This place RULES. I love everything about it. Great deals. Rad music. Excellent selection of…read morevintage items in excellent condition! Outstanding customer service too. Feeling very special I can't wait to return and discover more unforgettable treasures! I'm so happy. Purchased two beautiful handmade purses, two vintage shirts, and an exquisite 3M Bookshelf Game that's over 60 years old and still looks BRAND NEW! How cool is that?

I have to - reluctantly - call this place out as being pretty lame…read more After exploring the only antique store in town, I decided to checkout a couple of thrift stores. I went to the Riverside Thrift Shop today. Apparently, it opened only a few months ago. Being fresh and new, by all rights, they should be totally on top of their game. 1) The main problem is it's too darn small. It's little more than one small narrow room. (I think my living room at home is bigger than this store!) As a result, there isn't much inventory...mostly garage sale type stuff...not enough to pick through and find something you might like. There's a HUGE warehouse in back of this building. If THAT was part of the store and filled with stuff too, you'd really have something great. But that's not the case. 2) The dude running the shop ignored us, never smiled, never spoke, and he was completely devoid of any customer service skills whatsoever. Not cool. This definitely sealed the deal and made me not want to ever walk through the door again. There always seems to be at least one crazy person shopping at every thrift store I go to, even a super small one like Riverside. Indeed, I came across one. There was a wild eyed lady buying a dozen ceramic ducks. Despite the sparse inventory, this woman had managed to locate every duck on the premises. She had a whole flock of ducks spread out on the counter. Pretty funny. Not worth the stop. -Daddy Maxx Retro

Great service received with a very friendly staff. Supet collection of items on sale. Value is…read morereasonably similar to other Thrift Stores. ...... a definite great store

The St. Peter Thrift Store on Main Street is okay - 3 stars…read more After checking out the only antique store in town, I decided to explore a couple of the local thrift stores. This store is okay, I'd call them average - 3 stars. I wouldn't make a special trip but if I lived in the area, I'd probably drop in once in a while. The only thing that could bump them up, in my opinion, would be if they were a lot bigger and if they had a lot more stuff. They do a lot with the space they have. Everything is well lit, displayed well, and there's a nice variety of items. The staff member I spoke with was very friendly and helpful. The prices seem super reasonable. I've been looking for a kitchen clock and I found a nice wall clock for only one dollar! It's hard to go wrong for a buck. -Daddy Maxx Retro

I love this place----I find the cutest things and there prices are great and they have great…read morediscount days! Very friendly staff!

By far the top of the list for New Ulm thrift store, all proceeds are donated to a great…read moreorganization and all workers are volunteers.

This store is a local favorite! It has great prices and is run by a great variety of volunteers!read more

My friends and I went to hobby lobby to get some fabric for blankets, we waited 15 minutes or more…read morefor someone to cut them it took them 2 times to get someone down there and when the lady got there she was so rude! She told us that the fabric wasn't gonna work and that they have a no return policy which I understand but she said it in the rudest way possible. She has curly brunette hair and wears glasses.

My cashier was sweet, the manager...complete opposite. I've been in this store hundreds of times…read moreand have wrote probably a dozen checks at this location. Today the check wasn't good enough for them as I have "an out of state id, an out of state bank, and a in state address." Quite frankly I should've lied and just left my address as the incorrect address on the check--but I figured I would be a Good Samaritan and write my correct address on them for verification purposes. If the manager would've been polite I wouldn't be writing a review, however I've purchased thousands of dollars worth of home projects AND products at this store before via a check and it has never been an issue. When I asked her why it didn't work today but it had worked two weeks ago when I was last in, her response was "idk it doesn't work today" and when I asked if I could write a check for a portion and a card of the other she said "nope-when you get an in state is it'll work." I get it it's a stressful season, but it was 1030 on a Monday and it's far from busy in the store. I honestly won't be coming back into this store unless my employer asks me to pick some decorations up for our store.

The past few years I have conducted dozens and dozens of sales training workshops and probably five…read moreto ten more customer service workshops. One recurring theme in customer service workshops is that it is not price, product, or place. Those are ties. I had fellow in one class for a national retail chain tell us his nearest competitor is one mile away and they both represent the same company. He said we have same price, same product, and nearly same place. All I have that he does not have are my employees and service they require. My point is that it is not place, product or price that dictates good service. It is policy and personnel. Today I was buying new mattress from Mankato Mattress Man (Ben). We bumped into a store policy that I considered archaic, in appropriate, unnecessary and a barrier to my doing business with Mankato Mattress Man. Ben said I would like your business here are two things I can do. One is I can work out a work around so that this policy can be tabled. Two and I prefer this approach is that it will take me a minute or two to explain why this policy is in place. I said since I have been treated great to this point, since I want this new mattress, and easisest workaround seems to be explanation go that route. Ben did. I bought the mattress. So if you are looking for a new mattress you can probably find equal products, equal prices in Mankato market. Personnel and policies make Mankato Mattress Man a great last stop while mattress shopping.

The store offers a wide range of items and lots of interesting things that you may not see in other…read morestores. Additionally, the owners are friendly and knowledgeable - it's worth the stop . . . plus there's a great bakery just a few blocks down the street '-)

What do you do when you are in downtown New Ulm over the holidays? You wander into an antique…read morestore if you are me! This store is very close to the mall if antiques are not your thing or if you want more shopping afterwards. The store is filled with a wide variety of both old (antique and vintage) and some new merchandise. One of the ladies working there helpfully told me which jewelery cases were vintage and which were new. Last Christmas I bought a silk men's tie for $4. I did manage to restrain myself from buying a bunch of items this year, but for those from a larger town or metro small town antique shops like this are a good deal.

Stuff. Lots and lots and lots of STUFF. If you are a fan of mid-century modern, this place gets a…read moresolid "4". If you in search of antiques...not so much. Probably a "3". This quirky warren of rooms is in a converted nursing home a dozen or so miles north of New Ulm, MN (Yay Schell's Brewery!). It's nicely organized with rooms dedicated to more-or-less single subjects. "Kitchen", "Plates", "Chairs", and the mysterious "Men's Room". The latter is full of tools (anyone for 20 hand saws?), jars of nuts'n'bolts (you know those... "I may need this someday" jars"), drill bits. I suppose SOMEONE would think these are just "guy" things, but being married to a gal that grew up in a hardware store (see: Sauser's Hardware in Pine City), the "Men's Room" is kind of sexist. If you are outfitting a kitchen or a house on the cheap, this is a GREAT place to go. 20 blenders of various types. Microwaves. Pots'and'pans. Old stereo systems (I could have used one of those last month.) But I digress. The owner is a wonderful lady! We had a delightful time talking with her. She gets the goodies by buying out storage lockers and through clean-out-the-house estate sales. I can emphasize with the latter. When my Dad died a decade ago we had someone like her clean out his house. The things at Big Dog's look like they could have come out of his house. The place could use a serious edit. If you're willing to dig you'll no doubt find things that you Must Have (The beloved found a classic 1970's electric frying pan to replace her favorite that died two years ago. Goodbye Teflon-coated modern replacement!). To be honest, probably 90% of the stuff in Big Dog's could go to Goodwill or (gasp) the landfill and the rest that was there would be a LOT easier to sort through. I'd tell the owner (Sharon) that she'd make a bit more money if people could find things and not have to wade through the dreck. That said, the place is worth a visit. ESPECIALLY worth a visit if you collect mid-century modern. The house contents that have been piled into the rooms are pretty much from houses that were inhabited by folks from 1960 to 1980). If you take your time and carefully go through the rooms you're bound to find at least one or two things that you knew you just had to have.