Community Thrift Store

All old stuff for seniors mostly. A lot of dirty equipment. No real baby stuff except clothes.

Community Thrift Store is one of the better thrift stores in the Charleston area.
The organization of the store is great. Not only are there «departments» for women, men, kids, shoes, etc… the aisle are divided by clothing item and size. So, you don’t have to thumb through as many racks if you’re looking for something specific. Items are priced accordingly to wear, brand, etc. Most clothing items are fairly cheap… most I saw were under $ 6, cheaper than other local thrift stores. Some good household items too. I got a pair of Abercrombie jeans that were marked down for about $ 2. They do mark things down which is nice.
Location is conveniently located right off 526 and close to I-​26. Not a bad drive from anywhere in the area.

The selection is pretty picked-​through, or maybe the donations are just mediocre (lots of Walmart and target brands, 90s leftovers, etc) but I did manage to find a Michael Michael Kors top and a Prabal Gurung x Target top. The prices are certainly right; most things aren’t over 5 or 6 dollars.

The best prices ever. Jeans are 2 or 3 dollars. I love shopping there. You never know what they will have.

The prices were very good except if there is no price you are out of luck. If there is no price on an item the keep it to price and return it to the floor the next business day. It is not the customer’s responsibility to inform them of items that are not priced just to be told they can’t buy the item and that they have to return the following day to purchase it. Who is going to make a point to return the next day just to search the floor for their 3 dollar item? I left the store very unhappy that I could not purchase the items i wanted. I gave them an extra star because otherwise they have a lot of items priced fairly.

Great prices, but a little hard to figure out how the clothes were organized.

Community Thrift Store over Goodwill any day buddy!!! You got that right! I love the Community Thrift Store and I love the prices even more! That is all. =)

This place is
FREAKIN AWESOME.
I almost don’t want to review it for fear that it will be plundered, but that’s just not the Unilocal spirit. I’m starting a new job and needed some new work clothes — I got 10 items (Including 2 pairs of awesome heels in great condition) for $ 30. One was a pair of Banana Republic pants for 99 cents!
They’ve got everything under the sun and their sign boasts 2500 new items a day. Totally worth checking out.
Also, the Asian market next store is pretty awesome too. Best deals on tofu in town!

It makes me so happy to know that there are still thrift stores like this one fighting the good fight, refusing to slap a $ 3.50 price tag on a hideous cheetah print number just because it falls into the «Ladies’ Blouse» category. Community Thrift Store represents a long but endangered tradition of warehouse-​style cheap-​as-​hell last-​stop-​on-​the-​tracks merchandise recycling, one that Goodwill with its standardized pricing threatens to eradicate (though I still love them). You can still find a kickass irreverent t-​shirt at Community Thrift for 99 cents, sometimes even slashed back to 65 cents. I make it my business to look through almost every rack in the store, because chances are that something inspiring and nearly free is hiding there, unnoticed, just waiting for me.
Those with dust and grime allergies or aversions to society’s least common denominator should stick to vintage and consignment stores. This one is the real deal.
But because we always see the faults of those we love, I have to mention that their furniture prices are often ridiculous (I wouldn’t pay $ 79.99 for that NEW), and you’re not always guaranteed to find a treasure. Still, we seasoned thrifters must do what we can to help keep this polyester palace alive and well.