One of my go-to thrifts, even though it's slightly out of my bubble. Everything half price all the time except now and then there's an even deeper sale. Yes, some first round prices can seem a bit steep, but if you're not compelled to splash out for the item wait a week or so - if no one else has nabbed it it'll get reduced so you can pay 50% of the new sale price. The store is well stocked, making a thorough browse a time-consuming venture. A couple of their practices do rub me wrong (and prevent me considering donating my own cast-offs to this particular organization); during several of my
visits an employee has been sorting the knick knack/glassware shelf, presumably removing things that have lingered too long. Disturbingly, those items are brutally tossed into a bin, with a crash, clink, smash. I hate waste, and it bothers me to see they'd rather destroy goods (that were freely donated), over a gentler option such as possibly setting up a 'Free' or drastically reduced display.
Also, during my most recent visit (early in the day shortly after the shop opened), staff were busy clearing, rearranging (oh, that jarring crash of glass upon glass!), and as I tried looking at dresses one woman was briskly, brusquely going through them, pulling out several at a time, dumping them into a bin. My first thought was she was taking the oldest stock to get rid of, which was bothersome as they may have been just what I was after but I was given no chance to look. Later I considered (and hoped) that she may have been choosing items to reduce and eventually return to the rack. Either way, it was a disruptive thing to do while customers were shopping. I just left the area. A better business practice would be to conduct that sort of inventory control either after hours, or toward the end of the day.
Still, I keep coming back, forgiving the annoyances, in part no doubt because of that one spontaneous time I popped in to discover it was 75% off day, and there was a 1960s Olivetti typewriter waiting for me. Bringing home a sweet treasure for 9.98 tends to leave a long lasting warm impression. read more