Second Chance Thrift

This is one of the nicest local thrift stores. It’s clean, neat and well organized. They also offer a daily 10% military discount as well as featured colored tag deals. I plan to visit here often.

Have found some great items at a reasonable price. Some items can be a little over priced, in particular items behind the counter. Overall, one of the better thrift stores in the area.

My favorite thrift store! They are well priced and even had a sale when I went. Some items were 50% off or .99. it was clean and nicely organized. I found several good clothes here. They had a nice variety of everything. Pets welcome which is awesome and they support the SPCA. Can’t wait to go back!

Second Chance is great. Super well organized and very clean. They have a decent sized section dedicated to pet stuff, of course, because they benefit the ASPCA. They offer tag sales regularly and have a military discount. They’ve also got a stamp card. For every $ 20 you spend, you get a stamp. Sometimes the prices on clothing can be a bit high. For example, a very well loved Hollister tee will cost more simply because of the brand. Most things are reasonably priced, though. I’ve found some great items here, as with all thrift stores. Come early and come often!

I have been coming here since shortly after they opened.
I have found some excellent items here.
One of the things I like is I can bring my two small dogs in with me. (they love the attention they get from everyone in the store)
I have been able to speak with the manager of the store and get a lower price for the higher priced items I have bought from them.
I have donated many things to them and will continue to do so as long as I am able to.
In my opinion they are better than any other thrift store in the area, bar none.
The people are friendly and helpful, always.
After losing my wife, Emma contacted me and let me know they had found a picture of Ingrid and me in a book we had donated. Not many would go that far out of their way for a customer.
I simply love this store.

I LOVE this organization! I recently went through a cross country move and ended up with some furniture and «stuff» to donate. These folks are so nice to deal with. They will come and pick up donations — and part of their sales proceeds go to the SPCA! Totally a win/​win/​win!

Prices are low??? They are right now trying to sell a fake designer bag and market it as real for over 200 dollars wow how bad of a person would you have to be ¿??? I saw a wooden coffee table with flaws for 59.99 omg that’s crazy

I must have been on a pick over day as I didn’t find much at this location. It is an average independent thrift store, far better than most Goodwill stores.

I went in one time to check it out and I can’t wait to go back !!! They donate to animals, which I find amazing! They have sooooo much stuff, and I could stay in there all day! You won’t regret coming in.

This place is awesome! Always have great deals and discounts going on. Great selection and fun and friendly staff members are always willing to help out. They support the spca too which is great! On shore drive by the base behind taco bell next to food lion. This place is a complete treasure trove!

Great deals & weekly sales! Friendly & helpful staff! They have a fitting room too! Clothes & shoes for the family, household items, furniture, toys & baby items & books. You name it they’ve got it at a great price!

This thrift store is a gem, and I wish I didn’t live on the other side of the Beach to get here. Although it’s across the Naval Base, the fact that it’s on Shore Drive means that there are affluent people in the surrounding areas that may donate here. On 2 separate occasions, I have found authentic long-​sleeve Lacoste shirts here, and I regularly find a lot of sorority shirts, too. I think that should say a bit of something.
Like Goodwill, they have their things divided into color groups, where one group is 50% for the week, and another group is 99 cents. Unlike Goodwill though, the 99 cent deal is for the whole week if you can still find that color group later that week. Goodwill only has their dollar deals on Sundays and Mondays. Then, like CHKD, Second Chance has military discount. They take off 10%, and they take it off every day, not just specific days! Wednesdays are also 20% off for seniors.
I enjoy shopping here because of the variety but mostly because of how it’s organized. The clothes are organized by types of clothes then by size! All the knick knacks are in a «separate» room, too. I find that the sales associates here are also very relaxed and cool with each other and with the customers.
My only complaint would be that some clothes seem overpriced, and they don’t seem to have as high of a turnover rate as CHKD and Goodwill, though it’s understandable since they’re not exactly a chain of thrift stores.

Excellent traditional thrift with clean clothes and useful household items. Well laid out with clothes in size order. Sales gal was really sweet, gracious and helpful. If I lived in VA Bch I would include in my weekly visits. Not 5 stars because the price tags are stapled through the cloth not the label.

I couldn’t be happier with this place. Friendly and helpful store associates, ample parking, clean and organized wares, lots of great finds. Today’s bounty included a blue plastic storage bin for 59 cents, a record (The Knack) for $ 1.99, a still-​in-​the-​box brand new set of 2 gravy boats for $ 6.99, a photo album for $ 1.99, and the best if the day — a like-​new Kate Spade wallet for $ 6.99! Shopping bliss. :)

This is my favorite thrift store in the Hampton Roads area and sales benefit the local SPCA so it makes it ever better. The aisles are spaced far enough apart to walk around comfortably and they do a very good job of organizing the items and keeping a good flow. They are very reasonably priced and I can always find a few gems for sale. They also have tag sales where certain items will be half off or even .99 cents! I don’t really have any complaints at all, some the staff can be a bit stiff, but never rude and always willing to stop to answer any questions you might have. If you like to shop at thrift stores you have to add this one your rounds!

This truly is one of the best thrift stores in the area.
–well organized.
–they have continually changing sales.
–military discount.
–large selection.
–helpful and friendly staff.

This has to be one of my new favorite thrift stores. I went there for my birthday in October looking for clothes. I had gone here from a recommendation from a friend saying they sort their clothes by size and have a good selection of bigger clothes. I was not disappointed when I came to this store that is for sure.
They have a nice variety of clothes and for all kinds of sizes. I really do appreciate them sorting them and labeling sizes. It really does help since when I normally go to thrift stores I have to just go through the whole racks and be disappointed when I find cute things they are not in my size.
They also have a nice selection of other things as well. Right now the Christmas selection is awesome. The dvds are a little pricey, but if I find a dvd I really want I will buy it.
They also have amazing deals that go on every day! They are similar to the salvation army where every day they say the «blue tag» is 50%. Yesterday when I went they had all blue tags only 99 cents. I was a very happy girl with the deals I found.
If I haven’t given you enough reason to come shop at this store here is yet another one. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful.

A great way to help the community. A good selection of DVD’s, books, board games, and shoes. A lot of space to walk around and not get bombarded by racks of clothes and the musty thrift scent. Items are reasonably priced as well!

First things first: Buying stuff here helps out animals, so come here and buy something or your soul will haunt you until the end of time.
Now that the Public Service segment is out of the way…
Socially responsible or not, 2^nd Chance Thrift Store is probably the most fun place along Shore Drive… and yes, that includes all of those dark places that serve up imbibing beverages into the wee hours of the morning. If you can imagine it, it is probably here, and in abundance. Let’s tick off a list of some of the things that you can find here (and I have pictures to prove some of these!):
1. A vinyl record album of the US Air Force Singing Sergeants.
2. An 8 track cartridge
3. A cassette tape
4. Someone’s used greasy baseball cap with a farm implement logo on it
5. A Barrack Obama plastic head that sprouts Chia Pet when watered.
VHS tapes? Yep, they have them 2 for the price of 1. What, you need an old TV to play them on? No worries, there are about 40 of them lining the back wall.
If I were forced to play one of those Scavenger Hunt games where you get a list of weird items to find, I’d grab a six pack of Stella’s and then hang out at 2^nd Chance because most of anything on that list would be there. And if not, I’d just hang out a few minutes and wait for the next generous donor to drop off another load of treasures (donations accepted until 5PM daily).

In terms of thrift stores, this one is clean, well laid out and staffed with friendly people. It isn’t the largest thrift in the 757, but it is my go to. 10% off for military every day, loyalty card, coupons in the Pet Tails magazine, and special sales running frequently make it a good buy. More importantly, it benefits the VB Animal Control and helping homeless pets and local pet families is a cause near to my heart. Donations are tax deductible.