St Vincent de Paul Store

St. Vincent de Paul is the best second-​hand store ever! Everything is perfectly organized and displayed! Clean and neat, you don’t even realize you are at a «thrift store! «The staff is friendly and helpful and my interaction with Bruno tonight felt like a friend was helping me to find what I needed! And I would be remiss to not mention… Their Amazeballs POPCORN, which is popped on site daily! Kettle corn, carmel corn, regular popcorn are worth the trip, in and of itself!

Clean, neat, and well organized. Shopping here is a pleasant experience. The staff is friendly, and helpful. They take pride in their work, and it shows. The aisles are spacious, and they have dressing rooms.
They likely won’t have everything you’re looking for, but I’ve gotten lucky plenty of times, and have rarely walked out not buying something. It’s not fun sifting through crap. Thankfully, the merchandise here is in good condition; some of it is new or like new. I recently bought a new shirt with a Kohl’s tag still on it. Originally $ 40, I got it for 3 or 4 bucks. I also got some exercise equipment that works great for real cheap. I’ll eventually end up donating it back.
Like many thrift stores, you’ll find nostalgic stuff from years past that bring back memories. Another thing I noticed right away is this place doesn’t smell like a musty, moldy, basement, something I’ve noticed in some thrift stores. Occasionally you may smell popcorn. They pop it and bag it for sale.
They have a VIP text club, and you can sign up on the spot. They send a new text every Monday. Sometimes they offer 50% off a single item that’s less than $ 50, or 10−20% off your total purchase. It varies. They also have discounts on clothes depending on the color dot on the tag. These discounts provide good deals and probably help keep inventory changing.
SVDP is a good model for what a thrift store should be. Their mission is to help the poor and hungry. So whether you’re donating or shopping you’re supporting a good charity in our community.

I came into this thrift store because it’s right across the street from Budget Cinemas and I needed something to do for an hour before my movie. I was happily surprised with what I found.
Things I loved:
1. The shopping carts are from TJ Maxx. I don’t know how this happened, but I love TJ Maxx and if this store is anything like that, it’s sure to be good.
2. They seem to have sales each week based on a color dot on the tag. This week it was 50% of the green dot. The sad news is that there was not much marked with a green dot. I did find an H&M skirt that I liked; with the discount, it came out to $ 2.08, not bad, not bad.
3. The store is really organized. Everything is marked well and divided. It is very easy to find things.
4. Great selection of shoes: I’m always weary of buying shoes that are not new, but shoes are expensive and shoes for work are really expensive. I bought two pairs of Naturalizer shoes for about 10 bucks, that’s a great deal.
5. POPCORN! They make popcorn fresh and the smell diffuses throughout the entire store. I bought a bag of caramel popcorn for $ 1.47 and took it to the movies.
Things I did not love:
1. The dressing rooms are dark and small. It is quite difficult to tell how things fit.
2. I wish they had more clothes. The selection is quite small, but this means you can go through it fairly quickly.
Overall, I really liked it. I found some great things for about $ 40 and will be back.

Holy cow! This place is MUCH bigger than I expected. It’s clean, bright, ORGANIZED!!!
Each section is clearly defined, ie.: housewares, clothing, books/​movies/​music, furniture. There isn’t currently a whole lot in the store except for the usual, dishes and clothes, but I found it a worthwhile stop, anyway. The prices are right in line with where they should be on most items, and better than expected on the rest. The workers are very friendly, too.
P. S. There is bagged popcorn/​kettle corn for sale and the aroma permeates the store. Don’t shop on an empty stomach!
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