Short version: Stuff Etc. is a decent enough consignment store, and I'd love it if the prices were…read morereasonable. Unfortunately, since everything is second-hand (or third-hand, etc.), the prices here are pretty high - sometimes more expensive or within a few dollars of what you could get it at a big box store. I love how clean they have things, and I like their huge space (that allows for a large selection), but I find that I have to be super careful about prices here.
Long version:
My love of consignment stores comes from being able to browse shelves and find awesome items for cheaper than I would be able to buy them new. In some cases, I might have to buff or clean the item because of its used status, but usually the large price break is worth the extra work. For example, I bought an end table at a consignment store in town for $5, and some gentle cleaning, and it was ready for home deocration!
Now, this is the problem with Stuff Etc. Despite being a consignment store, the prices are extraordinarily high. To give them credit, they do a good job of cleaning/dusting any items that are put out (which is something other stores or thrift stores may not do), but at a certain point, you might as well go shop at a big box retailer instead of buying second-hand for the price. The prom dresses I browsed, which didn't seem to be any type of brand name or anything, were between $150 to $200. For a secondhand store, that's pretty pricey. Oh well. I was hoping to strike it nice in the furniture department. Oh. $100 bookshelves. Apparently not. Even the chairs were over $100. Purses started at $20 for non-brand-name items.
(As a note, they do offer delivery for furniture!)
The salvation seemed to come in the housewares, trinkets, and books sections. I wasn't expecting magic after the rest of the store, but these sections are priced pretty reasonably (maybe a bit high, but still reasonable). Books tend to be between $3-6 each. A lot of the bowls/plates/cups were $3+. I ended up buying a set of plain white ceramic plates for $7 - which, while not great, is probably a couple dollars savings than what I could have gotten at a big box store.
The employees seemed friendly enough - though the check-out process was slow. The only cashier on duty ended up calling up a second cashier, and things went a bit more quickly, but their registers don't seem particularly streamlined to the check-out process. It probably doesn't help that people end up purchasing a lot of clothing here, so that stuff can be hard to checkout.
In terms of the building, it's actually pretty large, and there's a pretty huge selection here compared to other consignment or thrift stores in the area. The items are relatively well-organized, and it's pretty easy to find what you're looking for. Items are clearly marked, and everything I purchased rang up correctly at the register. While the place isn't sparkling clean, there doesn't seem to be any dust or clutter (aside from the front-ish area where they do their take-in for consignment items).