Deseret Industries

Solid Four Stars!
Pros…
Like their dressing room concept: self-​serve, head on in with green vacancy indicator. I wish more thrift stores would do this.
Good prices — prices are very reasonable.
Cons.
Parking lot sucks. narrow stretch with two way traffic and small parking spots.
Neutral…
Staff are a bit robotic…
Suggestions.
Some clothes racks are jam-​packed. I suggest they get on the stick with discounting by color tags like their competitors. They are already using them. This will clear inventory out quicker.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised. I found a good selection of men’s clothes and good labels too. I guess I was stereotyping Mormons… they run a good business model. Just look what they have done with all those casinos!

This thrift shop is nice in that it is clean and well-​kept. The staff seemed to have a pretty good attitude. I thought the clothes were reasonably priced. I like to peruse their crafty aisle. I always manage to find something I need but wasn’t looking for.
It isn’t open on Sundays but other than that, come check it out.

This is one of my favorite thrift stores in the area. They are very, very friendly and kind. There are lotsa scouts (people who buy for resell) prowling about, me included, but I can usually find something good. The prices are really, really good.

The best thrift store in Portland! They are very inexpensive and every time I shop there, I usually always find a Scooby Doo for my collection.

It’s really expensive. I get the cause — but $ 8 for used jeans is ridiculous!
I bought 2 new pillows (still in bags!) for $ 6 each… went to Kohl’s and found new pillows for $ 5.
I have several other GO-​TO places that have way better prices AND stuff.

Clothing wise, I’ve never found anything for myself or my husband here. We’re semi-​young and semi-​hip… I’m probably just spoiled by the big Goodwill on 6^th.
That said! They have an AMAZING babies/​kids section. Like another reviewer said, it’s the best in the area, if not in town. The prices are SO reasonable, too. Baby Gap, Zutano, Osh Kosh… for $ 2−4/piece. I saw a pair of See Kai Run shoes for $ 4!
I’ve browsed the other sections (dishes, housewares, books…) and haven’t found anything. These sections lack the «freshness» that some thrift stores maintain. But again, I’m sort of picky. :}

Decent thrift store that’s not to badly picked over, staff is very friendly, but racks are a bit over crowded, so it can be hard to look at things.

Deseret Ind. is like a year round yard sale!
Their prices are BY FAAAAAR the cheapest compared to it’s thrifty 82^nd buddies (salvation army, goodwill)
You gotta dig around a bit –but hey! isn’t that half the fun of thrifting?!
This store is clean and bright, nice staff and they have an ADORABLE kid clothing section, the best selection and prices of ANY thrift store I have been too, and I love to go thrift store hunting! And they have the BEST prices on books of any thrift store!
This place is great!

It’s only fair to write an update: I found out a few weeks after my visit that the reason they had no clothes in my size that day is because my same-​size-​as-​me daughter had been there the day before bought them all!
When she tires of them, they will be in MY closet. :-)

Love this thrift store! I get all my books and movies from here and nothing is usually over $ 1.50! It’s so great and I can get a lot for my money and their stuff is in quality shape too!

Awesome spot. Lots of inexpensive kids clothing.

This store is well priced, organized and budget friendly. Unfortunately, if you have children this may not be the place for you. I had a horrific experience with an employee who said very cruel things and was bossy with my child for I fear she confused my son with another boy who was very hyper in the store at the same time.
I am very upset at the lack of positive customer service and I will chose to take my business elsewhere.

Love this place! Cheaper than the other «name brand» thrift stores in Portland, plus it is a true non-​profit that focuses on helping its employees learn skills, rather than actually selling of used items.

Deseret Industries is BADASS. I’ll be shoppin’ there again. =3

Super cheep with a huge selection of clothes and furniture.

I come here alot for tiles to Mosaic and other random stuff and mostly for their great prices … goodwill. Has became ridiculously high priced in my book!!!

This is the BEST thrift store ever.
I go for certain things, and they always have those certain things for much less expensive than the other thrift stores on the 82^nd strip. I am not going to tell you what those things are so I can continue to get them. I hope that doesn’t make me a meanie.
They organize their clothes by size AND by color, so it is easy to find something lovely. They also have a lot of vintage clothes tucked in those racks, so make sure you go digging! It is a Mormon thrift store, so don’t go looking for any Harlequin romance novels here, you hear? And don’t make my mistake and ask about them either!

Of the second hand stores around, desert is one of the best.
Their prices are reasonable, the stock is always changing, and their shelves and racks are organized and not overstuffed like some other places.

I don’t find that this store is anything too special, or much of a standout at all. It’s got an average amount of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, and all kinds of other housewares and books and such.
The thing that gets it four stars (drumroll please)…is, when you find something you DO want here, it’s well-​priced! Affordability. Bam. I really find that the Goodwill stores around these parts have some totally outrageous prices. When I thrift shop, it’s because I want a deal!

The Mormons and I go way back. WAY back.
My best friend growing up was a Mormon, and so I was exposed to all sorts of crazy ass cult-​like behavior when I hung out with his family and friends (and they have some huge families). It really was a lot like that South Park episode about the Mormons. The families were always super tight, they were all way beyond nice and welcoming, everyone loved each other a lot, and, well, it was frickin’ creepy how wholesome and adjusted and happy they were. Trey Parker and Matt Stone nailed that one. Don’t get me wrong, I have MAD love for my friend’s family. They were always so awesome to me.
Also, the more I learned about their religion, the more I realized how totally insane it is (but to be fair, pretty much all organized religions are insane to me — the books themselves mostly read the same and have some great lessons in them, but they always get distorted by megalomaniacs in organized form). Yes, I found my way into a couple of services. It always happened so serruptitiously. «Oh gee, look, we’re on our way to service. Wanna join, and then we’ll all go for ice cream?» «Oh, sure! I love ice cream! So, uh, what’s all this about 3 different levels of heaven? And how many wives did Joseph Young have?» But really, I can’t hate on people for being insanely happy, healthy, and well-​adjusted… even if it is creepy. As long as they’re not pulling any Warren-​Jeffs-​style polygamous pedo-​incest shit they can do whatever they want.
But I digress…
Deseret Industries is the business arm of the Church of Latter Day Saints (aka LDS, aka the Mormons). They have a network of thrift stores all over the nation, presumably to collect vast sums of money from the unwashed heathens (me) and send it back to the mother-​ship (Salt Lake City) to fund their diabolical plan to, uh, convert middle class white kids with brazen promises of ice cream and family game nights… and… again…
I digress…
So this outlet of Deseret Industries (aka the Beehive) has some insane deals. I came here based on the other reviews I read on Unilocal,and they’re pretty much 100% on point. There are some awesome finds here, and they cost, well, not much. I mean really. A gigantic 40+ ounce glass snifter for $ 1.75? That would cost a heathen at least $ 7 at the Goodwill. Not at the Beehive. (On a side note, the «beehive» thing is a little Borg-​like). Tons of $.75 cent glassware? Word.
I found all sorts of insane steals in the glassware section alone. So much so, that next time I’m looking to do some thrifting fer realz (this run I was on a mission for specific items) I’ll have to come and browse the stacks for a while…
…as long as that crazy-​looking lady in the pilgrim dress and the bonnet stops staring at me.
Overall, I see the potential for amazing deals at this thrift store… who cares if my money is going to Salt Lake City? Back in the late 80’s, some other heathen’s money bought me ice cream once…