The Salvation Army

Went today to make a donation but saw one of the employees car full with donated shoes it’s a black Volkswagen brand new sorry I could get a picture of it but if you drive to the back door of the store you will see which one I’m taking about !! Not good to take donated stuff.

I visited this store today brining my grandfather. It was my first time shipping here. I looked around the store in a few different departments and most of the stuff that would be close to a good find had Marshalls and Ross pricing. No good deals. When it was finally time for us to check out. Two items that my grandfather picked the cashier was extremely rude. Assistant manager Janeen Bracken. One item didn’t have a price and she took it out of my grandpas hand saying she can’t sell it and to send it back to the warehouse. Very rude! Bad prices.

Used to be great to shop here. Very disappointed in the prices. You guys are NOT a consignment store! People DONATE to you.

Always come here to see the clothing selection. Sometimes I find good stuff sometimes I don’t. It depends. Main dislike of this specific location is that their bathroom is not open to the public. To my knowledge, the other locations do have it open to their customers. So beware because their manager Patricia won’t let you use the restroom unless you are a child or elderly. Thumbs down.

Staff is lovely. Selection is clutch.
This is the spot.

Used to be one of the best in South OC. Looks like Management got the eBay Bug and is pricing items to match. What a joke! Wilson leather jackets for 60.00? Suits for 40.00? Low end clothing at high eBay retail prices. Better off buying online where you can return items!

This location is meh. I’ve only bought stuff from here once, but there’s never anything that I absolutely must have. They seem to have an endless supply of used furniture, clothing is usually well organized and easy to find or sort through. You never really seem to find much in the way of sports equipment or shoes (except for kids). If anything, it’s a good trip if thrift store drop ins are something you enjoy doing simply for the amusement factor.

This is a decent thrift store. Prices are hit and miss, much higher than the stores further north. For the most part, still great deals to be had. It is clean and well organized.
The people who work there are interesting. They tend to talk to each other (gossip) constantly. It is hard to get their attention at times, or they will dismiss your cries for help if they are deep in the chisme.
You need to be self sufficient and know if you are getting a good price.
It would be GREAT if their hours were posted somewhere beside their front door. They don’t answer their phone so you have to drive up and hope for the best.

This store would be 5 stars all the way but the LOCATION sucks!!! They are located next to the dmv and there is almost NEVER parking! We went yesterday and drove around the parking lot 10 plus times and could not get a spot. I recommend if you plan on going either go when the dmv is not open or first thing and expect a wait for parking. The store is great though

This is a pretty good thrift store. I almost always find some great bargains and some pretty unique items. Everything is well organized and the staff seems to work hard putting new things out and keeping the store neat. I do think the collectible are overpriced and lot of what they are selling as collectible are not. It’s fun coming here & I can spend 2 or 3 hours digging through everything & always find something. I do wish they had a schedule posted to show what and when the sales are. Also, when I’ve been there on the half price days and the the sign says Except Red Tags, I’ve gotten to the check-​out just to find out that the Red tags were also half off. Would have been nice if they would have announced or posted that information while I was shopping. Would have bought more for sure and that’s good for them and for me. All in all it’s a great way to spend a couple hours and it’s a lot of fun. You never know what you’ll find.

Maybe you should post your hours and when donations are accepted. Or answer the phone, even a automated message would be helpful.

A good size facility, but I never buy anything. Even after coming weekly. Some of their «collectible» items are grossly overpriced. Not impressed.

This my #1 thrift store for the locale, but pricing went up in 2015. (Remember, it is a charity.) Wide variety selection; Clothes are categorized by size instead of color (YAY!);Age for Senior Discount raised to 60 yrs. BEST FINDS– New Medici (Firenze) Italian leather messenger bag for $ 10; Perfect, vintage mink swing coat for $ 75; and used 2002 Olympic Relay Torch for $ 519. FRIENDLY employees inside & out in back picking up donations. Sells & accepts large furniture & working-​appliance donations; they always offer a tax receipt, & they bring carts to my car to fill up. Note that they do allow citizens to work off public service hours there, so if an employee seems unhappy to be there, now you know why.

I always find something at this store, and I have been shopping here for 15 years. For availability, organization, and customer service inside I give this store a 5. For how I was treated today, I scale it back to a two. The man by the drop off location yelled at my dad and I when we were trying to donate and he kept cutting me off when I wanted to ask the nearest place to donate being that the truck was full for the day. He even gave me the middle finger… I was horrified. Anyways I ended up donating to another facility with friendlier unloading crew. It’s really hard to want to donate when someone is yelling at you, please treat customers better.

Love this place! They have a lot of inventory and most prices are ok. Everyday they have difference sales… «15% off purses, linens, mens jeans», «30% off furniture», «50% off clothing», etc. often they have «50% off entire store (excluding red tag) «I have to agree with a previous reviewer that there are some things marked with a red tag that are far from collectable. I wish they had a Facebook page so I could see what sales were happening that day. They open at 9am by the way… I couldn’t find their hours anywhere and every time I called their phone was busy. Obviously they don’t worry too much about communication.

Great, large thrift store. Customer service can be spotty but they have good deals!

If you love finding bargains at thrift stores, the Salvation Army next to the Department of Motor Vehicles in San Clemente is your heaven on earth!
Arietta, the store manager, and her core staff — Lorena, Laura, Hannah and others — are helpful and cheerful. Stay away from Kay — she can’t smile and curses at customers under her breath. All of us regulars wish she would find another calling.
San Clemente is am amazing bargain hunter’s treasure trove with «thrift store row» on El Camino Real going north from Palizada Avenue — LaTienda, Consignment Treasurers, Bargain Box, Coral Thrift, Sweet Repeats, iHope and more… you can often «score» great deals at each of these thrift shops AND support a worthy cause to boot!
But if you are looking for that «one-​stop-​shop-​thrift-​shop,» look no more.
Salvation Army Thrift Store in San Clemente has $ 1 clothing tag days, 50% off everything days, 15% off for seniors every day, double senior discount days. 50% off shoes and linen days, and 10 books for $ 1.
I own the Always Inn Bed & Breakfast in San Clemente and the Always San Clemente Beach Rentals. My guests have made a visit to the Salvation Army Thrift Store in San Clemente a «must do» along with a trip to Rainbow Sandals and the San Juan Capistrano Mission! They can pick up wet suits, bathing suits, summer shirts, sweatshirts and more that they forgot to or didn’t want to pack at less than the cost of renting!

I like how they organize the clothing. Makes it easy to shop for specific colors. If you see something you love, don’t hesitate because it won’t be there if you go back.

Great spot if you have a little time. I went with a friend the other day and found a Talbots blazer for 5 dollars. almost every day is sale day, like 50% off one of the color tags items or sometimes 50% everything except the collectables. Whatever. It is a score. you just have to have some time to go thru the racks and not be discouraged. If you take the time to hunt, your going to come out with some great name brand duds including Bannan Republic, Calvin Klein and more. You just have to get thru the junk. Even a grat spot to get a suit. seriously, I mean the surrounding area is afluebnt, so the donations are generally good. but the location is next to DMV, so plenty of competition. They acceopt donations around the back and those little slips for donations are a must, ask any tax guy. Clain the amount you paid for the itteam, not the depreciated guesstimate and you will be surprised how quick the deductables add up.

Pretty good thriftstore! The people that work there are all really sweet and the prices are very good as well!