Mission Thrift

This thrift store is the best. The quality/​volume of their inventory changes, but it’s a great place to pick up vintage clothing, furniture pieces and art. There’s also some good house wears and records to be found from time to time. The folks that work there are kind.

Awesome! This is my go to place when I have nothing in my closet to wear to a themed event… or when I have something to wear, but just want something different. I always find just what I’m looking for and more. The prices are really great too. The staff there is pretty great too!

love this place good slection good value and prices ok customer service ill be back

After eating at little heaven deli who has the most yummy crepes I decided to check out the thrift store next door to this one and found this really nice hand weaved fabric for only $ 8.00. Considering I had prime parking I wanted to check out this thrift shop as well. The second I walk in I was asked to remove my purse which looks like a backpack I guess… How come the other thrift store who are Latina women didn’t ask me to remove my purse but this thrift store whose cashier is white wants me to remove my purse? She didn’t even say hello or welcome me. Why am I being treated like a potential thief? I came to spend money. I didn’t need anything in that store. I was just in the mood to spend money and this is how I’m treated. No thank you. Needless to say I walked out and won’t be coming back.

This was a sad moment in retail– The perfect shirt for my husband’s perfect Halloween costume was in the window– I was told politely by one worker that first I should look through the section of shirts similar to that and she told me where it was. After I looked through the section of shirts similar to that and found them to be uninspiring as compared to the one in the front window, I went back to the front counter and asked if I could get the shirt in the window, saying I liked that one because it was the best.
A different woman said «no I’m not going to get that out of the window for you because it’s too much work. There’s more shirts coming by later today.»
I said, «that’s okay I want to buy that one, it’s the best one,» and she just flat out refused. It’s not like I was going to make her go through trouble of getting in out of the window only to decide I didn’t want it, and make her have to put it back again… I was set on buying it no matter the price.
Why would you put something in your shop window if it’s not for sale?
And additionally, why would you give someone so much attitude when I simply wanted to buy something from you?
this place had a lot of good selection of vintage stuff and costumes. However due to this extremely rude experience I will not be coming back! I walked into goodwill across the street and found something comparable (though not as perfect as the stupid shirt in the winter that I couldn’t buy) and, what would you know? The people at Goodwill or actually friendly to their customers.
Sad day in retail but I’m glad I found my husbands costume in the end!

This place is awesome. I’m looking forward to going back. Bought a few dresses, really wanted to buy so many more! Low prices, friendly staff.

This place is great!
Came in for a last minute costume and I found everything I needed.
The place is very well organized for all the clothes it has.
I think the lady working there is the owner. She runs a tight ship and knows exactly where everything is.
I will definitely be back again :)

What a great place to shop, you can find pretty much anything you need here! You cannot beat the prices and they tend to save the day when you are in a hurry and looking for specific items especially for burning man!

Mission Thrift isn’t your pappy’s thrift store.
There are a lot of outrageous things here — costumes, wigs, and plaid shirts galore. It might not be a place of high fashion, but there are some things to be found here.

Great store for fi ding funky 70 ’ s style clothing at a great price and there are plenty of bargains to be had at this store. We stop here every time we are in the city

So its Halloween today and I’m standing at the front of this store with about 15 other people and the employees say they cant open the store till the manager gets here. Let me state that their hours are 11 am to 7 pm everyday.
It is now 1110 am. The store is still closed with the employees just sitting around. This is probably one of the busiest days of the year for a thrift/​costume store. Seriously? You pick today to not only be late but not even give your own staff an eta?
Wow. That’s some excellent management. …I’m leaving now at 1120 am and so have at least 10 other potential customers along with the money they would have spent. Thanks for wasting my lunch hour /​s

Mission Thrift saves the day with its selection of tie dye shirts. They also have a great selection of Hawaiian shirts! It’s too early for the ugly Christmas sweaters, though.

This store never ever opens on time. I have been here at least six times at 11, the time they are supposed to open and have waited up to 40 minutes for them to open, which they didn’t so I just go somewhere else. I’m a wardrobe stylist and need last minute weird stuff all the time, so kind of depend on store hours as a gauge for my daily schedule. I am currently standing in front of mission thrift and guess what, they aren’t open! Change your hours of operations! You’re really really letting me down and actually pushing me away from coming here.

«Overwhelming» is totally right when it comes to describing this store! The walls are covered with clothes, the racks are stuffed with hangers, and on top of the racks are shoes. The aisles are wide enough to fit only one person. Every color of the electromagnetic wave spectrum is reflected in the store, and with bright lighting and soul music, you can feel a bit worn out perusing through the clothes.
As others have said, a lot of the clothes aren’t practical for everyday wear… unless, of course, you’re like me and you have the guts to wear suede lederhosen with embroidered chickens on it ;) This place is real vintage; some of the clothing have the previous owners’ names faded on the tags. It makes you feel these clothes were kind of alive.
The clothes are relatively expensive… I got a really nice blue corduroy shirt for $ 17. But at the same time, the selection here is impressive. I just wish I was a) bigger or b) able to find more clothes that fit my tiny frame!

Small, a bit on the expensive side, but with a flair for the awesomely ridiculous and knows their audience.
The thrift store scene in the mission is plenty crowded. You’ve got the goodwill standard, thrift town’s expanses, and then there’s little mission thrift. Don’t be frightened by the sheep masks on the window mannequins! Ok maybe be frightened, but squeeze past them and come inside anyway.
Welcome to your outrageous thrift paradise. Need sequined booty shorts? Look right. Want a section called «shirts chicks dig»? Back and left. Working on your catholic school girls outfit? Please that’s too easy.
Basically there’s a really really good variety here. You feel like effort has been made to get different items stocked (a rare event in my experience) and the options are many and exciting. The single changing room often gets a line (too bad) but suffices.
My only real complaint is you pay a pretty penny for all this novelty and variety. Some jacket items are $ 80+, many things are around $ 20, and in general you don’t see the cheap prices of thrift town or goodwill. That said, it’s an amazing place!

My husband and I visited this shop on our trip to SF, and it was the last stop for us. My beau was in need of jeans and shirts, and since I’m an avid thrifter and vintage lover, he basically let’s me dress him (score points for the husbo!).
I’d read the Unilocal reviews before coming, so I was hopeful for some soft thin vintage tees. They did not disappoint! We found five in his size, and two pairs of jeans to boot! I also scored a pair of faux cat eye glasses.
Pricing was normal for the vintage garb. I would have given it 4 stars since at first glance it’s pretty packed and a little overwhelming, but they literally have EVERY section marked, no matter how small the section is!
It was pretty awesome, I can’t wait to visit on our next trip!

Hipsterness Cheatsheet (print out and bring to the Mission)
#1 Community Thrift. #2 Mission Thrift. #3 Goodwill. #4 Thrift Town.
Mission Thrift was so almost. They certainly had the right genres of clothing I was looking for, but items topped out at the consideration level and didn’t hold sway over me like even my questionable purchases from TT and CT. My wardrobe doesn’t advance (read: regress) with near-​additions.

Wow — it’s been awhile since I’ve been to Mission Thrift and it just goes to show — how much things can chance in a couple of years.
I used to adore speed-​walking down Mission street to this glorious thrift store and rummaging through the faded T-​shirts and showy dresses. It was a wonderland for me — compared to the lackluster Boston thrift scene.
But now my tastes have changed. I don’t really have the same time and energy to skim through Mission Thrift’s decent — but not stellar collection of garments. I much prefer the dazzling Haight street thrift store gems for my vintage fix.
This realization was further cemented by an impromptu dash into Mission Thrift last week for a pair of high waisted shorts. I scoured through their shorts selection and was dismayed to find that nearly all of them were contemporary brands and probably only a few years old and nearly all of them were low-​hippers. I briefly glanced around the rest of the store — but my heart wasn’t in it.
I’ve moved on to Static, Wasteland, and Held Over. I’m a Haight Street girl — through and through.
Trust.

I loved this store. It was very reasonably priced, easy to get to, and I loved the way that things were organized (80s prom dresses! sparkly tops! cowboys costumes!). Dresses were usually under $ 25, so I was pretty happy.
Two cautionary statements:
1) You need to check carefully for tears, as I noticed two of the dresses I picked out had.
2) This is much more of a costume store than a thrift or vintage store — most of the stuff is a little too out there for normal wear.
There’s only one dressing room and it’s very tiny, so I would recommend wearing layers so you can try things on outside if need be.

I like to come in here from time to time to check the hipster fashion pulse. I could probably find a lot of this stuff elsewhere for less, but here they’ve got fedoras on tap, and more Pendleton jackets than you can shake your hipster stick at. It’s kind of crowded, and sometimes you’re practically swimming in a sea of coats just to get from one side of the store to the other, but if you’re patient you’ll find something.
You should know, this ain’t Goodwill or Thrift Town. The collection is pretty well selected and you pay for that. They’re not quite at the price point of vintage shops though, so you’ll probably walk away with a few sweet deals. Also make sure you hit on whoever is working the counter. You will. You won’t be able to help it.

Overwhelming.
If I could only post one word to describe this place that’s what it would be. It’s extremely hard to move around, I’m not entirely sure how everything is organized. It did look like it had a lot of really neat clothing some recent, lots of vintage, and lots of costume like stuff. It had good prices but I’m not entirely sure unless I was shopping for a Halloween costume I’d be able to handle being this stuffed into a store.

Real cute store with tons of vintage stuff. Loved their area that had ¹⁹⁶⁰⁄₁₉₇₀ dresses. Great selection! Unfortunately for plus size girls like me, there isn’t many options. And damn, I was WAY to big to fit between some of the clothes racks. When someone would say «excuse me» to get past, I would practically have to put myself into the clothes to make room. Haha. No stars off for that though! It is packed with stuff in there, but it’s clean and stuff is organized well.
I would recommend this to my skinny friends to check out! Fun store!

I was just walking around Mission Street and came upon Mission Thrift. This place has everything you could imagine. It’s like walking into a permanently awesome garage sale. Upstairs they have a ton of housewares. Downstairs is chock-​full of clothes and accessories. You have to experience this place to really appreciate it. There is no way you can leave without finding a great bargain.
The sheer size, organization and cleanliness of this place is amazing.