Empire Thrift Store

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CLOSED NOW - Opens at 9:00am

This place has really gone downhill! When the new team came in I thought things would get better and it was for a while but now things are back to normal or worse. There are "people" who spend their whole day at the store loitering in front of the doors where employees bring out new items. The management finally moved the chair section away from the doors that these people would sit in all day but now they just drags chairs from other parts of the store. These "people" know the store employees and it has gotten so bad that when fresh merchandise is brought out it is just handed to these "people" instead of being put on the shelf. These "people" determine if they want the item and then either put it in their carts or eventually put it on a shelf for the "normal" people who shop there. I thought the new management would not let this continue on a day to day basis but they don't seem to care that this goes on. I have stopped going to the store regularly as you have no chance at any merchandise that has not been picked over by the "special people" at the store.

This used to be my favorite thift store but I guess I need to find a new one

The staff were nice and friendly, but the place was a mess and the prices are too high for what you are getting on some items. Parking is limited. The line to check out was extremely long. Most things were half-price, though.

OFTEN YOU CAN BUY NEW ITEMS ON SALE FOR LESS THAN YOU WILL PURCHASE THEM FOR AT AMVETS. THEY ARE WAY OUT OF LINE ON THEIR PRICES AND ARE NOT THERE FOR THE NEEDY. THE NEEDY COULD NOT AFFORD TO SHOP AT AMVETS.