Savers

Exceptionally organized so you really don’t feel as though you’re visiting a swap meet. Mondays are purple ticket items for .99 so get here early as I spotted very few. They also apparently have card holder specials? Whatever that is, we mentioned it within earshot of the cashier but she didn’t offer explanation…

There are definite treasures to behold in these here aisles, but you best set aside some time to search for ‘em. I suppose this maxim can be attributed to any thrifty jaunt, but here it’s especially true. I really, really like the new location (I had a many fruitless searches in the San Mateo locale), so I offer you this minor promise, Unilocaler: seek and ye shall find.
The best advise I’ve ever received about thriftin’ is the following: Don’t go looking for something specific. This is ridiculous advice, because I always go thriftin’ for something specific. But it’s true. I rarely find exactly what I’m looking for. Instead, I find something that kind of suits my needs, and then I start huntin’. I check out the aisles of shirts and jeans and peep the ties and shoes and housewares and electronics and at some point, boom, I find a gem. This is Savers. I came looking for black pants that tapered at the ankles. Didn’t find ‘em. I left with five awesome shirts.
Savers does a great job of keeping the inventory clean and orderly, the price is better than right, the selection is generally the best in town and if you haven’t figured this out yet, Albuquerque is a sweet place to thrift. A plethora of vintage threads can be found buried in these racks (thanks to our Southwestern roots), you just have to look. They have about 10 changing rooms, but be wary: half-​off sales fill the place to the gills. Same goes for check-​out lines. Regardless, shop some tags here.

Savers is just great. nice to go when you have a lot of time to spend so you can sift through all the options to find something on point. Sometimes I’ll go on a sale day (even when there’s not a sale things are def affordable) and I’ll get like 5 shirts and 3 pants for around $ 25 bucks. Most the time Im glad about what I get. If after a couple wears I decide I don’t like the fit of something or what have you, I don’t feel bad donating it back because the overall buy was way worth it. Hell ya savers!

Worth a wander in Things seem over priced. Especially for the broken down furniture. I have not checked out the clothes, they are abundant. We had gone in looking for housewares when we first moved, I would go else ware for these items. I used to go to one in Boulder CO, Some clothes are good deals and others you can get on sale at the mall new for as much as they are asking.

Although I have found good deals here and they’re organized for the most part, the prices are strange and confusing. For example you can have the exact same shoes in different sizes, one will be $ 2.99 & the other will be $ 9.99. There’s no rhythm or reason to the pricing and it’s frustrating. Also the children’s clothing Should be grouped by size but again it’s confusing because it’s not and prices are weird. Hard to shop there with small children. And the exchange policy I hate. You only have 7 days for an exchange. I live 45 min from there and only go into abq once a week.

This was my first stop into Savers since they’d moved from the San Mateo location and what an improvement!
The new spot is more like the one on the West Side because it’s well lit, has large aisles, clear signs designating different areas, and in Oct one large area for Halloween supplies. Which if you’re looking for your costume items or inspiration, make a trip here because they have the typical thrift store options plus a wide variety of brand new goodies like wigs, makeup, accessories and even full costumes.
The donation area is to the North of the building and is clearly marked so it’s easy to find. There’s a little bell that rings when you pull up and someone comes out with a cart to help unload. The guy who assisted me was very careful not to let the cart hit my Jeep and was very pleasant. With your donation receipt you also receive a 20% off coupon for the store (it sadly doesn’t go towards Halloween items).

I mentioned in another review my dissatisfaction with the state of thrift stores in general nowadays. I have the same general feeling about this Savers with the exception that they have a fantastic book section with a huge selection of new and older titles for very cheap. It is also very well organized (unlike Thrift Town)!
As for the rest of the store, it is spacious and clean-​ish but leaves much to be desired as far as quality of goods. I am fairly certain that finding a treasure in here will be an exception, not the rule.

I have frequented Savers in Henderson & Las Vegas Nevada. This store exceeds them for choice layout and segregation of items. Kudos