Idaho Youth Ranch

We like Idaho Youth Ranch and have found some really great deals here. We usually find great books and for every visit, kids get a free book. Most books sell for .50 cents — we’ve been able to add a lot to our home library collection!
Some things are priced a bit high for a thrift store though. The staff is always friendly, both the donation collection center and the sales staff!
There is always plenty of parking out front and the shopping center just added a Dollar Tree next door!

Whoever prices the electronics at this location thinks they are a Bestbuy!!!

I had such a nice first visit today! I was worried that with the Grand Opening yesterday, there’d be slim pickins today, but I was wrong. I picked up two great cookbooks (for 65 cents each!!) and one children’s book (again 65 cents) plus a nice Nalgene water bottle, a perfect piece of Tupperware, and a name-​brand totebag. My grand total was under $ 7.00. I’m in love already.
One thing that drives me crazy about the Youth Ranch thrift stores in general is how they price the clothing. For example, all kid’s clothing is $ 2.95 (unless otherwise marked, which means even higher). I’m not going to pay $ 2.95 for a kid’s t-​shirt, but I might pay it for a nice kid’s skirt or blouse. They’d definitely sell more kid’s clothes to me if they had variable pricing for kid’s clothes the way Goodwill or Saver’s does.
Two things made this particular visit exceptional. One is that the store (again, despite being hammered yesterday with customers galore) was so well-​organized and clean. The other is the checkout experience. The clerk, Jessica, was a delight, and the new computers & look-​up system for the membership cards made everything easy.
I will be back soon. Very soon.