The Salvation Army

I usually go to a different location today I went to this store over Balboa I was looking some electronics and an employee sweeping the floor seeing that I was standing there throw the whole garbage in the container almost on me I Walked away he just look at me
later I saw the same employee And I ask did you guys have any specials today he didn’t even look at me he said only if you’re a senior citizen with a funny tone !!!
At the time to pay at register The same employee was there i show my salvation army bag to get a discount I was buying almost $ 90 in bric-​à-​brac he look at the bag and he said the bag is free I told him what about the discount for having the reusable bag & told me we don’t do that discounts in this store every location is different at this point I say May I speak with the manager please let me ask him for the discount I was just tired of his rudeness & negativity he left and then he came back and told me we are going to do the discount by the way his name was José
The store manager never showed up I wish I had a moment to talk to him about that incident but he didn’t came out I don’t understand why you have people working who is unhappy or whom don’t have a good customer service, please train your employees if you like your store to be a successful place i’m leaving very unhappy.
Maybe I will never return to this location.

This thrift store has the fastest turnaround of product I’ve ever experienced. If it’s on the shelf or rack in the morning good luck if its there by the end of the day. The management and staff are helpful and friendly too! It’s my go-​to place for fun stuff.

First time here. And it’s pretty clean also the employees are nice as well. I came in for nothing in specific but I came out with a cute cheap dress. I didn’t notice it was 25% off store wide till I was about to pay. Which made the dress even cheaper. Also they gave me a bag. it’s a Walmart bag, but it’s one of those recyclable bag so awesome!

I’ve been coming here for years, pre and post remodeling. I’ve been to other thrift stores (i.e. Goodwill, etc.) and the sale days, etc. may this store a much better buy than any other I’ve been to. In addition, the employees are always helpful and have a smile.
I’ve found donated brand new items, and great slightly used items at this location.
My only suggestion, is there nick-​nack stuff doesn’t seem as good after the remodeling as it did before.

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I’ve come up on some super cool grandma shirts here and they rock. The Golden Girls would be proud! Thanks Salvation Army!!! YAY FOR $ 2 CLOTHES DAYS!
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I’ve been here a few times and it’s okay. Nothing special. Some of the clothes are a little toooo worn out for my liking but hey it is a thrift store. There are also items that are basically new. They have lots of 90s style fashion as well as grandma outfits. I feel like the clothes racks are cluttered and not organized as well as they could be.
Sometimes there are hidden treasures. Some lady came up on a Michael Kors wallet (not sure if fake or not, but still… damn!) so that’s pretty cool.
They have senior discounts (I forgot which day) and today (4 – 24) they had everything for 50% off. So if you’re complaining about «ridiculous» prices at a thrift store then please stop by on the 50% off days. You’re welcome.

I go to a lot of thrift stores and have to say that the Salvation Army Thrift stores are always over-​priced… They recently remodeled this store and they seem intent to pass the costs of that on to their customers as soon as possible… … Considering they are a «faith-​based» organization they seem to be a little greedy and uncharitable to me…

This was A-​Ok location.
They had just recently opened up near the end of 2014 so not alot of people knew about it yet I suppose. I like to come treasure shop when coming to these thrift shops and so far I haven’t found anything I like yet so i’m belaying judgement. I believe their hours right now are 9am to 9pm too for now.

The prices here may not be the cheapest compared to other thrift stores, but they sure have a great selection on clothes! Since they remodeled recently, the place looks a lot more clean, they have fitting rooms and an actual clean bathroom! I would definitely come here again to find more cute clothes

So disappointed with this Salvation Army. Everything in the Salvation Army was donated to them. Why are they asking full price for the stuff. There was a nice lamp they were asking $ 75. Really for a lamp. You can go to target and get two for that price. The clothes is everywhere, not organized at all. Almost everything is over priced I thought Salvation Army helped people not jack them for there money. After the remodeling I guess they decided they need to over price all the free items they get so that «WE» the shoppers pay for it. Never coming here again that’s for sure. They need to lower there prices!

After a much awaited grand REOPENING, I stopped in yesterday. UGGGGGH! SO DISAPPOINTED! Yes the store is huge, clean and nice looking BUT, everything good stops there. All of the merchandise is spread throughout the store, who ever organized this place must have been smokin something strong! It use to take a long time to really browse through things, which is to be expected at a thrift store, but expect to spend DOUBLE the amount of time. WHY? Because they dont have merchandise organized to specific sections. For instance; looking for glass items, trinkets, collectables? They have them scattered throughout the store, in different locations. Very time consuming! And think they are cheap because after all, this IS A THRIFT STORE, THINK AGAIN! They are CRAZY with the prices they have on things. I even over heard a couple other shoppers complaining of the same thing, HIGH PRICES. AND one last complaint… THE STAFF. One really cranky, awful man named David in the boutique section. I even felt sorry for the lady working with him, angry, bitter, hates his job and everyone around him. I can honestly say that I’ve stayed away from Good Will because they were too over priced, and unless the Salvation Army comes down off this Nordstrom dream they are on, I wont be back.

Although I have some resentment in regards to their company’s policy on same sex benefits for their employees, I’ll continue to shop here.
There always seems to be a sale for additional savings. There is always at least one article of clothing you might like, and there is always at least one little knickknack you could buy. The place is really dingy however, but the employees are always usually nice.

I have a love-​hate relationship with this place. It’s always either hit or miss.
Pros:
— really cheap
— some days it’s 50 percent off their already low prices
— some days they have all clothes for $ 2 which ends up being even cheaper than the 50 percent off sales
— decent book and vhs collection. I always find awesome VHS tapes of my favorite old school movies (the little rascals, ET, jurassic Park, my big fat greek wedding, etc).
— really cheap furniture, especially during their half off sale. I ended up getting a desk for only $ 15!
— good jeans collection if you’re into making DIY high wasted jeans shorts. I always find a pair of Levis to experiment with.
— I always find some really cool oversized sweaters from the 90s that have the funkiest patterns.
Cons
— it feels reallllllllly dirty sometimes. Like not only is it not that organized and there are clothes on the floor and stuff, but the actually clothing feels dirty compared to other thrift stores. I feel like I have to wash my stuff a million times before wearing it.
— shoe and purse section always sucks. The shoes are way too worn out to even sell.
— skirt and sweater section is very limited and small.
— the store just needs to be remodeled. It always looks sooo old and dirty. It needs like new carpets and a paint job to just make the atmosphere feel more welcoming.

MOST of the cothes aren’t stylish and their «nicer clothers» are separated in a different room. Every so often they have $ 2 days where everything is $ 2 bucks. Nice cashiers.

(I only give 1 star [Bad]/ 3 stars [Okay]/ 5 stars [Great])
Is orginized by Size of garments.

Salvation army is the BEST place to shop! You think Goodwill is cheap, Salvation Army is way cheaper! I’ve gotten so many good things at this particular location! I’ve gotten coats originally from Urban Outfitters for $ 7.99 and real True Religion jeans for $ 5. Recently, I got Steve Madden boat shoes (color white and in great condition) for only $ 2! HAHA. Macklemore might have wrote the song, but it is based off of my ways of thrifting…
I’ve gotten a lot of other great pieces at other salvation army locations. You can find anything from great furniture to great clothing items including brand names such as Joe’s jeans, True Religions, Gap, and Paper and Denim jeans.
Great parking here. Staff are all very nice! Every last Friday of the month, it is 50% off the whole store. Also, they are NOT open on Sundays. Salvation Army is a Christian store so they do not open on Sundays.

Bigger does not always mean better.
Maybe it was because I happen to visit this location at night but this particular Salvation Army was a bit too grungy for my taste. There is definitely an «interesting» type of customer that shops here at 9pm versus 3pm. You could honestly spend hours sifting through the vast amounts of inventory but after a few minutes I was walking towards my car. Maybe if I came back when there is daylight I would enjoy looking at which looked to be a great selection of furniture.
Honestly, as I exited the front doors all I could say to myself was «brutal poodles!»

Found a great pair of off white vintage look heels, a comforter I was able to easily turn into 2 perfect Halloween capes, and a new sweater top. All for a total of $ 10 score!

I usually review restaurants and not really stores, but I like this Salvation Army! I only recently came here with my mom, looking for some old clothes to practice my sewing and to repurpose some stuff into trendier items. It’s a gold mine if you look hard enough!
Anyway, there is a calendar at the cashier which has all the days of sales and deals. Yes, it’s already cheap, but who doesn’t like to save even more money!?! Also, something I learned was that, if you see something that you kinda maybe want, you might as well just get it since it’s already pretty cheap. If you wait til the next day, someone will have already snagged it :[ Happened to me. haha

When I’m bored or if I have a little time to kill, this is one of my favorite places to waste time.
The selection may not be as large or grand, but you just have to dig a little deeper for a good find.
Tip: Ask if they have any discounts that day. They usually give a student discount.

As always… I was on a book hunt recently… and I stumbled into this spot to check out the available books… and was quite disappointed 8(.
This place is so worthless. I wasn’t impressed at all… The book selection sucked… and the prices were not listed as to how much they cost. Not many were available actually. The knick-​knacks shelves were worthless and un-​inviting. The clothes racks all looked like junk. Good thing I didn’t find anything… cuz as I was leaving… I noticed the line was long.
I won’t be going back here to look for books.