Thrifty Threads

The older lady who works here is a bit rude. I felt uncomfortable everytime I picked up something to look and try on. There is no way I would pay for any item (s) here that’s over 7 dollars.

Every visit to Thrifty Threads has been a lovely and fun experience. Susan’s charisma and assistance makes clothes shopping a blast! If you look you’ll find many treasures. Back for more play tomorrow:)

Well, I was hoping all those bad reviews about the owner may have improved her customer service, NOPE! She didn’t smile, she didn’t say hello, and was just down right rude. I normally just donate our clothes to the needy via Goodwill or Salvation Army but my husband recently had a bunch of shirts either with the tag still on them or just worn once. I read in another review the owner was really only looking for surf attire, especially men’s tshirts, well guess what I brought her, about 20 surf shirts, all name brand. She looked at each shirt for about 1 second then threw them in a pile. Of 20 nice shirts, she kept 5 and offered me $ 3 each, what a joke. In a way I’m glad, it felt even better donating the remaining 15 shirts to people who appreciate and need them. Don’t waste your time here or give this woman any more business unless she’s going to treat her customers better.

I can’t stress enough how down to earth and caring the gal that works in thrifty threads is! I just finished selling her all kinds of clothes men’s and women’s. She gave me such a fair deal with everything I didn’t bargain one bit. I just wish everyone could be as friendly as she was today. Great place to buy new shoes, hats, belts and flannels. There is a ton of brand new items and older unique vintage items as well. If you have a sense of style you should go in and look. Thank you

Totally useless if you’re looking for women’s clothing. The place is full of flannels, guys swim trunks, and men’s Hawaiian shirts. Huge waste of my time.
The lady in there was creepy too. She kept making nonchalant statements that we felt like we were intended to overhear, such as «I just cater to the people of Encinitas» and «Oh what a cute shirt she (the owner) found [to sell in the store].» And no, it was not cute.
Prices are ridiculous, over $ 10 for pants and many of the shirts too.
Run away! The Goodwill is a million times better!

So crazy in here! It is Halloween time and I never find myself in there at any other time of year, but everything is piled on top of each other and it is so hard to find anything. They have a ton of costumes and seemed like most are about $ 45. They don’t have a lot of accessories to choose from either. I am also not sure if most of these costumes have been cleaned after being returned. But it doesn’t smell «fresh» In here and not sure if it is because there is so much stuff piled on top of each other or it just isn’t clean. Whatever it is, if you are in need of a costume, you may want to stop in, but frankly I think I would check the Halloween Stores first before I rented something from here.

Whether you are on vacation or working in Encinitas, California, please make it a point to visit this quaint store, which boasts fantastic deals on a wide variety of clothing, knickknacks and jewelry. I deal with one of the managers, Susan, who is one of the kindest, friendliest and most professional managers around. The store has been around for 37 years. Susan has been a manager here for 20 years and it shows in her demeanor and efficiency. If you have clothing or other items, she buys stuff from you to sell in her store. The address is 607 S. Coast Highway 101. Hours are Monday — Friday 10am-​7pm, Saturday and Sunday, 10am — 6pm. You’ll leave here with many bargains and a smile on your face. Heads up. There is 30 minute parking for customers. Do not use this lot to spend time on other shopping – you may return to find a traffic citation on your car.

It makes me sad to see the reviews of how rude the owner is. This is absolutely not true! She is awesome and very friendly. Always willing to help find what you are looking for and if she doesn’t carry it will do her best to find it elsewhere and bring it in for you. Great selection of clothing and all sorts of other stuff. I live kinda far from her now so don’t get in to often but I always return every Halloween when I’m looking for a costume as she always has the best selection. I love this place and the owner.

My new favorite thrift store! Lots of stylish and funky clothes! And a whole free people section. The kiwi girl working there is a gem. I live in Seattle but will definitely be coming here every time I visit down here!

I usually avoid this place because the owner is always so rude. Today, I ignored my intuition and went in to see if I could get rid of some of the clothes I wanted to sell here. There was a new lady behind the counter, a good sign or so I thought.
I asked her if she was buying any clothes today, and she gave me a noncommittal shrug that indicated I should heave my bag up onto the stool. She then proceeded to take armfuls of clothing out of the bag, looking at two or three items at a time for two seconds before shoving them onto the counter in a pile while quizzing me on whether I had any men’s, surfwear, or Free People. And these were clothes that had already been folded, mind you. Again my better judgment left me; jokingly, nervously, I said, «Heck no! I can’t afford Free People!» She gave me a look– of pity? I can’t tell– and pointed me toward the Free People rack. ‘Take a look while you can’, I guess. I was so eager to get out of there I held my bag open while she dumped the mess she had made of my clothing back into it and hightailed it out of there. Next time I’ll listen to my intuition and avoid this place.

Ugh this place is the absolute worst. I don’t know how someone could have such terrible customer service and still be in business. The lady who runs it is so rude and awful. Don’t waste your time!

On our little shopping excursion I probably liked this store the best! Tons to choose from and much cheaper options than other vintage clothing stores. I’m a fan and would return! I bought a couple things as did the wife. Happy customers!

Worst customer service ever! Worst thrift store ever as well. I walked in with a bag of clothes, most were in very good condition and some still had the tags on them. While waiting in line for the person in front me selling her clothes, I listened as the owner made rude and unprofessional remarks to the woman. I was finally greeted and addressed after I had been standing there for 10 minutes. She asked what I needed and I told her I had a huge bag of clothes I was hoping she would take a look at. She had no response to that and went back to talking to the woman in front of me. I went to the car and brought in the bag of clothes I had and before I could set it down, the owner told me no. She said I won’t be going through all of that, it’s too much. She didn’t get a chance to even look inside and see what I had. She started stating jackets were out of season and she was only looking for board shorts and tee shirts. I told her that I had no jackets and that they were mostly tee shirts and pants. I don’t know why she assumed I had brought jackets, but she didn’t care when I corrected her and told her I had what she was looking for. She told me next time narrow it down to items she is looking for. I’m sorry but I am not a mind reader and I don’t know what items you’re looking for. There definitely will not be a next time, ever! Rudest woman ever. She proceeded to tell me random facts about what was hip and cool, while pointing to outdated brands that people don’t wear anymore. If you have anything to sell, save your time and skip her crappy shop. If no stars was an option, that would be the amount given. There is a much better thrift store in walking distance with a very nice staff, community resource center. They don’t buy clothes but they excel in customer service, thrifty threads should take notes.

If there was a no star option I would choose that. The owner is rude, and she actually made fun of me for some of the clothes I brought in to resell. Also she will rip you off and give you barely any money for really expensive items you bring in. They have really crappy clothing too. Just do yourself a favor and don’t go there.

The lady is rude. Doesn’t welcome you in or anything. Bad customer service and ridiculously over priced!

The store and clothing, not my thing.
The owner amazing, which makes up for it all.
I was recommended to take my clothes to sell here and was not let down!
She bought all of my purses which was exactly what I was trying to get rid of and some dresses.
Prices very fair, usually between $ 5 – 10 for an item, I can live with that, it’s about making room for more and better things.
The store is very very small and packed to tightly.
The highlight would have been a pair of Paige jeans shorts for $ 12, not my size…
The rest more average, but very well priced and much of it with tags still on it.
To sell, this is the place to go for fast and friendly service, very happy I came here.

Tiny shop packed with decent deals!
You want a tacky Christmas sweater? Oh yeah, you’ll find one here. you’ll find one for all your friends and the whole dagburn family here! They’ve got tons and they are all tackier than the last. Halloween costumes galore, All that, plus your standard thrift shop items by the rack. All of these gems tucked inside this little hole in the wall.
Go ahead and stop in… the help is friendly and like to giggle with you when shopping for something funny. They are helpful when it comes to anything you are looking for in this quirky little thrift shop. I’m a fan.
They only accept local checks and cash… so keep that in mind when shopping.
Cheers!

we happened by this place at the Encinitas Fair, and really am glad we saw it.
my daughter found a few gorgeous shirts before we even knew it was thrift clothes (they were displayed very nicely on the sidewalk at the fair).
i was thinking, wow, so cheap, and so nice, and before i know it, i figured it out.
i really thought they carried very clean, tasteful clothes.
it was a good experience!

I’m not sure if they are related to the Thrifty Threads in Vista which I’ve used before for some polyester pants, but it has that usual thrifty vibe. That strange smell you’d not quite sure of. That garage saley moth ballish musk that comes from other people’s stuff. I rarely come into places like this except for costumes, get ups or theme specific attire, but while walking by drunk one night from Saloon and D Street I happen to see what I thought to be gold. Yes, quite festive ugly Christmas sweater’s. More than I had seen at Goodwill’s and the DAV combined. I decided to come back sober. With high expectations in mind I found out they only rent their good stuff in order to keep the inventory stocked. Now there’s nothing wrong with renting, but at what point to you simply buy a tux instead of rent one for the full price of buying? Heck most of my previous sweaters we’re $ 20.00 or less and even a new hand knit one was $ 40.00 so to hear they don’t sell the cream of the crop ugliest sweaters was odd. I get the business aspect of it all, but if your renting them for $ 15.00 and selling most lesser ugly sweaters for less than that I don’t get what is to stop someone from renting and not returning. Perhaps if the fee was like $ 200.00 then that would be discouraging, but rather than finding gold I found fools gold here. I now have 3 mediocre sweaters bought from all over and nothing quite what I wanted. It’s the fact I can’t customize the already ugly sweater if it’s a rental
I was checking out some pants and I found some decent deals, many distressed jeans and most unaltered (the worst is when you find a 33, but the inseam is 29). Hawaiian cabana shirts for men make up the majority of the selection of shirts, but they do have quite a bit of Hurley, Quicksilver and other popular skating brands. What caught me by surprise was I wasn’t aware Dickies made a slim fit mens pant, but I found a few here, almost a classic chino cut instead of the roomier traditional cut. Perhaps if I was still 20 or still did construction I’d consider buying a new version of it, but they had quite a few womens handbags and mens jackets. Perhaps it’s the socal weather and the proximity to the beach and the price of living her that causes people to sell what I would think would be highly valued for each gender.

Who would have thought that searching for ugly Christmas sweaters would be so difficult? With ugly sweater season upon us, I needed to find one stat. Problem was… I was having trouble finding any sweaters that fit the requirements.
I’ve heard about Ugly Christmas Sweater parties for years but have never attended one. I’m more interested in wearing something cute than ugly. So I decided to compromise and find something that fit at least semi-​flattering but had a holiday theme.
Over the weekend, my boyfriend and I visited several thrift shops in P.B. Bad idea! It seemed that the shops had already been picked over by the college kids and there were shockingly few choices. It seemed it was either an insanely large sweater that at least three people could fit inside or a regular sweater with bits of Christmas decorations glued to it. Seriously?!? Christmas sweaters are not known for being attractive to begin with, it’s really not necessary to add bits of tinsel and holly to make it extremely hideous.
But yesterday, I joined my friend on a hunt for sweaters and we stopped by this thrift store, which I remembered seeing a couple weeks back. If I didn’t know it was there, I probably wouldn’t have found it. It’s small and tucked away in a little strip mall just off the Coast Hwy.
Yet this tiny story had the largest selection of Christmas sweaters that I had seen! The options still weren’t one hundred percent ideal but when does thrift store shopping ever present the perfect choice? While I initially envisioned a cute yet tacky sweater with a Santa or reindeer knitted on the front, I never came across anything remotely close and I ultimately selected a simple ski sweater with snowflakes. On the plus side, at least it only cost $ 10, which is about what I was willing to pay for a one-​time-​wear sweater.
The lady working there seemed nice so I’m not sure if it was a different person than the other reviewers encountered.
I’m not a big thrift store shoppers but if I’m looking for something specific again, I may check it out.