The Salvation Army

I scheduled a pickup for numerous toys and household items. Pickup time between 8:30 — 11:30. They finally got here just at 11:35. The 2 guys who came THREW our things into a huge bin with lots of gusto-​crashing and banging like it was a game! Then they proceeded to KNOCK THE BIN off the truck lift at the top, which shattered, bent, and broke so many things!!! They said «it was an accident lady» when I said I was horrified! They just threw things back into the bin and left the broken mess in our driveway. They TOOK NO CARE for excellent donations (I closed my daycare). What is worse is they weren’t even apologetic! They acted like it was my fault for their careless disregard. I WILL NEVER USE OR RECOMMEND SALVATION ARMY EVER AGAIN.

Lots of new clothes with tags on. Came on a Wednesday for 50% off ALL CLOTHES! Best Salvation Army I have ever been to… Nice employees, got a canvas bag for free. I bought a nice t-​shirt for $ 2.50 and my friend got two dresses for $ 10. They look so new too! Not that many collection of jackets but hey if you get good deals then I wont complain! :)

I wanted to donate a hide-​a-​bed, loveseat, recliner, dinette set, and some other items in August 2015. The pick-​up time was scheduled for between 8 am — 5 pm. The truck showed up at 4:50. I was ready to leave for a meeting. The men were nice enough, but obviously tired. The furniture is fairly large. They said it was too large to go down the elevator (from the 2d floor). I told them it had come up in the elevator. Then they said it had «microscopic» stains, so they would not take it. I said, if it is microscopic, how can you see it. They did take the dinette set. I may try to donate to them again next winter. It will be a cold day.

If you have donated something by mistake to these people, don’t count on ever getting it back: even with directions that someone who is blind could follow: the trailer license plate number, the location of where your item will be found on the trailer and what type of box or container it will be found in, they will not be able to find it. Basically IMO the people running the part of the business that unloads the trailers are incompetent and probably the most un Christian like people I have ever met! These rocket scientists could not find three boxes of my books when they were told the license plate number of the trailer, where the books would be located 25 – 30 feet in from the back of the trailers and what the boxes would look like yellow and white apple boxes, next to 10 other boxes of books on the floor of the trailer and they could not find them; probably because they never looked because giving them up would take money out of their pocket, IMO. I was also brought down to supposedly pick up one of my boxes and when I got there the box I was taken to was ORANGE and had not one of my books in it and they new it because I had provided them with a list of the books that were donated in error. If you have any hope in retrieving your item give a list, or better yet a picture of the items to the people running the thrift stores, they are actually willing to help, Unfortunately, I found this out too late and the people on the production end were to stupid IMO to give the information to the people working in the stores! I would recommend giving your donations to Catholic Charities, from what I have been told they have a much better chance of returning items given in error, because they actually care IMO.

Fuck them there… Don’t shop here. So stupid they think that all there free stuff and donation and they can over price people and take advantage of customers. They also say that they help people… They don’t they keep all money to them self. I want in and try to buy a some pants and it was some nice Marc Anthony jeans for 8.20 and they told me that the tags we’re tampered with so I could not buy them. Because the stupid employees put the wrong prices on. so I had to suffer and couldn’t buy them.

I had scheduled a pick up for a table and 4 chairs 2 weeks back, I was given a time frame between 1:00 pm and 4:00 p. m and there has been no body who showed up, to pick it. I called the Salvation Army and I was been told that they are unable to pick up, No call from their end? They have abused my time, when I am moving to another location and I could have utilized my time effectively. Next time I will never use Salvation Army, I will throw my stuff on the road then giving it to you.

This is the main Salvation Army store. They pretty much got everything here like clothes, electronic, furniture, the store is pretty organized here. You get better deals if you come on wedsday or Friday because most items are 50% off in the store. The workers are helpful and I’m actually surprised that a lot of people thift shop. You can also donate in the back of the store.

Considering everything here is donated and most of their workers are volunteers I don’t understand why they have a «boutique» and «special red tags» with items that are way pricier than even a goodwill? Some very used «brand» jeans were priced at $ 14, they don’t even price these at 50% off on Wednesdays because they’re red tags. ok cool .
only reason I come here is for the «regular side» of the store, you can find sweet items here sometimes. since prices are rising I suggest coming here on Wednesdays for 50% off on clothes and the second to last Friday’s of the month for 50% off on everything :)

The Salivation Army is my favorite spot to shop! I can shop til I drop here and not spend a dime, cuz im using credit card ohhhhhhhhhhh! Haha really cheap stuff here and good finds! Love this place… and when I dontate they make the process go by fast!

A few days ago I drove over to try and drop off some donations. Driving around Salvation Army, I see a huge sign that says accepting donations. Alright. Not where they accept but that they do. I drive around behind the store and into the loading dock area. This is a no no. I see a guy waving his arms around and giving me the go back-​go back wave. Okay I back up and onto a busy street and park on the side of the road and haul my stuff back into the loading dock area. I’m aggravated now. Oh Now he screams at me DO YOU WANT TO DONATE!!! And I scream YEEESSSS !!! as loud as I can. Now he screams,“IF YOU WANT TO DONATE WALK BACK OUT, WALK BACK DOWN THE SIDEWALK AND GO TO THE FRONT OF THE STORE!!!” I haul the stuff back into the trunk. In front of the store, after looking around and dodging other cars I see the tiny sign to the right of the store front. Donate here. Hubs said I should have talked to the manager. I told him for all I know that may have been the manager on the loading dock. Now I know where to drop off stuff at Salvation Army or more likely at St Vincent DePaul’s where I will go from now on.

Great place for appliances and home items — got a Bissell steam cleaner and crock pot both almost new for a fraction of the price at Target! Glad I came here first to look for Halloween décor. They even provided bags free of charge :)

Great location for business professional attire, jeans, shoes, and men’s casual collared shirts. Have found a lot of things with original tags still intact. Have also found some cool vintage jackets and sweaters NOT in the antique section (I don’t go in there because it’s marked up for no reason I can make sense of). Also a lot of small appliances and knick knacks for good prices. Friday 50% off store wide sales are killer.

After dropping in I realized I had been here before a couple years ago for housewares. I must say, if the space was a three before it has most definitely steeply dropped to a two at best.
Two thirds of the store is dirty, haphazard and generally looks like a garage sale. The prices are two dollars or more higher than Goodwill for about half the quality and everything is 20 years out of style. But about one third of the space (thus why the extra star) is a fairly decent boutique.
Though most of this «boutique» section is about 10 – 15 years out of date the items in this area, particularly the leather pieces are fairly high quality. The sizing is about M-​L, so unfortunately they didn’t work for me, but it was nice to see something in the store worth the money they were asking for it.
I had forgotten I’d ever been here and have no intention of coming back, though I may steer my more shapelier budget conscious peeps here to come check out their leather section.

I am an avid thrift store goer, so I know what I’m talking about here.
The pros to this spot:
It’s on the greater medium end of the spectrum. Solid sample size. Not small like other spots.
Has all the categories. At least something got whatever you’re looking for.
The prices for the «non specialty» area are good. $ 2 – 4 t shirts, $ 5 – 7 sweatshirts, along that line.
The cons:
The specialty area is wack. They try to take the best of the things they get and sell them for way more than worth price. This definitely takes away from the victory of the find.
The management lacks good spirit. This is probably from the area it is in town, I’ve seen a lot of strange characters come in.
Other than that this spot is ok. But that’s about all I’d use to describe it, just «OK».

I am a bit biased because I worked for a TSA community center in the Tenderloin of SF for almost 5 years.
I came by to drop off two bags off clothes and it was literally «here you go». I didn’t need a tax write off so I didn’t get a receipt even though I probably should’ve.
I went into the store to browse because I needed a cheap tv stand. Things were a bit on the pricier side for a thrift store And the boutique section was down right expensive. I did find a Michael Kors shirt dress for $ 16 but decided against it because I didn’t want to buy clothes after donating a bunch.
They have 50% sales on certain days, so I’m sure it gets packed.

Went back, and I have to say, some of the pricing is going up. Things that should be around $ 3 are marked a couple of bucks higher. Just my opinion. I still like stopping here and will continue to do so on occasion, because Salvation Army stores are usually full of weird old artifacts and tchotchkes that hold a special place in my heart and home. Although I have to be a little careful not to get attached to items because I edit a lot more than in the past.
Anyhow, stopped in today and there was a fairly empty store with oddballs like myself in places, filling their carts with clothing and the like. I tend to stick with the perimeter and browse a couple of sections (kids and women’s clothing). I tend to look at furniture, linens, knickknacks and books more than anything else.
There’s plenty of parking and hardly any wait at the register. They have really great Friday sales, but make sure to check in to see when they’re on. Those get crowded because of the great discounts!

Check out the Unilocal bottle openers in the glass case!
Just moved to the area, need furniture, and a Salvation Army store down the block. Let’s check it out, shall we (and hum Thrift Store the whole time I’m there).
The furniture selection was ok — you get what you should expect at the Salvation Army. Couple of beds, mattresses, and kitchen tables. A lot of random chairs they put out front, which I maybe should have grabbed.
Decent clothing selection, but that’s not why I was there, but I still had to check it out. Some great finds for when Halloween comes closer, but will have to check it out before making a costume.
The best thing here is their antiques store. Worth checking out for slightly better items. And as a Salvation Army, always worth coming back every now and then to see what else they got in.

Wednesdays = 50% off days, but of course the place is a mad house.
They often have their moonlight madness sale the third Thursday of the month where everything is 50% off and the stores are open late. If I’m wrong about this I’ll edit my review.
My ONLY rage with this store is their «Boutique» section. Near the front of the store they have a section devoted to «boutique» items, or items that have a brand name and they raise the price x 4.
I always seem to find the true gems outside of their boutique section and that’s what keeps me coming back.
Customer service is not bad, the store isn’t too disorganized, and the deals are pretty good.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE thrift shopping… LOOOOOOOVE. However this location to me is just dirty and creepy. I wont be back here.

I am currently here and my wife found a skirt, however, there was no price tag. Remember now, this is the Salvation Army Thrift Store… they say that they cannot sell her the garment because it will mess up their inventory. Is it her fault there’s no hand written tag!!! Manager was no help at all.
Way to «run» your business and lose out on $$$$. Truly unbelievable.