This bull has wandered into the Valley Village Thrift Store in Spokane maybe two dozen times now…read more It is always a fun pasture to graze. There are plenty of interesting items to sniff through, and more often than not, this old bull trots out with a little treasure tucked under his hide. The prices are fair hay -- not the cheapest feed in the field, but not outrageously high either. Now, a bull has to be honest about the herd. The parking lot before the gates open can feel a bit uneasy, like strange cattle pacing the fence line. Inside, there are a few sketchy-looking creatures milling about, which makes this bull keep one eye open and his tail alert. That said, the handlers -- the human workers -- are always solid farmhands. They are friendly, helpful, and consistently kind, which makes the overall grazing experience pleasant. The bathrooms are locked up tight, and a bull sometimes has to wait for a gatekeeper to help him out, which can be inconvenient when nature calls. But this bull understands -- when you have some shady animals wandering the pasture, you lock the barn doors. All in all, this is a store this bull genuinely likes. The staff are great, the hunt is fun, and despite the occasional odd cattle in the lot, the experience is usually a good one. This bull will keep coming back to graze

Back to VV!! In cali it's called SAVERS which is the same store. I checked out the clothes looking…read morefor some bangers and I found 1 or 2 but they were not my size. Of course when you thrift you just have to keep looking!!!

I wish they got better donations. Pretty slim pickings. That's why we go to thrift stores, we like…read moreto pick through used & vintage items. With that said, the workers are very nice & friendly. My reason to keep going? Sunday. They make a new color tag 50% off. I'm there like white on rice on Sundays! That's when you get some great deals! I love looking through their books. That's where they shine. I've found some excellent coffee table books for $2.00! It's worth a trip there when they get this week's tag down to 75% off. Once in a while, I get a sweet deal. Take a good look. You might find something fun.

This store seems to think they are an antique store with their pricing. I recently purchased a set…read moreof bowls and the cashier told us that they were going to price them at 4.99 until she told them to increase the price to 12.99. Why would you tell the customer that you decided to raise the price of the item you are buying? They used to sell Tupperware at a decent price but now they seem to think that Tupperware is extremely rare. If you see the older man with the cart full of stuff during the day, I would not suggest looking through the card while he is stocking. He becomes very rude if you do that.

You find amazing things/clothings for the price of almost nothing! My friend and I went got a WHOLE…read moreCART of clothing and it was $60. FOR $60 which was mind blowing.

No longer an outlet store despite the signage that says it is. They need to update their signage…read moreand update their status on Yelp.

The second of two stores. This is a Christian thrift store that all of the proceeds go to Union…read moreGospel Mission. The prices go from reasonable to down right outrageous! It is pretty well stocked but part of the reason for this is that they are overcharging for their clothes. The other store is better for what ever that is worth. Have fun digging!

Mad cow here--sick of the bull. For more than ten years,…read moreI've donated to the Union Gospel Mission Thrift Store in Spokane Valley. I supported it because it claimed to be a Christian mission--one rooted in service, generosity, and care for people. Unfortunately, over the years, the quality of the experience has steadily declined. The service has gotten worse. The pricing has crept higher and higher, to the point where it no longer feels like a thrift store at all. I paw the ground every time I see items priced above what I can find at non-religious thrift stores across town. What finally sent this bull charging, though, is that customers are no longer allowed to use the restrooms. That's right. I can walk into Goodwill or other secular thrift stores, get better service, fairer prices, and still be treated with basic dignity--including access to a restroom. This is what really bothers me. This is supposed to be a Christian thrift store. Yet it delivers a worse experience than stores that make no claim of faith or ministry. After more than a decade of donating and shopping here, we've made the decision to stop. No more donations. No more shopping. We'll take our goods--and our hooves--elsewhere. A Christian mission should lead in kindness, fairness, and respect. Right now, this one is falling behind. And this mad bull is done with the bull.

Friendly, divey, and highly recommended if you are in need of chairs…read more Teen Challenge lines the chairs around the store's exterior, like a friendly mob of people trying to get into a hot new club. Put on your hazard lights, drive slowly around the line of chairs, and take one home. I got a mint condition emerald green office chair for $15 this week (and I'm thinking about a few other beauties I saw). The seating secret is out.

Went to this store after having a bad experience elsewhere. I was emotional and could barely stop…read morecrying from the previous place of buisness I had been at... a young man who was helping load the furniture my mom had just bought asked me what was wrong! I of course told him light details about the incident, at this time he asked if he could pray for me. This was unexpected and refreshing, to have someone take a moment and show true care for my situation! I really appreciated this young man and think it speaks volumes for the Christian thrift store and the people they employ! If I were to say only one thing, that would be that some of the prices are a little lofty and although they are negotiable, they may act as a detergent for less hardy bargainers than my mom.

This one is my preferred Plato's Closet to sell to. Go to this one first and then the other one…read morewith the clothes they don't take, they usually want different things but this one will give you more in my experience

I buy from Plato's all the time, most of my clothes are from there and when I want to sell them…read moreback they take none of my clothes, they don't even actually look through the clothes I bring. They are all popular brands and they are all not cheap. But when I come and see the selection they have inside the stores it's WORSE SHIT hanging on there. How is it that my clothes are in style and nice and clean and y'all don't get them but when I buy from you it's the very thing that I got from the store. I brought 5 black bags of clothes... 5... and you guys are telling me only 3 things you guys liked?! This whole thing is a scam.

Great little place to find unique and one of a kind items. Some really good finds here that have…read morepaid off for me. Have a look for yourself. Very friendly staff, awesome collection of action figures, massive record collection as well as some rare coins.

Great entertaining spot to shop. Everything you can imagine under one roof. Easy parking and over…read more100 vendors in one business.

Amazing experience shopping here. The prices are so easy to understand, their is color coded price…read moretags with the corresponding prices on sheets at ends of each rack so you remember. Prices are very low even has a $1 rack and a .25 cent bin out front (might differ depending on if they change it). Is very well priced, tons of selection tops, bottoms, men's, women's, kids, other and etc!! I really recommend this place, service was amazing, even gave a discount once a defect on clothing item was noticed, they were a little busy restocking which i totally understand. It's Great to support local businesses, i encourage everyone to at least go and see if you enjoy it, especially now with goodwill prices and then selling the good stuff online, you've got a chance to find something great here for a good price, i went about a month ago and plan to stop in more often when i get the time!

Shop owner's little nieces and nephews rambunctiously running around, one kiddo slapped my Mom on…read morethe butt and another threw my item while I was receiving change. Chaos. One small rack for kids items.