As I've taken my guilty pleasure of thrifting rather than buying new, I stumbled across one of the…read moretop independent thrift stores to serve the capital city of Nevada. Located on the right hand side of eastbound Highway 50 and about a mile east of Highway 580 in Carson City, "Classy Seconds Thrift Shop" has been one of the main go-to thrift stores dating back to the late-1990's. Since I do not live in this area, this was my first opportunity as I got to check this place out which was during the afternoon on Friday 6/19/2026 at around 2:45pm. The location itself is not hard to miss as the building is very visible from the main highway. To actually get into the dedicated parking lot involves having to turn right on Brown St. and make another right on Gordon St. where the main entrance is. Since this is a fairly sizable and open space area, parking should never be an issue, no matter what day or time you come. The building itself is a clay grey shade complete with avocado green lettering. And for those wondering, they are open 7 days a week; Monday-Saturday from 10am-6pm and Sunday from 10am-5pm. Once inside, you will see how spacious the layout is with approximately 10,000 square feet of floor space and ample room to walk with a shopping cart. As for the variety of items that are offered, this place carries everything from mens/womens/kids clothing, shoes, houseware items, books, CDs/DVDs, furniture, small appliances, seasonal items, knick/knacks, and accessories. The one real advantage is that the prices here are quite competitive and even lower than the bigger major chain thrift stores such as Goodwill and Salvation Army. During my visit, I ended up buying a few summer polo shirts while my lady bought some mason jars and a small office organizer for her cubicle at work. Best of all, the money donated to this business helps support advocates to end domestic violence and services for survivors of family violence and victims of sexual assault. This goes hand-in-hand since the "Sexual Assault Response Advocates" (SARA) building is directly next door to Classy Seconds. With above average customer service, a decent selection of items, and very affordable prices, I am giving "Classy Seconds Thrift Shop" an above average four-star rating.

We selected Classy seconds for their cause that they support. But I seldom get upset and today I…read moregot angry enough to close my truck gate and tell them out back that my donations will never come here again. For the past month, we have donated thousands of dollars in new and used items. After speaking with a manager about all the stuff we were about to bring. And explaining we had 2 warehouses full, She was greatful and said bring it. and we began. Truck loads of holiday items new in boxes. Housewares, furniture, books, camping equipment, sporting equipment and the list goes on. Today August 21, 2026 we arrived at 10am to donate another load of housewares, China sets meaning several, more linens, utensils, furniture, medical equipment, lawn care equipment and more. As we pulled up, a new kid said we had too much stuff? My wife told him to go ask since we arranged large loads. A woman with a walky talky came out and said she sees dust on a piece of China and then points out a hair on the outside of a velvet bag with fine China in it and said she will not accept our load because it is not shelf ready? WTF. I told my wife that we were done now and I just had to leave because of laziness on these people. There racks outside were completely empty which makes me wonder how many people were being turned away. All month we were greeted with kindness and thanked for our donations. Today we were pretty much told we did not have shelf ready stuff. All in boxes and bags so it could not be seen to make that call. What I heard was that classy seconds no longer needed donations unless they were in pristine condition which ours was. I think of the name classy seconds and it should be classy first cause I was pretty much told my stuff was not good enough All of a sudden. We got in our truck and went across the street to Goodwill. They literally told us it would take a bit because they had to go through every bag and box and basket. We had to take back a bag of lightbulbs. That was it and the girl thanked us and told us that this load of stuff we delivered was the best items they had seen all week. It took 15 minutes to go through all of it. Bye bye un-classy-??? I feel bad for the people you could have helped with our stuff and we still have a warehouse full to go. So took your advise Lisa, on your comments. We loaded another truck full this morning and went to donate again. It was about 11:30 and as soon as we got out of truck, a young girl told us again that we could not donate any items unless they were shelf ready. And another young man told other donors the same thing. But my wife explained to her what happened yesterday and that you responded to our post and that items did not need to be shelf ready and you encouraged us to come back. She then said OK and took everything with a smile and very courteous.

I've driven past Cheshire Antiques multiple times and had no idea how huge this place is. I found…read moreout yesterday, as I walked into a 2-story emporium that felt like it took up an entire city block. I walked through it all, most I assume to be a hefty collection of rented "booths" and maybe some consignment. I'll need to come back again, as each antique store visit is just one layer of the onion. The antique wares were well organized throughout, although with differences in display density. There was a pleasant atmosphere in the store, both from staff and all the curious folks like me taking it all in. The husband of a friend used to be an antique dealer and he often talked about collection cycles and people age out and their treasures move on. I thought of that as I perused and sometimes admired an impressive collection of "stuff" that were previously special to their previous owners, and would someday be again.

This is a must stop if you like furnitire, jewelry, memorabilia, kitchen items, and more. We spent…read morehours here going from area to area. We went through the downstairs, and upstairs. I found a beautiful Beaver hat 5xxxxx made in Texas perhaps used once? If that! We got a great Tiki man that adds to our collection from various countries. My husband really wanted me to have a necklace we saw, and while stepping away he found a great ring for me. We could have bought more, but had to hold back. I saw toys from my childhood, and dishes...pretty much all kinds of things too many to mention. The ladies working here were excellent, and have to give them kudos for being so helpful.

The Ladies and their entire staff are welcoming and helpful. For relatively small shop, the…read morevariety is super, and well organized. I sometimes shop thrift stores when I have unique or special needs, and, interestingly, I sometimes encounter unique people on the staff here, and they always "Make My Day"! Thank you to the Arc staff, for a special place to shop.

Not a whole lot I was interested in the day I visited, but you never know what will be there the…read morenext time you go. Be prepared to rummage around a bit. This shop is off the beaten path but worth a stop for a look-see. The lady there was very friendly and the merchandise was well organized. Four stars for being open and doing something to help others in need. The merchandise was not as abundant or current as some main street locations, but they can't control what folks donate. Please consider leaving some of your excess at the smaller charities in town-spread them out. Google "Ormsby ARC" to find out what this org is all about.

Cool spot with a lot of dope options. The owner Christian was very helpful. If you're looking for…read moresomething for yourself or a gift for others this is the place to go. Tons of choices and items that can make anyone happy!

Absolutely LOVE everyone that has items there. The booths are always updating, new things all the…read moretime. Was great at Christmas. Gifts for everyone, the uniqueness was the best. Found great things for myself and others. Going to go in on Valentines Day for gifts that no one would expect.

Seems like the pin might be dropped in the wrong location but it's close to the location (right by…read morethe drive-thru coffee shop) so I'm going to assume this is the correct place. This was a very large grocery store sized building that had automatic slider doors. Inside appeared to be many many booths and venders but most were not attended. (Prices were as marked and I'm assuming you checkout at the front?). I saw weird and bizarre thrifts from a coffin made for a set of twin men to a literal taxidermied bear for like $15K, to standard antiques like coins and trains, and of course items like figurines, corningware Pyrex dishes, and various decor. Definitely check out the whole store before you make a purchase as I did see a few venders have the same (or very similar) items. Fun to pop in. Plus they have shopping carts which was great for plopping our toddler in as we looked around a little more confidently with her contained (the $5 beanie babies are a decent buy to keep a little one happy while you take your time shopping).

When a store has EXACTLY what you need, at EXACTLY half the price you committed to paying…read more It gets the full Cinco Estrellas. On a warm last day of February I was near by and wanted to go swim in the nearby lake. Alas I didn't pack my board shorts. An across the street store had 'em but for $40 ... Enter PIOT - with perfectly fitting amphibian Hurley, at the perfect size, and for only $10

I love this little gem. Every time we come up to visit City we stop in. There are always some small…read moretreasures here at great prices.

His collection of vinyl records is unmatched. I've started signing my paychecks over to him as I'm…read morethere once a week.

I stumbled upon this place while passing through on 395. It is an antique store with numerous…read moredifferent items for sale, including vinyl records. I spent a while looking through their offerings and ended up purchasing quite a few albums. Don was very friendly and priced them very fairly. I will definitely stop by next time I'm in town. This is a hidden gem for crate diggers. I highly recommend it.

WOW!! Such a cool and fun store! I stopped in today for the first time and was pleasantly…read moresurprised. They have a huge selection of women's clothing and home decor, even accessories. I could have easily spent hours inside looking at all the cute goodies. The tow ladies working were very friendly and helpful. I will definitely be back!!