Thrift Shop Review

The place: Council Thrift Shop
Sponsoring Organization: National Council of Jewish Women Greater Detroit Section http://www.ncjwgds.org/
Local Locations: Royal Oak and Berkley. They have a national chain of thrift stores.
Location Reviewed: Berkley
Best Deals: Children’s Books
Worse Deals: Clothing

Review:

I went there today for $9.75 bag sale, which runs through August 8. I was fortunate because they had a lot of small sizes–and I’m small. My purchases included: two pairs of Docker trousers for husband; one PGA tour shirt for him, too; two children’s t-shirts, Banana Republic skirt for me, Express pants for me and Big Star Jeans; one top; and my favorite: a silk Ann Taylor cocktail dress.

I’m glad that I went for the bag sale. Otherwise, I would never have gone. The pants were $5 each, for example, the skirt was $10 and the dress $25. Now those are pretty good prices, in general. The Ann Taylor dress would run nearly $200. The skirt is about $60. The jeans’ prices ranged from $75 to $135. The Express plants were less of a good deal as they are now $24.75 on clearance. The Dockers trousers are $21.

One of the highlights of the store is that children’s books are .10 each…and that’s a good deal.

Important notes: there are no shopping carts, but there is abundant parking in the back of the store.