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| - Worth a trip. Way better for kitchen things than Pittsburgh's Goodwill and Salvation Army stores.
Women's wool skirts and suits, coats, books that haven't been entirely picked through. But it can be crowded, disorganized and not particularly rewarding. Weekend has sales, but more shoppers too.
Do give yourself 2+ hours though, or you won't have the time to find any lovely needles in the immense, untidy haystack. My husband preferred the Ohio River Blvd location, I liked this one better. Whatever. And neither are as good as the old Duquesne location. Sigh.
Another note: You know, I've never understood how these Red, White and Blue stores are run, exactly. If you know, do tell. But here's my theory - they are a for-profit business, I think, but they buy their items primarily from the Veterans' pick-up and donation service.
Locals seemed to prefer "giving" to the Vets, hence the wealth of stuff. And the Vets have regular pick-ups in most neighborhoods, making it easy to donate, even if you are car-free. (800) 775-VETS (8387)
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