One of my favorite thrift stores in Mesa. It's local and is organized very well always has great sales and every day is new sale category. Big furniture room and has a vintage upscale section with really good finds that's more expensive. Love this place. Lots of adult clothes but only a little kids clothes. read more

Great location lots of parking. Don't forget to visit the boutique and auction area. Lots of collectibles that bring back memories. Prices are better than goodwill and they have lots of sales. Staff is super nice and friendly. read more

I love the people working there who are volunteers. Very polite and helpful. I found so many things at a very reasonable prize.

This thrift store is very nice. Furniture, plateware, glassware, and shoes are all organized in a way that it reminds me more of a consignment shop. The prices are much higher than one would expect for these things. Examples are couches over $100, a set of plates for $50 used tennis shoes $40. The items were in excellent condition, but above my thrift budget. The clothes prices/ selection were on par with goodwill. There's a fixed price for tops and pants. The tops were around $7. I found 2 blouses and stood by the registers and was ignored by both cashiers. One cashier looked me in the eyes, I asked for the designated place to pay and she didn't respond. She turned around and began a conversation with another employee. I grabbed an Andrew Jackson ($20) and handed it to the kind woman and said In leaving with these 2 tops. She looked confused, but took my hard earned dollars and I left the premises without my change. All in all a good trip. I will be back! read more

They seemed to have some decent prices on the art work and media. But the toy section was very sparse and a lot of things were in plastic bags that most of them were open and there was a sign that said they would not sell any open bags. So pretty much all toys were not able to be purchased (while I was there, there were two younger kids that were over playing with all of the items. Idk if they opened them or what, but I think they belonged to a worker cause a lady came over and yelled at them that she could "here them all the way up at the register" and then she told them to be quiet and just walked away and left them again.) I think it's great that they try to look out for military families, which being one made me want to check this place out. But, unfortunately, I don't think I'll be back :( read more

This is our new place that we like as part of the proceeds go towards helping veterans. Store is clean and easy to move through.

Had a good visit. Big place with lots of good stuff to move around and find some treasures. Spent a good hour just wondering though. Seems to be well stocked with a few exceptions, a little bit of everything for everyone. Prices are along with the other thrift stores in the area.The service was nice and helpful. The one knock was that the lighting was dim for me but I'm a old dude and that's not a deal breaker just something I noticed. Last words... coming back! read more

This was a very nice thrift shop. Everything was nice and neat and the prices were very decent. I went in knowing that I needed nothing in the way of jewelry and I ended up getting 4 pairs of earrings! Staff was very friendly! I would shop here again if I lived in the area. read more

**November 2021 Visit** I was on a big thrift kick and wanted to check out all the local second-hand shop to find some treasures. Purple Heart was on my list to check out but unfortunately it'll likely be my last visit. Pros: Very large space with items clearly marked in designated areas. There was a dedicated furniture section and a bathroom available for customers. Parking is ample. Cons: Prices are about double (or more) on what I would pay at other comparable charity shops. Clothes in general seemed more worn and older. Neutral: Country music. Staff/Patrons did not wear masks. read more

Purple heart is one of my main thrift stores to shop. Since the price of other well known secondhand stores has gone up, I'm glad to have found this treasure of a place. They have a wonderful crafting section. read more

Purple Heart Desert Thrift Shop - Mesa was always good to shop at. Employees & volunteers always helped. Closing at the end of May, 2025 and will be greatly missed. 75% discount and 95% discount last week of month. read more

I love delivering my items to them. They are such a great organization and everyone is so friendly and nice.

This was my favorite thrift store until this year, 2024. I loved the discounts but also felt comfortable paying full asking prices. However, in the past year there have been numerous changes and very few for the better. The two biggest areas of disappointment: delivery and electronics/appliances. Major increase in delivery costs that will often double the price of an item and it's only one item per delivery. Testing of electronics/appliances are not done in-house anymore, so it's even worse buy at your own risk and the volunteers can't help because they're not allowed to even plug something in before bringing it onto the floor. The reason I gave it two stars instead of one star is the price tags. The new price tags are more descriptive and adhere to the item better, which hopefully cuts down on crook customers trying to swap tags for "better" deals. read more

I love 50% off days!! Got a nice patio table and chairs for a really good price! I love the furniture! They get some really nice stuff.

Clean, well organized, helpful staff, not to mention very reasonable prices on a wide variety of products! I'll be back!

Came by had some time to waste had a good selection of just about everything. Cute thrift store I bought books great deal got 5 for 1.25 had all kinds of thing nothing looked broken staff was kind. Honestly I enjoyed this place have to come back when I have more time read more

Yes, I really like the people who work there I enjoy the organization of the store. I enjoy how clean and findable for goods of any kind that is needed.for yourself or others. read more

The jewelry is picked over by management either they take it for themselves or sell it to their friends. They are rude for the most part not so much a charity the owner owns many places surrounding the store is making a lot of money . I wouldn't shop there much never feels right the clothes smell and there isn't anything nice. Some of the employees seem to be more concerned with talking with each other than serving the public read more

I was just opened to the world of thrifting after my wife has been trying to get me interested for a couple of years now. This location was by far the cleanest and had the most helpful crew working at my time of visit. The deals on sports coats, ties, leather gloves, slacks and suspenders made my month! read more

I love that they have dressing rooms available to try clothes on. Their store is always clean and organized and the staff is always very friendly. Not to mention I like that my purchases help the veterans. read more

I have been to Purple Heart countless times and never ever had a bad experience, until the last time I went. The Old Lady with short white hair who was working behind the "boutique" counter wouldn't stop following me around the store after I picked up a hat that I was going to purchase, as I was browsing the rest of the store as one usually does I noticed her multiple times staring at me and following after a while she asked me "are u going to buy that or steal it?" I then continued to tell her that I am a very regular customer and I come in almost everyday and she then proceeded to say she wasn't accusing us only asking. They need to start checking the mental capacity and health of their employees that lady was out of it lol. read more

Variety of items to choose from. Picked up a bread slicer for Pennie's on the dollar.

The man with the white hair that sits in the furniture section of this thrift store, is the rudest man I have ever met. He told me at 4:50 when they close at 5:00, that I need to stop looking around and leave because they were closing, I was just taking a look at a pair of boots and he made me feel extremely uncomfortable. I have came here a lot but will steer clear of this man and his aggressive demeanor. read more

Deals every day. Love browsing there. The employees receiving the donations are super nice. The employees in both sections are helpful and courteous. Easy to shop in a clean neat place. read more

They picked up Moms furniture and misc items, they were kind, considerate and quick. I hope her furniture and belongings go to others in need. read more

The old lady with short white hair and glasses behind the boutique counter was staring at me the whole time whilst I was shopping. I frequent here quite often and have never seen an employee do that. When confronted she was very rude and made me feel extremely uncomfortable. Purple Hearts needs to do something about her nasty attitude. read more

PROS: All of the people, staff and volunteers are super nice. It's a clean, well-organized store. Prices have gotten higher over the past year, but are still mostly reasonable. CONS: The reasons I don't shop here too often are the boutique, the "auction" spot, the Ebay store and the fact that the employees/volunteers are allowed to purchase items before they ever hit the floor. The boutique is ridiculously priced (Ebay prices or above, not even Ebay sold prices, but listed prices, so not usually realistic). The auction counter/room/system/Ebay store is particularly insulting. You are a thrift store, please act like it. I do not shop at your store to pay collectible prices for items that people donated to you and that you pay hundreds of dollars a month to store. Why not just price things more reasonably and move them quicker and knock out the storage fees? Same goes to paying Ebay fees. Thrift stores conducting business in this way are greedy. The fact that the employees and volunteers can shop not only on the floor but in the back room is a deal breaker for me. I've had employees tell me the great finds they purchase before an item is on the floor. Why should I bother coming to your store when the employees are grabbing the good stuff first? Most thrift stores do not allow any of that. It would be nice if you did a better job vetting the items you put out. Lots of broken/chipped/damaged items. Electronics that say "tested and works", but the battery compartment is completely corroded. The battery compartment was obviously never unscrewed and opened. That's disappointing to a little kid on a non-returnable toy. read more

Wow! Went to their Apache Junction location. Their staff was very nice and cordial. Bargains abound. Will be back!

I love this place. I always find a gem. A nice assortment, great people and easy to move around.

I am moving to the east coast, so I made an easy online appointment for them to pick up the contents of my apartment. The scheduled day they call a half hour before to let you know they are on the way. The guys that moved the furniture were nice and I felt good donating to our deserved veterans. read more

Lots of unique items and everyone was super helpful!

Staying in Mesa and go often to the local thrift stores. This store was large and had lots of good items to look at. Well worth exploring.

Clean and everything is organized. Staff are very friendly. I love that they support veterans.

Best thrift store that truly blesses Veterans and patrons. Great staff, sales and even delivery. Wonderful asset to the community and those that really need a hand up!!! read more

I love good thrift shop with plenty of options! I was driving by and stopped inside to check out what lies ahead.. Boy was I surprised with all the different department including furniture section. My mom picked up a few things at grand total of 10 bucks! I would say we lucked on this gem! Glad I found it and will be back in the future to find more items. read more

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Deseret Purple Heart Industries located at Greenfield and Main is an amazing store with amazing staff. The manager Denise is top notch!! She and her amazing staff Hannah took the time to allow my husband and I to shop for necessities after we lost all our belongings in a house fire. A huge thank you to the staff and management. read more

The guy that was locking up the carts told me even before i walked to the door we're closing literally at 442pm, Never been there before, now i will never!! They close at 5pm. You get paid hourly sir. I have to stay open until all customers come in and out. Even if they come in at 459pm read more

We were thinning out our duplex furniture and nicknacks, and then called Desert Thrift. Their truck arrived as promised and the two young men put all of the items into their truck and did not refuse any that might have been a little bedraggled. Super courteous guys. I don't know exactly what charity they help but what counts is that our donations help someone and if they can use it that's great. Update: down a star. We found out they no longer take TVs unless they are flat screens and 42" or larger. WTH! read more

I absolutely love this place. They always have great products, everything is clean and organized. The staff are always welcoming, friendly and so helpful. I hit up this place every Saturday because they have great deals. I also love that they are military friendly read more