I had just the most kind cashier today, and her warmth stayed with me long after I left. I'm a 54-year-old woman, and it feels like most days people barely slow down enough to make eye contact, but she truly did. She greeted me with a genuine smile, spoke softly, and made me feel like I wasn't just another person in line. She helped me set up a profile I'd been struggling to figure out for months, walking me through it step by step with so much patience and gentleness that I didn't feel embarrassed or rushed for once. She even helped me fix a small mistake that kept popping up on my screen, reassuring me the whole time that it happens to everyone. We laughed together about how technology seems determined to confuse people no matter their age. I told her she was doing a great job and that her kindness really mattered, and you could see how much that meant to her--it was one of those quiet, genuine exchanges that stays with you. It didn't feel like a transaction at all, just two people having a friendly chat which I have been needing. I didn't catch her name, but thank you, sweet tall blonde young lady. Your kindness meant more to me than you could ever know. read more

It's a thrift shop, a pretty good one too. Sometimes it's a mega hit, other times it's a total miss. BUT the staff is always friendly, there is plenty to browse through, the aisles and merchandise have always been organized and clean when I go, and the pricing is definitely good. You can't really ask for more than that. If you enjoy shopping secondhand, make the drive to this location. Typically there are sales on certain items so make sure you pay attention to that to get more bang for your buck. On my most recent trip here, I bought 3 items and spent less than $20. I need to expand the business casual selection in my closet so I will probably take another trip here, probably in the fall when the selection should definitely skew to warmer clothing. read more

The prices are great and there is a huge selection. It's not poorly organized, but if you find a piece -in say small - and you need a large,it's likely they won't have additional sizes. I didn't find much,but what I did find I liked. Register workers were friendly, as well. read more

Not a bad place to browse around Not bad not bad begging you some cheaper prices lower down prices on some item special in bang on second third or fourth use using reselling shut down some of the prices please read more

Shopping at Thrift Town. I find the clothes are clean and placed neatly in rows that are easily accessible. The shoes are well marked. I love the dress and skirt section. I can always find a beautiful outfit I can put together The service is quick and checking out is easy. The staff and checkers are always friendly. And the prices are not bad they have a range from high to low. I truly enjoy shopping at thrift town and I know all who stop in to shop will enjoy it too Take a browse through their household section and you can find really nice items. Thrift Town is my favorite store. I give it a 10+. Thanks Thrift Town R Oaks read more

They used to be organized by size and color and that was very helpful. Now they have raised their prices and their clothes are mostly all polyester which is just too hot for Austin Texas, and the quality has hit a new low. They have reorganized their store and although they seem to carry more clothing, it is of much poorer quality and often overpriced. They also shrunk their discounts. It used to be 75% and 50% color tag days. Now it's 50% and 30%. I haven't seen the bedding yet since the reorg. The staff is friendly though and that's helpful, but with the new pricing, you ought to be able to return stuff. read more

they spray a Febreze like sent all over everything and it doesn't wash out. Alert this doesn't get rid of the dirt and grime! If you have to use something switch to the new Proof product, which doesn't smell. I love the idea of thrifting! It saves money it saves the planet. Everything doesn't go to a landfill. read more

I've been to this location many times, and today, I was so surprised with the pricing! Items have doubled in price all of a sudden! It no longer feels like a thift store. There is a rack of "vintage clothing" that have items you can get at Target or Walmart cheaper and new! Thrift Town is trying to sell these for $17!! What?!?! A Nirvana tshirt for $17?!?! So many items in the store are priced way to high. It feels like a Goodwill now. So sad, Thrift Town. read more

This block used to have my favorite thrift stores, I can no longer afford to thrift. The "put backs" with stains on them start at $4, totally outrageous for donated clothing. The $18 Walmart nirvana shirts up front are unbelievable.. I'll just buy them new at that point or online for less. I understand if rent has increased for these places, but it's just so wrong to be charging on average $6-$7 for donated stuff. We need to stop donating and just do swap meets if stores are going to upcharge us for our own sweat stained items. Employees themselves are lovely. It's just corporate greed, as always. read more

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I like Thrift Town a lot. They have great sales around the holidays and often have neat items that have the original tags-- never used. There return policy is strict; I would watch your purchases as they ring up. Atleast 3 items that were supposed to be half off during their holiday sale rang up as a higher price and there are no returns/exchanges. FYI read more

This place takes the cake for most ridiculous prices at a thrift store. Multiple items on the floor that don't work. Picked up different items that have the original price tag on them that is LOWER than what thrift town charges. A pencil box of broken pens was $7... honestly feels like whoever is pricing these items is trolling read more

Its a fun place with good prices but like any thrift store, you gotta dig to find the gems and some trips are just better than others! there's fitting rooms but bathrooms were out of order when we went :-( organized by size AND color which I appreciated! read more

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Best place to find low price second hand fabric AND sheets and blankets. I've stopped here many times on a whim just to browse and have been completely stunned that I've bought something every time. Don't want to leave the store sometimes because of my luck!! read more

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First the pros. This location has a huge selection of clothing. You'll find tons of jackets, jerseys, tanktops, etc., and they're all organized versus mixed in together. The store is also pretty clean and neat overall. Now for the cons. Items here are priced pretty high. Even basic shirts that aren't super trendy or cool can be $5-7. Some jerseys are prices at $25+. Also, the cashier's are never very happy. They usually have a very depressing tone and don't even look at you. They just ring up your items and give you the receipt. I'm not saying I'd love some small talk, or that every time I come into the store the employees should be smiling ear to ear. However a somewhat chipper attitude would be nice. read more

Love this place! I have shopped at this location and the one in San Antonio. Hands down this location is better in items offered, pricing and deals. I shop for my resell business and this always have amazing home goods and clothing. Shoes are meh, but as far as everything else- Never know what you will find?! I found a pair of .99 pants and love them! Retail is $69--- I am all about them savings. Right now the fitting rooms are not open, people do wear their face mask and they are still running their points program. So far so great, and I most def would be back. Heck i would go today if it wasn't easter haha. read more

"Dragged" my 12 & 14 yr old boys with me - for them: "fill in the gaps" of wardrobe needs for their camp week; for me: I've gotten fat, not much fits, don't exactly want to invest in a larger-sized wardrobe (denial? Lol), but we have a big trip coming soon. Also, we came here after going to Thrift Land (Stassney/S. 1st). This review is for Thrift Town, but the comparison is note-worthy (refer to my other post). Shopping excursion was Wednesday 7/17/19, 3:30-5:30pm including both places. Thrift Town (this review): Few customers. Spacious & wide aisles. Few employees (noted a "now hiring" sign), but they were pleasant & friendly. Minimal wait to access dressing rooms (did have to ask those standing nearby if I needed assist with access - no problem). A short wait at checkout - the same person that scurried by me several times checking/rehanging items addressed us as cashier. Color-coded items: yes. SIZE delineations, yes. DRESSING ROOMS (6!) AND restrooms! Payments: Accepts cash AND credit/debit cards. Daily sale items (color of tag). "Rewards" program, if you're a member (easily sign up). My younger son SCORED on near-new Merrell all-terrain sandals for $8 (retail: $25-30). Older son's purchases reflected Goodwill's prices (higher than expected, but decent quality), but found a high-quality zip-up Nike sweatshirt and awesome shorts (we both thought they were swim trunks & he'll likely use them for this - meanwhile, he's wearing them as shorts). I got a few tops and some "active wear" (appreciated a separate section delineating this!). Having been to another thrift store prior to this: We appreciated this experience more (less people, nice environment, nice folks, dressing rooms), however the $ was 3x more. Hm. I'll likely update these posts since I couldn't try on what I got at the other place before I bought them! (But regardless, less $ spent there vs here). . read more

Thrift Town - 1/4 to 1/3 of the store: Women's (? Shoes too?). There's much more at Thrift Town! - Thrift Stores Near Me - Austin, Texas

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I was in Texas for The month and quickly realized the goodwills were a little overpriced than we have here in NY. Was disappointed till I found thriftownnnnnn! I found like 10 pieces of clothing and spend About 40 Dollars! WIN! Such a great thrift shop, neatly organized and fitting rooms are available! Happy thrift shopping ! Reduce, reuse & recycle! read more

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There is a lot of items at this thrift store. Lots of the items such as picture frames were still in the plastic wrapping unused. The great thing about the clothing is that it's arranged by color which I thought made it easier to find what you wanted if you needed to get in and out. When you find what you want, leave the hangers on the rack. Don't bring them to the register. They mention this several times over the intercom. The staff members will go through the racks to pick them up. There are lots of VHS tapes and books to choose from. What we ended up buying: - Men's Swim Trunks $3 - New in Box Silver Serving Tray & Serving Utensils $5.20 (originally $13 but on that Saturday, certain color tag items [purple that day] were 60% off) - Women's Neon Pink The North Face Quarter Zip $13 There was a white Bebe winter coat that I really wanted for $15, but unfortunately it was tad bit too small for me. Overall, felt like we scored on the items we purchased that day, especially the serving tray. read more

As a resident of central Austin(Mueller) going to South Austin takes planning and a passport. A friend and I decided to make the trek. This place is clean, organized by size and color. They offer discount tag days, todays was PINK. My friend who is old enough to get a Senior discount was pleased he found some Fiesta Wear with a pink tag. We get to the register and he is told the discount tag color is BLUE. He points to the 4 pink tag discount signs all over the store and the cashier insists its BLUE tag day. Then my friend asks for his Senior discount and the cashier stated there was a $10 minimum to receive the discount. Unless you live close to this place it is not worth the gas used to get there. Staff was rude and could've handled the situation without an attitude. In addition, the pink vs blue tag debacle should've been handled very differently. read more

This has been my number one go to thrift store and it helped me teach my young daughter, how we can get an entire outfit of used clothes for the cost of a single pair of jeans at retail prices! 75% of my daily wear was likely purchased there! read more

After reading Sally K's review I had to come on down. I had a good experience, the staff were friendly and I had good finds. Possibly karma? The organization and cleanliness were great as usual, and most of the staff was masking (currently at stage III). I made the mistake of sending a friend a picture of something I found, and now I have to come back tomorrow to pick it up! read more

This store states they are a private business. Apparently they do not adhere to basic CDC guidelines... masks. They also don't listen to their state, or local mandates. There are none now on mask wearing. They don't listen to the local community of patrons or those who cannot wear a mask. Apparently they have degrees in virology or they crave control. They don't listen to physicians - that's for sure! I don't recommend shopping in this store ever. They don't understand science, but are attempting to cram pseudo science onto ppl who come into their store. They are rude, hateful... Do you really want to be around that energy and then drop your money there? read more

Kind people work there. Fantastic deals. Love it. I came away with a ton of cool t shirts.

As a seasoned thrifter this is one of my favorite stores ever. Honestly the number one most organized thrift store I've ever been to. Very easy to browse clothes as everything is by color, size, and style. Definitely a place to look for clothing, they have less home goods type items but still worth a visit. Calm atmosphere and pleasant staff. read more

This store was okay. It was pretty spacious. From what I can gather a Goodwill used to be in this space because as of this writing Goodwill is listed at this address and Thrift Town is listed at an address around the corner. I suspect the Goodwill moved and Thrift Town moved into this space. I have notified Yelp of the changes. So if you go to 5700 Manchaca and don't find Thrift Town, go to 5726 instead. I'm always on the lookout for yarn and I didn't find any yarn today but I found a nice Tupperware container for $3 and a couple little $0.29 trinkets so I can't complain about the price. Since I'm traveling I can't buy too much but I enjoyed looking around the store anyway. I would say I like this store better than any of the Goodwills I have been to so far but probably not as good as the Savers even though the prices are better at Thrift Town. The employees weren't terribly friendly. I try to be super nice to store clerks and more times than not they are a very nice back to me. That didn't happen here. I'm glad I came in but I probably won't be back, at least not this trip. read more

I house sit nearby every few months. When I do I make a point to visit here. One of the better thrifts in the area.

Omg this place has it all! I've been going here for years and it just keeps getting better instead of worse like some of the chain thrift stores. Everything in this place is perfectly priced and really dope. There's even a list you can get on for like $10 off of a $30 or more purchase-does that not rule? One tiny star off for dressing rooms being advertised on Yelp but closed for Covid when we got there, but yeah otherwise this place is on point! read more

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A lot of clothes, but mainly just surrounding high school shirts or City of Austin work shirts. Very organized and friendly staff though.

I'm not that much of a thrift shopper but while my friend came down to visit she wanted to go. I had an appointment so it worked out since I dropped her off. She said she had found her "happy place" as she put it. She scored great deals on boots, Dooney and Burke bag, shirts, etc. This place is an upgrade compared to a Goodwill I would say. It is located in a large strip mall and plenty of parking. You can always drop someone off here and go across the street for a blizzard at DQ if you are an online shopper like myself read more

I went to Goodwill 2 days ago and just needed something to help regain my faith in thrift stores, so I checked out Thrift Town. I'm starting to think that Austinites have never seen a decent thrift shop with decent prices. You're basically walking into a giant yard sale, right?...Why would you ever pay $15 dollars for a no-name blouse (or even a brand-name blouse) at a yard sale?!?! At that point, I might as well just go to the clearance rack at a department store. I've posted a picture of a shirt with the original tag still attached...and the price on that sticker is DOLLARS UNDER Thrift Town's asking price. Who is deciding how much this stuff is worth?! Someone please direct me to a store with true thrifty prices. read more

Thrift Town - Kohl's sales prices (if you squint your eyes), is $8.40. Thrift Town's price?..FOUR dollars more. - Thrift Stores Near Me - Austin, Texas

First timer to Thrift Town. I was impressed with the size and clothing in the store. I left with a sweater and a Michael Kors polo for $11. The only reason I'm leaving a 4 star review is due to the furniture. I've spent a good amount of time hitting up Goodwills and Thrifts around town looking for a simple desk. However, I couldn't find any furniture selections at this location. Otherwise, if you're on the prowl for some home goods or clothing, it's a great spot! read more

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Best thrift store in town. Scored this brand new, never before used, Breville juice fountain (juicer) which retails for almost 200 bucks here at Thrift Town for 16 bucks, with all it's attachments except for the cleaning brush. Crazy! If I had one negative, it would be the clothing selection. A lot of it is pretty worn and outdated. Vintage, but not in a cute way. Honestly, much of the clothing here would be better off being worn as costumes or by some hipster kid that wants to wear shoulder pads and pretend like they're straight outta Saved By The Bell. But if that's your thing, no judge. Shoe selection is usually pretty great, though. All in all, definitely check this place out, you will not be disappointed (unless you're looking for a new wardrobe) P.s. they do monthly coupons, PLUS color tag sales. read more

Thrift Town - Brand new breville juice fountain found at thrift town for $16 - Thrift Stores Near Me - Austin, Texas

My least favorite thrift store in San Antonio, but the prices are cheap and they have a large selection. Personally I don't like it because I never have any luck finding anything vintage. It's mostly 2000's +. But hey, if you're looking for a bargain on sweaters and t shirts then this might be the place for you. read more

Lower prices than goodwill and uptown cheapskate but not as low as savers. It's color coded too which I'm still unsure if I like or not. And their lanes are super long which means you have to go all the way around sometimes. read more

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Not a bad place. There's a LOT of competition going on with a Goodwill store in the same shopping center...this was either marketing genius or folly. Good selection decent prices. It didn't suck. read more

I LOVED THIS STORE IN THE PAST, NO LONGER IS THE LOVE THERE. I have never experienced such a cold, rude clerk,....that is why I am reviewing with Yelp. I have come here for so many things jeans, purses, towels, many shoes....for like 8-9 years. . This past Spring I shopped so long, I was starved so I grabbed a takeout order at Cherry Creek Catfish next door. Great shopping trip. This day was NOT a great shopping day!! Late February it was 50% off clothes ONLY. The website also sends coupons to your email to use. Usually I never need or find much. Today, I found TWO purses. I was really pleased! I spent a long while enjoying my shopping trip....then got in line to pay. I came to register and said "here's my coupons"with a happy tone of voice as I put down my cell phone to show her the coupons on their webpage. I bent down to get my items out of the floor cart....then she tells me something -- coupon not accepted--??? She stands in a very closed position with her arms over her chest.....I tell her I do not understand her. She moved back from the counter. Very unfriendly like. She says the same sentence 3-4 times, no change, strong accent. I repeat that I do not understand her is because I am hard of hearing. Still no change. I am searching my brain what could she be referring to? I am a good customer & normally know the sale procedures. She acts like I want to take advantage of the whole store. OOOOOHHHHHH She meant coupons are only for non-sale items. Fine, I knew that ...Why did she not wait until I showed her the non-sale items I was hoping to purchase? I have many words for someone like that. The nicest one is Idiot! I did not appreciate nor need to be treated like that. I do hope that buzzkill lady is NOT a manager. Unfortunately, I did not get her name. It would help to know who and why she acts so mean, rude, unprofessional to customers I'm only 1 person yet this was terrible, stupid behavior for a business to insult a customer. FOR NO REASON!! She did not smile or act pleasant at all. She seemed mad at me even before we started to interact. (Not retail work maybe??) It felt she was acting in a threatening manner to me, maybe it was my perception. Yet I gave her no reason for the cold behavior. I refuse to allow someone to insult me for no reason. I would have really enjoyed the purses I was going to purchase. & surely would have lasted a long time. Except this time I was not going to tolerate a clerk's unnecessary rudeness. She got on the phone to someone in the store and I hope it was a manager. I said "I don't need the purses that bad". I left the store with my dignity, and no purchase. To leave Thrift Town with no purchase was quite a rare event for me!! To Store: Most of the Austin Texas store staff is very friendly, nice & smiles. One woman, I did not get her name but would know her face, a cashier. She was unnecessarily rude to me, plus her ?-English was hard to comprehend, inappropriate for a cashier. I have been a customer for 5+ years at least, like every other month. Thrift Town *was* my favorite store. Not anymore. I don't shop there due to the treatment from that woman clerk. I will travel to other store to get friendlier, nicer treatment!! read more

I loooove it here, for the clothes exclusively... there are so many, many clothes to spend an hour rifling through, and they're organized well. What I love most is that their designated vintage rack is actually stocked with vintage stuff, and it's priced much more reasonably than a boutique. I've found a '90s Espirit corduroy jacket (that I've wanted ever since I was a little girl), dramatic dresses, flowy summer dresses, velvet vests, and chunky bracelets... it's cost like $100 to revamp my wardrobe in the style of a Sarah McLachlan goddess here. If you're just looking for cheaper clothes, you'll find 'em... the brand names vary wildly and so does the taste level. There's definitely enough options to become Cher or the girl next door. All prices I've found are affordable by my standards, maybe between $5-15/item. There are a lot of changing racks (depending on the season) and sales that go on. I've browsed the housewares and found some ok stuff, simple vases and fancy old lady parlor decor alike; again, it varies a lot. Electronics, appliances, and so on seem to be on par with Goodwill - super hit or miss. Staff is not super friendly, I had one particularly bad experience where I got some serious attitude (I definitely was in too much of a daze to see the huge "leave hangers on the racks" signs) with a cashier, but I really don't care and will keep going back. read more

They have amazing prices (way better than Goodwill!), the employees are nice and helpful. I recommend this thrift store over any of the others around here. read more

What Happened to Thrift Town ??? It is Horrible now seems management changed all the donations and all the sweet dedicated employees are now all gone. This went from one of the best places to shop to one of the worse. It was great before always nice things for sale now it seems like a lot of junk from some flea market. Guess now it has to be back to a Good Will. :( To bad IT ALL CHANGED in March 2018 You never answered my question. Why did Thrift Town change so drastically?? read more

3 pairs of dress pants, 3 dress tops, 1 cute skirt, 1 pair of jeans all for $58. Not too shabby. I found all the above within 5-10 minutes of walking in the door. Who knows what I would have found if I had really looked. I'll be back for more. Much, much more. read more