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| - If you've never been to Value Village or understand the concept of it, this may seem to be a mess of a store.
Value Village (or Savers to most of the US and the Aussies), is a company that pays charities for their donated goods. When charities like Cerebral Palsy or Children's Wish, etc... calls your home to ask if you have any items to donate, they pick those items up from your front lawn and they get a lump sum of money from Value Village, regardless whether items are actually sellable or not.
Ultimately, when you're going to a Value Village, you're going to a well-organised large scale yard sale (find me a yard sale that organises clothes and shoes by style and size then you win this argument).
I have come here a few times, the first visit was quick and nothing too memorable about it, but my most recent visit was better when it seem like there's much more staff on the floor especially around the Halloween costume section and that's exactly what I came for.
Their costume section can be quite overwhelming because they have a lot of items. I came specifically for a costume for a Día de los Muertos(Day of The Dead) theme party I am going to which they had a section for. I was also looking for a dress that would be suitable for my costume but couldn't find see anything in the costume section or the dresses section, so I asked a staff.
The staff was really helpful in trying to help me find a dress, so much so that the staff revealed that they stash things in the back for themselves when they sort through them. Did they get a job here so they can get first dibs on the items? Perks of the job? Anyway, this staff's stash was buried so deep in the other pile of stuff that she was unable to get to it to show me anything.
I left with everything I needed and more, spent way more time here than I expected. Items are seasonal to when they received them, so you'll always find different styles and items each time you visit, but you don't always have to get something. Remember to always thoroughly check your items before purchasing because they don't do that when they put it on the floor. It's worth going to when you're looking for specific items you don't want to pay full price for. Like wedding dresses, which I saw many of and were priced $60-$100.
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