Salvation Army Arc-Hampton Roads

i go to this Thrift store normally once a week. They have good clothing although over the years it’s gotten extremely crowed with all those folks looking for bargains. Good staff here! Very helpful!!! New management much better!!!

Love this place! Great sales and a lot to choose from. I have outfitted my kids with trendy items at awesome prices. They have several fitting rooms and a public restroom too. All items are separated by color. Lastly check out was quick even though they are a busy store :) I will definitely be a regular!

Salvation army charges sooooo much for donated things its unreal I found jeans in there once that were priced so high that I could have bought them brand new for that… And furniture forget about it cheaper to buy new … Now what GOOD cause is this for and I thought thrift stores were just that helping people who can’t afford new my gosh I can afford new before them… if you have donations don’t take them there they are take them to chkd where its not that way and it helps the kids or to the DAV those places are real charitable organizations… salvation army should be shut down

Gotta say… This place has some good finds. You won’t find me in the clothes section but make your way to the furniture and you’ll be sitting in a world of some decent quality furniture that you can use for many reasons — home, office, rentals, etc. The best part is that you’ll actually find some furniture made of wood, not the composite crap that falls a part.
If you’re into finding some old random things like photo frames, old board games, and house goods from the 80s and even 90s, take a breeze through this location.
I found the staff to be quite friendly and helpful with sorting out large items for future pick up. I ended up buying so many things that the gentleman behind the counter have me a 50% discount on all goods that weren’t furniture.

This is probably one of my least favorite thrift stores in the Hampton roads area. Based on the prices that they want to charge, the quality of the building (old and not very well ventilated) and the lack of customer service this store has an identity crisis. They seem to want to charge their items like a retail or antique store but still carry the title of thrift store. If you are going to be a thrift store I feel that the prices should reflect such aspirations. If you want to charge high prices for all the items in the store, even items one can go down the street and get brand new at Walmart, then they should change the name to Salvation Army Consignment Shop or Antique Store. I’m not sure why people keep paying their high prices instead of going elsewhere for much less. Not to mention I also feel dirty after leaving this store. Salvation Army used to be a great place to thrift shop and find deals… Not anymore. Save your time.

It’s been a while since I have gone thrift store shopping. I used to hit up all the places around the area, but would skip Salvation Army. I always felt like their prices were closer to retail than thrift store.
The plus side of Salvation Army is that you can tell that they are selective with their choices. There are some thrift stores that do put out people’s broken crap out on the floor. Not saying that you’ll always get something that works, isn’t scraped, banged up or close to secretly falling apart — but you have less chances here.
I haven’t purchased, and I can’t say how the customer service is. It is cleaner than some thrift stores, and organized well where you don’t feel claustrophobic. My lack of stars come from the prices — it’s just off putting when you think that you are close to paying full price for second hand stuff. Admittedly, I’m not talking about the clothes here.

Very disappointed in one of the staff that were there Today, I came to check out with just a few things, including a set of 4 whiskey glasses still in the box.
I opened the box and seen that they were marked for 35 cents each from the previous owner, but yet salvation army had 2.99 on the outside of the box. So I asked why they raised the price, the guy replied rudely, that they can put what ever price they want on them, regardless of what was on them when they come into the store.
Well excuse me I said, that’s wrong and I feel ya’ll should lower the price down. He said nope we won’t do that.
But what is funny is there is a woman that works there with a heavy accent and if she sees something like that she will charge you what the previous owner would have with no problem. .
this man that rang me up was very disrespectful, and he seemed to think I didn’t need the glasses because he didn’t ring them up. Instead he puts them aside. he gives me my receipt and I calmly said, I’m missing my glasses, he says to me, you said you didn’t want them, my mother that was with me and I both said, no I never said such thing. So I had to Reswipe my debt card again for them.
Very rude… and not Christian like at all.

I was pleasantly surprised upon setting foot into the place. The store is clean, organized, and well stocked. I was searching for a suit jacket for my 5 year old, and I found not only that, but tons of other name brand clothing for all of my children. Their furniture section is huge, but the prices were pretty high. Their «library» section was super cute, with all types of books for the young and old, and even dvd’s, vhs tapes, and records. Upon checking out, we were told that all kids get to pick out a free book, so that made their day! We will definitely be back!

Over priced, many items priced higher than buying it new.
The staff seems friendly.
The store is usually pretty clean
I quit going because the prices are about 3x what they should be, much higher than consignment shops and often even new.
I would not recommend and suggest not wasting your time.
Such a shame :-(

Love this thrift store, especially the little book/​music section they have. My fave spot to go to.

This store is organized, clean, doesn’t smell bad, and has a butt ton of items. The furniture sections are full over bedrooms suits and living rooms suits, not many office or small furniture items. They have lots of bike, books, records, tapes, etc. They have several shelfs full of knick-​knacks but if you search carefully you can find some treasure pieces. I didn’t spend time looking through any of the clothing racks but there are plenty to search through. We found some great, inexpensive items to fill our shelves at home so we were happy. I will say the prices here did seem a little higher than other places, but then again, this place didn’t smell like urine.

Large store with an organized selection of second hand stuff. Most of the floor space is taken up with furniture and clothing. We were specifically looking for a bookcase and found that the prices on most of the furniture really weren’t much of a bargain at all. Where Salvation Army used to be a place to find good stuff at big discounts, it seems like they’ve priced up their furniture significantly. Bummer.
Clothing is neatly organized and if I wasn’t already fully stocked, this is where I would have found a few bargains. Jeans and shorts looked to be the right sizes I would wear and decent brands all at good prices. There are a few duds in there — torn or stained — but I think that was the minority.
But the books was where the action is at. 99 cents for nearly all of the large selection of paperbacks. Not much as far as organization here, you might find a romance novel right next to a spy story. But this is where the hunting is part of the fun, even if my neck hurts from twisting it to read the titles.
Parking is tight and they will help you load up your car if you need it. There is also a drive-​through donation center in the back.

Even if you’re a discount diva like me, you may still feel a little skittish perusing your local thrift stores. Whether you’re put off by the warehouse structure or the odd smell of stale cotton and moth balls, I understand your fear. But fear not, my dear under financed friends, I have sifted through the second hand havens and found the best of the best.
If you’re looking for great furniture and home décor, check out the Salvation Army Family Store. From four post beds, to antique bureaus, to televisions and lovely dinning room tables this thrift store is your best bet to find all the furniture you need to fill your empty pad. The furniture is all in great shape, though it may need some dusting and refinishing to make it shine. Even if money is not an object for you, the Salvation Army store offers unique and antique pieces to make your home stand out from the crowd. I’m still drooling over the Chinese style bureau I saw there. At $ 120 bucks, it’s a steal and looks like a one of a kind. I bet you’ll never see this bureau in anyone else’s pad.
For furniture, this store is great, but as for clothes and shoes I wouldn’t recommend it. I’m sure you can find some great pieces if you’re willing to dig through the aisles, but it might take some work. So if you come here, come for the furniture.

How can a store of this size be so bad… disappointment!
I went through all the female clothes here with a toothpick… everything is either stained, ripped, or smells. This store had a fantastic selection of dresses… if any of them were in any condition to be worn. I get it… it’s a thrift store… but even a thrift store usually monitors what is appropriate for sale and what is not. Based the employees working there and all the heinous clothes out on the floor it leads me to believe that a whole bunch of lazy folk run this store. Sad.
No real accessories — the selection of shoes might be the only thing worth checking out.
The one great thing about this store is the furniture. This is what I call a furniture thrift store. There was an excellent amount of real antique furniture and some modern pieces as well. I would recommend coming here for furniture.