I like Re-Use-it. Maybe it a 4.8 star shop. I have gotten some good things here. Basically, I think the art selection (while it varies) can be pretty good. I am using the term "art" to include prints and posters, but I got a very nice older WB framed poster here. I have seen occasional originals, but it is mostly prints. Some are quite large and could easily hang over a full sized couch.
I have bought also other things here. I found a set of stone bookends (Bookends are hard to find in thrift shops. I know because I have been looking for some for several months). They not really something I would pick out of a room full of bookends, but for 4 dollars each, they work for me and they were a good deal. ( I just have to mention that bookends should really be priced as a set. They are worth more that way. A single bookend becomes an oddly flat backed statue.)
My other purchases include: some vases, about a half dozen of the Whistler Blackcomb lanyards (which WB used to give out free to ski pass holders, but not anymore), shot glasses, and an extra goggles bag (invaluable when you can't find yours and have to get to the slopes). I have never seen any casual clothing I needed to buy here. A friend of mine did get an almost new pair of hiking boots in early winter and they were pretty nice.
While at some times of the year they may have a lot of merchandise, this past season, due to lack of snow, (meaning less work for some people and more time to shop somewhere budget friendly), it seems they were sort low on merchandise. I have never bought any sports major equipment here. They have a lot of skis outside on the fence though. I have seen a couple decent trail bikes and, wow, did they go quickly. They were too big for me though.
It can be amusing to watch people in the store. I saw a guy trying on a practically new pair of Salomon running shoes that were not his size. They were way too small and he was trying frantically to get them on his feet, although eventually, he gave up and announced they were "too small" (a real newsflash). That was worth a trip.
I think it's a decent shop, especially for the size of the town, but I don't think it's necessarily worth a stop if you are visiting for a short time, unless you have a new home and need art for the walls, or you need some cheap gear, asap. Then it's worth a look, and you may find something else while you are there. Like all thrift stores, the merchandise is going to be inconsistent.
The proceeds benefit a lot of local charities, so the shop is a is great for the community. Someone told me that on the way out of town they used to pick up ski wear to resell in Van City. Now I only donate my ski stuff at the beginning of the season, because I hope someone who is not reselling it, and might actually need it, gets it. read more