Salvation Army

Awful customer service. Booked an appointment weeks ago, hauled our heavy furniture out to the driveway, and they just called to cancel after the window for pickup. They decided to give their drivers a half day, so are cancelling appointments. My donations are going elsewhere. You are doing a disservice to those in your job training program. If this is the way you train them to operate in the workplace, they will not succeed.

I swung by here on a Sunday afternoon after hitting the flea market.
I dropped in just to screw around and look for cool things, I don’t buy clothes in thrift stores but I saw some really cool things. I saw a framed pink 80’s Lamborghini with a spoiler. It was really cool and thought about buying it. I went to check out the records in the back and found a few cool old school records. I didn’t go grab the picture because I needed to leave and the line was really long and a bunch of Islamic ladies were in checkout taking forever. I decided I really wanted the picture and looked for it. I didn’t see it. I got back in the line and a guy that was chatting with another guy about CDs had the picture in his hand. I was pretty salty and was even more salty when I realized it was 5 bucks but oh well.
Anyways the checker was SLOW. Nothing I can be angry about but the line stretched to the back of the store. I still found a few cool gems and you can find gems here and at The Goodwill if you’re willing to hunt.
Anyways it was fun and quirky to shop in here. You should check it out.

I’m VERY disappointed in my recent visit here because of how much the prices have gone up! They are basically charging prices like its new furniture and the point of this Christian charity is to help people and this obviously means people who need help affording things they need. The old manager and staff (Peter etc) used to do half price days and give deals and it was wonderful! Now there were hardly any people in there and not one thing that was affordable and worth me buying. I really relied on this store as a single mother and now need to find furniture for our new home somewhere else. I will be taking this further because I want to know if it’s the doing of new management or find out why!

Nice and friendly staff. However, store was a bit untidy. Prices were really very high.

What happened to this store? It used to be a vibrant place where you could find great deals. The management used to work on prices with you on furniture and if you brought several items. Now I can find better prices at Ross. The merchandise doesn’t seem to move. The bottom line, is the store doesn’t produce income that it used to. I overhear the new manager micromanaging, in other words, taking a bunch of time on the smallest of details, which ignore customer satisfaction and neglect to produce the results that the store used to.

I use to love coming here! I was dedicated for years!, but now this place sucks!!! Nothing is ever on sale anymore. What’s the point of selling clothes you get for free, then price them at regular prices when I can get them new. Smh. New management is not good at all.

Ok here we go pepe’s!!! First off, why don’t they put all games and cd’s in their glass case? 80% of their good cd’s and games get stolen. If you are one of those fuckin losers that steal from these places, do everyone a favor and die!!! If you have to steal from these places, you are done. If you are going to steal, just steal the hip-​hop cuz I don’t listen to that hogshit anyways. I love finding something really good and making sure someone sees it over and over so they know they missed getting it by just a few seconds. I love the look on their face. It usually goes like this «I can’t believe I just found a Bose sound system for $ 15(true story)». The look on their fickin faces is priceless.

Dissapointing. Last two times I visited I bought nothing– way too much broken, damaged, and seriously overpriced goods. I used to find fair deals here, so I suspect the Goodwill ultra-​high pricing across the way has influenced the new poor management style. I gave are two stars only because the staff tend to be pleasant.

When I need to make a drop off of goods that are larger or I sense Goodwill won’t take, Salvation Army is always a good bet. In fact there was once a time that I was over across the street dropping items off and the guy manning the outdoor drop-​off area for Salvation Army was telling us to go there instead when he us carry back a large item that Goodwill refused. Make it easy to take my donations? Yes, please! That is why, Salvation Army is my preferred stop for donations.
The one downside is they are closed on Sunday.
In terms of the selection of goods to purchase, I took a spin through here recently. It’s okay-​nothing really stood out and I was just there to browse. They seemed to have a lot of furniture with some decent coffee tables, dining sets and book shelves. For those types of items, this could be a good spot.
Reallly friendly and helpful staff manning the donation area and convenient location. They’re not too picky so once the items leave my house, I know I won’t have to bring them back!

I used to come here ALL THE TIME, so my review is based on experience not just one trip.
I had the day off today and wanted to spend some time browsing. I called ahead to get the daily sale and it was 30% off all clothes so I decided to go in.
It was absolutely FREEZING in the store. The employees were pretty much wearing snow clothes. I was very disappointed. It was colder in the store than it was outside, very uncomfortable to shop. My hands were so cold it was hard to sort through the racks. I still stayed b/​c I had driven all the way across town, but it pissed me off. I can’t believe that they would have such an uncomfortable temperature in there for customers and employees.
Additionally, the racks of shirts was a huge mess. They used to have them so much more organized, including color. Now they are just all mixed in. Tank tops with long sleeves, sweaters with blouses, black with pink, yellow with blue etc. It seems like they just go «It’s a shirt so it goes here.»
Bric Brac used to be a MESS in the back room… but I always seemed to find a little something amongst that mess… there is not longer a big bric brac room.
If you go there for clothes, you will be disappointed.
After this visit, it is highly unlikely I will ever go back there.

1. You should consider donating to and patronizing a smaller thrift store, probably one that isn’t religious. You’re probably donating to care for the needy, not print dogma.
That out of the way, this can be a good location if you’re thrifting in the area. It’s not clean and it’s not beautiful, but it is pretty large and you can occasionally find something really great. Got a vintage Revereware 9 inch skillet for only $ 1.99 recently. Lots of furniture. Most of the housewares, kitchen stuff, and random schlock just get thrown up onto three long, messy-​as-​messy shelves in the back, that could use some improvement.
Need a VCR to get your Red Letter Media on? They have like 20.

This review is for the Salvation Army Store in Pleasant Hill.
Since the previous manager James left a couple of years ago, this store has become a bizarre place. The current manager frequently offers big discounts on the non-​clothing merchandize and that attracts a lot of professional resellers (flea marketers, E-​bayers). Every morning when the SA truck arrives, the store employees would bring in the tote boxes that contain glass wares/​dishes, bric-​à-​brac, shoes and handbags to these professional shoppers. The merchandize is then cherry-​picked thru in a wholesale fashion with great discounts by these shoppers before it is even put on the shelves.
Their merchandize is usually dated a few days ahead. A smarter way may be to offer discounts only on the merchandizes that are dated older than today?
The worst of all is that the store lets these shoppers pick thru and then shelf the glassware/​dishes. If anyone gets hurt on the broken glasses and sues, the store would not have a leg to stand on. Does the SA headquarter approve this practice?

I am a Pinterestriss (Pinterest Mistress)! I am all about vintage/​shabby chic/​DIY/​repurposing/​upcycling. I’m reviewing based on their impressive variety of furniture, artwork, frames, ceramics, vases, platters, hutches, desks, tables, dressers, end tables… the list goes on! They have all styles, including vintage-​looking, beautiful, and full of personality and character.
I’m from San Diego and a «thrift store» was far from that with a higher-​than-​retail-​store price tag and no variety what-​so-​ever. Salvation Army in Pleasant Hill had made my refurnishing such an easy, affordable experience. It’s been my one-​stop shop for a beautiful apartment.

First of all. what is seriously up with you people who can’t seem to understand that this is a Salvation Army… «The clothes wasn’t organized by color».“I had to wash my hands when I left”. «There was no one constantly asking to help me». GET IT TOGETHER. of COURSE you have to wash your hands after. of course the shit isn’t organized. it’s a thrift shop where jeans are $ 2. if you want a 5 star shopping experience and the need to remain prestine. maybe you should stick to Tiffany’s. this place is amazing. I personally go for the selection of games they have in the back. my family loves to drink and we always end up playing games, plus I have many nephews visiting all the time. they were like a dollar or two per game and in addition (as if it neeed it) everything was another 25% off. all of my games, save 1, were still in the orginigal plastic wrapping (BRAND NEW!). I got:
Disney scene it
Disney scene it II
Disney Channel scene it
Pictionary
Trivial Persuit
Trivial Persuit Aniversay edition
Las Vegas Monopoly
Power Puff Girls Monopoly
Alltogether they were an even $ 16 and after my discount. $ 12!!! Are you kidding me?.. I go all the time for shabby chic stuff too for baby showers and stuff (we’re party throwers). but I’m totally hooked on digging through the game room first to see what treasures I might find since I collect Monopolies and Scene its now. I love it. plus the people who work there are casual but totally friendly.

I frequent this thrift store often, since it is not far from my house and it is right next to a Good Will. It’s not the cleanest of thrift stores, and half the time I walk out empty handed, but I’ve also gotten some AMAZING items here. As with all thrift stores, it’s hit and miss, ‘one man’s trash, etc.’
(also, chances are you will come across an older woman with white hair who is there EVERY SINGLE TIME I stop in. She’s not an employee, she just hangs out and chats up anybody who gets close to her — and she will show you items that she has purchased or that she thinks you should buy. She is also at the Goodwill next door; I think she just goes back and forth all day looking for people to chatter to.)
But now, Back to the subject:
I’ve found new-​with-​tags clothing items with labels like Banana Republic, Ann Taylor, and Motherhood Maternity (that didn’t come home with me, since I’m not pregnant!)
I’m not a fan of bric-​a-​brack or other knick-​knacky things, but if you like that sort of stuff, you are bound to find it in just about any thrift store — the difference at this one is that they seem to have a different kind of sale every single day. They have a lot of furniture in there all the time, as well as working televisions. The only thing I ever took home with me was one of those folding step stool/​seat thing that folds up and stores in a closet. It’s in excellent condition and I use it all the time!
Stop in and take a look around, you might just find something great!

I always stop by to dig through the clothing racks and CDs, and sometimes I get lucky and find something good (banana republic skinny jeans for $ 5 or hootie and the blowfish cd $ 1), and sometimes I am disappointed. The store is large and organized well, but it is just so dirty! And it seems to be overpriced on almost everything. A lot of the furniture is broken or dirty and not worth what they are charging. Most of the good CDs you find are just an empty case too. BUT, there is almost always a sale going on to knock the price down on certain color tag items.
I was talking to the new manager a couple months ago and he said they are trying to change it up a bit so hopefully they will humble their prices a little. I have no problem paying more for something, but it has to be in good condition — which frankly most of the stuff is not. I still love the hunt though, so they are A-​OK in my book.

Was here last friday, and was quite impressed.
They had a sale, entire store 40% off. Then red tags 50% off.
I got a pair of barely worn designer shoes for $ 10, An Ann Taylor jacket for $ 2.50, and a J. Crew Silk Jacket for $ 2.50.
Love this place.
Fitting rooms were a challenge, but people were pretty courteous to abide by the 5 minute rule.
Great variety and great prices. Will be back soon!

And the winner of the epic face-​off of thrift stores go to…*drumroll* SALVATION ARMY! *crowd roars*
Sorry Goodwill, I support your cause more, but damn I have yet to find a Goodwill that has impressed. I always have more luck with SA.
This one was a very spacious store. It didn’t seem cramped. It was well organized. There are a lot of furniture and household items, which is something I like in thrift stores. Clothes can be hit or miss and there will always be a lot of clothes, but if a thrift store has a lot of household items, then you know they get more donations/​stock in hand.
Good for college students or people on a limited budget to pick up an old dresser or space heater, or coffee table.
I found a cool wine decanteur, and even a trombone on sale.
Clothes are organized roughly by color and style.
I picked up some sweet martini glasses that ended up only being .60 each because of a 40% off sale they were having that day.
The cashier woman was fun to chat with and the vibe from this store just felt nicer.

In this «corner» of Pleasant Hill, this Salvation Army and Goodwill are right across the street from each other. Like the Grocery Outlet half a block down and Tuesday Morning across Contra Costa Boulevard, I’m a situational «thrift store» shopper. Lately my still growing teenage son comes to mind at all of the above.
I actually prefer Goodwill as I frequently donate and the store seems friendlier and cleaner. I’ll also sometimes make the trip to the ARF Thrift Store in Concord as Gayle and I want to specifically support Tony La Russa’s animal rescue efforts. However, there are interesting choices at the Salvation Army Store that one should consider.

One of the reviewers wrote that when you come in here you have the inkling to compulsively wash your hands, and she is correct. The place is dirty but I keep Purel in my car so I know Ill be OK until I get home.
I have however found some really cute things here. I found this wooden buffalo statue here that when I walked in it hypnotized me and I had to buy him. He was only $ 18. He is prominently displayed in my living room. I bought him in early spring last year and later last summer I was in Holbrook Arizona at a Petrified Wood National Park and they had these wooden buffalo’s and the tiny palm sized buffalo’s were $ 16. Mine is the size of a Chihuahua.
I have also found some really cute clothes here. An Anne Taylor skirt for like $ 5.00. I think all of the house wives in Phill drop off all their clothes here because I have found some really cute things here.
I love my buffalo though. May be you can find you buffalo here.