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Full Circle Thrift

4.6 (146 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Updated 2 weeks ago

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Brittanie R.

This is such a cute thrift shop in Altadena I went for the first time this week. It's in an old brick building and has two floors. The first floor is clothing and the second is home decor and other things. There was a decent selection of clothing, but not the largest selection. I found some nice New Balance shoes for $15, they look barely worn. They also have designer clothing sections. They had a tag sale $1 items and 50% off other items. I would def recommend stopping by when in Altadena, I will be back. Parking is free and there is a large lot which is nice.

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Luke W.

So cool! Us three dropped in on vacation to find one special shopping spot spiced up to bursting on two floors, outdoors, and stuffed with mens, womens, and accessories. Prices seemed as fair as possible considering the surrounding real estate. I didn't manage to see much I needed however them two hauled back quite the selection. Staff had a pleasant vibe. It's some old atmosphere full factory barn place that needs its own indie film.

Alani R.

Most thrift stores are unorganized and kind messy BUT this one was the total Opposite. They also have fitting rooms. I like how they have divided sections like women, men, and house items upstairs.

My favorite thrift store ever!! So glad to see them reopened with such a kind community. This hidden gem is located in a beautiful brick building, with the best thrift finds. Love their glassware and home goods upstairs! Please go shop and support

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Karol F.

Great selection of clothes and art. Super organized and nice and clean. Check out the sale racks outside.

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Monica M.

I really enjoyed my experience at Full Circle today. It reminded of the "good ol' days" when there was a difference between "second hand" and "thrifted goods" (the distinction being that thrifted implies carefully curated goods that smack of vintage nostalgia -- IMHO). I loved that the store is located in a creaky old building, Items (as previously implied) were carefully curated and organized by color and / or clothing type. As of this writing it dawned on me I didn't even make it into the mens' section :o to see what they had. It was very easy to become engrossed by the racks of clothes -- of which there were a decent amount. I came away with two decent finds: a shirt dress with skulls on it and a sweater dress that were well-priced. I will definitely make it a point to come back. Staff were really friendly, and ever so kind to gift my daughter with an unpriced tchotchke she found on the 2nd floor.

Coco G.

Cool thrift store in a historic two-story building. Nice layout with good organization. Friendly staff who seemed very engaged chatting with one another. Free parking with lots of spaces. Restroom for customers.

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Rox C.

Well not sure what I expected, but what I can say is it is well staffed, smells unlike your typical thrift shop (very clean and fresh) plenty of staff and they are currently looking to hire (resume requested to work at the thrift shop) kind of interesting. ‍ The store is rather small and there were a few items I may have purchased, but when looking at the prices with all respect I've actually been looking for one of the items I found there and brand new was cheaper than used. So, deals.. I'm sure you may find one or two, but wasn't worth the drive up for me. Not a huge selection of stuff and houseware was even a smaller selection at a not so cheap price. Don't want it for free of course, but def not paying more for used than would be new.

Luke L.

Full Circle Thrift is a small and affordable thrift shop nestled in Altadena. [Parking - 4-star]: I was surprised to discover that the thrift shop offers a free private parking lot right next to the building. Unfortunately, I only realized this after I had already found a street parking spot a block away. [Size - 4-star]: The thrift shop is divided into two floors, with the first floor dedicated to clothing and the second floor housing art and home decor items. While the overall size of the shop may be compact, it still manages to provide a decent variety of items to explore. [Selection & organization - 4.5-star]: During my visit in March 2023, the fitting room was unavailable. The store at Full Circle Thrift is commendably well-organized and I appreciated the effort put into curating the clothing selection with some appealing pieces during. It is evident that the staff at Full Circle Thrift invested considerable time and effort into meticulously arranging the home decor items on the second floor. Visitors will not find any big ticket items or appliances here. [Price & quality - 5-star]: The shop offers a range of competitive pricing compared to other thrift stores. Items with pink tags are offered at a 50% discount from the ticket price, while yellow tags are priced at $1 each. Books without price stickers can be purchased for $0.50 each for softcover books and $1 each for hardcover books. CDs are priced at $1, DVDs at $2, and VHS tapes at $0.50. Overall, I am a fan of Full Circle Thrift. It's a charming destination where you can find cute and vintage-looking attire.A solid 4.5-star. P.S. - Full Circle Thrift offers $20 for $30 purchasing credits via Yelp deal.

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Jessica C.

Adorable thrift shop!! Love the church building look and it is huge inside. I also called ahead to see if they would accept my donations of non-working old phones and point and shoot cameras. The lady was super nice and was excited to see my donations and gladly accepted them all! I was happy to see my previously treasured items go to a happy home :0) There were a good amount of parking spots in the lot and street parking. I walked around and would def come back to shop! I also want to take my nieces cause the toys look really cool and affordable.

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Best thrift store around!! Organized, clean, huge woman's section. Always walk out with a bag of good finds and staff is a super friendly!!

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8 years ago

Most fun thrift store in the area. Always able to find a quality label amongst the racks. The staff is friendly. Parking is easy.

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An excellent store with a wide selection. The building is historical and beautiful. The proceeds go for a good cause.

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Great thrift store! Cute building and awesome stuff. Went looking for comfy sweaters and definitely wasn't disappointed!

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you could find some really good deals here ,nice staff,nice environment ,no complaint

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Ask the Community - Full Circle Thrift

I see 4 years ago you said you take books and my questions are: do you still. If so, what kinds of books? I am downsizing and have a lot of fiction, both children, YA and adult. I also have a good amount of non-fictions books.

Hi Judy, Thanks for reaching out and thank you for your question. Since reopening from the fire we no longer take donations of books. We gladly accept donations of gently… 

Does your store take furniture donations? If so, do you do pick-up?

Thanks for asking, Janine. Sorry, we do not accept furniture and we do not do pick-ups. -Paul

Did this place survive the fire? Phone number doesn't work. I have wonderful business clothes to donate somewhere where fire victims that need business clothes can get them.…

Hi Carol, Thanks for reaching out. Our store is temporarily closed for fire-related cleaning, remediation, and restoration. We will be open again as soon as we can.… 

Hello, I have 100's of music cassette tapes in good condition. Do you take them as donations? If not, do you know someone who does? Thanks. Robert

Hi Robert, Yes! We would be happy to take your donation of music cassette tapes. Please note that we only wish to receive donations of cassette tapes produced by the artist… 

Hello, I have clothes and shoes I want to bring in to donate. Can I bring them in bags? Or do they need to be boxed?

Hi Caresse, Either boxed or bagged works great for us. Our donation center is located just behind our main building on the first floor, suite 112.. We accept donations 10-6… 

Do you take CDs?

Hi Grady, Yes, we do accept donations of CD's, vinyl records, and DVD's. All in good working condition, please. Our Donation Center is located directly behind out store and… 

Do you take queen sized comforters?

Hi Stacey. Yes we do! thanks, Paul

Does the store buy clothes?

Hi Ana, We only accept donations. Thanks for asking. Paul

Do you take books? I have three boxes of books to donate. 😊

Yes they take books

Are you still taking donations?

Hi Stacey, Yes, we accept donations Monday - Saturday from 11am - 4pm. Rarely our donation center does get full and must stop taking donations. You can always call the… 

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Review Highlights - Full Circle Thrift

“Cute little thrift store that I stumbled upon while in Pasadena.”

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Good reuse recycle products A-Z items Some usable some not…read moreso usable Tons of keyboards DVD CD VHS tapes stuff for kitchens BUT needs brighter light bulb Lumens for enhance interior Very dark inside. More lighting OR use mirrors, reflective surfaces can Help Use LED bulbs. Great layout Very clean interior

I've been shopping this Salvation Army pretty regularly for a few years now and the men's section…read moreat least has really gone downhill. They used to have a pretty sizable, well-organized men's selection but after re-organizing the store, the men's selection is maybe 1/4 the size of what it was. What does remain is terribly organized--wrong sizes abound in S/M/L sections, and the men's pants are now nearly 50% obviously women's pants (Easy to tell by the cut and sizing, size 12 instead of 34/30 or whatever). I can understand a few "misfiles" of women's clothes in the men's section, that happens everywhere, but for almost half of the pants to obviously be women's clothing? That's either a complete lack of care or someone really trying to abolish gender norms in clothes. Which I guess I'm all for in theory, but it does make it frustrating to browse and ascertain sizing. There are also no dressing rooms (again, this is every corporate thrift store post-COVID, and I guess I get the reasons but its still annoying) and they removed the only mirror in the men's section to put up display wiring on the wall--which they've yet to attach anything to months later. Chaotic and disorganized, this went from one of my favorite thrift stores in NELA to my least.

The Salvation Army Thrift Store Boutique & Donation Center

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Lots of clothes and some houseware…read more Came here with the hubby after lunch near by and he spent a good amount of time rushing through the racks in search of deals and shirts I could fit into for our upcoming trip. Things are well organize, the staff is super friendly and cheerful. There's a parking lot next to the building, but not many stalls. On the plus side, the clothes seem to be clean and the place for not smell dirty. No dressing rooms though. So just tried on stuff in the open area where a large mirror was leaning in the wall. I'd probably go back if I'm in the area. We walked away with a few shirts I can wear be that I am in between sizes.

Items are priced way too high for what they are, just common things you can find at CVS, Marshalls…read moreor Target are $6.99 or higher. This use to be a great "Boutique" store a few years back. I did not mind driving from the South Bay to shop there in Pasadena, because the stuff was great! Now it is simply a pathetic overpriced thrift shop. Many items have no prices at all and no employee knows the price, they gotta ask a manager, but no manager was around to give me a price. I got tired of waiting, left, went back the next day and the couch I was interested in still did not have a price tag on it, and again, no employee knew how much the couch cost. There is also a new employee that was not pleasant to me. She is an older lady with light hair and walks with a limp. As I was getting ready to leave, she unlocked the changing rooms to show a man purses and shoes. In all the years I have been shopping there I never saw that happen before, the older lady handed a man some very nice leather purses and of course he purchased them all. I asked her if I could see what else she had in the changing room, but she became annoyed and irritated. I asked her why those nice leather purses were stashed in the changing room and she simply gave me a dirty look, shook her head and walked away without answering me.

Full Circle Thrift - thrift_stores - Updated October 2026

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