Arc Thrift Store

This location is really good for furniture, books and women’s clothes. They don’t have a very big selection of kids clothes so if that’s what you’re looking for I would try a different one. They also have a very large collection of shoes for women. The overall appearance of the store seems to be clean and it doesn’t smell like some of the other thrift stores. The lines tend to be long but move very quickly.

We LOVE this ARC!!! Just a nice place, wide aisles, great finds, friendly workers and usually some pretty great people watching!

First time visiting this location. Very well organized and reasonable prices. Discounts available during the week depending on the color of tags. I got an awesome deal on a desk that was in great sgape. When you sign up for there e-​club they send you a coupon. Will definitely want to come back to see what great treasures I can find.

I’m a fan of the ARC chain but this location did nothing for me. The prices are crazy… $ 14.99 for Xmas sweaters?! I know they’re trying to make money off the trend at this time of year, but this is a thrift store, not Buffalo Exchange or Etsy. I found nothing here I had to have, and it was a lot smaller than the other locations I’ve been to nearby. High prices, crappy inventory… I’ll go to the other nearby locations.

I have shopped here for a long time. And lately I have been disappointed with the entire store in general. The prices have been jacked up high. And the inventory is not as nice as it used to be. How can you charge $ 40 for a blanket i can get new at walmart for $ 15? And you got the blanket for free. I used to find great stuff here spending $ 100s of dollars at a time here. Now days im lucky if I find $ 5 worth of stuff here.
I bought a ralph Lauren buttonup here for $ 6.99, and a dresser that was beat up for $ 29.99. I then went to 1 Stop Thrift Shop across the street and found the same shirt in the next size up, they had it priced $ 1.00 and then it was half off, I also saw a very nice dresser that was bigger then the one I bought at arc, Priced only $ 15.00. So I could have saved $ 21 shopping at 1 Stop Thrift Shop instead of Arc. live and learn I guess.
ARC is no longer my go to thrift store.

This is a great thrift store with really decent prices. It’s a bit over whelming around Halloween season. They have a great number of costumes and decorations and even unopened Halloween makeup. It’s worth it to mention, parking is a nightmare on a busy day. I’ve even received discounts here with coupons.

Since this is one of the larger (and more populated) thrift stores in Arvada, I almost feel the review should be broken down into sections. My personal opinion on the following aspects of ARC:
Clothing — for a thrift store, ARC is hard to beat. A huge selection and half the store is dedicated towards clothing. I’m happy to say that over 50% of my t-​shirts come from this place, and they include lots of different brands and prints. While I don’t shop for women’s clothing, it looks to be the most crowded section so I figure it must be halfway decent.
Furniture — another great «plus,» ARC gets new furniture in every day and it is rare that I’ll see the same stuff two Saturdays in a row. They have some great deals; I found a lamp that is easily $ 100+ brand new in excellent condition for $ 10. A television stand in need of a sanding and repainting for $ 14. A dresser for $ 20. A mirror table for $ 9.
Knickknacks and random small stuff — this is where ARC could be better. I understand that it is probably impossible to keep up with the incoming daily assortment, but the prices vary wildly and seem to be overpriced (there was a scented candle for $ 4.99 when Wal-​Mart sells the same brand and size for $ 6). However, there are occasionally some gems hidden in the clutter if you’re willing to spend the time… But not always. Lots of stuff is in very shabby condition, too.
Everything else — The checkout line always takes a long time because I’ve never seen more than two employees working the registers. Even when a third and fourth person are back there seemingly doing nothing besides talking, they don’t jump in to help or open a new register. On a plus side, the people behind the back desk in the furniture area are always very willing to help if you ask and are straightforward about answering questions or helping load/​unload. The store definitely has a noticeable smell and the dust/​chemicals/​whatever cause an allergic reaction if I spend longer than 20 minutes browsing the shelves.
All in all an average thrift store with a huge selection; better check-​out service, a cleaner environment and consistent prices would raise my rating.

I would say this is the best 2^nd hand store in Arvada!!! I always find good stuff here

I’d give this place a better rating if they wouldn’t have jacked the prices to unreasonable prices. I live by here and go a lot and recently I just have had to simply pass on some cool stuff because the prices are truly too high.

It’s an ok store, but make sure if you have a return you adhere to their unreasonable 10 day return policy. I had spent a lot of money at this store and they still wouldn’t budge on their policy. I won’t be returning.

I LOVE THRIFTING! However I don’t like this thrift store. It is expensive! You get your inventory for free and then price it more then it is new, booooo!!! There were walmart jeans priced $ 20, wich are priced $ 13 new.

I love this store and go at least twice a week. Really good prices on furniture and linens. I always find something I want. I donate a lot here too and have had good experiences in the drive-​thru there. I’ll be there tomorrow for half off day!

I am quite happy with this Arc store and here is why.
1. It’s clean and that is important!
2. The prices are fair bordering on downright cheap. That’s why you are shopping there, right?
3. The selection is varied and the pieces don’t suck. Even though you are on a cheap shopping trip, you don’t want your haul to look cheap.
4. You know that thrift shopping can be a crap-​shoot but at least here you have plenty of options so you don’t walk out empty handed.

This location has the standard massive selection of women’s clothing and a larger than normal area for men’s clothing. The men’s clothing here seemed to be superior to that of the Broomfield ARC. Of course, that could change at anytime — so it’s always worth checking several out if you’re looking for something specific. In our case we were hunting down a sport jacket and found a great one here.
This store seems more focused on clothing rather than housewares but there are a few aisles with dishes, cups, and other kitchen good and home decorations.

When having to escort family around thrift stores so they can find that perfect pair of shoes, Arc is not a bad place to go. The store is clean and well lit. They have a ton of stuff in a small place. It’s a little bit clutter-​y, but not so bad that you want to run away screaming in fear that all that stuff will come crashing down if you touch something.
Ahem. This is a nice place to get clothes, especially for little kids. On one visit, we got a mountain of clothes for $ 30. Most recently, I got a few outfits for each of my kids for the fraction of the price if they were new. But they looked like new, which is an added bonus! I got a little hat from the Denver Zoo for my daughter for around $ 2. It is totally something I would have bought there for 5x that amount. And I got her a cute little dress. It probably would have been $ 20 new, and I got it for $ 4. Nice.

I FREAKING LOVE THIS STORE.
Granted, I can’t compare it to other Arc’s in the area because this is the only one I’ve ever been to, but it is absolutely amazing.
Fantastic items that I have purchased from Arc in the past 3 months:
K2 Snowboard in great condition: $ 5
Women’s snowboarding boots: $ 5
Oh-​so-​comfy couch in mint condition: $ 10
Bright gold dress (for Halloween costume): $ 4
Printer (with ink!): $ 6
Beautifully decorated steel fire pit: $ 10
Oh, I could go on all day. I dare you to go into this place and not find something you want for dirt cheap. I swear that we furnished the majority of our house with stuff from Arc for under $ 50.
Go on Saturday– you’ll have to deal with a crowd of bargain hunters, but most things are 50% off (depending on the tag’s color). For the love of god and everything holy, just go!

I am a thrift store fan. Part of the experience is browsing through a few crappy things, and finding great treasures. This place has its share of crappy stuff, but also a few decent things. Lots of knick knacks. Dirty and broken stuff can be found on almost every shelf. Good collection of Halloween clothing. Not an amazing selection of other clothing. Waaaaay more pricey than other thrift stores. We’re talking ridiculously overpriced. You will spend more than you should if you buy something there. Usually too crowded for my liking.
One time I spotted a platter there that I liked. They were selling it for $ 10. First of all, that’s too expensive for an old thrift store platter. Second of all, the original price tag was still on the back of the platter: $ 5! Boo, not cool.

Let me make this clear from the get-go…I am not a thrift-​store person. I don’t like crowds or clutter, and when I go shopping I like to be in and out as quickly as possible.
Today I decided to go «shopping» here. I had a very specific idea of what I wanted… maybe a tank top or two, and some bermuda shorts. I ended up leaving with a saucepan ($ 5), a Bundt pan ($ 2), and two skirts ($ 4 and $ 3). Not too shabby. The idea of wearing a tank top that may have touched someone else’s woman parts was a little too weird for me.
The majority of the clientele were older folks or other bargain-​hunters. I saw nobody else under the age of 30. There is a good selection of dishware and trinkets, baby stuff, furniture, and (of course) clothes. The clothes were arranged by size, but that could be misleading at times because Juniors’ sizes were mixed in with regular sizes, but it all worked out.

thrift stores creep me out. it’s a germ thing. plus, i am too chubby to fit into sizes of the past and not being able to squeeze into a size 14 from the 70s is depressing.
but, i have found KILLER plastic jewelry that looks like bakelite at the one off broadway.
if i wasn’t such a heifer and could fit into the clothes, then maybe i would have given this place 4 stars.

it’s not half the store the south broadway or colfax stores are, but it’s still a great time for digging. sometimes these suburban outposts are even more intresting than their urban counterparts because they haven’t been picked apart by the vulture-​like hipsters in search of that seagully ‘80s op shirt. and there’s also the fact that people in the suburbs just buy (and give away) some of the most zany shit.