Pass It On Thrift Center

great shop, clean, organized and priced well. lots of friendly workers. i was told that the proceeds go towards Chicago Christian high for tuition and expenses .i feel that it is too bad that the parents and student do not volunteer to work there as well as the older volunteers after all it is to benefit the school so they too should contribute as well.

This place is incredibly clean and well organized! The main room is filled with clothes: women’s, men’s, and children’s. The racks are not overstuffed, and they are organized by item, size, and color. All items are genetically priced (long sleeve shirts, short sleeve shirts, vests, etc).
The larger side room is filled with furniture, household times, and an amazing bookstore (also incredibly well organized by genre.)
The prices can’t be beat. The store is 100% run by volunteers. They always have plenty of people working. If you love thrifting with a clean, fresh feel, this is your place! Second hand is the best hand!

Great, clean and very cheap thrift store.

Very clean with high quality products. However the hours are horrible (like many other charity thrifts) and the book prices have gotten outrageous. They price the rare books higher and charge prices comparable to online booksellers. Then the overpriced books sit on the shelves for years. Book buyers go to thrift stores for bargains on hidden gems.

Got there at 3:45 pm… before advertised closing time and the door was locked. Then we were approached by a gentleman from inside and was told rudely to go away and come back tomorrow… my son was disappointed cause he just wanted to see the Christmas decorations… never going back!!!

Love this place.

Good deals all the time! I am a weekly visitor & always find something :)

I’ve found this place to be as organized and neat as any thrift store I’ve ever been too. The staff of volunteers is helpful and kind. I have purchased dishes, a Christmas tree, housewares, and clothing in the past. The men’s clothing options are limited compared to a Salvation Army or Goodwill but there are gems to be found. Where they do well in my opinion is with household furniture and housewares. I have found the prices to be fair and new items are coming in all the time. It’s definitely worth a stop.
This place has arguably the best book section of any thrift store in the area. You guessed it: it’s organized by genre. If I had a basement bar or man cave I would buy up the old leather bound books they have and place them there Ron Burgundy style. If you love popular fiction, stopping in is an absolute must.
Proceeds benefit Southwest Chicago Christian Schools.

I’m a Unique Thrift Store (in Markham) loyalist. I love that spot, make no mistake about it. However, a friend of ours recently suggested we check out a hospital bed available at Pass It On as we’re in the market for one for our daughter. Let me just say… it was love at first sight at PIO Thrift Center.
I’ve never been to such a clean, organized, and friendly thrift store, um, EVER. Have questions? Ask away and receive a friendly, knowledgeable answer. Wander around? There’s a place for everything and everything in its place so aisles are, you know, actually *aisles*. The prices are awesome. One of our little girls has severe CP and finding clothes for her is beyond difficult. We’ve struck gold here more than a few times. That in and of itself is a HUGE feather in the cap of Pass It On.
Oh, and don’t even get me started on the furniture and housewares, either. Suffice to say, we NEVER walk out empty handed. You probably won’t either. Just trust me on this one.

This is by far the best thrift store I’ve ever shopped in. I love it. It is well organized, well run, and full of unique finds in every department. I have even recently started volunteering there and there is even more cool stuff in the back not yet priced so this is definitely a great place to frequent if you’re into thrift store shopping or even just into finding a great deal on gently used (sometimes brand new) merchandise. It’s run by all volunteers, local people from the neighborhood mostly, and all proceeds go to a local Christian school. They showed me in the back all their proceeds in the past few months… it’s doing great things for those students. So, before you head out this holiday season check this place out. There is a LOT of holiday items for your home, lots of gift ideas. I saw a man donate a brand new heated shiatsu chair pad… it will probably be priced for $ 10 or less. There is a lot of clothes, linens, housewares, an excellent book section, luggage, shoes, etc etc etc… all gently used. Believe me, they don’t even stock the items if they’re stained/​ripped/​foul-​smelling/​inappropriate. It’s a GREAT THRIFT STORE!

I agree with Mike C. The entire store has recently been reorganized, new carpet, spacious, well organized, clean clothing at great prices. Same price for all slacks, 2.50, jeans 3.50, t’s 2.00, etc. Household items, collectables, jewelry — great place and non-​profit.

I am a thrift store fiend. I visit them weekly, mainly to book hunt. This is the best, largest, most well organized book collection i have found in a thrift store. They have classics, kids, religion, etc. Found Hemingway, Dostoevsky, c.s.Lewis, and some rare books. Love this store.

Organized, hence 5 stars, merchandise OK, most clothing seemed very used and not very up-​to-​date. I shop the Salvation Army on S. Harlem and S. Cicero and both stores are unbelievably junkie, but I frequently find some real steals, Eileen Fisher, Stuart Weitzman, Kenneth Cole, Papell, etc. just to name a few. But, Pass It On is worth the trip though, my first visit was successful, I was looking for a bowling ball and I found one that fit my fingers for the bargain price of $ 3. WIll return there soon. Staff was very friendly.

This is one of my favorite thrift stores in all of Chicagoland, and here’s why — a set pricing system!
All women’s jeans cost the same price. All baby jackets are the same price. The also have a great plus size section, something you usually have to sift through everything else to really find.
There is a small section where they keep their «fancier» stuff, but for the most part the world is your oyster. I’ve gotten Free People, Danskos, COH, etc, etc, here for a couple of bucks. It is a fantastic place to shop and much, much cheaper, cleaner and better organized than some of the northside thrift stores people swoon and wait in line for.
They have two large storefronts joined together in the middle of the store, with one side clothing, toys and knickknacks and the other side mostly furniture. Super great deals abound, but you might have to sort through a lot of junk to get to it.
There is a strong religious vibe and the money made here directly supports Christian education. One star off because they have sometimes pretty weird hours and there’s something up with their credit card machine that doesn’t work with one of my cards ever, but works fine with the others.