AMVETS Thrift Store

My family and I love thrift stores. Above all this store is great. The prices are alright although do take a look as you pick thing’s out especially in the womens, some clothing my have rips/​small holes… I have bought some stuff with holes in them. Also being a bigger women leave you with a very small selection. overall I like amvets. the customer service is excellent!

This is probably my favorite thrift store in Rochester. When I first moved here I got pretty much all of my furniture and kitchenware here. The people that work here are always friendly and their prices are so low that I usually end up feeling like I took advantage of them.

This is probably the biggest thrift store I’ve been to in the area, however, it’s so disorganized that it’s nearly impossible to find what you want (there were size 20 jeans in the size 10 section, etc). Otherwise I liked the selections I could find.

My absolute favorite thrift store in the area! Always clean, great sales, and the best deals! Also because the store is so big there is a huge selection of everything. My favorite being the huge selection of dresses.

thrift stores. amirite?
to be honest, everything smells like a grandma, and the place looks like some sort of weird warehouse space. the locks on the changing rooms that are always open are broken, so you have to knock and then if you’re in there make sure that your feet are visible. clothing is separated by type and size, but the racks are jam-​packed, so it takes some real work to find good stuff.
that said, I have found spectacular things (after digging patiently) here, and rarely paid over $ 5. and THAT is what a thrift store really should be based on.

Having discovered this rather large thrift store, I was eager to see what AMVETS would carry. Isn’t it amazing to see so many thrift stores all in one convenient location? You have this, Goodwill, and Volunteers of America all just in walking distance within each other. However, this review is just for AMVETS.
The bulk of this store is mostly clothing which takes up the whole middle of the store, men and women included. So how about price? Well they are cheap and most popular brands can be found among the racks but with all the searching required, it can be a lengthy adventure trying to find the right piece of clothing you want. In spite of this, all the clothes are never out of place and are all free of «cosmetic damage», but throw them in the wash if you still have second thoughts.
Besides clothing, they have a great selection of furniture, priced just right, media area which includes DVD’s, VHS, CD’s, and Cassettes, books, used and vintage electronics, and other knick-​knacks that are used to take up space in your house. By the registers, the more modern and complete items are kept in the cabinets that are nicely priced according to what they are.
After over an hour browsing and coming up with some great electronic finds, I was given a coupon on the back of my receipt for $ 4.00 off my next purchase of $ 15.00 or more items, which now makes me want to come back again! Overall, the store is well cleaned, has a great staff and it’s just unique to drop by anytime just to see what AMVETS will carry.
A bit of a drive out here, but I’ll be more than happy to return, maybe even come back with a bigger piece of furniture perhaps?

This is one of my top favorite thrift stores in Rochester. I think they have the best prices. You gotta be in the mood to dig to be a thrifter but I have found: Banana Republic Shorts, Ann Taylor Loft shorts, Eddie Bauer shorts and linen Loft shorts (I needed summer clothes) earrings, a pair of leather heels that magically fit me like cinderella’s slippers, leather oxfords, a blazer, an italian silk scarf and a funky top for 24 bucks. I basically robbed the place. In the winter I also got a killer briefcase and dress pants. This store has a lot of vintage and more of a used feel to it (some goodwills and stores get a lot of overstock from places like walmart or target) but you can find a lot of great things if you are in the mood to look. All of the pieces I have found there are very, very reasonable. I took a friend to get pots and pans and a whole dish set for his studio when he was strapped for cash.
I highly recommend this store for people who have young children as well. They have a large baby clothes section.

This AMVETS thrift store fills the space formerly occupied by Steve & Barry’s, which is ironic in that the clothing items once sold by that landfill fashion pioneer were probably less expensive than a lot of the items sold here. Yet that is the allure of the thrift store. I mean, who wants to buy brand-​new Chinese made t-​shirts for $ 5.00 when you can get them previously enjoyed for $ 4.99?
I kid, I kid… there are a lot of interesting pieces of bric-​à-​brac available here on a daily basis, plus TONS of odd items and general ephemera. I stop by here often and have found some real collectibles here nestled amidst TONS of crap. Still, it’s a fun place to visit.