Angel View

I don’t get it! WHY SO EXPANSIVE?! Some items are as expansive as the department store!
If this is the case I will not donate any more to this chain!

Given that this store does benefit children I wish I could give it more than a 1 star but frankly I would give it zero stars if it was an option. The store itself is very clean and in a nice location so that has nothing to do with my reasons for my star rating.
The simple fact is that this store is way overpriced. I wanted to purchase my husband Artie some Hawaiian shirts for a cruise we were going on. I found a Tommy Bahama shirt that was marked $ 17.99. Yes Tommy Bahama shirts are expensive in the department stores but 1) this is not a department store and 2) this particular shirt had 3 very visible stains on the front making it not worth ever $ 2 or $ 3. I was told that the «better clothing» was priced higher. This was not «better» clothing. There were also Puritan brand shirts (a Walmart label) that were $ 12.99 each. These same shirts are sold at Walmart BRAND NEW for the same price!
I noticed that there was glass counter that had what I was told had collectibles in it. There was some sports memorabilia that was way over priced. I know this because I looked up some of them on my iPad while in the store and found the exact same items in better condition for less than ½ the priced mark. I was told that one of the employees does the pricing of the collectibles and he used to manage a collectibles store. I can understand why he USED to manage it. After perusing the other items in the case, including a ratty, scratched and unplayable Beatles album for the low low price of $ 75 (list price online in excellent shape $ 25) it was quite obvious that someone has no business pricing these things.
Throughout the store again and again there are items way over priced. Condition of sold items doesn’t seem to fit in the equation of pricing anything in the store. Its a free for all of high prices. To really demonstrate how expensive this store is I was astonished by how many items had gone through a 4 week cycle on the floor until the color tag they had on them came on sale ½ price. These items were still there after such a long time and nobody wanted them even at 50 percent off. That tells you right there that the prices are way out of line.
Since the money is going to a good cause and this store does rely on donations I would suggest that they really take a look at their pricing. People, myself included, will be more willing to donate to a charity shop if they know that customers who are expected to buy these items aren’t getting gauged.
The real sad part in all of this is that it seems that all of the Angel Views in the valley have adopted these ridiculous pricing policies. In the community where I live my neighbors and I decided to pool all of the donations we would have given to Angel View and held a community sale. We then took all of the proceeds (which were fair prices) and donated them to local charities.
This trend of overpricing things is ultimately going to end up in the loss of customers which in turn will hurt the very people these charities say they want help.

I went here yesterday and prices are just way to high. I don’t understand who at these high priced thrift stores think its shoppers are? Ritchie rich? We buy used because of used prices. And to reduce the waist this county’s greed has produced with marketing! Thrift store shoppers do it for the better of the whole of the planet and humanity not because we want someone’s trash! Lower prices mean more sales making more money for the charity. And I’ve seen the back of these Angel views and they are packed! Please help make these places realize by Unilocaling and telling the manager in person! Thanks so much!

I’m a guy. Most guys would rather put needles in their eyes than come to a thrift shop. I’d oblige a lady by walking into a shop for about 20 mins. Then, I’d say exit immediately, or it’s becomes a good place to die.
Angel View, at this location, is pretty darn good. My Mom found some used furniture at a steal of a price. If you tire, you can walk across the parking lot to 1 of 2 dining establishments, and grab a cold beer.
Thumbs up. Notably nice and helpful staff.