Brother Benno Thrift Shop

Sort of shocked that people think this place is expensive. No different than other thrift stores. PLUS, if you think about what they’re doing with the proceeds (helping and feeding the homeless) –it’s really a good thing all the way around.

Been donating to this shop for years. They are now as bad as goodwill! If it’s not like new they won’t take it. My stuff is not trash! Area rug good condition Suitcase, silicone baking sheets,

I’m always unsure if I want to leave a good review for a thrift store, mostly for selfish reasons because if there’s a million positive reviews everyone will go and steal all the awesome deals. Haha But seriously I’m not really sure where all the other reviewers are seeing these high prices. I was able to get a school desk and chair (for homeschooling my preschooler) (about 200 dollar retail), a learning matching game (retails for 16), a super cute wall hanging of the United States (not sure of the retail value but estimating maybe 15 bucks) and a random butterfly catcher thing my daughter wanted. Altogether my total came to 39 bucks. The people that work there are really nice too

This is the most expensive so called thrift store ever!
And the customer service is non existent.
I was standing next to two employees and asked a question, and they both looked at me then walked away. There is a Schwinn bike they are selling fore 150.00 that has a sign that says NO DISCOUNTS on it.
You can buy a brand new one at Target for 161.00
Don’t waste your time!

This place is a joke. Don’t bother coming in here. The ‘volunteers’ really don’t care about customers, which is strange since you would think that they would have a desire to work somewhere they chose to volunteer at. Overpriced items and nobody even looks at you or pays attention to you when you’re in line trying to pay for an item.
I came in this store today to look for some old records. I found one I liked and went to the register to pay for it. There was a customer at one of the registers (mind you, there is more than one register) who had about 50 items of clothing and one of the ladies was already helping her. So, since I only had one $.99 record, and there was another lady behind the register, I thought I could maybe just pay the one dollar for it real quick and be on my way and not have to wait for the lady in front of me with her 50 items of clothing to be counted up and calculated. So I went up the the register where there was a lady and she didn’t even look at me or say anything to me. Then I walked to the other register where there was another lady who also ignored me and walked off. I then went back into the line and looked at the lady who ignored me and she just continued to ignore me. no ‘hello, I will be right with you in a moment’, no ‘sorry for the wait’ no nothing. Just pure ignorance. I waited for a very long time just to see if they would even notice me standing right in front of their faces in the line with my single 99 cent record waiting to be paid for. I eventually gave up, put the record back and left the store.
Terrible customer service. I work two jobs in customer service so I know what it is like. However, I was not a bad customer at all. I was very patient and calm yet nobody seemed to want to help me. I’m not quite sure what their problems were. But I sincerely hope that they find love and kindness in their hearts someday.
So I will not recommend this place. Neither will I set foot in this store with mean employees ever again.

My daughter is a college student who is on a budget. She loves coming here and purchasing their books. She finds many brand new and older books for a great cost. We’ve purchased other items as well, but mostly she spends her money on books.

I went to this place for the first time today and it was okay. Not good but not bad. There seemed to be a lot of different items like furniture and some clothing there. But not too much to offer in selection. I mainly went to see what books they had to offer and the selection wasn’t that great.
I was disappointed but I didn’t expect much. I did find one book I was interested in reading, but I wish they had more young adult books since I noticed places tend to have adult books like The Da Vinci Code or children’s story books. The children’s section wasn’t that full as well. I walked by it on my way up front and there was hardly anything there.
I’d come back here but not as often as other places I’ve been to.

Over priced. Is this a thrift store? I used to come in all the time and prices were way lower but now they have jacked up all the prices. I guess to makeup for it they have sales such as 50%off every last Saturday of each month. Even the jewelry used to be 1 to 3 bucks now its $ 4 or 6 or more. And if your item does not have a tag on it, they will not sell it to you. They just lost a frequent customer.

I’ve always wanted to go to this thrift store but they are closed on Sundays when I usually go thrift store shopping. I went thrifting today (wed) and finally got to check this place out. The first thing I looked at was a fan for $ 30! $ 30? At Walmart the same fan is $ 30 brand new. Then I decided to look at the furniture. Oh wow… everything is way overpriced. It’s all in hand written papers that looks like a older persons writing that must be the reason for the over pricing. They had alot of nice furniture pieces but come on a dresser for $ 200, computer chair for $ 50? And king size bed frame for $ 500?! They got to be kidding! I should have looked at the reviews most of them are for the same issue! Never stepping foot inside this place sales or not it’s ridiculously over priced. They need to hire someone younger with more knowledge on prices in my opinion. I will stick to Goodwill hunting they are the best thrift stores and reasonable prices. They don’t need sales either.

Though I really appreciate the work that this organization does I am done with their store. I have always felt that their prices are too high however I would occasionally visit the store because their «sales“sometimes made it worth it.
When I was leaving there yesterday I realized that I had two straw sun hats in my car that I’d forgotten to donate (to a different organization) earlier in the week. I was parked right next to the donation trailer so I took the hats and asked the man working the trailer if he’d like to have the hats. He looked at me strangely for a moment then said, «Yeah, to throw away». I was honestly taken aback. After a moment I asked him why he would throw them away and he said, «I don’t think any one would want to buy a hat like those». I was livid. I called the store and spoke with someone who I can only guess was a manager of some sort since that’s what I asked for. I told her what had happened and she agreed that that was not acceptable and would speak with the man. I also told her that I’d always felt their prices were a bit high and due to the unnecessary comments from the donation receiver I would no longer be coming to their store.
I LOVE to donate and shop at thrift stores and I have never been made to feel that my items, which I’m GIVING TO HELP, are not worthy of their being received. So, my donations and business will be more appreciated elsewhere.

This place most items are reasonably priced, everyday is a different kind of sale like Thursday is 20% off for military. They have lots of good stuff. With Halloween coming up they even have a lot of costumes to choose from for adults & Children.

We usually try to give places the benefit of the doubt. Whether it’s because of poor service, which could be an off day or overpriced pieces from a new employee. But this place takes it! We’ve travelled a lot and been to many thrift stores, but I’ve never encountered one that has such poor customer service, with an overflow of unreasonably priced items. My husband and I came to this thrift store after wandering out the goodwill just a few stores down. We were overjoyed to find that specific Saturday (Labor Day weekend) there was a 50% off everything in the store. We found a food processor with all it’s attachments, instructions and even a recipe book. Mind you, there were no signs posted around the store saying that electronics were not tested, and all sales final. We got home and tried it out and of course it didn’t start. The store had closed by then so we had to wait until today to return it. When we called this morning we were told that we could return the item for store credit and within three days of purchase. I found that to be a little ridiculous seeing as the item was sold without being tested, which was confirmed by the sales clerk when we returned it. Her words were «someone is suppose to be in charge of that» but obviously no one was and my husband and I were out $ 17.50, thank goodness it was 50% because paying $ 35 for an item that wasn’t tested Nd didn’t even work is practically robbery.
This place is suppose to be affiliated with the church but the clerk was incredibly rude about the situation and wasn’t apologetic at all.
If they want to sell electronics they should like other thrift stores, have a testing area with a couple of outlets or have a clerk mention that items are «possibly tested but not guaranteed to be tested»
On top of it all My husband and I decided to stay and load up on books to use the store credit so we didn’t have to return. Upon a pretty cool discovery of a sealed Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince special edition book, with original artwork, we also found a $ 9 steering wheel cover, everything was suppose to equal the store credit of $ 17.50 however we found out as we left the store was having an additional 20% off promotion which was NOT applied.
Aside from the Harry Potter find this place is the worst! And it’s unfortunate to say because I’m sure it helps find their church, but I don’t ever plan to shop there again, and I will worn all my friends, buyer beware indeed.

Wow, I think they have forgotten that they are a THRIFT store. I don’t know who does the prices in this place but they have to take it down a notch. I have gone in there a few times to check out the furniture to see if I can get a good deal on a fixer upper but I have yet to find something decently priced. They usually have older heavier pieces, not exactly vintage but just something your grandmother would like.
I get this bug up my butt that I want to find a pair of wicker chairs that I can spray paint and put outside. I ALWAYS see ugly wicker furniture but of course the one time I’m actually looking for it I can’t find it anywhere except Brother B’s. At this moment they have these two small (not average looking) wicker chairs that are awfully ugly. I thought they would be prefect for my patio so I hop out. When I get a closer look I see that the wicker on the seat is broken in many different spots and the leg would also need repairs. I didn’t care, I still wanted them but didn’t get them. They wanted $ 24.00 for the pair and only offered my 3 dollars off when I tried to haggle a price. really $ 21.00 for two small broken wicker chairs. Kiss my butt.

Went in with a friend. It was just us two in line. I was a little indecisive about one item. The Asian lady with the SHORT hair had no patience. While I made my final decision my friend began checking out and we were discussing how we will pay via cash or card because u have to spend $ 10.00 or more to use your card. I had less than $ 10.00 of merchandise. Again, no patience from the cashier. She actually put her elbow up onto the glass case and her fist under her chin! Again, nobody was behind us in line! I’m more quick tempered then she is. my friend who is non-​confertational couldn’t hold in her frustration. She let it be known that this lady was being rude to her customers. So, make sure you know what you want BEFORE you get to the register. Or else you will get that same bad customer service attitude from her.

got a lamp and works well but having a little problem. switch is broken and unless I plug in it doesn’t work. well it’s not a big deal. something I wanted was not for sale. too bad

Great selection, great prices. And it helps a good cause. What’s not to like?

Correct address is 3955A Mission Ave. In the same shopping center as the Goodwill, AutoZone, New Song Church and Albertsons. Has 20% off on Thursdays. Always a treasure to be found in here.

Love this place. Huge selection. Lots of kids toys. The prices are great. I highly recommend!

Wandered into Brother Benno’s after some thrifting at the Goodwill a few doors down and I must say, I was disappointed. The selection was OK, but the prices were a little high for the condition they were in. There was a large selection of furniture but I didn’t get the chance to look around. I found some pretty cute vintage bags in the $ 1 clearance bin. Service wasn’t all that great. They kept rushing by and fixing everything around me as if I was making a mess (I wasn’t).

Being righteous and living a life of minimal sin is always in fashion. Yes Brother Benno you have answered my prayers for a thrift store unaffected by greed through deviant prices.
Unlike some of your peers you have taken the righteous path. You have taken the road less traveled in today’s world of high rolling resale shop owners whose only concern is their greed and blasphemous bottom lines.
Brother Benno you are definitely on your way to sainthood. You have provided me with an amazing leather jacket, that I would surely wear to a Sunday Mass, provided you were delivering the sermon.
God bless you Brother Benno and may the Lord be with you and with me when I am shopping for second hand treasures.