Hit or miss as with all used clothing stores but really hit the jackpot this last visit in their…read morenew Carefree location. I found 2 really cute tops in perfect condition and great quality. Their clothing typically is the better brands which I like. Give them a svisit, and bring some donations while you're at it, since they help support seniors find affordable housing.

Cute little shop with some rare finds and great prices. Also, an important Rx fell out of my mom's…read morepurse while shopping and Melissa from the store tracked my mom down through the prescriber. That doesn't happen anywhere! #SupportLocalBusinesses!

Fantastic, great prices wonderful staff. Will definitely be back wonderful cause. Bought a Mexican…read moreashtray for a Steal. Coming back this weekend for sure

Gold Mine was having a big sale this weekend. There were $2 items outside. All clothing was half…read moreoff. Try as I might, I could not find a thing. All the customers in the store were having better luck than I was. Sometimes you find a treasure and other times you don't. It's the hunt. They have their own parking lot.

Puppy Luv is located in the Mariachi Plaza. How time flies! I haven't visited in some time now…read more Staff are very welcoming and mention the sales of the day when you walk in. They have two different sales; the colored tag sale and the 50% off sale. I looked high and low but today was a non buying day. Good effort. Shared parking outside.

Hello Everyone:…read more This review is for Puppy Luv Thrift Store, 7171 E Cave Creek, Suite P (Mariachi Plaza), shopping center at the corner of Cave Creek Road and Tom Darlington. They are a 501c(3) organization that supports Puppy Luv Animal Rescue. This is a small Flea Market Store, but with some goodies here and there if you have time to look. The staff is very pleasant. Things are organized by what it is (seasonal, clothing, kitchen, glassware, etcetera) so it is easy to go in to the area if you are looking for something specific. There is a good variety of items, hence the name "Flea Market Store". The only reason I gave it a four stars instead of five was because many of the clothing items I took off the rack to consider for purchase had holes or items missing on them. I feel items which are torn, missing buttons, defective, or otherwise need a fairly decent repair would benefit from being on a separate rack labeled as such at a reduced price. I realize sometimes a missing button or something can be missed, but I came across items which were fairly obvious defects without much looking. Otherwise, I found it worth a walk through a couple times a year if you feel like wanting to shop in an environment of used and/or donated items.

Did you know this is Volunteer appreciation week beginning April 20? Kiwanis appreciates their…read morevolunteers. They are celebrating all week by providing goodies and lunch for all. This is so nice to be appreciated! A thank you is always nice to hear. Goodies and perks are the topping of the cake. Thank you Kiwanis for taking the time to do all this for your volunteers!

Cute little place to buy some ancient artifacts or clothes or just about anything. We got a really…read morenice chair and my nephew found some really nice crystal there as well.

We are considering consigning some home goods. You don't need an appointment to do this. Before…read moredoing so though, I wanted to understand the details of consignment. The outside has mostly metal and patio furniture. Street parking and they have our own small lot.

Beware doing consignment here. Pretty sure I got majorly ripped off on a few valuable paintings. If…read moreyou must use them, read the fine print and do not go by what they tell you. So sad when businesses do business like this.

Wednesdays and Saturdays are big sale days at Daisy's Rescued Goods. They carry clothing for men…read moreand women as well as home decor. Clothing is 50% off today. They have a special rack of athletic wear at two pieces for $5. I tried really hard, but couldn't find anything. I did see some friends so all was not lost. We all laughed about doing the thrift store thing. Parking available outside.

You never know what really great things they'll have. Great prices and all proceeds help the animal…read moreshelter!

Whenever I visit Carefree Consignment, the inventory is new and sparkling. This is good turnover…read morehere. Which reminds all those who shop consignment that if you see anything you really like, consider purchasing it right then and there. Why? It may not be there the next time you visit. Big disappointment. Be sure to visit all the rooms as there are several. Shared parking lot both in front and the back of the store.

I wasted my time, so you don't have to waste yours. That's the best I can hope for after a…read morefirst-time visit to Carefree Consignments. I was in the mood for a little retail therapy, but this place killed the vibe in a hurry. I encountered two employees who only offered scowls. Those are apparently free of charge. I was the only prospective customer there - you'd think they would've been happy to see a happy shopper. Nope. It was very bad energy. The merchandise is tired and pricey. There's a lot of clothing/shoes, some house decor and a little furniture. Even if the employees had been the least bit welcoming, I couldn't envision paying high dollar for mundane, uninteresting, used items. You've been warned. There are better consignment shops out there.

Purse-Impressions can be found at the Mariachi Plaza. It was a fun day at the boutique. I got to…read morecatch up with a friend who was there. It's always a good trip to this boutique. Patricia is the owner and sweet as she can be. She was recently recognized by the city as an excellent charity boutique. Well deserved! If you're looking for a special handbag, stop by and check out her merchandise. Nice quality and good prices. Shared parking lot.

A non-profit that seems to have a lot to offer. Nothing for me (besides the "sit and chill"…read moresection) but it does bear a look!

Whenever I visit there is new merchandise. A few of my artist friends have their goods here for…read moresale. I had to check that out as well as the new displays. There's different types of food for sale, jewelry, paintings, purses, bags along with a small collection of resale clothing and shoes. They have their own parking lot.

The Community Farmer's Market is held in the Food Bank parking lot. After reading about it in our…read morelocal newspaper, i wanted to visit. There were many assorted vendors selling food items and home improvement. I tried a sample of a chocolate orange cookie. Delicious! I had to have one! The vendor has a club for cookie lovers. This was a good sized farmer's market. The vendor I spoke to said it was even larger usually. I tried some homemade pesto and that was just as delicious. I visited just in time. This was the last market of the year until September. I will make a note on my iCal to visit again then. Plenty of parking.

I want to be honest about how difficult it is to write this review, because for years I would have…read moregiven Foothills Food Bank five stars without hesitation. In fact, as a journalist, I wrote about this organization multiple times -- praising precisely the qualities that made it exceptional: the personalized service, the genuine warmth of its volunteers, the remarkable sense of community it fostered among its clients. I meant every word of it. My 73-year-old mother, who lives with several physical disabilities, and I have been clients for several years. What the food bank gave us went far beyond food. It gave us community -- something rare and genuinely difficult to find. My mother, whose world has been narrowed considerably by disability, formed real friendships with the Tuesday morning volunteers. They knew her by name. They asked about her week. When she recently suffered a series of medical emergencies, those volunteers reached out personally to check on her progress. That is the organization I experienced and believed in. That organization no longer exists in the same form. A recently implemented scheduling policy now prohibits clients from visiting on the same day of the week in consecutive weeks -- regardless of whether appointments are available. For clients with flexible schedules, this is a minor inconvenience. For clients whose medical conditions, disabilities, caregiving obligations, or work schedules permit only one specific day, it is a removal of access with no alternative offered. Missing one week under this policy doesn't simply cost you that week -- the structure of the policy makes it impossible to schedule the following week either, leaving vulnerable clients with no viable path back. At least three clients I know personally have already given up on the food bank entirely as a result. My mother and I are facing the same reality. I documented these harms in careful detail and brought them formally to the executive director and the board president. The executive director's response defended the policy without acknowledging a single concrete harm I described. I followed up with a detailed letter addressing the specific failures in that response. It has gone unanswered. What makes this especially painful is the stark contrast between the people who show up every week to serve clients and the administration that governs them. I want to be clear that none of this reflects on the volunteers, who remain extraordinary. The Tuesday morning team -- the people who know clients by name, who ask about their families, who go out of their way to make everyone feel seen and valued -- are the soul of what this organization was built to be. The failure here belongs entirely to the administration, which has demonstrated through both this policy and its response to client concerns that it views the people it serves not as individuals with unique and legitimate needs, but as numbers to be managed and distributed. The volunteers deserve better leadership. So do the clients. The cruelest irony of this policy is that the very circumstances that make someone most vulnerable -- chronic illness, disability, inflexible employment, caregiving obligations -- are now the circumstances that make them least able to comply with its requirements. Their need itself has become the disqualifier. People are going without food not because supplies are short, but because a poorly conceived and abruptly implemented scheduling rule is in the way -- and the organization's leadership has demonstrated neither the intention nor the urgency to fix it. I still believe in what this food bank was. I no longer have confidence in what it is becoming. And I think anyone considering donating to, volunteering for, or relying on this organization deserves to know that the community and care it was once famous for are being quietly dismantled -- one displaced client at a time.