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    Lifelong Thrift Store

    4.4 (73 reviews)

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    Snoopy S.

    large selection of items, all priced very fairly. Even high end items are well priced, definitely solid place with expansive ground and basement levels. You can find furniture and housewares to CDs and athleisure. Lots of full length mirrors throughout the store for fit checks (or selfies). My favorite part would be the 10c or 50c bookshelves that suggest you purchase to stock your local free library. Can definitely stand behind the messages in this small business and will be supporting!

    Found a comfy backpack for $8 bucks!
    Starr E.

    I came here to find a cheap backpack and I found it! The place is really cool..They have all kinds of stuff for a good price!! Check them out! Worth it!

    For reference, a new without box Copper Core All Clad skillet currently sells for approximately $100 on eBay.

    All good things must come to an end. Let me preface this by saying that I am a professional thrift shopper. That undoubtedly colors my judgement here. However, it also means that I'm an expert on Seattle area thrift stores. I'm reviewing Lifelong as a thrift store, not a cash cow. I have *LOVED* lifelong. It was the first recommendation I'd give to anyone I really wanted to help thrift. The fun I had treasure hunting at Lifelong was directly responsible for my decision to start flipping. I've been coming there since it was in its old premises. I always looked forward to shopping there, and I'd go multiple times per week. They were the "purest" thrift store in the city--consistent sales, and a very real chance of finding extraordinary treasures. The treasures remain. But the thrift store does not. After they moved, Lifelong's prices began to increase. I both expected this and did not mind it. Lifelong is a charity--a fantastic one. They do not exist to support my eBay shenanigans; nor should they. I was glad to pay a bit extra. As time has gone on, however, things have gotten out of hand. As best I can tell, they now have someone in the back searching every single donation on eBay and pricing it at the highest listed point. Their prices on "normal" items are now broadly in line with the for-profit Crossroads Trading Co across the street, and their prices on "treasures" are... bad. I am a literal reseller--a filthy for-profit capitalist. And I would not ask what they ask for many of their "special" items. It's genuinely depressing to walk into a thrift store and see prices higher than you'd see on eBay. While they do still have sales, the interesting items are given white tags, which are never marked down more than 25%. As these items are grotesquely overpriced in the first place, they become merely overpriced when on sale. Again, Lifelong is a charity... I'm glad they're doing well. But the magic is gone. But I don't go to Lifelong multiple times per week anymore. They aren't my choice recommendation to friends. Shopping there isn't particularly fun. The treasure hunt is over. It feels like... work. I wish I could still love Lifelong Thrift Store... But now, it's strictly business.

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    Ben S.

    I love this thrift store so much!! They have clothes on the upstairs section and furniture/trinkets/vinyls in the basement. I could spend hours (and $100's) here, they have a great selection and reasonable prices. They have multiple sales a day for different colors which makes it even more affordable. We bought several 50 cent vinyls and they all work great! I also picked up a few different vases for about $1 each and I love how they look. If you're in capital hill, I would give it a try!

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    Reasonable prices and a pretty decent selection. Clean store, friendly customer service.

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    Cute place, mostly women's clothing and actual thrifting items not much in the way of guy stuff, would stop by again!

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    Decent selection of goods and reasonable prices on merchandise. I wish the workers here were more friendlier.

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    I'm glad this place exists. One of the few thrift stores that still sets prices like a thrift store.

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    Ask the Community - Lifelong Thrift Store

    Does this ship carry vintage or period pieces.. le from 70 or 80's?

    Hello! Everything in the store is donated. We do sell vintage items when they are donated to us. We put out new merchandise every day!

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