sure to ask for this discount.
Also, there’s free parking in the back.
While this may not be the best thrift store I’ve been to, it’s got some cool stuff.

Slowest cashier EVER.
I was in here on a tuesday afternoon and did some browsing. It’s not the messiest Thrift store I’ve been too, but it could use a little help.
I picked up a couple old vinyl records… 99 cents each. Pretty standard price across the board as far as records & thrift shops go.
I did score a cute vintage purse, which was priced with the only colored ticket that was NOT additionally marked down… story of my life.