Community Thrift Store

Cool stuff, no doubt. But there’s nothing «community» about those prices. Wow. A lot of the items I looked at were barely under tag prices. Plenty of other Gratiot spots to hit before that one.

I LOVE thrift stores and this one is my absolute favorite! I find great treasures every time I go. BTW, this one takes CASH only!

What I don’t like about this place is that they house trucks on site that say they are for «donations» to veterans of the Vietnam war, but then inside say they are not aligned with the non profit. It’s shady and people think they are donating to a good cause and are instead supporting a business.

I’m a big thrift shopper and was out with friends today to check this place out. My friend raves about it, so I went in with high expectations. I was torn between 2 and 3 stars for this place, but decided to give them the benefit of the doubt.
For starters, the place is HUGE. VAST selection of items to choose from, and no shortage of anything. Tons of shoes, tops, pants, bags and knick knacks. Prices for a thrift store were a bit on the high side, but not so much that I wouldn’t come back.
Also, this place doesn’t have a dressing room to try stuff on. That seriously SUCKS. I need to try stuff on before I buy it. How do they get away with this? Also, I found (and ended up purchasing) a really nice blanket from Restoration Hardware here for $ 8. That’s right, you heard me-​$ 8!!!
Aside from no changing rooms, one of the staff members was kind of annoying and rude. When I found the blanket, I asked her how much it was since there was no tag on it. She told me that «there was no one in the back and if I came back Monday someone could price it for me.» Really? I told her I can’t come back Monday since I live far away. She told me to go to the register and «talk to her boss» behind the counter and maybe he could «hook me up with a price.» Anyways, I stood in line and they priced my blanket at $ 8. Considering this blanket is no less then at least $ 100 in a store, I’m more then happy to pay the $$.
Overall, this place isn’t bad, but I wouldn’t drive out of my way for it. If I’m on this side of town and hanging out with my friends again, I would gladly stop in here. The place seems to be consistently busy, which is a good sign. As a thrift shopper I like to give stores the benefit of the doubt, but anyone who’s been doing this for a while knows that some places are better then medicore.
I can’t go over three stars out of the mere fact that they don’t have changing rooms. Even if the customer service was bad just one time, I can’t buy a lot of clothes without trying them on first.

This was a fairly organized thrift store with great deals and hidden gems.
In the dress section alone, I found over 10 dresses to try on, but problem is that this place has no fitting rooms, which is why I gave 4 stars (more 3.5 in my book, but whatever). There’s one bathroom, but no clothes are allow to be taken there. Also, it’s a cash only place.
I did however took home two Ann Taylor dresses with 40%-50% off due to a special going on. It was my first time and I was pleased. There’s a lot of stuff and I saw a few name brands in this store. In addition, it’s color organized.
My tips are
— BRING CASH
— Wear a tank top or something easy you can wear over to try on clothes
— Know your body size well

This store is the largest in the area and usually has the nicest selection of things to rummage through, but it’s absolutely filthy. I know most people will disinfect their thrift finds regardless, but almost everything I’ve bought has the same sticky brown stain, sort of like oil. And beware of their sale stickers; their impossible to remove once you’ve purchased your item, and their workers tend to stick them in the worst possible place (like right on the track of multiple records). Worth checking out, but don’t get your hopes up.

Hadn’t been in here in a coons age, probably because the hours of this place are made for people who eat dinner at 4:30 and go to bed at 7pm.
Whatever, this place is packed with stuff and at least the Men’s section was pretty solid. Ladies, you have the run of the store, the Men’s section is a third of the size of what you have available to you.
Lot’s of suits: full and jackets only. Plenty of coats: long coats, leathers and winter jackets.
My whole thing was there was very little in my size that I wanted. Maybe it was just that the stuff I wanted that I found belonged to someone 2 sizes to small. :(
Regardless, I will be hunting here again, soon.

This place is one of the best thrift stores I have ever been in.
#1 it smells like Pine Sol which is a huge bonus when you know what other thrift stores smell like.
#2 it is very clean.
#3 They are constantly putting out new stock, discounting older stock and keeps the store fresh.
#4 There is a HUGE bank of cash registers to move the line along and at a speedy clip.
#5 They certainly know how to price things to move quickly.

Nice selection, large store too. Can usually find pretty good deals, especially if the sticker color on the product is 50 percent off. Really nice selection ski boots too. Love the handmade signs on either side of the exit and entrance doors that say «This is not a door.» Because you know they had to put those up because people were crashing into them.

Gratiot ave. has 5 or 6 thrift shops in a 5 mile span. Community thrift is the largest of all of them!
St. Vincent de Paul is roughly the same size, but has much less inside of it. Community thrift is PACKED with just about anything you would want.
This is definitely the place to go to look for coats; you’d be able to find something warm and leather here no problem. Pants? Last pair of pants I bought from here cost me 99-​cents. They looked brand spankin’ new!
Though there’s not as much furniture as other thrift shops, Community thrift has the absolute cheapest furniture ever. For example: I got my kitchen table from there. It’s solid maple, and cost a grand total of $ 15! Beat that, Big Lots!
Community also a lot of times has a great selection of MEDIA: records, cds, electronics in general. I once snagged a baggie full of old Game Boy games for $ 5, and it was the best $ 5 I ever spent (Final Fantasy Legends, anyone?)
I have only two small complaints: 1: they close at 6pm. 2: they don’t accept credit cards (but they have an ATM in the store. Still…)
They still get five stars even though their hours suck. Roll out of bed before 2 and check them out!