Savers

I love thrift shops and this one has not only great items to choose from but great prices!

I’m somewhat perplexed by the folks raving about the low prices of Savers compared to other local thrift stores. Prices at the DI are generally lower. Jeans at the DI generally run $ 6. Jeans at Savers are $ 10-​$ 20. Snowboards I find at the DI generally run $ 6-​$ 25 depending on location. Savers usually prices them from $ 25-​$ 50 regardless of condition or age. Sweaters and hoodies at the DI are usually $ 4-​$ 6, while I saw many for $ 10 at Savers. T shirts at the DI are usually $ 2-​$ 3, but $ 3-​$ 4 at Savers. So overall, the stuff I find at Savers tends to be priced higher than the DI. But prices do vary by location more for the DI.
That being said, I like Savers and this is one of the best locations in the Salt Lake area. Their volume and clothing selections are extensive and they seem to have more name brands. I visited this location yesterday and quickly filled up a shopping cart. Most of the clothes didn’t fit so I left the store with only a few things. But this store gets high marks because they had a lot of stuff I at least considered buying. Their DVD selection was great with lots of interesting titles and their record selection contained a lot of classic rock and other still-​relevant artists. Their furniture selection here still blows compared to the DI, and they had a lot of bare shelves where kitchen appliances should be. The little baggies on the walls are great to peruse as well but it’s kinda lame you have to buy the whole bag of junk when there might be one little thing in it that you want.
**updated 1/​10/​15**
I have to amend my review given a crappy experience yesterday. I found a bunch of overpriced used clothes, but I figured I had a 30% off coupon so it might still be worth it. I was checking out and it turns out my coupon was expired. They do these stamp card things where each time you donate or spend $ 5 you get a stamp. Get 15 stamps and the card is good for 30% off. Except the small print on the front says you can accumulate stamps October 24^th — December 24^th but on the back they hide the part where you have to use the coupon by December 31^st. THAT IS TOTALLY ABSURD. These things should be good for 6 months at least after donating or spending the money to get the discount. Definitely pisses me off that this greedy company does it dirty like that.

I am an obsessive thrift shopper, always on a hunt for the next bargain. My favorite finds ever are unusual knick-​knacks or other decorations, and I always have a running mental list of books that I want. Savers is great because items from both of these categories in spades. I particularly like this location, where I once found an old, amazing edition of Thoreau’s Walden for just $ 4.
The best thing about Savers is that their prices are generally low. Compared to other local thrift stores, you can’t do much better on nice pieces of furniture, linens, or housewares, which are generally also a cut above the selection at Deseret Industries in terms of cleanliness and quality. I also love the junk bags. Like, LOVE. They throw together random bags of small items and sell them for very little. Sometimes it’s crap, sometimes it’s treasures. It’s all part of the fun!
If I have one complaint, it’s that their books are overpriced. Every day, items throughout the store with certain colored tags are on sale for next to nothing. This is NEVER the case in the book section, where novels regularly sell for $ 3-​$ 4, which, in comparison with DI or Goodwill, is crazy. They must get tons of book donations. How do they move them? I have to REALLY want a book if I’m buying it at Savers.
On my most recent recent trip to this Savers, I hit the jackpot with a really nice $ 13 leather storage ottoman. It was pretty dirty and had obviously been used heavily by children in its previous life, but it cleaned right up with a little loving attention and now it’s a perfect place to put my feet while I’m reading on the couch!
If you love the hunt as much as I do, don’t pass this Savers by! There are some incredible gems here if you’re willing to look hard.

I do really love how much I’ve been able to find here. I think the selection is awesome. I usually hit up a few thrift stores when I’m looking (usually DI and Savers) and it seems again and again that this Savers has not only what I want but a few items for me to choose between, at least as far as clothing goes. I’ve also had some luck finding other knick-​knacks — like a bamboo turntable this week!
First, I find that this store is so much more organized than any DI I’ve ever been to. Very appreciated. It’s usually pretty predictable what size you’ll find where, rather than finding my size in the exact opposite size section. Even the knick-​knacks are on large shelves making it pretty easy to see what is available, rather than digging through piles of stuff. I often come at Halloween for the Styrofoam heads :)
Second, as I’ve mentioned, selection is pretty awesome. I don’t really care that stuff be name-​brand, but Savers is certainly ready to drop some names if it means getting you in the door. And they won’t be lying.
On the down side, two notes. Service can kind of suck. I’ve found some employees to be less than pleasant. I waited for quite a while trying to hunt down someone with the key to the changing rooms and they weren’t too nice about it when I got there. Most of the time I don’t want to interact with employees anyway… just in and out. But this hasn’t been the standard. I’ve experienced good service, too.
And the lines… OMG. I’m not sure if it’s the cashiers or their machines, or the fact that they rarely have more than one or two cash registers open, but the lines can be pretty hellish. Other times its a breeze. Saturdays are not good days for lines.
Overall, I like the store and will go back.

This location is horrible. Not only is the selection bad, but all of the employees are RUDE. I can not believe how poorly i was treated here… even on thrift store standards. I love savers, but this location definitely needs a lot of work. I will never step foot in this location again. The savers in millcreek is newer, cleaner, has better selection, and has the nicest employees of any thrift store i have been to. Drive a few extra miles and get better selection and far better service.

Be still my heart.
The past few years, my clothing tastes have been more «refined,» in that I’ve taken to shopping mostly Anthropologie and similar stores. Guess who carries Anthropologie brands? Yep, this Savers location (I have to point out it is this location because the others I have been to are quite ghetto). You want to know what other brands I found in abundance?
Eva Franco
Banana Republic
Elevenses
Express
J. Crew
Ann Taylor (and Ann Taylor Loft)
Real Leather Jackets with tags still attached
Gap
Joanna Baraschi (Yoana)
Michael Kors
Calvin Klein
This is the time of year when everyone is out and about «thrifting» for great Halloween costumes. I decided to join the throngs and head to one of the places an e-​bay seller friend of mine says is «the best.» The truly best place I’d ever been for thrifting in Utah was this place in Provo occupying the space of the old BYU Women’s Gymnasium across from the Provo Library, alas, some corporation bought the space and away went the best, least expensive vintage clothes store I’ve ever found.
I digress. Savers is good. Great, actually. All thrift stores are hit and miss, as the inventory is so fluid, but from what I saw last night, I spent an hour and a half there and texted several of my friends they needed to come and then my boyfriend to say we need to come back for regular clothes and costumes — they’ve got it all right now.
Savers has a special section just for Halloween costumes at this time of year — a couple in front of me in line bought the cutest fuzzy little ladybug outfit for only $ 2.99 and then a fuzzy lion costume for a child for $ 3.99. The section was huge for costumes — I just didn’t get the chance to peruse yet. I’m telling you, the store is huge.
The fitting rooms are clean, but small and dimly lit, so it was hard to tell how clothes really looked. It would help if there was one full-​length mirror outside of the rooms, but there isn’t. Of course, at about $ 3-​$ 8 per item of clothing, I guess you can get a good enough idea — and I was pleasantly surprised when I got home that the clothes looked better than I thought originally.
Savers also does a deal each day of the week where a certain color of price tag will be 50% off that day. They have a much better assortment than DI and I prefer their organization style of long, long rows vs. circular set ups — they are easier to browse and easier to avoid getting in the way of other shoppers.
My final haul?
1 Pair of Express Slacks
1 Pair Banana Republic Slacks
1 Pair Ann Taylor Khaki’s
1 vintage Houndstooth print pencil skirt that is to die for
1 pair of genuine leather pants (cause I agree with Ross from Friends — everyone needs a pair of leather pants, right?)
Total Price: $ 39.

I go to savers a lot. once i found a vintage alarm clock with no price and was told i could not buy it. since then, if i find something i really want with no tag, i peel a tag off a similar item and put it on what i want to buy. sorry, but it’s true.

Their prices of shirts are great, but the prices of bags and dresses etc are about on par with Target or Old Navy. So why buy a used dress for the same amount as you would pay for a new, non-​stained one from Old Navy? Also, they’re pretty uncaring at times to the customers. I had several items that I was going to purchase (I DID buy a dress for $ 15 and then realized I was crazy) and there were a couple items that didn’t have tags that I really liked a lot! I was told that if there are no tags, it’s not for sale. I asked if I could come back and purchase and the salesperson looked at me like he was watching paint dry. Could not have been less interested. He would not let me purchase the two items that were pulled from the racks with no tags. A bit pricey for a thrift store.

I absolutely love Savers! I’ve been shopping at Savers since I was in high school. I distinctly recall one of my first «finds» which was a work shirt with a name tag that read «Jesus» which I wore quite often. Ever since that initial purchase I have been hooked.
In my experience, Saver’s has a broader, more playful selection of clothes than Deseret Industries. In addition, the way they organize their clothing — by size rather than color (as they do at the DI) — makes a lot more sense to me. I have found a plethora of completely unique, vintage t-​shirts, retro sneaks, old books, jackets (members only anybody?) as well as the occasional art print — I am still looking for that elusive velvet Jesus or Elvis. Typically when I buy art I will usually re-​frame and re-​mat it. I even found my 12″ wok which has served me quite well, a fish tank, and a great sauce pan.
I bounce between the State Street and Redwood locations however I frequent the State Street store more often as it is closer to my home. I find cooler things at the Redwood location though as less hipsters and treasure hunters go to that on. But the two stores are pretty much identical. They are both well organized and clean. The employees are nice and the crowd that shops here is suitably creepy.
You are not guaranteed to find something cool on every visit, and yes, you will have to dig. But that is what makes it so fun… it’s the hunt for treasure — the actual journey itself.

This is one of my favorite thrift stores. I have found excellent items in their housewares section, including Dansk salad plates to match my parent’s set! But it is a thrift store so you may not find something every time, you must be willing to return and sometimes DIG.
Recent finds are baby clothes for my son. Lots of good stuff, including a totally awesome vintage sweater with cement trucks. And a supremely creepy picture of Jesus holding the should of a young man steering a boat. Um, YEAH!
Also recently learned that donating to Savers gets you a 20% coupon?

Love it. But shh, it’s my secret. I donate & shop there. Clothes for me, baby, toys, housewares, books. Great! Way better than DI, cleaner, better organized, nicer merch.

Great drop-​off facility. That is all.

I’ve been on both sides of the Savers– on the donating end, and on the purchasing end, and I can’t decide which side I prefer to be on.
First off, I must admit that I absolutely L-​O-​V-​E thrift stores. I love hunting for treasures, and I love finding treasures. I spend way more money than I should at thrift stores. I find that Savers has a really good selection of books, especially fiction, and their vinyl record selection is actually pretty darn good too. I’ve purchased everything here from an 80’s style prom dress to wear to a costume party to a brand new Lily Bloom wallet to gently worn Adidas gym shoes. And, I’ve scored hoards of books that have been or are on the best sellers list for a buck a piece.
Because of my compulsive buying, I also donate pretty frequently to the Savers as well. Their staff is very helpful, and will lift everything out of your car or truck for you. They are always very friendly, and will chat with me for a bit before giving me a receipt and coupon for my next visit.

Ghostbusters on VHS. Stacks of microwave cookbooks.
The big deal here is that on certain days, certain colors of tags are different percentages off. My sweet bubble shirt (as described by a child in the store seeing me carrying it) was brought from $ 6.99 down to $ 3.50.
I was on foot, spent some time shopping for those hidden gems and realized how much I really do like Savers. Besides the back corner with a few housewares, it’s so well organized I can find horrible ‘70s Perry Ellis shirts with ease.
Yes, I said Ghostbusters on VHS.

I’ve always been a fan of a good thrift store. I love getting a good deal, and can usually find what I need at Savers. I prefer this location to any other thrift store in the Salt Lake Valley. It’s typically clean, they always have a tag color that is half price, and there’s always a lot of good books. I also have good luck finding gently used name brand shoes there.
It’s tough to find womens’ plus size clothing at thrift stores because they are usually mixed in with the rest of the sizes. At DI, they sort things by color… which makes NO sense. I like to know that I can cruise the aisles for my size and not have to dig through a bunch of stuff that I know won’t fit me.
I go thrifting much more often when I know that I don’t have to dig through piles and racks to find treasures. I stop by often because I know it won’t take me long to see if what I need is available. Some people really harp on the Thrift Store scene, but it works for me and my budget – strapped family.

This was my second time in a Savers store and I found this Savers much nicer than the one in Orem (my first time at a Savers). My biggest compliant about the Orem store was how disorganized it was. This Savers was much better in that category, the shelves were well organized and the store was a lot cleaner. I didn’t spend a lot of time perusing the asiles, but overall this store seemed A-​OK.

I love this Midvale location. The redwood road location is a dive and so are the two so cal ones I’ve been to. Needless to say I was suprised to walk in and see how clean and orderly this location is. The quality and selection at this location is the best I’ve seen with alot of new things thrown in. the people that work here kinda freak me out a little but other than that I love it.