I have noticed in the past year that several local thrift stores have opened up. These are business ventures by people and not for raising money for charitable causes such as Goodwill or the Elkton Nearly New Shop. On Saturday I was what my mother calls “on a mission”. My mission was to find a pair of size 8 rain boots. I decided to go and check out several stores that I saw on route 40.
The first store is located in downtown North East. The Nifty Thrift is located at 1 Mauldin Ave. This is the second time I have been by there trying to go in. It was closed at 1 pm on a Saturday. I did not see store hours posted. I will try to get there to review it.
I then drove East on Route 40 and stopped in at the next store, Diane’s Thrift Shop, at 1610 West Pulaski Highway. It is in a yellow, one story building on the right if you are traveling east. It is easy to tell if she is open because she puts out a few racks of clothes in front. I enjoyed my visit to her store. The owner is a very nice person and answered the few questions that I had. Right now she is having 50% off of clothes. She has very few women’s things size 18 and above, although she plans to have these in the future. The store is a mish mash of EVERYTHING although mostly clothing. I saw house wares, toys, books, videos, DVDs and even an old style sump pump! Her prices are very reasonable. The quality of the clothes varies. I bought a sweater for $2 but no boots. Those went in the snow she said. I plan to go back frequently.
Next, I continued on down the road to Handy Andy’s Thrift Store. The first thing I noticed was that the store smelled like cigarette smoke. They have very few clothes for sale so that is a good thing. What I found was a collection of collectibles, house wares, furniture, toys and tools. A man was busy in the tool section and said to my daughter and me, “That is the best part of the store!” Indeed, if you need hardware or tools, check out what Handy Andy has available. I did not buy anything here but enjoyed looking at all the stuff. I also found the owner’s pictures on My Space so you can see get an idea of what the store offers.
I didn’t find any address information but it is on the Eastbound side of Route 40 just before you get to Ace Hardware.
Next we went to the New 2 You Consignment Shop in Elton. I will review this in a separate entry since it is not a thrift store.
Lastly, we went to Goodwill, the old staple of thrift stores. I love the goods they have at Goodwill. I hate the prices. I let my daughter buy 2 blouses. One was $8 and the other was $6. The $8 blouse was in the boutique area of the store and that was why it was so expensive. However, this Thursday from 8 pm to 12 pm, Goodwill is having Midnight Madness where everything in the store in 50% off. I have to pick my son up at school at 10 pm, so I intend to stop at 9 or so and shop. Maybe I will see you there?
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I think it's a good idea to frequent a favorite shop, even if you don't buy a lot. I went into a second hand store a few times and made several dollars of purchases, I returned one day with a group of friends, I bought a pair of pants in the wrong size -I had purchased other items and my friends all made purchases. The next day I realized my mistake and returned to the shop, I asked the owner if I could make an even exchange for MY size. He said, of course! (Try that at Goodwill or Salvation Army, ha!)
ReplyDeleteI don't know if the store is still there, but I was happy to tell all my friends about this new Thrift Store, especially that all the clothes are freshly laundered and that it doesn't have a musty smell - Those are always good things to pass on, and some of us put weight on different things.
What a great resource you are to your community!