2nd Avenue Value Stores

You will only get the good stuff if you know the staff!!!
My family has been shopping at this location for year, way before the move. We own a toy store and sell new and used toys. We visit thrift stores all over including out of state. For almost 2 years there has been a customer whom comes in to buy toys as well. She stands at the back door where they bring carts of merchandise out of, and as the «pre-​filled» carts come out I’ve watched several employees stop by the books, not more than one isle from the doors. They let her pick out the new stuff, and the «good» toys. I’ve never seen her take any items from isles, or shelves. She speaks Spanish to a few select employees whom bring these carts out, and they have even went back and told her what she overheard my husband say to me. I waited for 30 minutes with my son in my cart, and this employee did everything but bring any toys out. The store had been open less then an hour and her carts already full… really? In addition to her I’ve seen others looking through the windows in the back doors. We call her the «stalker» because she stalks the back doors, not for the luck of the draw like the rest of us, but pre filled with items they already knows she wants. I’ve spoke to several other customers who know her, and are very pissed off with the situation as well. During this visit which was a month ago, my husband and I both spoke to the manager. We were told they were aware of the problem, even cashiers know her… hmmmm! We were told they were talking to corporate and was going to post a sign next to the door prohibiting anyone to stalk the back door. As of today… no sign, she’s still coming in several times a week I feel like that location, not others is either fixed or employees are letting family get first picks. its a waste of time at this point to go there. I believe that everyone deserves the same chance to get nice things. I won’t stand in line behind her to get the scraps, especially after we were told by management once that the consumer wasn’t supposed to take anything from carts, and only once the employee puts the item other on a hook or shelf, can an item be purchased. I suggest they make some guidelines, and enforce them, if not they will continue to lose customers.

Too Expensive!
Its massive and Ive never seen a store so well organized before! Not even first hand retail stores are this organized. My favorite things to look for are vintage and antiques. Like this cute antique lamp I bought.
Ive bought down coats, wine glass racks, curtains, and assorted housewares. I love looking at their tea sets which are overpriced imo but Im a bargain hunter.
Would have given this place all the stars but whoever is pricing this stuff is greedy. I once saw an old package (like the package was yellowed and dusty) of lightbulbs for 5 dollars. My ninja FIVE DOLLARS??? $ 5.00??? You can get a brand new pack at walmart for 2 bucks!!! Unbelievable!

GREAT DEALS!!! Clean!!! Spacious!!! Lots of variety!!! I’m always a satisfied customer when I leave!

Always find good items. But I can never find items of interest that are 50% off on Thurs. I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

I’ve been shopping at 2^nd Avenue for almost 3 years now and been very successful in finding nice used good quality merchandises. The prices can be a little pricey but in my opinion it’s worth it.

Couldn’t believe this place when we entered… it’s huge. So neatly categorized. The wood items away from the glass; the glass away from the dishware; the latter from the gift item etc.
When an item is picked up by a client, the space is immediately filled by one of the {“worker bees” w/​gloves on… Got a beautiful sweater from near Blarney Castle in Ireland for only a little over $ 5…couldn’t believe… WE WILL RETURN

The first time I walked in I was amazed! I found so many items I had been looking for a long time. The store was well put together and worth the trek up and down each isle. My cart was full before I was able to get half way through the store, but no problem I knew it was time to pull myself away and look forward to another visit.

I absolutely LOVE this place! You won’t be disappointed. I always find unique blazers and tops. For cute dresses that are too big, I simply wear it as an open vest. This place is worth visiting.

Wow what a gem! So happy I stumbled into this store randomly. There are definitely good finds here. I came out with a few board games and hard covered books — all at resonable prices. I think on certain days — everything is 50% off! If it wasn’t so far from where I lived, I would be there a lot more often!

The thrift store is okay but the prices are way to high for second hand items. Additionally, they are based on the color code system and most of the good items are barely on sale. Overall, the store is clean and organized.

When this store first open it was great. But my last few trips, not so good. I mostly shop for household items. I was there yesterday and saw a Mason Jar for $ 2.90, a small cover glass casserole dish for $ 7.90, a 9×13 baking dish for $ 9.00. I can get them for less new at Homegoods or Walmart. As for the Mason Jar they are .65 to.75 cents new. I don’t know about you but, I don’t go the thrift store to pay more for used things.

My wife and I go here twice a month. Mondays and Thursdays are discount days. You usually can find what you need at a great price. Today I needed a salad spinner and there were five to choose from. My wife got a stained glass picture one by two feet. You never know what you will find. The store is clean and organized.

This place is huge, which is why it’s so impressive that the staff keep it well organized and clean. I walked into 2^nd Ave in the middle of the day and felt like the store hand just opened. Absolutely everything was in its place.
Huge selection. Also, lots of dressing rooms in the back of the store. You’d never have to wait for a room, which is nice.
Huge parking lot as well.

As thrift stores go, this is probably THE best you will find in the area. It doesn’t have that thrift store stench that most thrift stores have, it’s very spacious and very well organized. most of the clothes are even colored coordinated. There are a ton of things to chose from in a variety of sizes. You can easily go in there and get tons of clothes and spend next to nothing. It is a little «pricier» (if you want to call it that) than a lot of the thrift stores around, but I don’t even think that is a bad thing. although some may. They have added Thursday as a discount day, so you now have three days to get an even deeper discount. I often find brand new with tags items in here. You really can’t go wrong here. no complaints.

I heart them. This is my kinda store, I could spend hooourrsss in there. Whether you’re cruising around the store, which kind of reminds me of a super walmart, or you need something in particular, this is THE BEST thrift store.
Its so well organized and I continually find awesome brand new/​like new/​GUC stuff for me and my daughter who won’t stop growing. Recently I needed a snowsuit for my daughter. We walked in, went to the back left corner to the kids section, all the snow suits and pants were grouped together. Found 1 pair of LANDS END snow pants, 1 pink Osh b gosh snowsuit, like new condition, spent $ 8 for both. Pshhhhh. Pass me some savings please.
Another day, Im cruising on half off Thursday, head by the ⁹⁄₁₀ section of shoes. I find a pair of heels, two pairs of almost brand new adult brown UGG boots for me (19.90 each) AND a pair size 12 purple bow tie uggs for my daughter 4.90. Got a flat iron, scarf, Xmas cookie jar, 2 sweaters and something else. and paid something around $ 78.
A steal is a steal. I think my toes are tingling just thinking about it. Lol
Part of thrift shopping I will admit, is the thrill of the find. Personally though I consider it my part in the whole recycling thing.

This thrift store has recently gotten a facelift and looks incredible! To me, it looks as if they purchased the retail space next to them and expanded which created much more space and a revamp! Products now sold are VERY organized and priced reasonably. No more broken items, no more crap, no more spaced out employees and no more smelly clothes. Everything in this store is picked through and reasoned with. Great staff!

I went back last night to look for stuff to do some crafting and upcycling for Xmas gifts. Wow — did I score big!
I got a pair of men’s burton snowboard boots on sale for less than $ 10. An adult 5150 snowboard for around $ 15. A pair of Cuadro women’s cowboy boots for around $ 15 — I looked online and these go for $ 200+ brand new! I got a bunch of belts and cheap costume jewelry for my crafting projects. And my FAVORITE find was getting a pair of HUDSON designer jeans for only $ 6.90!!! If you don’t know what these are, these jeans can cost hundreds of dollars for ONE pair!
Maybe it’s because I went on a random weeknight and not on a busy Saturday that I found all these great steals. I’m definitely going back!

My favorite for ten years or so. I’ve been a fan since they where at the old location (now a gym) in same shopping center. I love that it’s super organized. I always leave with a bag or two with quality items.
I personally shop on the non discounted days (Sunday, Monday, and Thursday discount days to my knowledge) only because it’s Super Crowded! They are consistently placing items on the rack through out the entire day to keep items on the floor. They added restrooms to this locational as well. Parking is plentiful. I recently bought a pair of authentic Ugg boots in excellent condition. Happy Shopping

I was excited about walking straight to the girls section to shop for myself, thinking it was going to be organized. The denim for girls had extra small woman’s denim. Nice suggesting, or a mistake, or a customer… But it made me change my mind. The sales were nice and I like how it was labeled by color. At this point since nothing was organized correctly, I was brand and material shopping. This is the perfect place to go for a pro thrifter. Customer service seemed busy, but I don’t blame them.

The store is no longer called Village Thrift even though it is still in operation and located around the corner in the back part of this strip mall. It is now called 2ndAvenue and is housed in an independent building.
PROS
Large selection of items, especially books
Lots of parking
Well lit
Fitting rooms (several)
Bathrooms
Clean
Very large selection of shoes for women and men
CONS
Most items in 2ndA are expensive for a thrift store even with what the «½ OFF» day offers (what you find here in terms of used clothing can be purchased for $ 2 $ 3 less and brand new at most retailers when they have a sale.)
The newbies think it is great because they did not shop there when prices were REALLY great and you could purchase tons of stuff at a reasonable «thrift» price, today the consumer is paying for the new building, etc. so I believe that is why the prices are much higher, I.E. hard cover books were all under $ 2.00 as was any type of hard cover book, in the 2^nd Avenue they are priced differently and do not go on sale – so a cookbook can cost you $ 3.95. A pair of gloves $ 3, their costume jewelry is also sky high. YIKES!
The place is always HOT as blazes, and no air seems to circulate the store.
WORD TO THE WISE
The worst part is that even though I had been cheated at the check out a few times when it was Village Thrift, I blew it off just thinking the cashier was new, and did nothing about it. This new place also cheats you and since it is all automated it does so every time it is not the cashier;s fault. I had my receipt read by someone who could care less about the customer. It is unfortunate that they do nothing about changing the system, plus it is an ordeal to rectify their «over charge».
Let’s face it people thrift to save $$$ and because it is fun. Thrifting should be fun and fairly inexpensive, which is not the experience this store has offered me since it became 2^nd Avenue.
I do not go there every week as before to bargain hunt, I have shopped there 3 times this year and purchased less than 4 items each time to be sure they do not over charge me.
If you do not care about adding extra dollars to your tab and just want to thrift till you drop this is the place for you.
More conscientious shoppers should look around because they can find that their cute, $ 7 hot pink wire 2ndAvenue waste basket, can be purchased at Target for $ 2 less.

Wow! This place is huge! Don’t bother with any of the other thrift stores in Laurel… just go here! On my first visit, I was overwhelmed and left with only a set of place mats. Today, I was mentally prepared and had a list. After browsing nearly the entire store, I scored a hoodie, long sleeved corduroy shirt, a pair of Hilfiger denim shorts, 2 paperback books and some framed artwork for less than 25 bucks.
Clothing is neatly arranged by color and type/​size. Prices are great, especially on Sundays and Mondays when certain color price tags are 50 percent off. Go expecting to spend a good deal of time here but you will walk out with some great deals.

This place is incredible! It has as much stuff, probably more, than most large Goodwill stores but it has so much more space, you don’t feel like you’re being suffocated. They have tons of kitchen stuff and other house wares, plenty of clothes (not great stuff but lots of it), hundreds of purses, and just about anything else you could want. The only section I was disappointed in was the furniture, very sparse.
I ended up with 3 picture frames for my desk, a ceramic jar for sugar, and a mexican painted jar for my pens for $ 11. Can’t beat that!

THIS PLACE IS GONE… its a GYM NOW.
DRive to the other side of the lot and see 2^nd Ave thrift store. Its 100% better.