I've shopped here three times, and every time I've found at least one item that I thought was good quality, useful, and well priced. Yesterday I found a merino wool/silk pashmina shawl for $4.95. It was marked "Vintage," even though these shawls are still in production. But the marking suggested that whoever priced it recognized that it was something special. There are lots of employees working hard to stock and tidy the store. They are polite and helpful when asked a question. It is a large store, with mostly clothing, shoes, purses, and linens, plus a smaller selection of appliances and other hard goods. There is no furniture. I like their colored-tag system, where each item gets a colored tag and merchandise with the oldest tag color is discounted. They also have a "Best" area with designer labels. A lot of the items I looked at were priced around $20, although some were higher--for example, I saw a Johnny Was jacket for $69. My main criticism is the amount of stained clothing that is priced quite high. I think this is something management should take a look at. Most people don't want to bargain at the register, so those stained, overpriced items just sit there. The result is that the clothing racks are very full, which makes it harder to sort through them and see what is actually worth buying. For people who are complaining about thrift-store prices, I do understand why prices have gone up. Thrifting has become much more popular, we're dealing with inflation, and minimum wage is now $16.90 an hour. I don't object to paying a fair price for something genuinely desirable. But I do agree that it is disappointing to find high prices on damaged merchandise, and it makes it harder to find things you would actually consider buying. And part of the fun of thrifting, at least for those of us who do it as a pastime, is finding a bargain. Current pricing strategies at many thrift stores are making that harder and less fun. I think thrift stores need to have some true bargains for people to discover. That's what keeps the hunt interesting. I volunteered at another thrift store, the Bargain Box, for 10 years, so I have some experience with this. Our general policy was that an item in perfect but used condition was priced at around one-third of the new price. Dated clothing was priced lower. Stained items or things with missing parts were sent to another thrift store, sold to a recycler, or discarded if they were hard goods. That approach kept the inventory moving at a reasonable rate. For vintage or designer items, we would look them up on online resale sites such as Etsy, eBay, ThredUp, or Poshmark, find several comparable prices, and then price the item below the lowest price we found. Often we priced it a little lower than that because a brick-and-mortar thrift store with limited foot traffic doesn't have the same customer base as an online reseller. I'll definitely be back to the Arc Foundation store. I've already found some good things there, and I'm hoping to find more. read more

I have no idea what's happened thrift stores lately, but I have to tell you that these two thrift stores that are next to each other must've gotten together and said let's rip off the community of Oxnard because that's exactly what it seems like they're asking for nine dollars for a Tshirt even in this one. It just makes no sense. What's happened to these two thrift stores so I won't be back to either one of them read more

I had some time to stop in this morning (Tuesday). I was pretty impressed at how clean and well organized this store is. The prices are decent. Some things are obviously a bit on the higher end and you can't negotiate prices but most things seemed to be an okay value. The store was also larger than I expected. Lots of clothes, purses, shoes and housewares. Very little appliances. read more

Arc Foundation Thrift Store - Bath and Body Works Candles that have not been burned - Thrift Stores Near Me - Oxnard, California

Great thrift store! bud with lots of items!! clean and neatly organized! A must try in my opinion if you like to thrift!

I have been shopping here for years and years way before it was cool. It also brings so many memories or my mom, grandma and I making thrift dates a whole weekend thing. We loved thrifting together. Some people have stated that it's pricey. I really do not think so m. Also, the funds gathered are for paying the employees and also to run shelters/other programs through the ARC. They also have sales for different colored tags on different dates. I love this thrift store. I just went yesterday and bought like 10 work blouses. read more

The thrift store that NEVER disappoints. You can not get out of here empty handed. Not only are the prices, good but the quality of the merch is fantastic. Vintage and contemporary products. I love the organization and the cleanliness of the place. You always see the team members organizing or cleaning around. Always have new thing coming out to the floor, too. My favorite things to get here are plates, bric a brac and jeans. The cashiers are always cheery and helpful. read more

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11 May '23-12:00-Came here after no luck at the bigger charity shop nearby. Although I didn't find what I was looking for, I did find a very nice St. Joseph statue for only $6,95. I do recommend this place. Very well organised with quality goods. read more

Arc Foundation Thrift Store - Saint Joseph Statue - Thrift Stores Near Me - Oxnard, California

Very friendly staff ! Great value especially Wednesday! Lots of variety! Something for everyone!

WORST SERVICE EVER!! I have been making donations to the Arc Foundation for a decade - totally well into the 10s of thousands of dollars worth of donations. Had a pickup scheduled for today - the truck came EARLIER than the pickup time and then bolted and left - no knock on the door or any contact. I called immediately (8:045am) and was told the truck had just left 5 minutes ago. I asked them to come back but was told that he was "no longer in the are"... HOW CAN YOU BET OUT OF THE AREA IN 5 MINUTES? I will NEVER make a donation to this inflexible and incompetent foundation again. YOUR LOSS ARC FOUNDATION read more

Now this is the absolute definition of a thrift store when you think of one. Parking might be hard to find since it does get super packed on the weekends. I ended up parking on the street, but it wasn't that far of a walk. Once you walk inside, theres a huge selection of clothes! I ended up purchasing some workout shorts for a few dollars. read more

Great store wonderful foundation I strongly recommend stop in this store. Great staff

This is a great organization to do business with when I have household and other donations to make. They're always happy to come pick them up. read more

I go here almost every Wednesday. That is their sale day. Most amazing store. Been going here for years. Cannot figure why this store does not have five stars. I don't see how anybody could find a problem with it. Everything is sorted by size and color and hardly anything is ever on the floor, the personnel is wonderful friendly and talkative. Better than any other thrift store I have been to. read more

Stopped by today to look at the books. I ended up not finding anything for myself, but I did find one for my daughter. It was a skinny book that I thought was really cute. I noticed it said 5 children's books for 2.95, so I started looking around to see if I could find any more for her. There was a total of I'd say like 6 children's books, most were small chapter books. My daughter is 9 months, so I decided to only pick up the one book I had found. I was thinking okay, 5 books for $3 so 1 book should be around $0.75. I went to pay and the lady tells me it's 5 books for 2.95. I say yes I know but this is the only one I want. She proceeds to say that then it's still going to be 2.95 even if I only chose one. So I said "you can't just input like $1??" When you buy stuff they input the prices, they never scan anything, so she could've most definitely just input the price. They sell things for 0.99 cents so she was just being difficult for whatever reason. And she's like no I can't all while smirking, like what?? That makes 0 sense, so I said well okay never mind. That was the worst customer experience I've had in a very long time. Which is upsetting because I really like going here for books, but I'm going to probably just go elsewhere. read more

One star I suppose, no other option. This thirft store is very over priced. There's more cameras in this facility than a government center which I'm beginning to realize why the prices on several worn out items are high. You're better off purchasing the item at the store for a $1-$2 more brand new than in this thrift store. I believe the purpose of a thrift store is to help those in need who cannot afford brand new items. I HIGHLY recommend the thrift store next door over as well as the one in Colonia near the railroad. read more

I love this thrift store. It's priced a little higher but maybe because it's maintained a little better? Staff is always putting stuff in the right place and replenishing. The cashiers work quickly and keep the line going unlike many thrift stores. read more

the employees were so disrespectful to me. I stayed waiting for help while they walk past by as I hear them say they aren't going to help me. They talked to each other and said they didn't care to help me. one person knew I was waited for help and she left. the four cashiers in the front all are going to be the down fall of the store. Talking to each other as they ring up customers. The lady that tells me they are closed walks away from me and cuts me of as I'm talking to her. 20 minutes before the store is closing I wasted my whole time there. whole a employee yells on the microphone that they are closed. sounds like they hate it there and now I do too read more

What a great store! They have a large selection of clothes (racks and racks of organized shirts, pants, shorts and whatnot all by size) and handbags as well. Everything is reasonably priced (from my purchase of $1.95 to $5.95) and they have plenty of cashiers to ring you up :) I bought 2 going out tops, 1 Lacoste polo shirt, 1 silver I.N.C. top for my roller disco outfit and 1 pair of black H&M shorts (I regret the shorts but at least they were $2.95). My total purchase was ~$23 which is pretty good for all 5 items. They do accept credit cards. The only negative thing is that they close kinda early at 6pm but the Super Thrift next door closes at 7pm if you are still shopping and didn't find what you were looking for :) read more

It's a hit or miss here, I do think they over price known brands. I saw a Patagonia jacket for 199.99 not in the great condition which the same jacket retails new for 189.99, doesn't make sense. I'm a reseller so I understand how to price items, by brand, condition, and year it was made. Pro: the store is clean and they have a sale on Wednesdays. Con: over priced items. read more

A great thrift store with helpful employees, logical organization and a typically fair priced selection of vintage glassware, serving pieces and cookware. I've found some gems for sure - Pyrex, Carnival Glass, vintage Libbey glassware, Vintage Crockpots, etc. On my last trip, I came away with some great finds, including vintage Indiana Glass egg plates, Pyrex and some adorable pink depression glass! read more

They have changed their system and so now they don't staple totally over the label. Now it's so much easier to shop for specific labels! Thank you! read more

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This is one of the few local thrift stores with hours on Sunday. They also have additional sales going on Sundays. This is a decent sized store with lots of women's clothes, and decent selection of shoes, home goods, men's clothes, kids stuff and linens. Generally I only come here if I can't find what I want at other stores, as the prices here tend to be a little higher. That said, I've found some really cool stuff here too, like a pageant gown entirely covered in beadwork for like $9. Good selection of women's dresses in sizes Large and up. Dresses and other clothes are sorted by size! How cool is that?! Sure, things won't always be in the right place, but you can find your size and know that most of the stuff in that area will be closer to fitting you than the thrift stores that just mix everything together (which is pretty much every other one of them). Staff here are friendly and polite. Private parking lot that's locked after hours. Good selection of kid's toys - I buy them for my birds. read more

I always find brand new DVDs at a great price and books as well! Everything is organized and they even have sales.

Extremely expensive. They do not serve the community due to their prices, shop elsewhere nearby.

these people work hard at saving animals. they do a good job doing it though. they have a heart of gold because its all voluntary for them to spend there time at the store or picking up animals. i really appreciate what they do because i used to help with it to!! read more

This is my favorite thrift store in west end Ventura county. I come here weekly and left empty handed only once because I didn't have a lot of time to look before they closed! I've been coming here for at least 5 years. Reasonably priced and the weekly sales are an added bonus. I am an expert thrifter & I'm not sure why other reviews are saying this is expensive. It's is way cheaper than any goodwill on the side of the county (if you know you know). read more

I love this thrift store! The staff are always friendly, however, the price tags are always stapled to the clothing and I have tried to tell the staff and manager to have the price tags stapled more carefully. Often times, the staple creates a hole in the garment and then there is no use to wear them. This time, the manager gave us a 40% discount one the item in question. The housewares, brick brack section is always replenished with new things. Take your time to look carefully. Clothes! They have good quality clothes among the every day clothes, so browse carefully. All clothes are organized in sizes, from Extra Small to XXXL. I love it! There are options for everyone! If you have your own shopping cart on wheels, bring it! They have limited carts for shoppers, but they have plenty of plastic hand carry baskets. They have bathrooms, but no dressing rooms, and a few mirrors throughout. They are open on Sundays. read more

SMELLS like urine. Been going for the last year and every time in the whole store very very strong urine odor. On top of that most things are overpriced. Deals can be found. But very scarce. read more

There's decent clothes here sometimes but the store smells like something died, and they're militant about ID's matching cards and the person being with you. I used to shop here for work (I work as a costume assistant) but can't anymore because they won't accept my boss's work card when I'm alone or even when I have her ID. I tried to explain this including giving them my work ID/offering to call and they essentially accused me of stealing the card. You'd think a charity organization would want frequent customers who buy in bulk like a local theater company, but they'd rather accuse you of being a criminal read more

This is by far the most ridiculously over priced "thrift" store that I have ever set foot in. I mean come on, almost 20 dollars for an old faded Victoria's Secret sweat shirt?? Just because it has a label saying PINK does not make it worth a bunch of money. I did see a cute little Alice in wonderland cross body canvas bag for 99 cents and was excited to get it for my upcoming Disneyland trip only to flip the tag over and see the other side of the tag with 12.95 marked on it. Geez louise in the heart of Oxnard how the hell does anyone from Oxnard afford ANYTHING here?!?! I've shopped thrift stores everywhere and even Santa Barbara ones are cheaper than here. The people tagging the merchandise must be high!!! As another yelper stated, they place the tag right over the size so you cant see if it'll fit you. But for 14.95 for a t shirt at this point I hope the thing doesn't fit me! I will never again set foot in this store. RIP OFF!!! I'd rather shop Goodwill or ANY other thrift in town but this OVERPRICED place. You're better off somewhere else OR the mall or outlets for new for the same priced items. read more

Arc Foundation Thrift Store - Almost 20 dollars for a faded old USED sweatshirt. You can get it In store NEW for about 7 bucks more at the semi annual sale. - Thrift Stores Near Me - Oxnard, California

Overall, this is a very good thrift store. I'd give it a 5, but I'm so tired of the erratic pricing. Tons and tons of excellent deals, but some of the pricing is absolutely absurd. I've seen 80s JC Penney sneakers priced for $25 (I doubt they even retailed that high), beat up boots for $80, etc, etc. Newsflash: you are a thrift store in Oxnard. The items are donated and while I understand that they want to raise money for their cause, it's silly to overcharge so much. The ARC in Ventura has much fairer prices, despite the fact that the neighborhood is a lot less impoverished. Sometimes, the inability and lack of awareness of pricing can be beneficial. I found a Mavi denim jacket for $3 next to a dated Abercrombie jacket which was $15 (Mavi is much more expensive and fashionable than A&F). Other times it's just really disappointing when I find something I love, but it simply isn't worth the price. read more

I've donated to this place for years because my mentally retarded aunt. ARC has been a big part of her life for over 30 years. Today, I will never go back to that place. I called yesterday because I was told I can drop off the big items because they won't pick up and when I called to confirm today they said I couldn't and I asked why and how does their furniture get there if they can't pick up or take drop offs, and I kept my tone calm and didn't have an attitude, I just wanted to know how I can get my stuff their since I normally do small items. The guy asked me to hold so he can his supervisor to come talk to me. While on hold, I can hear the guy cussing up a storm saying that some b@*! on the phone giving me sh@!#t, im about to go off on that b@! And so much more was said while I was on hold. The supervisor Clint got on the phone and I told him about his employee and that I heard everything he said. He didn't acknowledge any of that and all he said is what exactly do you need? Wow, I was shocked how unprofessional he was and his employee. I will be calling corporate tomorrow and making a formal complaint. ARC has always been a professional environment and obviously things have slipped in hiring employees because those two gave the worst impression of that place to me now. Sad to say it but I will not ever donate or shop there again. read more

If you crave a hustling bustling thriftapoolaza with bipolar pricing then you have found your mecca. If not, read on and you may reconsider. I promise, it's actually okay. ARC has errything: Apparel ( mens, women, chilliinnn), books, records, videotapes, shoes, toys, wall hangings, seasonal decorations, small electronics, toys, sporting equipment, housewares and all dat darn tootin bric a brac. The two sections I would recommend checking out are the electronics and the records. While ARC definitely doesn't offer the cheapest electronics, I found that out of all the thrift stores I visit ( so every one in the history of the whole wide world- or Southern California) the vast majority of them worked- which is nothing short of a miracle. I don't know about you, but I'd much rather pay an extra five bucks for an old VCR than save the money and end up buying twelve that break within a week. And the records- treasures still exist! I am almost never dig anymore because I already have 302929555 Musical scores to Fiddler On the Roof but thankfully, this time I did- and this time I lucked out. I managed to dig up tunes from artists like Paul Simon and Fleetwood Mac- and only for a buck! I am not going to promise that you'll luck out like I did, but me thinks ARC is an untapped treasure. The prices here vary greatly. ARC is one those thrift stores which appears to follow some weird wizardy method to price their items. As other Yelpers have mentioned the pricing is hugely erratic and more often than not, nonsensical. For example, while I was browsing through the jackets I found one that only five bucks and one that twenty! While some items are obviously worth more than others, this sorta stuff hurt my head and given that I am prone to migraines, this was a big bummerville for me. And the ambiance. THIS PLACE IS HOPPIN! I've been here twice and both times it has been B.U.S.Y. and bustling. Have you been to New York? Times Square? New Years Eve? Yeah, it's kind of like that. okay, not really but I have " an active fantasy life" ( or so I've been told). Anywho, if you're stressed easily and afraid of people and crowded spaces, ARC is not for you- but... for the rest of us, hello great aahhmbiaaance Organization/ Layout? Decent. Had I been in a manic rush, I would have more or less found what the section I needed before my head exploded. The staff here was really friendly. I've been on this epic quest for the perfect TV/VCR combo and literally every time I enter a thrift store ( so every other day that ends with a "Y") I b-line straight to the television department and more often than not, this is the perfect testing ground for customer service ( mostly because it takes an ungodly amount of patience to put up with me tinkering with EVERY TV/VCR combo for an extended period of time) -and this place passed the test! The employee I grabbed helped me find the perfect set and he helped me carry it out to my car and with a smile. Thanks ARC! Also, ARC's proceeds does go to support a non-profit (http://www.arcvc.org/) which is geared towards helping people with developmental disabilities, so your purchase is going to support a good cause. While I would give ARC four stars if I'd only visited once, given my first experience was mediocre and the pricing appears to be set by someone in a blackout immaaa gonna havveee to sayy itttss aaa thhrreeee. sorry guyz. If you're doing your thrift rounds in Ventura ARC is worth a visit, but I wouldn't make it your first stop. read more

I love this thrift store. It is a gem. You have to look, but there are lots of great items. If you go on Sunday the sale items are 60% off. It's a great cause and my favorite thrift store! Now they accept credit cards! read more

I love the ARC thrift store but you have to have time and patience to go through things because it's hit or miss. Not that they don't always have great stuff but there prices are sometimes too high. I've also found great things with low prices too. So it's kind of a treasure hunt. read more

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Oxnard has some of the coolest thrift stores and this specific thrift store is my favorite! the staff are always friendly and helpful. everything is organized and that makes it easier to find some gems! this store is just special to me because i've been coming here since i was little and will always continue to go! read more

Very rude. Stupid little store. They are nothing more than a bunch of goody two show. They dont allow any one or anything in like food or drinks. It smells like urine. read more

Compared to others in Oxnard, ARC is by far my favorite!! Friends I talk to will tell me their favorite, so then I think I should try others & make my rounds to super thrift, the rescue mission, or the Goodwill and I just don't ever find the same luck & great finds that I find here! and I also like that they have a "color tag of the week" & you get 40% off the price and Sundays it's 60%!! It changes weekly on Mondays & goes in order (pink, blue, tan,etc). how can you beat?! of course every time I go I find things in the "non sale color" tag but oh well. Pros: It's clean, neatly organized, the workers are nice & are always hustling (you'll always see employees hanging things up/organizing), pricing is fair (it seem to look up their stuff by brands and then price), they accept debit/cc cards (must show ID). Cons: parking is terrible especially if you get there mid day on a weekend I wouldn't even bother with the parking lot - just park behind on A street & walk. the aisles are very narrow in some areas-if I have a shopping cart, somebody else with a shopping cart cannot squeeze by. And is someone without a shopping cart is on the larger side they cannot squeeze by (at least in the men's section). Another thing that annoys me is they always seem to put the sensor/price tag right over the label size-guess is the place where it won't leave a hole....but it never fails it's right over the size that I need to see :( read more

This used to be my favorite store, and I spent hundreds of dollars a month here, but the prices are getting OUTRAGEOUS! $14.95 for a used Handy Manny toy? $20+ for a used sweater? Very disappointed in the price changes recently. read more

I do like the stuff in this store, but the prices are WAAAY TOO overpriced for a thrift store off the Oxnard Blvd; especially for the kids clothes. My toddler is growing out of her clothes too fast so I thought I'd find some nice things here for cheap, WRONG!!! They're charging $5 for USED Carter's clothes that you can get for that price or cheaper when the outlet store is having a sale. Long story short - nice items, too overpriced considering the high rate of turn over and the fact that they're USED! (Also agree with everyone that the price tag stapled to the tag is HIGHLY annoying. You can't see the size or name brand sometimes, and I see they write the size on the tag, but it's chicken scratch writing.) read more