Tuesday Morning

Oh, Tuesday Morning. I remember back in the day, growing up a poor person, my semi-​hoarder Mom and tchotchke-​loving Grandma would drag me here (well, technically the Villa Park location) to look at all their broken junk and boxes of «goods» that were half crushed and had puncture wounds. I didn’t get it then and for sure don’t get it now.
Who knows where this sh*t comes from, but it makes TJ Maxx look like Saks Fifth Avenue. They’ve got toaster ovens, puzzles, lamps, oscillating fans, stuffed animals, shower curtains, holiday decorations, knives and more, but you’ll rarely find two of anything as their set up is Good Will style but with some seriously outrageous prices. It’s like going to a garage sale and some guy trying to charge you 40 bucks for old underwear with sentimental skid marks. It’s pretty bad.
When I was a kid, I know I got dragged here because ish was dirt cheap, but somehow, news of the economy-​dive from the past decade didn’t hit Tuesday Morning and they’re charging for chipped-​ass coffee mugs and outdated iPod covers like your last name’s Rockefeller. I honestly couldn’t believe my eyes. At one point I looked over to the register and there was no one there. Where did they go? Is the register even real? I have my suspicions that it might be a decoy and this is some sort of money laundering scheme because I just can’t imagine someone coming here for dusty, disfigured, outdated items when they can just go to Target and get fresh, clean, nice ones for cheaper.
Anyway, I actually found the register person in the dead-​end aisle behind the register, slumped over while sitting on a stool just staring into this metal rack with crap items hanging/​dripping from it. They were in a total trance– no blinking, no acknowledgement, hell– it might even have been stuffed version of the person who was supposed to be at the register. I couldn’t tell you, as I had no need to approach that part of store, since the rest of the store, though a double-​wide, X-​Large version of the Tuesday Morning from my childhood, had nothing worth picking up.
I hit it, and now I’m quittin’ it.

Hit or miss store, but when you find something good it is definitely a great deal!

Recently went to this place for the first time, and upon stepping in, I couldn’t tell if this was a thrift shop or what. It looks like a garage sale placed into a store. The goods were placed onto large metal racks and most of their boxes were battered. They do have an interesting collection, but the price isn’t all that unique for the quality. They have a collection of home goods, kids toys, pet toys, small electronics, bedding, linens and towels, art, some furniture, and lots of lamps. If I were you, I would spare yourself the trip and just go someplace much cleaner and with just as unique material like Home Goods or World Market or something.