Value Village

I thought I had already posted a review of this joint. Guess not, so here we go.
I really like this VV since I’ve found the most treasures here. Recently, I came in and found a couple of choose your own adventures books, and a VINTAGE KODAK MOVIE CAMERA from the 50s!!!
Unfortunately, I tried on a sweater that didn’t smell bad on the rack, but when I tried it on I couldn’t get it off fast enough. I was gagging so much I almost tripped running out of the dressing room, trying to get my own shirt back on, and I would have run out undressed if it took me any longer. Coincidentally, I had just bought the same sweater at Costco, but didn’t know it at the time.
This is my favorite VV, and I will come again.

If you’re shopping for vintage it’s a little picked over but I did find an 80’s leather fringe jacket for $ 15 I’m dying over. That one item was worth this trip for me.
Very busy atmosphere on a weekday at 3. Plenty to select from. Contrary to another review, the racks were quite full and the staff was super busy.

Awful store and staff. Racks were half empty and the employees were just standing around gossiping. The dressing rooms were very tiny. They were having a 30% off club member sale that day. I only found 1 item I liked, a $ 10 shirt. When standing in line at the checkout I noticed a hole in the sleeve. I asked the cashier if there would be a discount. She called over the manager who examined the tag and said since it hadn’t already been marked down when the item was priced she could do 30% off. So it would be $ 7. Sounded good until they informed me I also couldn’t get the 30% off club member sale. What’s the point of giving a discount for the damage equal to the sale price if you can only use one discount??? Meaning the shirt is $ 7 regardless. So basically if an employee would have noticed the damage when pricing the item it would have been marked cheaper (say $ 7 or $ 8) and THEN I could use my 30% off club member discount to get it lower. But since I found the damage there isn’t any discount over the sale price… Stupid.

My wife and I have shopped this V V many many times. Only to find that their prices are often more than what we can purchase it for at Walmart, Old Navy, Burlington coat factory. Really sad. Would it not be more advantageous to sell for less and get rid of the old stuff and keep the newer stuff coming in? Also like Costco, dealing in selling more for less is a good business practice. You can really help out those in need by actually making more money! What a concept!

Thought of this place recently when I came across something that I had bought from here couple summers ago. I was visiting a friend in Alaska and she had all these cool things. Low and behold, she mentioned most are from Value Village. Thus, I asked to go on a treasure hunting adventure!
Apparently there are a couple Value Village locations, but my friend suggested this one because it’s bigger with more of a selection.
I would’ve bought more things, but I only did carry-​on luggage so I had to control myself. I ended up only buying a pair of North Face sweat pants, still in great condition for $ 8. The other item I picked up was a cross-​body purse for $ 6, received a couple compliments.
The verdict is that there are lots of treasures to be found here! Did I mention the great selection of coats/​jackets? I saw a couple of North Face and Columbia coats, but not in my size.
Next time I visit Alaska, I will bring an extra empty suitcase!

My home away from home. Amazing for sale days.

I went to value village searching for a blender. They had one that was extremely dirty for a price of only $ 20. Wow, such a great buy yet I couldnt rationalize spending that much on a used blender in desperate need of sanitizing. I went to walmart right after and found the EXACT same blender for $ 22 (brand new and clean). Value village is over priced despite the naming convention and fact the items are donated. ALSO my wife has purchased items there that had their original price tag still intact… She paid more than the original price ha!

Always hit or miss but you can’t beat the entertainment value! Lots of knickknacks clothes and collectibles! Great staff too!

Great stuff. Large selection. Found a Vera Bradley dress for $ 8 (sadly it did not fit) to a great cotton blanket.

If you like to find a great deal for nothing, this thrift store is one of the best ones I have been in.
First of all, I usually find most thrifts store to be a «mangled» piles of stuff in disarray. Well NOT here. I was amazed at the organization and the cleanliness. Even hats were orderly hung from racks.
We just moved here and our stuff is in transit, we needed a pot and a couple glasses. I found exactly what I was looking and more, in fact the pot is a Belgium Le Creuset style pot that would have cost me possibly 10 times as much. Me happy! –blink blink–

This is one of the nicest thrift stores I’ve ever been to. It’s very well organized and clean. Unfortunately, Value Village’s pricing system is very arbitrary and kinda pricey. However, due to their arbitrary pricing, sometimes it works out in your favor. Like the time I got a $ 150 pair of Italian leather slides at this location– Go Me!
But when I’ve looked for other items that should be cheap, particularly used kitchen dishes, canning jars and whatnot, they want WAY too much for them. Not sure what that’s about. But keep your eyes peeled, there are deals to be had!

Surprisingly strong selection for plus-​size gals! I hope I don’t regret posting this review, but I absolutely love this location for plus-​size clothes, cheap. Granted, any thrift store is something of a treasure hunt, but Value Village does a nice job of organizing the merchandise so you can find your size (s) quickly and determine whether there’s anything worth trying one.
Which you can do. There are a row of fitting rooms at the far end of the store, near the jewelry counter, along with a discard rack that is cleaned out fairly regularly by staff. The cashiers are always friendly, quick, and eager to let patrons know about upcoming sales or other events.

Actually I love coming here to see what art has been donated. I have been able to pick up 3 originals for about 75.00 and have had offers of over 200.00 apiece for each of them. That is half the fun of this store! Many other items are here but that’s my favorite!

Bought a click trainer for my cat there. I read the directions and followed them, but I think the training kit is broken. My cat still does what it wants. I found a cool Ocean Pacific shirt that my mom wouldn’t buy me back when they were popular. I have to hide it though, so she don’t think I’m disobeying her. There was a really weird smell in there. I like the thrift store «theme» going on there. It seems like it would be less intimidating for poor people to shop there too. I think its amazing that they have such a variety of retro clothes for sale too. It almost looks like real ’80’s clothes. I think it would help if the update their books though. I saw a book on how to operate Windows Me for Dummies. I wonder how long that’s been on the shelf! If your looking to pick up chicks, this place isn’t for you. I’d probably stick with the bars. Good fun if you have time to kill.

Always find something great at this location. Can’t complain! Love the music they play in here too!

Value Village, pretty cool. It’s new to me but it was one of the more enjoyable visits of a thrift store I have had. Some of the prices are kinda steep if you ask me. It is clean, well lit, organized, has plenty of staff and also donates to the community. I have shopped there a few times already and can’t bitch about it. Overall, I will be back :)