Classy Seconds Thrift Shop

Thank you Lisa for commenting, it hasn’t been one bad experience, it’s been several. If you look at the reviews it’s not just me. But apparently my review is the one gathering attention. I have seen her change prices on several people at the register, it seems as though it’s every time I’m there. She tried to do it once to me and I refused the purchase. I have tried to approach her with questions and was told «you don’t like it, go somewhere else» from a simple «is there any way to lower the price on this?» You try to Approach her and she immediately shuts you down. The atmosphere is definitely different as well. Employees don’t seem as happy. There’s not a sense of community there any more. How about the lady with the crib infested with bed bugs? How about the other reviews that have stated the same thing I did. It’s changed and not for the better. I support community and advocates but I don’t have to do it through a shop that disrespects members of the community.

I came here to Unilocal,to add my opinion of Classy Seconds…
I’ve lived in the immediate area, for going on 8 years now. The Advocates to End Domestic Violence, and, the catalyst that funds their program, The Classy Seconds Thrift Store, is, in my humble opinion, one of the best in the Carson City area. As with any retail establishment, be it dining, automotive, or retail, there is always some degree of dissatisfaction, or issues with staff and/​or the management. (sure, even I’ve been disappointed there at times)
That said, for the most part, I’ve always been treated fairly by the staff at CS, and, needless to say, (I need to say it), it’s vital to the community, and the cause this store supports, to in turn support them, as the money generated here, goes directly back into the community at large, and, in addition, it gives those individuals needing the community service hours, invaluable time within the public sector, and it’s truly a win/​win situation.
It cannot be an easy task managing a store, with hundreds of daily donations, scheduling employees, pricing items accordingly, and, making the gallant attempt at pleasing thousands of customers daily. It’s a job not for the faint of heart. And each, and every employee at Classy Seconds, is rich with heart, no doubt about that fact…
I have to say, that accusations and statements such as «I’m pretty sure…», don’t hold much validity in an online setting, or, in the world at large, for that matter.
There also may have been times, in the past where yes, I felt things might have been overpriced to a degree, or damaged in a manner not consistent with the marked price, and, the adult approach to such a situation, is simply respectfully ask questions.
Respectfully.
~ ELR

I live in Reno and sometimes venture to Carson to hit the thrift stores, which seem to be a lot cheaper than the Reno stores. I found the little store hidden off the main street and was thinking I was going to walk into a small dinky store. That was not the case, the store was huge and lots of good lighting. especially with my bad eyes… I was happy. At first, it seems overwhelming. There are lots of sections to the store and I loved the little book area the most. Nice to be able to look through the many books they had in silence. I think the best part of my adventure with this store is that it had really great prices, especially the shoes. Most store price their shoes high but I found that you could get shoe’s for a dollar! Take your time when you go to this place, lots of things to look at… lots. Have fun thrifting my fellow thrifters, now on to my next thrift store:)

I wish I could give them 0 stars. The management is awful. They had a iron basket on the floor with 4 price stickers on it for $ 15, they pull the stickers in front of me and charge me $ 50. So disappointed with that. Who does that ??! Never go there again. Beware of shady ownership!!!

I purchased an infested baby crib and mattress and the store has a no refund policy. They did offer a credit. I was real leary about buying anything after that ordeal. I drove around to have the employee load it in my car and most of the employees were in the back having a «smokefest». This turned me off. I agree with the post about the kids section. The toys were dirty and broken and scattered all about. They have no public restroom so I had to make a dash out of there and didn’t get to browse. Guess it was a good thing. I would not go there again.

Rather nice thrift store. I’m not sure how it compares to stores in the area. I visited it on a few other reviews online. Their «listed» prices for the staple clothes seemed very reasonable to me (1.00 tshirts etc). They have a «fancy» room where the higher-​end labels are kept, I looked around in there too, some nice things, some «average» things mixed in. LOTS of clothes… the housewares/​toys/​kids section left a lot to be desired, not much of a selection.
Definitely worth a stop if you are shopping for adult clothes (even the men’s section looked decent) although you know us women, more clothes in and out. :)