Salvation Army

Today was my first time ever at the Salvation Army thrift store. Thankfully it was a day when they are having 50% off on shoes and clothes with white tags. I agree with the other reviews that this is the most organized thrift store that I have ever visited in my life. The shoes are arranged on the type of shoe racks that you would find in a shoe store, the clothes are neatly arranged by color, and the household goods line the walls. This isn’t the half hazard mess that you find in most thrift stores. I found more high quality pieces and name brands here as well (for example a Michael Kors dress that looks brand new). I walked out with two skirts, a shirt, a dress, and a pair of shoes all for $ 10. That’s a good deal, but it would have been $ 20 had everything not been half off. Some items are a little pricier than you would find at Goodwill, but some are also less expensive.

Large thrift store with a well-​organized selection. Impressive selection of clothing, home furnishings and furniture with a decent amount of toys, small appliances and knickknacks also available.
Salvation Army Thrift Stores are more expensive than Goodwill, but they also tend to have better merchandise on a consistent basis, too, and this one is no different. For instance, on my first visit to this store I noticed a terrific leather couch for under $ 100, multiple leather jackets for $ 20-​$ 30, an Old Navy pea coat for under $ 15 and an authentic Reebok NFL coat just like players wear on the sidelines for under $ 20 (not a Buffalo Bills fan or I would have pounced on that one).
Books here cost significantly more than Goodwill, but are still cheap (10 percent of original U.S. cover price or $ 1.99 for hardbacks with no cover price printed on them, with softcovers being cheaper).
I went in searching for three things, actually found two — both of which exceeded my expectations — and will keep checking back for the third because I’m sure they’ll get one eventually. Thrift stores are always a crap shoot. No matter what you’re looking for, though, if it’s not here then there’s a high probability they’ll at least have something that fits the bill.
In the downright weird department, the cash register receipts say «Salvation Army, 7371 Dixie Hwy, Fairfield, OH,» so they should definitely fix that. I’m guessing their register probably came from another store in Ohio and nobody’s bothered (or figured out how) to reprogram it yet. Definitely weird, though.
Be aware they do accept credit/​debit cards, but require photo ID. Some people like that, but I don’t; it’s a violation of most card issuers’ terms of service for a merchant to require identification when a signed card is presented at the point of purchase and the signatures match (that’s the whole reason for signing the card in the first place).
That dubious business practice coupled with signs all over the store proclaiming no large bags or backpacks allowed (what’s «large,» anyway?) puts forth the impression every customer is being looked upon as a criminal until proven otherwise, and that costs this otherwise excellent store a star.

One of the biggest thrift stores in the area. Everything’s neatly organized in the store, and it’s organized by color which is pretty helpful. But because it’s so big that makes it kind of hard to find the perfect thing. I’ve had to spend several minutes sorting through XL McDonalds shirts to find the cool Star Wars shirt in my size.