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| - This place is AWESOME!
I've driven by quite a few times and always remember it's there once I am past the center. I've been meaning to stop in for quite awhile now, and finally made it in today.
It's rather large, and everything is very well organized. There are housewares, purses/shoes, sports equipment, clothes of all sizes and styles, and furniture. There is also a room dedicated to books/cd's/dvd's, which is probably the most organized I've ever seen at a thrift store.
I am not sure why anyone would say that this place is over priced. That couldn't be further from the truth. We found everything to be reasonable, and they reduce things even further as the week goes on (today the blue tags were 50% off and the black tags were 75% off). They also offer 40% off to those with a valid military ID on Mondays and a senior discount for those over the age of 55 on Wednesdays.
I discovered today that the staff are all volunteers, which is awesome, because you know that the money from sales is going to the cause, not to overhead from paying employees. The sales are also all tax-free, since this place it a charitable organization. They are associated with Central Christian Church, so some profits go there to help the food bank, and others provide counseling and work training to those in prison.
There were lots of great items, of good quality and we found a few things to buy. Both my Mom and I decided that it was the nicest, most organized thrift store we had been to in quite awhile.
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