Gatherings Thrift

This store, the staff, and the volunteers are a blessing to Atascadero. They help others without limits and give part of their efforts to other cause as well.
Bring your donations here and shop here. What a good deal. Support this place. I do and it just feels good.

My wife and I stopped here on our way to Carmel. Although it is small, they had some pretty cool stuff; my wife got a great electric massager. The owner and her staff we very friendly!

I went in this thrift shop today. Sure liked the great prices here but there was a lot of junk. And RUDE customers shop here!!! Where shall I begin. Well, most of the clothing is of retro styles but some name brands. Today when I was there I found two shirts I wanted to buy and was waiting a long time to purchase them.
My boyfriend was in a rush as we had a place we were heading to before closing. There was only one clerk at the counter and she was waiting on a customer already. I waited and waited, until the clerk asked if I was purchasing with cash. The customer rudely said «One customer at a time.» WTF?!? BITCH!!!
I did not suggest it, the clerk did, obviously a logical remark and a good suggestion. The customer was rude as can be. She was purchasing items at the time and normally I would not mind but, she was still looking and asking to see things in the counter display! She was not ready to completely purchase her items. Then there was the fact that anyone could see that I was anxious to purchase my items. I had what I wanted to buy and was not being wishy-​washy like her! This lady had the nerve!
The clerk tried to be nice but she needed to be more assertive. She should have told the customer that another customer was waiting so as to speed things up. If that customer was not ready then let the one behind her purchase her items! GEEZE! Also, it appeared that the store was closing soon as other staff who could have also helped me but did not were instead bringing in merchandise from outside. I got fed up and just put my potential purchases back.
Fine, I rather go to Goodwill by far and that is where my boyfriend took me later. I found two purses at the nearby Goodwill for $ 5.25 each and each one had a value of more then $ 200 brand new! Awesome! So, I guess that made it up for my negative experience at this thrift store!
Pros:
–great prices
–lots of merchandise
–a large rack of plus size clothing
Cons:
–mostly cheap outdated costume jewelry for sale
–mostly retro clothing
–there are rude customers that shop here
–not very wheelchair accessible in the store
–lots of junk over all

Love this place. We always find treasure. It’s also nice to say yes to the kids, for a change, when they find a toy they want. I also appreciate their button system. For every $ 5 you spend you can put a button in the jar of one of the many charities they donate a portion of their proceeds to. And the service is always supper friendly.

Gatherings Thrift is the biggest little thrift store on the Central Coast. It is has great people working there that are very helpful and friendly. It has a huge selection of… everything. But, If there is something you are looking for and can’t find it, they have a wishlist and will call you when it comes in! There is a whole craft room with tons of scrapbooking, sewing, drawing, general crafting supplies, book room, «man town» where you can find sporting supplies, around the home fix it stuff and lighting supplies, lamps, stereos, car, and camping stuff. They have alot of housewares lots of antique stuff too. It just seems to be bursting at the seams with good stuff. I recommend you do not pass this one up! It’s between Traffic Way and the Police Station in Atas. There is a great coffeeshop name «Bru» just south of it and then a great consignment shop to the south, across from a center with lots of eateries. Check it out!

My husband and I like to browse through this thrift store. The employees are friendly and we feel comfortable in the shop. It’s especially good for female browsers because you progress from children’s clothes and toys to housewares and gifts to office supplies and then the craft room, which is a nice touch and makes the store stand out from other thrift stores, as does the ability to donate (represented by clothing buttons they give you at the register) to a charity you choose from the ones they display. There is a small book room, a section off to the side for deep discounts (it’s hard for me to find anything out there though among all the VHS), collectible-​type things up front in the area around the register, and of course clothes, shoes, and purses/​bags. My husband and I don’t browse clothes at thrift stores because we never find anything for us, but I do admire how they’ve set aside larger sizes and vintage/​unusual styles on their own racks. You can really tell the business owner is serious about this place and invested in making it all it can be. I appreciate that.

This place is so lame. Nothing but junk and you need to be a freaking millionaire to shop here.

Great store, great prices, great staff, great owner Alison… just great everything.

Super clean store run by helpful and friendly volunteers! Low, low prices and new merchandise is added hourly! Great shopping experience and awesome finds!

Sadly, I wasn’t very impressed with this store. A number of the items being sold looked too worn to be charged for, and their layout wasn’t as organized as I prefer. There were some good deals, but overall, not my favorite thrift store.

This thrift store has great deals and there are new-​used items brought in every day. The staff is friendly and helpful.

I love knowing that when I shop at Gatherings not only do I get a great deal but the proceeds from my purchase go back to community through several non profit organizations. Great stop.

I always find something special!
Fair prices ! Clean organized shop!
Helpful friendly people!
Benefits local programs, which is a wonderful concept !
Everyone wins!
So donate or go buy something!
Clothing, housewares to craft section in back some furniture .
I try to pop in twice a month to see what’s new!
If you are into thrifting got to check it out!
Local thrift shop savvy!