“Lots to shop for, clothes/shoes to tools and outdoor items. Also have Electronics and Jewelry. Friendly Staff, Good prices for the most part. Some Items can get on the spendy side, but mostly, compairalble to other similar store's. Shelve's and Isle's are pretty well kept in order and organized. Store seemed fairly clean, considering the amount of daily traffic of customer's shopping. Nice job staff. Will be back to shop soon?”
“I was in the area and happened upon this GEM! Truly a wonderful experience shopping here. The owners are so friendly and helpful. They opened 4 months ago. They are focused on sustainability and affordability, and their deal of 15% off if you bring items in to donate is amazing. The size range is XS to XXL or larger on most racks. The owners want to continue expanding their size range too, which I really appreciate! The selection of items was really well-curated. I picked out 7 items and spent $39. I also appreciated how they had seating around the store and every rack was very well-organized. I will be back soon!”
“Perfect place to shop for the unusual. Whenever I'm in the area I hit all three stores. I've bought gear motors, relays, switches, capacitors, and lots of other parts for my projects. Thomas Edison would have loved this place.
I even bought a 50 pound bale of shredded money to use as packing for my pen business. You never know what you're going to find there. Need a drop tank for a fighter jet? They had one many years ago.”
“A very thoughtfully laid-out shopping experience. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. Came across a few great finds at reasonable prices... including a metal bat for my belfry.”
10AM - 7PM
New Hope
Thrift Stores
“Tis a dandy place. Cvs always has awesome Halloween specials where you can buy the candy at a good sale price after Halloween. The Family Dollar store is there which generally has a lot of merchandise at a slightly cheaper price, but doesn't have a bathroom. The thrift store is there and has a wonderful vibe to it plus a bathroom with nice manual sinks and paper towels. I never used to shop in thrift stores but now I find myself sometimes doing so. The bar there also has tasty cheese curds. There is also a verizon phone store, a smoke shop, and more stores. I wouldn't recommend the laundry place since the guy was rather peculiar & didn't provide the best customer service.”
“Majority of offerings are true thrift prices. Be prepared to go on offense like a receiver trying to get to the end zone if your are cartless while navigating the aisles. Hard working volunteers.”
10AM - 7PM
2751 Winnetka Ave N, New Hope
Thrift Stores
“New and gently used at garge sale prices Arc's Value Village Thirft store has something for everyone and for all occasions. A fun shopping experience and knowing every purchase benefits the community.”
“These volunteers do an incredible job with collaborating and displaying donated items for sale. It’s come a long way. Nice large open space,
Dressing rooms, artwork for sale, lots of nice clean clothing. Great selection of basic dishes and other donated items. Good shop!”
10AM - 6PM
7890 Market Blvd, Chanhassen
Thrift Stores
“I prefer the location in Waconia but this store offers furniture and other large home goods not available in Waconia. Aisles are wide and easy to shop and walk through. I like how the donation area is at the back but that I can also bring smaller donations in through the front. Very helpful and kind staff that are always available for questions.”
“A little on the pricier side as far as thrift stores go, but it’s for a good cause. There isn’t a huge selection of clothes over a women’s dress size 10, but I know they don’t really have control over that. The jewelry selection was much nicer than most thrift stores. Very clean. Best find was a Calvin Klein raincoat for $35.”
“Absolutely amazing service, was greeted right away and the man working (I didn’t catch his name) was very helpful and kind. Amazing discounts too, my mom and I talked about coming back with a pickup once she moves to her new place just to get things from here. Would very much recommend.”
“I went to many different shops and tried on many different dresses, but Andrea's was far and away the best experience I had. All five of my top choices were from this shop, and Nikolina is incredibly kind, knowledgeable, and helpful. Beyond the sustainability and nostalgia of a vintage dress, their gowns are stunning. I promise that they have something for everyone. I tried on many dresses I never would have considered and I'm so glad I did. I still get so many compliments on my dress, and it's unlike anything I'd ever seen before. I couldn't even find a picture of it online (believe me, I tried). The collection of unique, beautiful, and vintage gowns blew me away. It was so fun to try on dresses from so many different decades. They are also really good about working within your budget. I can't recommend Andrea's enough!”
“Very good food shelf. They have gluten free food too. Anyone in MN can go there. I got tons of produce. I just didn’t like how people were pushing me away from food I was looking at and budging in front of me. My IHS worker also said someone interrupted when we were trying to talk to someone at the desk.”
10AM - 7PM
6528 Penn Ave S, Richfield
Thrift Stores
“I went there with a friend, I found a nearly new mattress pad for $5.00 it was red tagged the color of the week so it was 1/2 off yay. My friend found work shoes for $6.99. Many many jackets & t shirts. Housewares galore. Many items priced well below retail. Very clean and well organized.”
“Went during their tent sale and got some clothes at an extremely good price. A couple of the things I got still had tags with the original prices on it. Items were in pristine condition and getting these $58 retail value shorts for under $5 is a steal. Will definitely be coming back.”
“Empty the Nest is an occasional secondhand store with lots of unique finds, tucked in an office strip off the beaten path. They are typically open weekends but you'll want to join the 45k other facebook followers and keep an eye out for their hours and sales. There will likely be a line waiting for the doors to open on the first day of the sale. The second day they may discount everything 50%, sometimes more. Be sure to grab some green sold stickers near the entrance to claim your find in case another shopper is interested.
The reason they aren't open during the week is because the are busy emptying out houses as a part of their business model.
We enjoy bringing the kids and finding fun vintage toys and decor.
You'll definitely want to check it out of you love the thrill of the treasure hunt aspect!”
“This is one of my favorite spots to thrift! They have tons of stuff coming in regularly and i seem to spend 60$ there every trip. My one complaint is the dressing rooms are no longer opened and haven't reopened resulting in either, hoping it fits or buying it and if it doesn't you then have to return it. The check out is self check out which can take a Kyle bit of time but overall it's worth the amazing deals!”
“First time at this location in Chan. Store was clean and the staff were friendly. Items were arranged well and the items were not all tossed around like some other GWs. They have a few items with tags for cheap which was a nice change”
“lost something incredibly sentimental and important to me and came in this morning just hoping to check the parking lot or ask if anyone had seen it. I truly did not expect what happened next.
The entire team at this location went so far above and beyond it honestly left me speechless. They genuinely cared and even took the time to actively sort through the bins from the night before trying to help locate it. Whether it turns up or not, the fact that they were willing to do that for a stranger is actually incredible.
I’m so grateful for the kindness, effort, and humanity shown by everyone there. It meant more to me than I can properly put into words. Thank you for reminding me that people really do care.”
“Easier and more organized than I thought it would be. Staff was friendly and deals were great. Was able to find a lot of nice items for a fraction of the usual retail thrift prices. There were of course some odd ducks - some guy nearly pushed me over because he wanted to be the first one to look through all the fresh bins in an entire row and another person kept trying to put her things in my car and take my items, but that's just weird people not the fault of the staff there. Would definitely go again. Beware that Apple Maps will try to take you a really roundabout way of getting there through like three parking lots rather than just down the road that it's on.”
“Found just was we needed and reused! Absolutely love Goodwill. This store in particular exceeded my expectations it has 0 smell and it’s nicely laid out as a Ross or a TJ max. Clean and tidy too!”
“I stopped by to check out the Halloween selection since it was 30%off for VIP members. The store is clean and organized. Lots of items to look throughout. Employers are very busy stocking. I love go look for books and I always find plenty.”
“Whoever was the employee going to lunch at 4:35 today, absolutely fantastic - accepted my donation immediately on her way out the door, rare to find people that dedicated.”
10AM - 8PM
13605 80th Cir N, Maple Grove
Thrift Stores
“This location has some pretty good stuff on occasion. It’s in a pretty good area will theres a fairly decent chance you’ll find some goodies. People are typically quite friendly here and it’s not a sketchy location either so you can find comfort in that. Employees and people that come here are pretty great and friendly!”
“The staff that work at the front counters are always so friendly and I am so thankful they volunteer to keep this wonderful treasure in Minnetonka going. I never donate to Goodwill always to AbleLight (Bethesda as I still call it).”