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Wearovers - the red madison expedition winter jacket is what i purchased from wearovers! it was a successful day of shopping:)

Wearovers

4.1(36 reviews)
4.3 mi
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I normally don't leave reviews for consignment shops I visit because I might go and find some…read moreamazing goodies and influence someone to go in expecting the same amazing goodies that have been picked through and not replaced and rate the business bad. Thrift/consignment stores are a gamble, usually worth the risk to scope out in my eyes. I came on Yelp to see if I could shop online at WearOvers and someone's one star review popped up from 2 days prior to mine now talking about her experience with staff and wanted to express my MULTIPLE (9 at least) visits here. This place is massive with a very well organized (I'd say repurposed house probably) with a front entry room that's color coordinated jewelry, walking into a large open room that to your left are racks of clothes that depends on the weather but organized by color and size The displays above these clothes are pearl jewelry/diamonds then thin walkway (2 people could pass if paying attention to surroundings with no issues) that if you turn left racks of clothes organized by color/size and shelves with purses and jewelry and shoes ALL color coordinated. I could keep going section by section but my main point is. 1: I've NEVER seen a thrift place in all the states I travel for work and explore shops have an easier way to shop/thrift. If I'm only looking for one specific item that's a certain color, I can run in look in whatever color section and run out without having to waste forever digging. But if you want to just browse they make it so easy!! 2. I CANNOT believe how well priced these items are! Some items, I've had to question because I think they are priced wrong (too low) for the quality and condition) 3. Every time I have visited, there may not be someone just standing there at the counter doing nothing but greet the incoming customer but I can see why: I've only seen one person on staff there at a time that if they aren't checking out a customer, they are organizing or re-racking items, assisting customers in the shop or walking through multiple rooms and a second story with clothes to assist shopping customers. For the love of Jesus, they are one person with so many tasks and responsibilities!! If you need attention the whole time you are shopping, please hire a personal shopper at a high end store! Not once has any staff (it's always been a different staff member when i go in) been rude or demeaning! They have been nothing but nice helpful attentive... I could go on. 4: i tried before I made this post to just reply to the one star review person's review to save me from this SUPER long review I'm leaving and couldn't so I'll say this here: it sounded to me, (I wasn't there so I can't be 100% sure) that this person was in her own little world thinking she was the only person out shopping today, got butt hurt when she sat on a stool (first time in a thrift shop to think random stools are for customers to lounge on to shop??) and was asked by staff if she needed help. Then got butt hurt AGAIN when (from her own comment having her ear bud in with whatever audio playing) in her own world of shopping and not paying attention to her surroundings in a PUBLIC SHOPPING area squatting in a walkway was asked by staff to let another patron pass, said that was rude?? But then leave a ONE star review on a shop for hurt feelings and not the actual shop quality?? So I sat here for 39 minutes making this post about a shop that I've never received money or discount or perks from to say IGNORE the lady's (who looks approximately in her 50-60"s so you wouldn't think she wouldn't have the attitude of she's the s only one that's important or exists in this world that this is her only second review on Yelp at all) review is unfair. And PLEASE, if the one star review lady ever comes back and sees my comment and would like a sit down adult discussion over coffee or martini to just discuss worldly appropriate behavior to comment or review again and I'd be happy to discuss.

I have shopped here for several years and have found some great bargains, but yesterday I had a…read morestrange encounter with one of the employees. I happened to be listening to a podcast and had one earbud in. Sometimes when I walk in, there is a person behind the counter, and I might or might not greet them depending on whether or not the person is working on a sale, just busy with something behind the counter, or I am lost in thought. When I walked in, no one was behind the counter, and I made my way to the blouses. There happened to be a stool there, so I sat down to look at the blouses and shirts. The moment I sat down, a store employee came to me, looked me directly in the face and asked if I needed help, which was unusual for this store. Major stores do this but not small stores such as this one. I paused the podcast and responded, saying "No". She went on to say that she had said "Hello" or "Hi" (don't remember which) to me several times. I find this hard to believe as the distance from the counter to the blouses is mere steps. At this point, she could clearly see the earbud in my ear. Then she left. Was I "supposed" to greet her? Am I required to greet the store worker? Later on I was almost finished shopping and had planned to buy a small scarf. I was in an area which is VERY tight. It is hard for two people to pass each other. I was squatting down looking at something on one of the lower shelves and admittedly somewhat unaware of the people around me, when the "friendly" worker spoke to me asking if I could let someone pass behind me. Again, I could be wrong, but she acted as if I was being terribly rude. By the time she finished asking me, the person had already passed. Also, the person herself could easily have tapped me on the shoulder and asked to pass. Maybe I am reading more into it than is really there, but she seemed to have a beef with me. At that point, I dropped the scarf on the counter and walked out. I will not be returning to this store anytime in the near future.

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Savers - Donation drop off at the front of the store. This is the first thing you see when you walk into the store.

Savers

2.6(44 reviews)
4.2 mi
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What a fun and responsible place to shop. It's always surprising to walk around in savers and see…read morewhat gently used things you can can find. Like other thrift stores it's like a treasure find game here, but based on the things I've found, it's closer to a consignment shop experience than a junk store. There are many high quality items & larger variety than other places. Recently, I wanted to decorate for a tea time themed quincena party so I visited and to my delight I found beautiful tea cup sets, extra tea pots, baskets and even a Louis 14 style armchair for the guest of honor. Usually though, I visit Savers to get denim clothing items for my kids: I can find the brands we like in great condition for a fraction of the price I would spend buying brand new and they definitely make it through the few months that my growing kids wear them. I appreciate that I can save a few bucks, I'm not creating more human waste and the kids look great. Savers is generally pretty organized and clean; although the bathrooms and fitting rooms could use a little TLC. True to their name, they have promotions every so often, plus a rewards system to save even more. I like that they offer seniors a discount one day each week. The only thing outside of the opportunities to tidy up, the only other thing that I don't love is that the donation center doesn't allow drops outside of business hours and even turns away certainly categories of items when they are full. Even though I'm not fond of these items, they are understandable, minor in nature & would never hinder me from visiting the store.

The store is very depressing, when I walk in and get looked like I'm a thief although I am far from…read morethat. The employees have no human interaction skills almost like NPCs, especially the people who work up front. The prices are out of control, and it seems as the employees get the first shot on new items coming in, most prices seem as they are from eBay even though it is coming out of a thrift store

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Savers - Overpriced vintage and "antique" items in cases many of which would be less expensive in an antique store

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Overpriced vintage and "antique" items in cases many of which would be less expensive in an antique store

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