PTA Thrift Shops

This place a huge mosh posh of well organized second hand goods. The personnel are very friendly and helpful when needed. The great part is that THEY DO NOT USE PLASTIC BAGS! Praise thee!!! I was delighted to see the beautiful pile of brown bags below the counter.
THANK YOU!!!

Pretty good thrift store. Clothing selection, especially men’s, is a little slim. But there is a wide variety of stuff, electronics, books, dvds, etc.

This place was HOPPIN on a hot June afternoon. Hardly a space to park in, people all inside walkin around lookin through things. I came to drop off a box of books, and it took 30 seconds. Got a receipt for tax purposes, outta there. There weren’t a lot of people working inside the store, which made it difficult to get much customer service, but it might have been due to the crazy business during what might usually be a quiet time of the week.

PTA got a fancy new big building! I was so excited to check it out when it opened a while back.
I’ve now been there about … 6? 8 times? … and I feel like I can review it.
Here’s the long and short: It’s bigger, it’s nicer, but for the life of me I can’t figure out WHY but… the Chapel Hill location has much, much better stuff. For its size, the Carrboro location feels like there’s just not much interesting in there. They’re not utilizing the space well, and they sure aren’t getting the same quality donations as the other place.
I almost never buy anything at all when I browse through there. The saddest thing for me was going for the $ 1 per bag of books sale, and not being able to get anywhere near filling up a bag. Admittedly it had been picked over, but I’d been earlier in the week and struck out then as well during the half price book sale. I put back the couple books I had halfheartedly picked out, then went to the other location later in the week and found a couple of really cool little items.
TL;DR? The store is nice. It’s a pleasant browsing experience. You’ll very rarely find anything of note, though. Go to the Chapel Hill PTA shop instead.

This place is hopping! I’ve been wanting to do some thrifting and Chapel Hill/​Carrboro sure have quite a few to check out on Main and Franklin. This was one of the nicest I’ve been in with quite a bit of staging. Of course some of the staging had items that weren’t for sale which was a bummer because I really wanted that pink metallic Easter tree on display. No really, I did!
I didn’t find much in the way of clothing though my teenager found a nice black Chico’s skirt. I didn’t tell her that that’s where her grandma shopped though I get comments on shopping at American Eagle and Forever 21!
I found the book Outliers hardback for $ 1.50 and some hanging lantern lights for $ 5 and my other daughter found some artwork for $ 5 that she liked.
If I had room and a way to get furniture home they actually had a few cool pieces. There is this neat fainting couch that has been reupholstered in a contemporary pattern for $ 65 and a huge dollhouse with furniture for $ 65.
If you’re reading this today (April 6^th Sunday) they are open today for a special Spring promotion.

Looking at the reviews here, I’m not sure some of these folks have been to a real thrift store before. Of course you should fend for yourself, of course it’s dirty! How else do you expect to pay $ 1.00 for a cd or 0.50 for a book. That said, there’s always something neat there everytime I’ve gone in (my favorite was a tiny home meat slicer). The kind of classic thrift store that seems to be disappearing in favor of vintage shops calling themselves «thrift»

You will feel dirty when you walk in here. Be prepared for it, and you might have a good time.
There’s a lot to be had here, all the way from LPs and TVs to shower curtain rods. the PTA Thrift Shop will meet all of your home furnishing needs, so long as matching and mold aren’t an issue. Selection is the advantage here… they’re almost certain to have what you’re looking for or something close to it (although, to be honest, you’re probably better off coming in without an idea of what you want and just letting fancy take you).
Actually FINDING what you want, though, is a bit of a toss-​up. The organization of the store is shoddy at best. Budget at least half an hour just to pick through the dust and stray coaxial cables tripping you up. It’s a major problem, and I wish they would just arrange things better.
The service is also an issue. I found the staff to be extremely rude, almost to the point of implying they thought my business was more trouble than it was worth.

This thrift store has clothes, shoes, boots, ties, old computer accessories, TVs, books and sometimes you’ll find a car for sale there too. The clothes are not too worn or tattered and you might even find something that suits your style and taste. I’ve found tops that I’ve liked and worn, as well as, some slacks. They’ve kids clothes, toys and other accessories, so much to choose from, all layed out neatly and well organized.

The down and dirty on this thrift store:
— Not a lot of clothes, tends to get very picked over by the college kids
— Tons of glassware
— Good place for furniture if you’re willing to haul it yourself
— Decent selection of books, sometimes decent on vinyl as well
— They have day of the week deals and sales from time to time, make sure you read all the signs
Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the mood to dig around!