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    Ollie's Bargain Outlet

    4.0 (1 review)
    Closed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe

    Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe

    4.4
    (261 reviews)
    31.0 mi
    $$
    Established in 1986
    Free estimates

    Always enjoy browsing bookstores, and seeing another independent bookstore, I had to make a quick…read morevisit. Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe is at the heart of downtown Asheville and blends well with other local businesses. The bookstore has its charm. The bookstore carries many tending and new releases of books. I'm intrigued that the bookstore hosts weekly events and some quirky magnetic and trinkets.

    Malaprop's will forever be one of my favorite indie bookstores. I first fell in love with it back…read morein 2021 when I lived in AVL. I liked the name so much because I was the type of person who used malaprops a good amount. It's extra charming because you're able to order something from their cafe while reading your book. This spot is deceptively huge. The different sections are very intentional and beautifully organized. I had an especially great time looking at the "Beautiful Books" section this visit. I ended up falling in love with a short stories book by Chips Hardy that I took home. I also adored their graphic t-shirts here. I am not a big t-shirt person, but always want more graphic tees, so was so excited to love this one so much. I had a really special experience with one of the booksellers here on my recent visit too. I could not find The Enchanted April in the fiction section and when I asked, one of the booksellers got really excited about the author and that book. She passionately told me how wonderful the book was. We were sad to see it was sold out, but suggested I check a bookstore a block over. I love this bookstore and think everyone should make it a stop on an Asheville trip.

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    This is the first counter you see inside the doors
    This is the first counter you see inside the doors
    Coffeeshop seating area
    Coffeeshop seating area
    Interior. Photo by Kevin Dern.

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    Interior. Photo by Kevin Dern.
    The Community Thrift Store

    The Community Thrift Store

    1.0
    (2 reviews)
    1.8 mi

    Absolute scam and rip off look at the price on the stuff with original tags, such a rip off and the…read morestuff sucks it's all nee cheap stuff

    The outside looks great and it has a neat layout, so there's that. But I did have to walk through…read morea cloud of smelly cigarette smoke from the 2 employees that were sitting on each side of the door, smoking. Yuck. Aside from that, I noticed that their sign features a graphic that looks like a church with a cross and because of that, I mistakenly thought this thrift store was serving the public good by operating as a non profit or at least contributing a portion of their for-profit bottom line to a charity, but I was wrong. I went in today and noticed that they also accept donations. Do the folks that donate their items to this place realize that they are basically giving their stuff away to someone who will sell it and keep the money for themselves? I asked the employee if the store served a charitable cause and he told me that it serves the community by offering them these items. He evaded every question I asked him and tried to cover the fact that they take donations and the owner is the only one who profits. If those that donate understand that this is absolutely NOT a non-profit and this thrift store does NOT support a charity, then that is their choice. However, because of the way the employee answered the questions I asked, I feel that they are misrepresenting themselves and taking the good people of McDowell County for fools. It is also my opinion that the graphic on the sign which appears to be a church with a cross is also a misrepresentation since their profits are not going to any church. I hope people will begin to pay attention to places like this and consider donating to legitimate 501-c3 organizations instead. I have a feeling that most people do not realize that this place isn't a non-profit.

    Ollie's Bargain Outlet - discountstore - Updated August 2026

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