Emerald Thrift Store

I freakin love this place. It used to be my go-​to thrift store when I lived in Fresno. Prices are low and the pickins are plentiful.

This is a good sized thrift store that is well organized, with a big selection of clothing, appliances, shoes, and all the regular stuff you expect to find at a thrift store. The prices are reasonable and you’re sure to find something during each visit. My only complaint would be that most of the mens clothing I’ve found is stained or damaged. They’re always my choice thrift store for any donations I have.

They have a huge selection of clothes and it is constantly changing. You can find some bargains but mainly just every day stuff at great prices. Very helpful staff. The store could use an airing out, but hey, it’s a thrift store.

One of my favorite thrift stores! Always great finds. I had to find an outfit for an 80s party and I found it. A few months before I needed some cute modern clothes for work, and I found some. They’re great prices. Check for sales. During certain holidays they have 50% off sales. They also have tons of shoes in great condition and hats that are actually clean and wearable.
The men’s selection is great too! We searched other thrift shops for men’s 80s gear and could not find anything. Went to Emerald Thrift and found the perfect outfit for my boyfriend. He also found a bunch of other things he wanted. Another plus, everything is in good condition. I’ve never found a damaged or stained item in this store which is a hard thing to come by for a thrift store.
Would 100% recommend.

Prices were very fair, when it came to clothes. They really didnt have much else but clothes. They don’t have a/​c, so to stay and shop comfortably doesn’t apply here in the fresno heat.

This place is friggin’ huge, man. And all of their clothes are organized by color-​type, so if you don’t want white or black XL tees from restaurants or casinos you can just skip by them. I saw a lot of that. I found a couple long-​sleeved polos and such that I liked, but most of it was either (as previously noted) worn-​down shirts and jackets or sizes way too big or small for me.
They have a whole lot of other bric-​à-​brac, but it was mostly household stuff and holiday fare which I wasn’t shopping for.

I love how they color code all of their clothing. It makes looking for a single colored shirt so easy and less stressful. Not much in the brick-​brack section (which happens to be my all time favorite part of a thrift store)

How does one rate a thrift store?
It really depends on what you like to buy.
Evil does not look for clothes at a thrift store. We find it rather distasteful to wear someone else’s discarded clothes.
Reading, however, is an Evil past-​time. As Evil is a cheap bastard, Evil does not pay retail price for books… we get them at thrift stores and pay no more than $ 2 for a hard-​cover book (paperbacks can suck it!).
Emerald Thrift Store has a decent selection of books and the prices aren’t too bad, so they get 3 stars.
There are few things they can do to add an extra star. For one, they can spray a can of Glade in the store once in a while. Those musty old clothes, combined with the summer heat, makes for a stinky store.
Also, it would be great to ask the stalkers to leave. While wandering through the store, Evil noticed an older man (?!?) following him around… staying about 10 feet away, but just staring. We’re used to creating that type of behavior in the ladies, but not in freaky looking old geezers… creepy.

Large store but tired clothes. 50% off sale off color tagged closes, similar to how Goodwill does their sales.

This store is one of the better thrift stores in Fresno just because there is a great variety of clothes. They usually have good sales going on and I usually always end up walking out with a new clothes item. I probably buy ten percent of my clothes from this place. Thanks!