Dav of Davenport

What a great thrift store! Really cheap prices and such friendly service! We got a few great finds!

When they used to be down on the river yrs. ago, it was a DUMP. Employees were very rude. So much for trying any clothes on either. Their answer” ]put it on over your clothing while in the aisle”??? What? They do have one dressing room, which is tiny, and dirty as the day as long.
They moved up to W. Kimberly, so-​so store, good space. Discounts nice on certain days for certain people. 20% off on Sat. for everyone. Too busy on Sat. though-​the lines get way too long with usually only 1 cashier going.
The parking lot, VERY dangerous, pothole HELL. The manager for years is too CHEAP to fix the parking lot. He fills in the holes with gravel and giant rocks. Beware of the rocks. You can trip and fall on them. They’re everywhere, scattered where they shouldn’t be. What other parking lot around @ a business can you fall & hurt yourself and also destroy your car’s suspension or tires? D.A.V. So be aware walking. It is dangerous.
Also they’ve been dealing out the back door for quite some time. One of the guys that used to work there was doing some deals to people out the back and selling online too, he let that slip out one time. I don’t think it’s going on anymore.
Also a certain gray haired (looks like a brillo pad for hair) «picker» is in the all of the time. He drives a van, always at rummage sales too. He strolls right into the pricing room (customers aren’t allowed in there) and sucks up to them and the man in the back trying to schmooze some deals. That isn’t right nor fair to the normal customers.
Purse prices, ridiculous for garage sale leftovers. KMart purses Jaclynn Smith, LOL, ridiculous prices. High end purses they actually have padlocked up front of the store, WAY overpriced, even secondhand. This is all donated stuff! price accordingly. The manager once again, this older man, has a «price list» for the pricing room. He is so diluted when it comes to pricing items, especially women’s items. Just because it says Tommy Hilfiger, doesn’t mean top price. Not anymore. Stay away from what look like new leather belts too. They’re old hanging in someone’s closet or drawer for years. I got stuck with a gorgeous «new» leather belt or so I thought. It I found out was dry rotted. It lasted 2 days, and broke in half. You couldn’t tell fromt trying it on or looking at it. You want to get the items out and sell them, cool it on the prices, sell it for a reasonable price, it gets sold, more room for more stuff to sell.
Clothing is reasonably priced, to a certain extent. New with tags. they go WAY overboard and price things too high. It’s DONATED! Watch out for light colored clothing, some major stains that will never come out, or tears everywhere, it should’ve been thrown into the garbage. They’re not paying attention while pricing!
Careful buying ANY electronics, you just never know if it was donated because it has problems, or is dead period.
You will NEVER get one cent of your money back, so don’t even think of trying to return something that doesn’t work.
Employees are nice, some very nice more than others. In the pricing room, they can be disgusting! I’ve observed them eating while pricing items, ick. Also cussing and belching and cutting up, well the customers can and do hear you.
Household goods, are ok, some things new, or hardly used. Hit and miss.
All in all it’s a pretty good thrift store, always something new and different. It would be nice to have HEAT in there in the wintertime. Be prepared to wear a winter coat, they have the ceiling fans at full blast going in the wrong direction for winter and no heat in the winter. CHEAP manager once again! If the back door where donations come in is up, prepare to freeze your behind off on top of it.
So know your prices, rule of thumb, 10% on the dollar is what a used/​donated item should cost. Look it over well and know, you can’t return it EVER.
Other than that, compared to Goodwill, and Salvation Army not bad deals on some things sometimes.

Sure, it’s dirty and can be very unorganized but you will not find a cheaper thrift store anywhere. Just remember to sanitize your hands afterward and you’ll be fine! They have multiple rooms of clothes, bric-​à-​brac, dishes, furniture, etc. This place is great. The hours are really convenient too…8AM to 8PM M-​Saturday. Also, there is never any sales tax at the DAV!
Oh and remember to take your clothes off of the hangers before checking out and you save 5cents/​item!