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    Austin Pets Alive

    3.9 (8 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 7:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    2 years ago

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    10 months ago

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    Thank you Shawn for the review and support for APA!

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    1 year ago

    Nice selection of goods. The staff was very knowledgeable about Austin Pets Alive and answered my questions

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    Thank you Joe for the review and support for our lifesaving mission.

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    First of all, I appreciate that this is a non-profit organization benefitting those in the Austin…read morearea that have suffered a disaster. It is a large store and well-organized. They had a lot of items in clothing, furniture and kitchen goods. Not as much in toys. I found quite a few items. They don't seem to do standard pricing like your large chain thrift stores. They also seem to know their name brands and mark up accordingly (but not excessively). It is a little bit of a trek from where I live, but worth the trip.

    I'm not sure if they've got new employees, so my review isn't about all employees because I've been…read morehere a few times and never had any issues until today. For more than half of my time in the store I continuously had multiple workers staring me down, and then two just following me around multiple times which gives me the feeling that I'm being looked at like I'm going to steal. This normally wouldn't bother me because I'm not a thief but it bothers me because I've given zero reason for anyone to be looking at me or following me like this. It creates a nasty narrative, and a hostile environment. Until you've been given a reason to need to follow someone, don't... I'm an indecisive person, but I'm also a gay male in a thrift store playing gospel music, so it's bad enough I already feel like I'm not wanted here but to follow me around and look at me while talking to co workers multiple times doesn't put a good feeling on a customer. And there's a chance that maybe this wasn't the case but I'd be an easy target. There's not a huge selection of men's clothes or shoes and if there is it's mixed up with the women's so I look in ever aisle and I feel like I got stares because I was in the women's aisles but there was a plethora of women's things in the men's aisle so maybe they just need to reorganize? The prices on some things seems incredibly capitalist, I see a whole couch for $19.99 which is a great price, but then I'm looking at a pair of shoes for $24.... Where's the relief in that LOL I have to admit they have some pretty good items, but the prices seem greedy. I don't know how much of the proceeds go to disaster relief but if it's not 100% then it seems pretty disturbing, prices are getting to be like Goodwills and there's no good will in that ‍ All in all, this truly is a great store but this was not a good experience for me so I may seek another store.

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    The location is so convenient to my local neighborhood and a great place for vintage clothing, yet…read moreI'm so over dog fatigue. We do not need to have to watch our feet to not step over a dog puddle/or worse. I understand certified ADA service digs, but will never accept emotional support/entitlement. No one wants to shop with a basket that previously had a dog/cat beforehand. It is gross to have to wipe down or deal with pet hair (many of us are allergic). I'm a dog owner and I would not bring my pet among strangers-they can easily get sick too. Not too many people care if they have a cold/or worse and it is stressful to be preoccupied to keep human to pet safe distance. I may start shopping, but if I have to weave in or around someone's dog/cat() then I just leave. Its not worth the stressful shopping. I lose my thrifting buzz having to watch my steps from pets. Many of us are frustrated with this entitlement of inconsiderate pet owners.

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