Simi Thrift Store

This place is amazing and i always find the coolest stuff for very very cheap. This is definitely one of those dont judge a book by the cover kind of places.

Great little thrift store. I don’t know what the other reviewers were expecting but this store has everything a good non-​corporate thrift store should; friendly, helpful staff, a variety of things for purchase, and low prices. If you don’t want to search through «junk» for good stuff I suggest shopping online.

You can find just about everything in this store at a very reasonable price. They even have name brand stuff here. I bought an entertainment center from here and it was in perfect condition for only $ 100 and it was 50% off that price, so I only paid $ 50 for it. The parking lot is always full so it’s hard to find a parking spot.

This place is great! Really helpful service from cashier. My hubby and I bought a cabinet set today and we even had help putting it in our car! Will definitely go back. GREAT PRICES!

This store is very dingy. It seems more of a junk collection then thrift store. They had had a few items of baby clothing that were worth the digging. I had an awkward experiences with a homeless/​panhandler/​Simi Valley crazy. As I was leaving a lady followed me to my car and then stared at me through my window. I couldn’t leave at first until she moved to the front of my car at which point she accused me of staring at her and demanded money. I probably wont come back anymore due to the fact I don’t want to deal with any possible situations.

The store is really run down and highly unorganized. Prices are cheap but you have to do some digging to find the good stuff.

It’s small but I really like their prices.
They actually separate their maternity clothes which is something that makes it easy for me to check in quickly. I even appreciate their small curtain and mirror so I can try things on! That beats goodwill for me. It’s used stuff and sure, it’s not super clean. But that’s why you’re supposed to go home and wash the stuff yourself!
I only wish this store was bigger with more selection.
But even still this place has me coming back every 2 weeks to hunt for a new treasure.

Don’t waste your time here! This place stinks and the back room smells like piss. You will never find anything good because the ladies in the back Clara and Maria like to call there friends to come pick up all the good stuff! Because they accept the donations! They also have vintage coach bags up for bid! Haha falling apart trash!

I would prefer to give them a HUGE minus 5, but i cant. I purchased a couch on thursday, told the lady i would be in friday to pick it up. she says ok if you dont get here by then we consider it a donation and it goes back in stock,. I thought she meant you would get your money back… I couldnt have been more wrong. The rude young man behind the counter told me nope we dont do refunds. I asked for them to hold it till monday since i wouldnt have a way to get it till then… he said no, its either by 5 or you lose your money… basically tough crap. said he would deliver it for me… but on HIS time, for $ 25 and there had to be someone ther to unload it or he would leave and take the couch bac, k with him They are BEYOND rude, i would recommend everyone STAY AWAY from this place. and like everyone elses review, I also agree the placve is always filthy.

I love to thrift and I know how to get dirty when looking for deals. But this thrift store is really dirty and the back section that has lamps and such, always has a horrible smell. The silent auction shouldn’t be held ever. Thrifting is about finding hidden treasures valuable and worthless. And here you have to bid on anything that’s collectible or valuable. It just doesn’t sit right with me. I’ve been here a few times and have only found one item (a small vase). I gave it a shot but I don’t think ill bother stopping by anymore on my thrift runs.

Dirty store, not clean. Look at the carpet. Lady at the counter seemed curt bordering on the rude side with customers. Prices are too high on many item. Save your money for the swapmeet!

I would like to give this store more stars, but I just can’t because it’s always been so god-​awful dirty and messy when I’ve gone in. I do my fair share of thrifting so I’m no stranger to dirt and I don’t mind getting my hands dirty but come on-​this place is just… really, really, really dirty.
I never found a single piece of clothing I liked enough to buy here, but the book section, when I could bring myself to go through it, did turn up some gems. Mainly a Mary Renault novel or two, and I acknowledge that because the rarer titles are hard to find and I’m a big fan of hers. I also picked up three really awesome records and a great necklace there, but after awhile I stopped coming in because the dirt in this place always made me feel really uncomfortable. I’m a clean person thanks to Mom, and when there’s a layer of visible dirt and nastiness overlying the merchandise, it makes my skin start to crawl. Like another reviewer mentioned, the floor needs to be vaccumed and steam cleaned and then scrubbed with a combo of pine sol and bleach. The book and record section was a nightmare when I last went in, and I remember seeing the shopping cart, but I didn’t touch it.
The little Botanica next door is awesome though, if you’re into alternative healing and speak Spanish. :)

I love this kind of thrift store. The prices are fantastic. I didn’t find any clothes I fancied but I did find 2 purses and a book. I love these little independent thrift shops that keep it real (meaning… not Goodwill prices). I will be back and often!

Look, to those of you going to a THRIFT store and are expecting to be amazed by the architecture, interior design and hospital cleanliness, TAKE A HIKE! Its what you think of when you think THRIFT. Its always filled with STUFF, different things, small, big, prices are what you expect… CHEAP. I usually hit up thrift shops when Im bored, looking for nothing in particular and coming out with exactly what I was looking for. Its fun to look through stuff and find that little gem. The staff is pretty cool, always moving around doing something. The auction area is a cool idea although Ive never put a bid but they always have at least a couple of unique items. The back room is like going into the basement of your uncles house, stereo’s, wires, keyboards, a bunch of golf clubs (some good ones too) and just randomness. Anyways, if your looking for a place where you can just browse through stuff, then this is your place. If your looking to go to a place where most of their stuff is overpriced Target-​rejected overstock items, then take yourself to the Goodwill down the street.

Came looking at Halloween stuff, not a ton of luck here. The prices are at least better than Goodwill. Though the staff was less than friendly

If the name of this thrift store leaves you with a feeling of «eh» then don’t be surprised when you feel this way after shopping at Simi Thrift Store.
The Simi Thrift Store is big. Lot’s of clothing and knick knacks to «pick» through. Bring some hand sanitizer though because this is one of the more grungier thrift shops I’ve been to.
Grungy. Just grungy.
The electronics and misc equipment is located in the back of the store. Some of the stuff is in OK shape but at the same time some of the stuff is dusty, dirty, and broken.
Blah. Just blah.
There is odd silent auction that is displayed near the curtained employee’s area. Weird. Just weird.
Will I be back?
No. Probably no (er. not).

I have been browsing at this thrift store for years. I would have given it 5 stars but it is NEVER clean. The carpet never gets vacuumed. The books and LP’s are always a HUGE mess sadly. And their knick knack area is a challenge to shop through sometimes.
My daughter always finds some great vintage piece of clothing and their prices are usually very fair. I love that they take in almost ANYTHING. There are always interesting things to look at.
One more thing to note– the people that work there are not very friendly. Often they look miserable or angry. Oh-​well… we’ll keep shopping for our thrifty treasures there.

Of the several thrift stores in the area, this store is my favorite one. I’ve been shopping here occasionally for the past four years, usually searching for a random drinking receptacle to add to my collection of mismatched glassware.
Located in a small corner of Hubbard St. and Los Angeles St. (in between First St. and Erringer Rd.), it shares the parking lot with a golf store, a Mexican eatery, and a botanica. The store may look tiny from the outside, but inside, it’s actually kind of big. It’s not as large as a Goodwill or Salvation Army store, but big enough not to feel cramped.
The usual secondhand goods are there — clothing, furniture, books, home décor, kitchenware, toys, etc. Old luggage pieces, electronics, and bikes are in the next room past all the clothing racks.
While I have yet to find a great article of clothing for myself, I did see the occasional pretty vintage dress that I would totally have snatched off the rack if only I were a size 0. Other than that, it’s fun to go through the racks, cringing whenever I come upon an old romper from Wet Seal (or remember 5.7.9?) and remembering how I had one exactly like that when I was in junior high.
Some of the knick-​knacks are interesting, to say the least. I was there just a few days ago, and there was a box of enemas for $ 1.98. Honestly, why would anyone want to buy a box of enemas at a secondhand store? As far as I know, it looked like a sealed box to me (like I was going to touch it), but still.
So why the 4 stars for 1-​star junk? The old «one man’s junk is another man’s treasure,» of course. And sometimes, it’s fun to get down and dirty in some parts, too: the books, the vinyl collection, and the toys are a complete mess. While they’re in their respective designated area of the store, there are crates, storage bins, and even a shopping cart to go through.
I had lots of fun the last time I went. For less than $ 2, I came out with a glass and several books — one was an old printing of *The Wizard of Oz*, and another was a Montgomery Ward cookbook with a recipe that called for wrapping fish heads in foil before microwaving it for 6 – 7 minutes.
I got it for the pictures, I swear.