Hospice Thrift Shop

This place was THE BEST. I do resale and was visiting the area and thought I would check this place out. They have a crafters paradise. Needle craft patterns and implements galore. And SO MUCH YARN. I bought a lot of stuff and only spent $ 4. I wish I would have bought a lot more now that I’m back home.

Awesome thrift store, i find somethin cool, weird and old every time i stop in. They have an amazing 50% off everything often.

Pretty good thrift with a HUGE selection. Most is junk but I found some neat things for super cheap. They also had a 50% off sale so it was even cheaper! Employees were really nice too.

The last time I actually bought something from a thrift store was ages ago when I was in undergrad and was into finding random and retro t-​shirts. Nowadays, I could care less and go with anything random, so I rarely go shopping, whether it’s a nice department store or a thrift shop like this one.
But, after driving through the national park (from the Park Street entrance), you will exit through this end of the park and there are plenty of little diners and restaurants in a small, condensed area. We were looking to grab some of the breakfast items from the Natural Sisters Café next door, but they stopped serving breakfast items by that time and none of the lunch options caught our eye, so we wandered off in here to waste some time.
The older lady behind the counter was friendly upon arrival and let her customers do their own thing. Another employee was walking around tidying things up, but other than that, the whole place seemed to be filled with tourists looking for junky knick knacks. Unfortunately, only a few small items caught my eye, but my paranoia had gotten the best of me in the morning and I had told my girl to leave all our cash back in the room in case our car broke down inside the park and we were in danger from a serial killer or mountain lion (Yes, I’m starting to realize I’m crazier than I thought I was). Anyways, so we had no cash on us and only plastic. I don’t mind charging things, but if I’m going to use a card at a mom and pop shop like this, I’d have to justify it by spending at least a decent amount. What am I supposed to do? Buy three items for $ 1.50 and charge it and make them eat the transaction fee? I guess I could have, but I try not to be an inconsiderate asshole (on rare occasions).
This place seems fine if you’re looking to burn a few minutes and maybe you will find a diamond in the rough, but believe me, you’re going to be searching through a lot of rough terrain. There really isn’t much here compared to other thrift shops (I know I said I hadn’t gone in awhile, but after our visit here, we’ve actually gone to three or four more since).
Anyways, I’m convinced thrift shops cater more to women and that’s my excuse for not being a fan of them. Regardless, I hope the best for this place, because the employees were nice the time we came in and I love the fact that they have the balls to charge a nickel for old, grimy maps.

Well I was trapped all I had was store credit, so I went onto Craig’s list to find another fridge, I saw one close by and wrote to inquire and I thought I would just mention if they wanted to discount the cash price and possibly take some of the store credit, after all what have I got to lose? Well as it turned out they WERE willing to, but can the credit be transfered? After the position I was put in already I was NOT going to allow them to destroy the only possible hope I have to get a working fridge, no way. Monday morning came and I called the Hospice that is affiliated with the thrift store, I explained my story, let them know exactly what’s going on and also let them know I wrote reviews on every site that I could find because no one should have to have this happen to them, simply stated its WRONG, UNFAIR and INEXCUSABLE. Shortly after my conversation I received a call from the thrift store the woman Carla who I have dealt with who is very kind and has always been helpful she immediately told me I would NOT have to pay the $ 20 to have the broken fridge picked up and I could transfer the credit. But I had to WAIT till Tuesday! I’m NOT going to sit here and say this act was Special in any way the fact remained that I should get EVERY penny I spent and then some for the over $ 100 in groceries I loss, you might think that’s asking for alot but had I been refunded my money the day I called, I would have been able to purchase a fridge at another place or on Craig’s list and by nightfall had a working fridge in my house, instead I had to wait 5 days and I had to make something happen with thrift store credit I got lucky but they in NO WAY made this right to me. $ 50 dollars later $ 30 dollars to pay someone to pick up the other fridge and the money I lost paying the other delivery fee is in NO WAY making this right. One week after this all started I finally have a working fridge but I have paid twice as much and the entire store credit was given to the people who were kind enough to take the credit for their fridge. Is this over? NOT BY A LONG SHOT As it sit the thrift store has made money from my delivery fee’s and they still got their money, while I am out, they did NOTHING to fix the situation plus the money I had to spend to get a working fridge. What I should get is a $ 120 refund and the store credit, lets remember they sell items that are DONATED It’s not like they are losing anything They shouldn’t be allowed to keep the money I paid for a fridge I do not have. They did nothing to help me. So my advice is STAY FAR AWAY and I will continue to update IF by chance they decide to DO THE RIGHT THING. Shame on you Hospice Thrift Shop!

Hospice Thrift is what thrift stores were like when I was a kid. Everything is dirt cheap and they will usually cut you a deal if you are low on funds. I have found some good things here. One time one of the ladies was unessecarily bitchy about me looking at some sheets but I can deal with that.