There's lots of stuff everywhere, which is how I like to see my thrift stores. I don't like neat and tidy thrift stores. I like the ones that look a little unkempt and fried. Veterans Thrift Store is nicely chaotic. There were a lot of people in the store when I visited during a weekday, so I guess other people like the chaos, too. My kids latched onto the toy section, of which there were lots. The toy section kind of bled out into the shoe section, which bled into the clothing section, which mingled with the home goods. Everything is kind of everywhere here, like I said, which makes discovering treasures a fun experience. Parking is fine, but the spaces are the kinds where they are set up one way, so if you enter from the wrong way, you're kind of screwed and have to back up and come at it from the other side. read more

As much as it looks chaotic inside, I love this place! The staff are always really nice, most things have good pricing...you can find some really nice treasure here-there is so much to look at and they have furniture too! They give a Veteran's discount (with ID); I love thrifting!! read more

They done some changes and it feels more organized and we've always had great customer service experiences here. They have always been helpful and friendly with each visit. Prices vary so be aware some items are great deals and some overpriced. That's the norm at most thrift stores. Knowing money goes to veterans from what I hear, that makes me happy that I'm getting unique items while helping those who served and sacrificed so much. Huge selection from clothing for anyone and everyone to toys and home goods and furniture and accessories and jewelry and purses and holiday decor. You never know what you'll find!!!! read more

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When we visit Oceanside, we always stop by Veterans Thrift. (It used to go by DAV.) I don't know how to describe how many things are in this building, it's massive and packed full of everything you can possibly think of and probably a lot you didn't know existed. We found a pair of men's Lululemon dress pants, wi games, and other odds and ends we felt we couldn't live without. If you love to thrift, you will love this place. They also give a 25% discount to active military and veterans. read more

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I haven't been to this location in awhile and decided to check if out, as I was looking for some holiday inspired items! To my disappointment, some of the prices were rather ridiculous for it being a thrift shop! What was also really annoying is that they didn't have anything dressing rooms, but had the audacity to have "All sales final" signs posted everywhere. I was understand to have " all sales final" if you allowed people to try stuff one, but not when yo don't! Needless to say, I didn't buy anything and I probably won't be returning! read more

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Busy location lots of customers during my visit. Today orange tag 30% off , items with $3.95 does nkt qualify for a discount. All sales are final , no exchange or return. Clothing merchandise arrange by like items, women shorts all in the same shelf etc. . By organizing clothing this way it seems more chaotic for me . We didn't find anything that caught my eyes . read more

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Scheduled a pick up. They are very helpful and easy to work with. Before the pick up a got a text they were on the way.

I liked that there were two entrances to the store. It was my first time visiting this store and it was not the cleanliest. Organization is definitely an are for improvement. There were sections with random things like a lid, a straw, and empty box with product missing etc. While I'm sure they have great items it is really difficult to look through with no order or without the sizes being shown. I saw some really good prices and some overpriced items. I had no contact with staff and definitely would not be able to tell who worked there aside from the cashiers. read more

Little unorganized but good stuff! Great furniture, the prices are really awesome or absolutely bull donkey! Awesome military discount which I love! They need to do a house cleaning of the bins of junk they have in the back. The line is really long all the time and slow. Great section of things but some of it (a majority) needs to be retired for new things to replace them. Good vintage finds if you can spot them read more

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James and Marco did a great job of picking up Donations here at the house. I highly recommend veterans thrift store.

Management needs improvement as far as attitude goes. And prices are high. Don't recomend

This place is really good. They have good prices. The staff is friendly and nice. I had a very good experience shopping here they have so much stuff. I love the sales that they have. Hope you enjoy the picture. I got quite a bit of clothing for $30. The woman who helped me that day with Sandra she was very nice. read more

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It can be quite chaotic at times due to a slight disarray of goods but fun nonetheless. Not the kind where you'll generally find good records or media but many older electronics and gadgets. Lots of clothes! Cheap compared to the others with many random things other thrift shops don't have like buckets of hockey sticks and garden tools next to a large furniture section. Worth a visit for sure if it's your kinda thing. read more

Veterans Thrift Store - Lots of interesting finds here - Thrift Stores Near Me - Oceanside, California

Great store. Friendly staff. Huge selection. As with all thrift stores nowadays the prices always seem a bit high, until you compare them to retail. Excellent bargains read more

They offer a 25% military discount. There's lots of treasures and furniture to find. The staff was very friendly as well read more

We love to shop here and have found some great clothes and Home goods. We also donate here frequently. However, they have to get Google to update the hours for donation drop off! The real hours are M-F 8-12, Sat 8-2, Sundays closed! Google does not reflect that. Pic attached read more

I love the idea of supporting the Veteran's Thrift Store. However, today I had a donation pickup scheduled - they only took some of the items, broke the file cabinet when they chose not to take it and made assumptions about the quality of all the items based on one item. I do everything I can to support any entity that supports our military (current and former), but today was an absolute waste of a day in trying to donate and left with a mess afterwards. read more

We started our Saturday thrifting here. On the hunt for very specific items to create our Halloween costumes and we were shocked that we were able to knock out more than half of our list! Everything is pretty well organized for the most part (to general areas) and the staff was nice. The location is a tad scary but definitely worth braving. Something to add is that they do a military discount with ID and that's pretty awesome too. read more

Veterans Thrift Store - New hours - Thrift Stores Near Me - Oceanside, California

Ive donated to this Store many times because i support their mission, I have found many items here , the only thing is try to only get items on sale so you avoid full price .Ask Cashier what Color tag and % discount is on sale that day , also items "without paper tags" such as dishes ,books, etc. rarely go on sale,try and call store to ask for sales that day read more

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We stopped by to check this place out after breakfast and it did not disappoint. Great prices and good sales. A ton of name brand items at reasonable prices. The staff is very friendly and welcoming. read more

This place is extremely disorganized. The clothes are just put on the rack and not organized by size or color or anything. Clothes are thrown on the rack and on the floor. Tshirts are 6.95 and up. Management is clearly lacking here. It's like this place just puts out any old thing and they don't care about quality. This place has no standards on how things are displayed. The lighting in the place is dark and the inside is so outdated and sad looking. Upper management needs to evaluate the organization, prices and standards of this place. There is no reason for this place to look as trashy as it does. Upper management needs to take notes from AMVETS and goodwill... read more

The DAV is great but donation hours are ridiculously annoying. I feel it's different everytime. Awkward and inconvenient hours too

Absolutely filthy. It's so poorly organized and I do not think the prices reflect the quality of items.

Its not well organized. They have sizes and styles all mixed together. For a large store, that means shoppers could be there all day without making much progress. Since there are lots of volunteers, perhaps taking some time to organize the store would result in less frustration from shoppers. Hopefully less frustration results in greater sales. Between my friend and me, we bought only 1 album, and 1 houseware. We were too tired and too frustrated after looking through so much stuff! It's a worthy cause thrift store - Best wishes! read more

A lot of unique stuff here some things were really really cheap and some things were overly expensive hugely expensive, but we found some great deals, and we like to support the disabled veterans read more

Lots of stuff, selection not bad but the store is messy without much rhyme or reason- they just throw things on top of stuff there and pricing is all over the place. Also there is an angry man in the back in charge of donations, very rude. You'll know exactly who this is when you go: don't want to describe him because it may come off racist but yeah read more

Upgrade - We donate all of our old clothing and "stuff" to DAV. They conveniently pick up from Escondido and they're a lot easier to schedule than AMVETS. This was my first visit to the actual DAV storefront and I'm happy to say that old my "Showgirls"DVD that I donated last month has found a new home..This is a thrift store and with that comes having to sift through piles of junk to find a diamond in the rough. Other than clothing and finding a pair of like-new tap shoes for $3.50 there wasn't anything else of interest to me. Still, it's worth a visit and the fact they accept cards is a huge plus. What's good? - Girls clothing - Shoes for soccer and tap dance. What's not good? - Men's shirts Tip- Have you've ever wanted to wear a marathon shirt but not actually run a marathon? Have you ever dreamed to be an employee of El Pollo Loco? Well look no further then the men's T-shirts section here at DAV. It's where all swag clothing goes to die on the racks. read more

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If you like to wander around and look at all of the items, this place is for you. The store is big so you are likely to find a treasure somewhere. read more

I walked in to get hangers and saw this ibenez gio in poor condition wasn't allowed to test it out. ANA CASILLAS would not budge on the 165 price. I looked online and there was an Amazon sale of 100$. BE CAREFUL WHEN SHOPPING HERE. read more

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This used to be a favorite thrift store of mine. I moved away but visit when I am in the area. All clothing is on racks by type. No longer do they sort by size. Not even by color. It's all just mashed together. Size or color would make it easier to shop. It's definitely much more disorganized than ever before. Sad to see it going down hill because the cause of supporting Vets is very important. read more

Sadly we were kicked out as soon as we entered. Saying they were short staffed and closing soon. They told everyone inside to stop shopping and get in line. read more

1) This is not a non-profit. They are FOR profit. 2) They get all donations for FREE 3) Outrageous prices, very dirty and very disappointed read more

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They have things. If that's all you're looking for then this is your place. If you're looking for something in particular like, idk, something of quality? You are headed in the wrong direction. The stuff there is old and dirty and has no form or filtering or organization. There are signs but they are seemingly there for decoration. A lot of stuff is unreasonably priced. I saw something today that was price over double the price it was when it was brand new in the store. The service was O K. read more

Veterans Thrift Store - Price from the original store? 5$. DAV price? 13$. I won't be returning. - Thrift Stores Near Me - Oceanside, California

I wish the workers in the back would learn how to say "thank you" we're paying their wage and they act so ungrateful to even be working!!!! I wish the goodwill was more convenient for me, their workers have manners!!! read more

Just checked out this thrift store for the first time. I am always optimistic about trying new thrift stores. As a teacher it's great to find classroom books and other things at a cheap price. I scored some amazing like-new magic school bus books today. I have never been in before but I didn't even bother to look through the clothes. Everything in there was quite grungy. In my experience, goodwill thrift stores tend to be more organized and full of fresher items. The frames and mirrors and dishes and workout gear just looked so old. It was pretty messy as well. Books were well organized and they had some Christmas decor already out for sale. Overall it was semi-organized but it wasn't clean. I would certainly come back to do a drop off though! I fully support veterans and love that the money goes to them :) read more

giving this store a 3 star review because I'm 50/50 with this business. usually I LOVE this thrift store, they have amazing prices, they have such good stuff and good finds and the IN STORE employees are such ANGELS. Now, if you want to get your stuff picked up for donations expect SH*T service, they gave us a time slot for 8:45 am - 9:45 am we were HOME until 12:15 (then we had a errand we had to run at 12:15 so we had to leave). They left us a note, no stress we'll just reschedule until I spoke to a girl named Arlene at dispatching, man I don't know what crawled up her a*s and died but god she was the RUDEST person I've ever spoken to ESPECIALLY coming from a thrift store environment, like girl cmon your job ain't that serious, relax. I hope she doesn't treat everyone like that because that would SUCK coming from an awesome place like DAV. read more

I donate here and shop here. I purchased my almost new Crate and Barrel down stuffed cushioned sofa with chaise here for $125 plus $25 delivery fee. The sofa listed for over $2000 on the C&B website. Things sell fast here so you have to come often and buy when you see it because it will likely be gone if you don't. This is a resale store with not a lot of window dressing so be prepared to patiently look. There are no dressing rooms with one dedicated mirror area for trying on clothes. Do not expect spotless organization. read more

VERY disorganized and has gone super downhill. It's so messy shopping in there you never know what is on the rack even if it's labeled. Plus the prices seem to increase on cheaply made clothing.The workers are just trying to do their job but how can they in an environment like that? The standards need to be raised; 1 year ago I came with my daughter and had a completely different shopping experience. It was cleaner, organized, and I enjoyed browsing. Last week when I walked in I was replused and scared. Do better especially since the money goes to Veterans! -Two stars for the teenagers who do their best it's not their fault management is in despair. read more

I have been donating for over 3 years. I gave up on Goodwill due to their shady practices. They come to your house for free and pick up all your items. The staff is extremely friendly as well as the drivers. I can't wait to shop in person in there store more. Some of the people in the comments say the items are crap. You have t realize realize this is based off community support. Encourage others to donate their good used items here. read more

Veterans Thrift Store - Door Tag. You don't have to be home for a pick up. - Thrift Stores Near Me - Oceanside, California

You can find some things occasionally, but I don't believe that they are helping Veterans at all. The name is misleading. The store is dirty, dusty and disorganized. I don't think the owner care. read more