I will never go here again. That should start to explain things…read more If it makes it a little confusing, then let me go into detail. We, myself and one other person, came in early on a Wednesday morning. It was the 13th, to be specific. And we came in at approximately 8:56 am. What we didn't know however, was that it was Senior hour from 9:30 am to 10:30. That isn't what I'm complaining about though. Sure, we were a bit miffed that this wasn't on the website when we came but we didn't have any problem with it. We just sat there and waited for our turn. Then, at exactly 10:26, did the rest of the people who weren't 60+ started coming and we were at the front of the line. By now, we were just happy to be getting our turn. Then, a man, whose name I will not disclose, asked if he could move forward with the last people from the line for the 60+. They asked his age, from which he respectfully replied that he was 59. They let him in. But, now you see, this is where the plot thickens. He had someone with him. A woman who was clearly disabled in a walker who needed help to move around. They didn't let her in. This was a conundrum. Why? Let me go back. Before, there was another woman in the 60+ line who pulled along with her a young woman who was clearly in her 30s and very capable of staying behind and waiting her turn. So then, I ask you, was it fair that this 30 yr old was allowed access, while this poor, disabled woman was forced to wait outside, uncomfortable, like a common stray dog? I think not. Hence, the other person that I was with, started asking the guy who was at the front door, why they didn't let the woman in. She, the other person, was very respectful, and tried her best to be understood, because she had a bit of an accent and some words ran together occasionally. The guy looked a bit affronted. Then a woman who worked there came out and the whole thing started all over again. Then, he came out. I believe his name is Will McGovern. The pantry manager. This guy had to be 6'3 maybe, with a beer gut, blond, blue eyes, and holding a shake from McDonalds. He came out with fury in his eyes. He then started spewing, and pardon my language, bullshit about how she was disrespecting his employees, and a whole bunch of other shit. I swear, the guy was on a rampage. The people behind us were shocked. And angry. She looked shocked as well. She vehemently denied this, stating that she had only been asking. Anyone with eyes could see this. Literally anyone. The guy just kept saying "I dunno. I only know what I heard." In this namby-pamby little prissy boy voice. I was shaking by this point. Not from fear though. Oh no, not from fear. Rather, from anger. Anger that this incompetent little overgrown brat called this other person, who happens to be a close family member of mine, a liar. He then proceeded to pluck the card, the card that you use to get in, right from her hand and said that he would permanently take this away from her if she continued to disrespect his employees. I had enough of this by this point. I got right up in his face and told him off. I said, "Sir, I apologize for whatever you think you heard, but clearly, you are not listening. She told you what happened but you just wan't to live in your own little world of denial. I can vouch for this woman. She is trustworthy and she has never lied a day in her life. Never. She is painfully honest." I then started to say MY piece because he had his turn. It was my turn now. He was silent. Shocked in fact. I don't like causing trouble with people. I'm usually pretty easy going. But, this man, no wait, this Lounge Lizard, this social parasite, insulted us, disrespected us, and treated us like we were nothing. Like we were less than nothing. My grandparents didn't come here, to this country, to be treated like some bothersome parasite. We did not fight for our freedom, to be treated like crap. So that, when we need a little help, a little helot get back on our feet, to be treated like a common slave. So, if you, Lounge Lizard, social parasite Will McGovern, are reading this, I hope you feel ashamed of your actions. Will McGovern is a racist man who hates woman and Latinx people!

Excellent organization! Great people! Working for the less fortunate. Love their work and kindness.read more

Benefits Epilepsy; Magazines, books…read moreLots of junk, but you never know what you might find there.

Savers' ($SVV) business model, while legally legitimate, is pretty hard to stomach at a…read morecustomer-facing level. They purchase items in bulk from non-profits up front and pay them a lump sum. Your purchase does not go to charity whatsoever. In fact, following regulatory scrutiny over charitable messaging in the late 2010s, they actually removed any signage suggesting affiliation with the Epilepsy Foundation from stores...Tax avoidance aside, the inventory from an average person like the writer and reader of this review, is completely free. They just pay someone to: sort it, take a very cursory glance at eBay sales history (maybe even just listing price, which are two totally different things), print a price tag that's somewhere between 1/3 to 1/2 that sale value, and throw it on a shelf. Fine. This is nothing new really. But, it has gotten pretty egregious over the years and it's hard to not be a little incensed knowing that this inventory is, by and large, gratis. This particular store is jam-packed with people. I had to park in a lot I didn't even know existed, behind the store, at 2PM on a Thursday. The din of hangers screeching against the racks, people walking around talking on their phones as if they were shorting stocks on used Bop-Its at a Bloomberg terminal, and people sitting at the back of the store eating apple slices out of baggies (this was a new one). It's an interesting, if not somewhat sad, vignette of the economic reality for many people right now. Seeing a beat up Nintendo Wii listed for $49.99 in the display case at the front is laughable. For a while now my favorite thing has been to just go to the front to smirk at what they deem high-value enough to put behind the glass. If you're someone who knows beyond the surface level brands, or whatever, you might have had some good luck in the past maybe snagging a Barbour shirt for a couple of bucks. Back then, only the household names would be marked up. Now, I'm pretty sure they look up almost anything. It's become pretty hard to find a good deal. Not to sound greedy, but that's kind of the whole conceit of thrifting, right? If it isn't the profiteering on their end making it difficult to find good deals, it's the torrent of people coming in with flipping in mind. I get it. Flipping is fun. But, half of that stuff you have in your cart is not going to sell. Honestly 80% of it won't and you'll end up hanging onto it out of stubbornness or just eventually returning it from whence it came. Board games are not worth selling, the weight and dimensions alone make the margins maybe a couple of dollars after paying for shipping and handling. Just because that celebrity cookbook sold once for $29.99 in June 2022 doesn't mean it will sell now. Despite that, likely because of TikTok, I see people combing the racks and loading up carts full of Jerry Maguire VHS tapes and old Bing Crosby Christmas records... Not an indictment of flippers, it's more of an indicator of the economy we're in. Where so many people are now willing to squat in the crowded aisles, scanning every book on the shelf hoping to find some obscure first printing of an electrical engineering textbook to list on ThriftBooks. Clearly if people are willing to do that all day, they must need the money, and there's no judgement on that. It's just a shame because it does really thin out the amount of interesting things on the shelves for people wanting to find something purely for their own enjoyment. I've been thrifting for a long time and I still love it, but this particular store always follows me home. I never leave feeling better than when I entered.

as always good stuff cheap bb might have to dig a bit through the aisles but they have it usually…read morenice people

Always good finds here, pricing can be a little high here though for items that clearly should be…read morecheaper.

I occasionally go to the knick knack and furniture area to see if there is something I can use. I…read morehave to say everything I looked at was not only dirty but filthy. So much so I hesitate to touch anything. The shelves and floor are no better. People might be more apt to purchase something if it was clean and neatly put on the shelves. I have seen the woman that puts out the items just plunk them any place and most of it is real junk. Its not worth my time to go anymore.

When in the area I do my best to make a stop here. Yes, the…read morestore is old and somewhat dingy. And it can really be a hit or miss kind of thing. Ive shopped here a few times during the pandemic and each trip I've found the store to be completely COVID compliant. It's a large store with everything kind of spread out and at times I've found some really great items. Depending on the day or week certain color tickets go on sale. . Today the 50% off tickets were : white and blue. Green tickets : , .99 Everything is hung up and catagorized. But you do have to look through long racks - sometimes loaded with overpriced items and it takes time. If you have the patience and can deal with the fact that it's an older store, the long racks with some of the stock stained/ripped etc it can be a good place to shop for vintage, modern & anything in between. You never know what you will find! I'll also add that each time I've been here the staff are always pleasant and helpful !

I had an older leather sofa and recliner, along with two brand new bureaus. The leather sofa and…read morerecliner had a few tears but were perfectly durable and comfortable, nothing that a slipcover could have not fixed. I thought that by donating these items perhaps an elderly person or Veteran would have found these items useful. I was informed that the recliner and sofa were unacceptable but the bureaus were allowed. The catch was that I needed to pay to have the two bureaus picked up for 100.00, wear a Mask and stay away from the men that were loading the two bureaus. Lots of demands for free items. I do not deal with tyranny especially when I am trying to do a good deed, to help another in need.

Recently I donated to this organization. They were happy to accept my old coffee maker and other…read morekitchenware, etc. Met a lot of volunteers there. Wonderful people and great mission. Please consider supporting HGRM - not-for-profit organization based in Acton, MA that provides household goods, free of charge, to people in need.

This community donation center has great drop off hours. They accept mostly anything for donations…read moreas well. The center is always clean and the staff is very friendly. The best part about them is that if you have a large donation they'll come to your house and pick it up! (They're the ones who slip that neon green paper into your mail box). Overall good place that helps the community!

When Stop & Shop pave their parking lot, they move the donation center near the high school. I…read moreguess that's summer Street but then it seemed to move from there and I think they're looking for a space. They're supposedly one in Winchester, but I'm having a hard time finding it for sure.

This is such a convenient place to drop off your donations. It sits behind Stop & Shop, with plenty…read moreof parking. Just don't leave stuff during off-hours because the sign tells you not to do it, so it would be rude to do it. There's always a guy there. He's friendly enough. If you don't see him, he's either deep inside sorting out the items or inside his car next to the trailer. So just holler and he'll come right out. The new tax law has increased the standard deductions. Making it almost impossible to write off charitable donations, but please do not stop giving. More and more people need your help. Donations across the country have gone down since the new tax law. Some people feel that since they can't write it off anymore, then why bother. It's wrong to think like this because it's not about you. It's about your fellow citizen that may need that coat you haven't worn in 5 years. It's about giving away those sneakers because you have a dozen sneakers laying around, and some teenager is walking around with holes in his sneakers because his parents can't afford to buy him a new pair. It's about giving away that VCR you have in the basement collecting dusts because you're all about DVR now. So please clean out your closets, drawers, cupboards, basement, attic, and just give.

It's gross. They are selling clothes with cigarette burns for $7!…read moreThere's nothing good because they keep all the nice stuff to sell on their websites. Never donate here, it WONT stay in your community it gets sold online to the top bidder. It's full of nothing but garbage and dvd's are TWICE as expensive as anywhere else.

The best SA around. Well run always new stuff and unlike Goodwill and Savers is an actual charity…read morethat sells things for fair prices

Giorgio's Complete Cleanouts handling the emptying of my home of over 30 years. The team was…read moreexcellent to work with and left the house clean when leaving. Mr. Giorgio was prompt in answering my call and on time. I'd recommend his service to anyone that needs to remove anything from their home.

The outdoor dropoff does not look very organized. I would have preferred if they kept some clear…read moreplastic bins instead so rain and snow would not ruin donations. The service and selection of products sold is nice though, the price for value is good too. I saw plates, servingware and decor for really low prices. A lot of baby stuff was there too.

One stop shop! I always stop by, as this store was recommended to me by a friend. There is a…read moreplethora of items here beyond clothing: trinkets, cds, purses, household items, small furniture, etc. The store is smaller, but the women working here are always on the move, tidying and ensuring that the space stays near perfect. The staff are incredible and very sweet. One of the younger women who works here named Kaitlyn is always there when I stop by; she is such a darling worker, and you can tell she loves what she does. Personable experiences like these makes me that much more inclined to return. Make an effort to stop by if you're in the area!