Assistance League of Garden Grove

I like thrift stores, correction LOVE thrift stores. So I seek new ones out all of the time. Spotted this one when I took a wrong turn and thought I would stop in.
They have a pretty good selection of clothes, home goods, and other sundries but I was a bit miffed by some of the prices. $ 10 for a dress from the 90’s just because it had a tag? No thank you. They drew me in with 99 cent clothes in the front and most of their other prices were totally fine, I just don’t like wonky prices like that.
The ladies that I assume volunteer here, were super sweet and helpful.
I will definitely be back in and hopefully sometime I will find a gem.

This is one of my favorite thrift stores. I go to all of them: Sally’s, Goodwill, Savers and other non chain ones. I always find good stuff here, especially since my favorite type of clothes is old lady tops. I pair them with very modern bottoms and am able to put together outfits that are ahead of the curve. I’ve even found good stuff in the 99 cent rack that have become staples in my wardrobe.
This store is small but that is one of the reasons I like it. I can look through the whole store and try on stuff in under 45 minutes. I love shopping so much. If I had to carve out half a day every time I wanted to go I would be so sad. It is true that there is only one fitting room, but I’ve never had to wait in line. Sometimes I will try on a top right in the middle of the store over my tank top so I don’t have to mess with the fitting room. They have a nice big mirror for that.
But the old lady aesthetic definitely seeps into the shoe section. I have yet to find a pair that I even wanted to take a second look at. There are a lot of sensible heels and low pumps. There was a pair of Ferragamos that made me pretty excited, but they were not pretty. You have to understand the type of people who donate here in order to determine whether this store is a good match. Ladies who give away their trench coats, Ferragamos and pocket books are not going to own a lot of records so the store won’t have a lot. They do however have lots of romance novels that are super cheap. They will even have sales where 5 paper backs are $ 1.
I have superficially looked through the kids’ section, but it is not in the best of shape so I’ve never bought clothes for my kids here. I have bought them many children’s books and a few toys. The toy section seems to be dwindling though.
The house ware seems to be better quality than what I’ve seen at other places, but the style just doesn’t suit me. I did buy a porcelain cake stand for $ 5 once.
This might annoy some people so I want to put it out there: The ladies who work here will remind shoppers about the closing time every 5 minutes for the 15 minutes before it closes. I’ve never tried to stay past the store hours, but they don’t seem like they will keep it open for one minute past.
One thing I was pleasantly surprised by is they they crank the AC during the summer. It’s so nice! Sometimes thrift stores are just so gross when it’s hot. Not here!

very low prices here, there is even a 99 cents rack outside with dresses in perfect condition. a lot of really nice dishes and glassware. skirts are $ 3 and dresses average $ 7. however there is only one fitting room and it is mostly ol’ lady clothes and there aren’t that many records. i’ll come back and check it out in a while.