Lutheran Thrift

I was quite irked with this store in the past. Now I’m just confused and really annoyed. I have been by twice at normal times they should be open– on a Friday at the end of December, and a Saturday (January 2015) around 1. A couple of signs printed up are posted saying «Thrift store is now closed.» Closed… for good? Closed today? The store looks full of stuff and not anywhere near vacated. Not really sure if they want people to come back or not based on that vagueness, so I’ll just not come back and find other thrift stores where customer service is more valued.

I can’t speak to shopping here, but I made a quick stop to make several donations (clothes, shoes, luggage). The clerk came outside in the rain to my car, put everything in a rolling cart and then gave me a receipt. I didn’t even need to get out of my car. The facility is run by the Lutheran Churches of Tucson.

Lutheran Thrift is a volunteer/​donation based thrift store that supports a variety of charity programs throughout Pima County. They also distribute donated items to help out needy families as well as the homeless. They definitely seem to do a lot of good in our community so I usually make it a point to stop in when I’m in the area, even if it’s not my favorite store.
This store is pretty big for a thrift store and has a large furniture department that usually has some very nice pieces. I find most of their stuff to be a bit overpriced for a thrift store, but everything is generally in a really nice condition.
Their clothing department is well-​stocked, but most of their items are either very used or in the ‘grandma’ style that weighs down a lot of thrift stores. They do have great prices however so it may be worth a quick look. Their book and homegoods sections are both well priced and usually have some fun/​useful items.
My favorite parts of the store are their holiday sections which they keep stocked throughout the year. You can find decorations, cards etc. They also have a silent auction where you can bid on some of their more expensive items. I’ve never won, but it’s been fun to see what items are going for. Some people have gotten quite a deal with this.

I went to Lutheran Thrift on Saturday while looking for furniture for our house. At first I had a good feeling because the workers greeted us and assured us that they would help us if we needed anything. After looking around the store I only saw one thing I wanted, it was a mid-​century style wooden hutch with glass doors. I loved it, but it was 65.00. A little out of my price range for the condition it was in. We walked towards the door and I heard someone mention a sale. Apparently the whole store was 50% off! That would have been nice to know at first. We went back to the hutch and looked for someone to help us. No one was in sight. I went to the door and asked the greeter. She said I just needed to find someone. The employees do not have any sort of uniform or anything so that was a challenge. I finally saw a guy and asked him for help. He marked the item sold and gave me a tag. I paid for it at the register and then asked the cashier if there was someone who could help us load it. There was not. Although I spotted two strapping young men who could have gotten up to help us, they did not. My boyfriend is more than strong enough to load it into the truck but i was not. The door greeter did not even hold the door open while we struggled to get it out of the store! We pulled up our truck and were contemplating how to load it, when a man who was headed into the store to shop asked if we needed help. I said, oh thank you so much and he helped chris load it up. If it weren’t for the random customer, we might still be there struggling.
A+ for the random dude who helped us load the hutch, A+ for 50% off sales, F– for the store’s surly employees and laziness!

Stopped in about 4:30pm one day, did not realize the closed at 5pm. Whatever, I would have been happy to come back. At 4:45pm they made an announcement verbally that the would be closing soon. Fine, no problem. They then immediately began blinking the lights on and off many times, I heard a voice in the dark say «um, I can’t see!» Obnoxious. their stuff is ok but overpriced. These are not friendly people who work here. Go elsewhere.

I adored this thrift store when it was a few doors down… the prices were so reasonable, great in fact. In fact, it used to be my favorite thrift store in Tucson. But not any longer. They set their prices soooooooo high that it is ridiculous. Seriously, thrift stores are not supposed to be extravagant! What bothers me is knowing that these items were donated to them and they are asking for HUGE profits. I never thought I would say that I can’t afford a thrift store, but that is the case here. I don’t like the consignment features and the silent auction feature. Make it simple! Put the stuff out at a very reasonable price so that we can buy what we need and love.

I had a job interview nearby this store the other day and while I was driving home, I decided to stop in. They had bins out front of «.10 cent items.» Nothing really caught my eye there, but they had some frames and a painting it looked like someone made, then donated. It was cool, so I went inside.
They had a few racks of clothing for $ 1 and with three different colors on sale (clothing tags only though), it would have made a bunch of things .50. I walked around and dug through a pull-​out drawer of baby clothes which were all .50 cents.
Some things in there looked like they were consigned and were priced that way, but they had great deals on books, clothes, and old VHS tapes (I scored Beauty & the Beast for a $ 1 and just happened to have a player for it, haha).
The two ladies at the cash register were some of the most welcoming and friendly people I’ve ever ran into in a place like this. They took a little longer bagging my stuff, but were genuinely happy for me to have scored some really good deals.
It’s worth popping in to kill some time. :)
Also, just make sure to note that if you are a teen with a backpack or have a very large bag (besides a purse), they’ll ask you to leave it with them. I guess they get a lot of theft.

I was in the Lutheran thrift store today and found a nice frame at a reasonable price. Upon looking around I became disappointed in the pricing of many other items and put the frame back and left.
You may as well go to the Copper Country just up the street. They have the same kind of pricing for used stuff. Shopping here would not be thrifty in any way that I can see.

my favorite thrift store in tucson.
prices set to move items.
mostly estate items, amazing variety, high turnover.
good book selection. always an item my size, so surprising stuff.
weekly stop.