Every now and then you comes across a place on Yelp that makes you step back a little... I've been…read morehere a TON of times! How have I not reviewed this place before now...?! The Picker Knows is one of those places... Probably the premier, and my favorite, antique "mall" in the Des Moines metro! Rows and rows of vendor booth and cases. I'd hate to total the money up that I've spent here... And buying is great, but a lot of times I just have fun window shopping. Looking at the many different things here that I can't afford or have no business spending money on... Lol Very large display items, furniture, antiques, retro and vintage, some modern, a few clothes, comics, vinyls, Hot Wheels, some dusty and rusty things, handcrafted items, and tons of smalls! Prices are vendor driven. So some are high, some are at market, and there are great deals to be found here too. As a veteran I appreciate the veteran's only parking spot near the front door. At only 55 I pass it up a lot because there are veterans in A LOT worse shape than I am. But I have used it a couple of times. It's so easy to spend hours here! Vendors leave and new vendors fill their slots. And with the merchandise being vendor provided...the selection is ever changing! The staff is fantastic and always available for questions or to open a case! The bathrooms aren't terrible for this environment. They aren't perfect...pretty plain Jane...but they don't send you running for the hills. Lol The Picker Knows is a must stop in the Des Moines metro if you are into antiquing or thrifting!

Love all the stuff I got great quality and amazing products…read more .

I've only heard good things about this place so far so I had to visit it. First impressions are…read morethat it's clean and well organized. For the size of the space, which isn't too big, they still had a great selection. Since we visited after the holidays they had lots of sales. Not as much furniture from what I could tell, but great amount of kitchen dinnerware and clothing! Parking lot is crazy big since it's by a few other places. Driving here was also a breeze since there were quite a few signs leading to it! I'll definitely be checking this place out again soon.

My gf and I stumbled across this thrift store yesterday as we were doing our rounds. I guess it's…read morebeen open for four months, but it hadn't shown up on our radar until now. A wide assortment of clothes and hard goods. As far as layout and in-store vibe I'd put this up as one of the nicest thrift stores in the Des Moines metro! From their web site: "About us: We wanted to create a different kind of thrift store with a premium shopping experience - one where people could count on finding a great variety of quality items in an organized, pleasant atmosphere. Thriftmart is a nonprofit store owned by Joppa. All merchandise has been donated by Joppa Partners to match our meticulous quality standards so that you'll enjoy quality finds, every time! We all know thrifting is important for sustainability. Reusing items is not only economical it also helps sustain the environment. Plus, all unsold Thriftmart merchandise goes to good causes--nothing goes to waste. What's more, every purchase helps someone experiencing homelessness to survive, find housing and rebuild their lives. Our goal is to ultimately help end homelessness in central Iowa." https://thriftmart.com/

You will find similar versions of this kind of overpricing throughout the store. Don't waste your…read moretime. Items are consistently overpriced.

I had an awful experience with an employee being rude to me here because I didn't know if he was…read moreready to check me out or not. He wasn't really looking at me, and usually the nice thing to do in retail is say something like "I can help whoever is next." Two other customers come up after maybe a minute (at most) and ask me if I was ready, and he blurts out "I don't know what she's waiting for!" And still doesn't address me directly. It was honestly embarrassing! I walk up and lay my things down on the counter and just explain I wasn't sure, and he cuts me off and says "I didn't know I had to make an announcement." The whole checkout process he is still in a mood and doesn't say anything after I say "thank you" even though he's the one who's been rude. I was (and still am) appalled by this kind of treatment, especially in front of other customers. I'm glad there's other locations to shop at!

Selection and value. Easy location, but you do need to pay for delivery. Friendly customer service!!read more

I love to visit this beautiful store because they always have unique, quality items…read more I have purchased a gorgeous desk and some other home accessories. If you want luxury at affordable cost, you will love it!

A great thrift store with some great finds! We always make sure we stop there when we do our thrift…read moreshop hopping days!

This is one of our favorite thrift shops. Wide variety of merchandise and very reasonably priced…read more Staff have always been friendly and helpful. We always find some new treasure to take home with us!

Great service when I dropped my clothes off here! Many of my items, as well as others there still…read morehad tags! Nice assortment and well priced!

Terrible place dont go there. Employees were rude, not helpful, and dont take care of there…read morecustomers at all. Sat around waiting to try stuff on and nobody helped. Terrible service overall. Dont recommended to anyone.

One of my four go to antique/thrift/consignment shops. I consider my go tos to be above and beyond…read morewhat most people think about when they hear thrifting. This is not a Goodwill, Salvation Army, or DAV. Quality items and can't miss stops on your thrifting rounds. Make sure you check this place out!

On the east side of town is this shop. I happen upon it one Friday afternoon when I was wondering…read morearound downtown. I was really excited to see a thrift shop, as I really do love thrift shops. HCI Giving Tree is not your typical thrift store. It is a small clean store, with really nice products. This isn't really the stuff I am looking for when I go thrifting, however all proceeds from store sales support hospice services provided to patients and families served by HCI Hospice Care Services. I did end up purchasing something small to help support the cause. However I don't know if I would regularly return for big deals. I hope they continue to do what they are doing for the cause they are doing it for. Very cool.

This location prices their items much higher than any other Goodwill of Central Iowa locations. The…read moreselection is much similar to the rest of the other Goodwill's of Central Iowa so I don't understand why it's priced so much higher. Also, the employees attitudes are the worst at this location.

Wonderful bargains very kind. Staff pointed me in the right direction as well as showing me areas…read more I wasn't aware of selection was great as well.