Christie was great, did work on a necklace and two bracelets while we chatted and I (alternately)…read morelooked at all sort of cool stuff in her Welch Ave. store in Ames. My favorite thing was a sign in the back that stated simply: "Sit long. Talk much." Cheers!

Was in a massive bind to get my wife's necklace from our wedding put back together again. Sure…read moreenough, Cathy saved my life (and for cheap). Thank you so much!

5/21/26 1:00 p.m…read more Shopping This location is pretty amazing. The staff informed us that this is the original location, so it's the smallest of the three in town, but there was so much to look at! I can't wait to check out the larger locations! All of the staff were incredibly friendly, patient, and helpful. Everything was pretty well organized and not too overwhelming. There is definitely a lot inside, but in my opinion, you don't feel crowded and can easily look around for hours in here. All of the prices are wonderful as well! Everything is so affordable as well, and in great condition; some items are even brand new! Overflow beats Goodwill any day of the week! It's a relaxed environment and they give back to the community; win-win! Anything we need to donate will be donated here from now on :) Absolutely worth the visit!!

This is a small little thrift store that is packed with all types of goods from toys to decor to…read moreclothes to books. I found a handful of clothes that I liked. They have a few dressing rooms so you can try on what you find. The pricing was very reasonable. This store is also generous in the mission of giving back with the money from the sales- makes you want to shop there even more!

Large store, lots of stuff to go through. If you stay in there long enough you'll find something,…read morebut use the restroom before you go. The problem is they don't have a public restroom. My handicapped wife asked where the restroom is and was told "we don't have a restroom." Really? We ended up leaving the store without looking around any further and didn't buy anything at all. I don't understand how they can expect customers to leave and go to Caseys and then come back to continue shopping. Having a restroom keeps people in the store and cleaning it is just part doing business. Open your restrooms!!!

Saw a video about this place and had to see it for myself! As a recovering Goodwill Bins fan and…read moregrowing up going to Ropa and other thrift and sift spots, I was intrigued. This is a chain that buys customer returns and end-of-season items and sells them at a discount. Think Amazon returns, overstock or out of season Target items, etc. Then, everything is dumped into bins for folks to look through: it's not even sorted into "soft" and "hard" like at the Goodwill bins. But the perk is, everything is new with tags / barely used! The pricing is unique - it goes: $10 Fridays $7 Saturdays $5 Sundays $3 Mondays $2 Tuesdays $1 Wednesdays 25c Thursdays We came on a Sunday and found a few items: an electric beard trimmer, a plant pot, an outdoor rug, Duke Cannon soap. However, I would say if I were to come back, I'd probably come on either $10 Friday hoping for a bigger ticket item, or on Tuesday/Wednesday because most stuff just wasn't worth $5. Lots of plastic items, cheap items and felt too small/cheap for $5. There were lots of clothes, but they were mixed in with the hard goods so hard to go through, and most were Target or Amazon brands so didn't see much value in going through them on $5 day - for me at least. If you're looking for kids toys and stuff, household decor and trinkets, acrylic organizers, and gifts - this is a great place to stock up on the cheaper days! Super interesting to look through. I don't think I'll be back anytime soon, but very interesting!

Gabe in Electronics is great. He knew what we needed, where it was and how to run it. He was…read morehelpful, patient and smart. He helped my sister pick out a new laptop. He helped us with new TV accessories and a phone. Walmart is lucky to have such educated help. We will always ask for Gabe. I like the Pharmacy girls too, patient and helpful even when their very busy. Susan K.

Walmart to the rescue! Checked in to a close by hotel. They don't have a shower bench?! Walmart…read moredoes. Of course they do. People. I needed to get groceries for the next few days also. As usual Walmart has everything -- one stop shopping. Store was clean. Could find most everything. B U T -- here I am -- geriatric person with a rollator, three bags of grocery items on the rollator and two gallons of unbagged milk and a shower bench box. And they want to see a RECEIPT on the way out the door?! Seriously??? How offensive. Shame on you, Walmart. I was so pleased with you having everything I needed. EDIT : Ok, so I purchased a reduced plastic container of fruit. Needs to be eaten quickly. Of course. Get it to the hotel room refrigerator promptly. Finish some work, get cleaned up. Time to eat the fruit. Wait .... brown slimy area. Ok. One piece of bad fruit. Out with it. Check the rest. Looks fine. Get the next cantalope piece in my mouth ..... oh no. It is bad. Try a strawberry ...... taste is off, too. At this point it is not worth risking any more. I need to show up to work tomorrow. Do better, Walmart..

Good stock of asian food. Korean food is majority. Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese. I found…read morenatto in this store. Not all asian groceries carry this.

We looked all over for egg roll skins. Finally found them at Unimart. I will be going back there…read morebecause they are better than Hy-Vee ones.

Love the ladies in there. They have furniture, china, kitchen gadgets and some small appliances,…read morepictures, jewelry lots of Christmas decorations All of the stuff is USED.

This shop has been here FOREVER and I had no idea... 25+ years if I recall our conversation with…read morethe owners correctly. I grew up not far away in Dows IA and my mom actually worked in Ellsworth for a few years. This shop doesn't look like much from the outside, but it had a great selection inside. It's a little dusty and cluttered...you can browse from a little bit of a distance or you can do a little bit of digging. Whichever your preference is. Make sure you pay attention to the sale sign posted on the wall as you walk in past the front counter. When we were there it was 50% off of items tagged after a certain date. The owners are personable and friendly. A definite place to make a stop by if you are into thrifting and are in the Ellsworth IA area!

We split the sandwich and the flavor is off the chart. Can't wait to see everything in the store…read morehere.

I'm a transplant to Northwest Iowa, so when I discovered The Hen House years ago - with its…read morebig-city charm, gifts and home decor options in a small-town setting - I fell in love. I often tell the owners that if The Hen House ever leaves town -- I'm outta here, as welI! The Hen House is my favorite shopping destination in Spencer. I also love to bring my out-of-town company to experience it for themselves, because it's tons of fun! They offer amazing seasonal items, baby gifts galore (ear of corn chew toy is my favorite staple gift), house wares, kitchen/dining, funking jewelry, pillos, lamps candles. . . Oh, and to receive a gift card from The Hen House is like finding a little lump of precious gold in your pocketbook.

Shortcutting across Ankeny's mid-section, we spotted Crazy Deals of Iowa within an industrial park…read moreand stopped in. Glad that we did, as we found some good options at quality prices. Plenty of parking in front. Brandon, their owner and operator, grabs major stores surplus items, and then resells them at a good price. A lot of quality items throughout the shop. I was able to secure an Iowa State hoodie at a terrific price. Glad that we now know about it and also follow his website and Facebook page to be aware of items as they arrive.

From the owner: We opened our small business to help struggling individuals and families get new clothing and daily…read moreessentials at discounted prices. Times are tough for many and we want to do our part in helping the community. Come see us for some Crazy Deals.