September 2023 by Josh Riccardi
Went in yesterday and witness a very loud and angry woman yell at the staff, specifically a younger girl named Peyton, because of a pricing issue and store policy. The j*** of a customer was incredible rude, loud, and very confrontational, almost as if she wanted to fight physically. Peyton, the staffer, was a rockstar. She handled the situation as best as she could, remaining calm throughout.Well done Peyton. Someone give this girl a raise.
May 2018 by Amy S.
Anxious Asheville missions can end in happiness. Yes, they can. My husband and I had to drop off important documents at the Olson Huff Center. I was surprised when F. told me that we could spend time in Asheville after our mission. So, after a fabulous meal at Farm Burger and a short but sweet foray at the nearby Goodwill, F. took me around the corner to this Rescue Mission thrift store. A mission after a mission at Mission! How appropriate! I like this place. Not crowded, clean, and organized well. There are dressing rooms. The employees are very nice. Everything is easy to find. Everything is easy because you can hear the Imagine Dragons while you are shopping. Here is what I scored: 1. A "Warrior Cats" book in the hopes that my younger daughter will read it and bring back memories of my older daughter who read "Warrior Cats" when she was younger, and no longer does because she is older. 2. A "Would you rather...play Roblox for half an hour, or sauté a chipmunk"* book for my older daughter. This was a mistake, as she pointed out that some entries were risqué. 3. Two small, beer glasses under this one entry of "3.": Smithwicks's and Charlotte Oktoberfest. 4. One Old Navy teen tee with a pirate cat graphic. 5. One OshKosh shirt that is both darling with a pineapple print and undarling due to black, Sharpied initials at the back collar. There was also two shopping carts of nicely folded kids' clothes. One was for girls, and one was for boys. The carts were filled halfway, so looking through them was easy. The clothes in these carts were super cheap. I saw practically brand new PJ pants that were only a buck. Later, at home, I noticed that the tag on the teen shirt stated that it was $4.99. I also noticed on the receipt that I was charged for adult clothing, and not children, although my items were definitely for kids. Just be careful and look at prices before going to the register. Luckily, I was there on a Friday, which, at this thrift store, means BOGO on all clothing. Hint: Go on a Friday. Note: They might have charged me more due to the fact that it was a BOGO day, and that discount made prices very reasonable. In case you are wondering, the kid paperback was .99¢, the glasses were .49¢ each, and the adult paperback was $1.99 (it was a big book, or that is their standard price). The other top was $2.99, which is a great price for an adult or child clothing item, and, as I said, they were half off of those prices, so I paid a total of $3.98 for both pieces of clothing. More: The official name is "WCRM Thrift Store- Long Shoals". Googling "rescue mission thrift store Asheville" causes confusion and wastes precious time. So, there is the name. When you support this thrift store, you are also supporting recovery services, job training, counseling, food boxes, daily hot meals, and overnight emergency shelter for people in your surrounding area. Western Carolina Rescue Ministries will pick up your furniture donations, excepting mattresses. This thrift store is located in Arden. Call (828) 254-1529 for hours or to make sure that I indeed left all size "small" tops in stock.
