Amvets Thrift Store

One of the few gems left on Long Island. Great place and it goes for a great cause.

When it first opened it was full of great items at reasonable prices. I loved going here!
Now full of tons of junk at full retail or above!
Anything of value locked in showcases and cabinets. Cheaper to buy them new or at a retail antique store.
Knew it was too good to last… What a shame…,

This place was THE place 2 – 3 years ago but new management came in and pretty much doubled everything. Examples
Moldy Warped Vinyl Records are $ 1.99 (yeah, ok)
Hardcover books you can get from Amazon for $.49 + 3.99 Shipping are $ 6
Coffee mugs for $ 2.99?
Dirty Toys and Games are at least 10X too much for used
Electronics are nasty now — lots of waffle irons, hair curlers and misc dirty junk
In the past I scored a Laserdisc Player for $ 20, misc old electronics, a few dozen records, misc clothing and some interesting coffee mugs that were always $.99.
It’s over folks — skip this one unless you like dissapointment

WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS PLACE? If I was Unilocaling two years ago, I wouldve given this place 5 stars. I was here during this location’s grand opening a few years ago and I spent over $ 100 each time I visited. I was super excited to shop here when I came back to NY — I literally took the subway to Penn Station then the LIRR to Babylon and then Über’d over to the AMVETS to get there (2 hrs) — and I was SOOOOOO disappointed to see this place filled with overpriced CRAP! Everything used to be a set price. And people had carts full of goodies to purchase. Now everything is individually priced. Like… who’s paying $ 7 for a used t-​shirt? I am an avid thrifter. 99% of my wardrobe is thrifted — alot of things I still own were purchased a few years ago from this store location. So, it makes me sad to see this place has gone to hell.

I enjoyed shopping here in the past but since new management took over, the prices have almost doubled. The racks have become overpacked as it is clear no one is willing to pay their current prices. T-​shirts used to be under $ 2 but are now individually priced and many are marked as high as $ 7.99 for mid-​level brands like Gap and H&M. I will say that the staff remains very friendly including the manager but he really needs to take a step back, look at the overpacked racks, and rethink his current pricing.

I stopped here a few times to look around and the prices are way way way too high. I don’t know who Price is the stuff but they need to find someone new. This is a place for people to go that are less fortunate. very disappointing that they try and rip people off.

I have been coming here for a few years and have gotten good deals on clothing. Last month I found out that they were under new management, which I guessed because there were new price tags and everything seemed more expensive. I had a 40% off coupon from donating months ago, and after speaking to the manager, they DID honor it, which I appreciated. If the prices remain high, I will be shopping elsewhere.

Have been thrifting for the past 10 years. Not because its cool but because its the only way I can afford to buy clothing 99% of the time.
Long Island USED to have some great thrift stores for clothes. Josie’s in Hempstead was the spot, I still have clothes I wear on the regular from finds there, some of the best clothing I have ever owned. All the remaining Salvation Army stores sell clothing that looks like human shit was smeared on them and Saver’s is good for your electronics and househould items. Unique was AMAZING when they first came to the Island in both pricing and selection. I am not a television viewer but I hear the reality show market has completely exploited antiques and vintage items as a whole have skyrocketed. Hipster infection of the nation… but anyway onto AmVets.
This place is situated on Sunrise Highway and you can drive by it without even realizing it if not paying attention like I did the first time I went there. It is right after the Great Neck Rd exit/​entrance ramp overpass and sneaks up on you. The location I think has kept it kind of low key.
Prices are more than affordable, I would say the best pricing on LI. Selection is hit or miss but they shine in Clothing and Electronics/​Appliances. Men check out the tee shirts, women check out the dresses.
Their is a hint of soul in this place that lacks now a days in some other thrift locations. If you frequent thrift stores for the psychedelic randomness and tunnels back in time this store is for you.
Go here with a $ 20 bill and leave with a full bag or two.

Okay this place has changed way to much. In a bad way. I use to come here for great deals but now every item is priced way to high i would rather go buy new clothing and items at the store not used because they basically sell items here at regular store prices. this is very disappointing. If they don’t change their prices here soon they will have a overstock on all furniture because they put them at outrages prices. nobody is willing to spend that much on something used.

I am a Midwesterner, and one of the only things that the heartland does better than NYC is the thrift stores. Imagine this: a huge warehouse full of clothes and housewares that gets all the goods when granny croaks or when that fabulous gal with more money than you finally moves away. You can browse the racks in peace because the store is huge and the mass populace is at the mall spending all that extra money they accumulate from the ridiculously low price of living trying to find validation in some sick new threads, which will end up in the thrift store in a few months because we all know that doesn’t work. Did I mention that every item is a couple dollars, or sometimes even just a few pennies? Suffice it to say that my thrifting itch has never been scratched in New York, which is why I ended up at this Amvets thrift store on a bargain hunting day trip to Long Island.
The moment I walked in, I forgot all about the cramped, expensive, and disappointing NYC thrift shops and tumbled down the rabbit hole of bargains galore. The store is huge, and while there was a nice hustle and bustle from other shoppers that supported my high spirits, browsing was easy and there was plenty of space to search the aisles without getting too close for comfort. There are two sale tags, one that is 50% off and one that is 25% off. I didn’t see very many of the 50% off color but 2 of the 4 items I purchased were 25% off. The clothing is organized by SIZE, which always makes life so much easier, and featured a good mix of all eras including name brand current fashions. Most shirts were 4.98 and most dresses were 7.98, and while that may be on par with pricing I’ve dissed they run so many specials and discounts that I ended up with some true bargains. The housewares were very fun to browse and had some great antique/​vintage items that were still in the price range of a dollar or two. There were several adorable hardshell vintage suitcases in the $ 3-​$ 7, which I admired but left for someone else to find (maybe you?). The store was very clean and well organized and the staff was friendly.
I browsed for about an hour and a half and loved every minute of it. I ended up purchasing 3 shirts, one of which was a new-​with-​tags Eileen Fisher tunic that retailed at $ 98, and one pair of black Keds. The Keds were 2.98 and all 3 shirts were 4.98 each, but two of them were 25% off and combined with the check-​in offer of $ 4 off a $ 15 purchase, my grand total came to $ 12.
They had a few signs up advertising a 50% off sale the following Wednesday, and had I known about that I would have postponed my trip! If you’re a serious bargain hunter you may want to call ahead and see if they have any upcoming sales. Regardless, in an age of sketchy Goodwill operations and a homophobic Salvation Army, you can’t beat the cause of helping veterans while you thrift! This store was the highlight of my expedition, which included 8 different Long Island thrift stores.

I consider myself an avid thrifter, thrifting from manhattan, brooklyn and suffolk county. I came upon this store, hopeful that the selection would be wonderful because of it’s size. It is by far the largest thrift store I have seen.
Everything is organized wonderfully, I walked away with quite a few great items! A Gap denim chambray button up ($ 4.98) an angry birds graphic tee ($ 2.98) a men’s polo sweatpants that I LOVE ($ 4.98) and a cute vintage skirt ($ 4.98) {See PICS} I also bough a few stephen king books. I had to stop myself from buying more.
Honestly, I love their men’s section more than the womens. I like to go to the men’s side for sweatpants and graphic tees, I found MANY! I definitely could see myself racking up quite a few things from here in the future.

This place seems to know how to run a store. There stuff is very well organize and they do some good stuff here.

This place opened fairly recently and I usually swing through about once a month or so. They have a decent amount of books for her to go through and I usually skim the movies and electronics dept.
Sadly the electronics dept is lacking and I only got a movie or video game I wanted here or there. But it’s so close to me it’s worth the shot of stopping in.
The store is always busy and fairly clean, the employees are pretty helpful and I would consider this one of the better thrift stores on the Island.
Check it out!