St Vincent de Paul Society of St Louis Thrift Store

What I look for when I thrift are three things: quality, appropriate pricing and cleanliness. With this location, it’s a bit shaky. I’m an avid thrifter, and I know the makings of a good thrift store. Honestly, it’s not found here.
— Quality.
The items here are… meh. I mean, I KNOW it’s a thrift store, but at this location, it’s nothing to write home about. I found myself thumbing through what’s there, instead of pulling the item off the rack and considering it. Furthermore, the staff is known for picking out the more decent items to save for themselves and place what’s left on the shelves. Not cool.
— Pricing.
The ticket is too high for most of the stock in the store. Point, blank. I know I’m not alone with giving a resounding «NO!» to what they’re asking for. Also, towards the back is where their selection of mattresses are housed. These mattresses are terrible. They’re hard, stiff and uncomfortable. I understand those needing assistance in hard times will take what they can get, but the less fortunate desire and deserve comfort as well!!!
— Cleanliness.
You walk in and get a whiff of dust. It’s grainy and super dirty! The shelves with electronics and pictures have thick lines of dust.
Oh, and the staff isn’t the friendliest either.
This place needs to get it together! Some serious rebutting needs to happen here.

Way overpriced and dirty! They pick through all the somewhat decent merchandise, stick it behind the counter or inside glass cases then mark the prices way up, usually above retail. They need to be reminded they’re a thrift store, not an antique shop. Unfortunately they defeat the entire thrift store experience. I for sure won’t be back.

this place is GROSS and its dirty filthy! I felt like a roach was gonna crawl on me in this place. the shelves are filled with junk– greasy, rusted pots and pans, nasty used sliverwear, broken and chipped dishes, dirty vases and just plain trash with an inch or more of dust/​dirt on the shelves. Many items still had .50 cent yard sale stickers attached to then while St. Vincent raised the priced to $ 3. I did find a nice jacket to buy for cheap but the cashiers were very slow (waited 10 minutes to check out) while we were waiting, a male employee was very RUDE to us, he almost knocked me and my son down, he was in a BIG RUSH while moving a piece of furniture. Never said sorry or excuse me.
I shop the other St. Vincent stores and they are NOT like this.

Dont’ know what is going on in the St Charles Store. The store is filled with «special purchase» items, basically cheap, junky «new» linens, pots, purses, etc. Trashy goods anyone could buy at Walmart (next door, the Dollar Tree, next door)
The Clothes are just WAY too crammed onto racks to shop.
The employees routinely ruin good used knit tops & sweaters by running the swift attachers thru the knit garment; not on the seam or tag. That ruins the clothing AND leaves HOLES in the Garments. Please see /​shop Goodwill for help!
I realize the employees are probably low paid, but they are very unfriendly, rude, NO customer service, not even a Hi OR THANK YOU when you purchase something.
This store runs between looking like a train wreck some days or more
often. it appears the employees just don’t care…

There are quality finds here. I mean, ok, it’s a thrift store. Don’t walk in there expecting to be treated like you’re shopping for a cashmere sweater at Macy’s. But keep your eye out, especially for furniture. I got a really decent, comfortable couch for a hundred dollars. When I went back to pick it up, they’d done a surprisingly nice job of cleaning it up for me, then they loaded it carefully into my rented U haul. Thanks, you guys.

i randomly walked in here over the weekend and i walked out feeling like i had robbed a bank. what a deal! i found a set of incredibly beautiful cocktail glasses for 50cents and a bunch of other random items such as a microwave tray plate, an ugly xmas sweater for my upcoming party (score!), a book and a real deer paw thermometer holder. who doesn’t want a deer paw thermometer holder?
there’s a little bit of everything here– random household items, books, furniture, art, apparel and toys all at very low prices.
stop on by and you may find some hidden treasure. the best part is that st vincent de paul society is a terrific organization that helps the poor by donating most of their proceeds as well as giving merchandise to the needy.

I’ve found super cool stuff here at really reasonable prices.
Unlike Goodwill, they do not mark up items because of a designer tag, which means you can sometimes come across super deals.
Most items are a base prices across the board, and while they do take in some things that are a bit run down, they also have great stuff mixed in, so it works out.
This is a great place to find Halloween costume items, purses, glassware etc.
Staff is always nice & if you’re willing to dig, you may be surprised at what you find!

If you wanna pop some tags, hit this place up! Except you probably only need $ 10 in your pocket. This place has a great selection if you are looking for an ugly Christmas sweater or any apparel for a theme party. As I write this, I regret that I am exposing this hidden gem since I don’t want the selection to get picked over. Oh well, your gain could be my loss and I am OK with that. In the end, it all goes toward a good cause!

This place is a good spot to find a good deal on that random thing you didn’t know you were looking for and can totally use! Its a big thrift store and I’d say what makes them unique is that they have a lot more stuff (small appliances, furniture, toys, games, sports, equipment, etc.) than they do clothing. It is not a bad place to go and browse around for a good deal. The donations that they receive are largely heavily used. So, you won’t find things here that are even as new looking as say Goodwill. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find stuff you can use for cheap! We bought an old wrap around desk for my wife and made it into a scrapbooking center in the basement for like $ 40. I found a garden hoe for $ 1. If you’ve got time to kill, go check it out. Worst case scenario is you find something you didn’t know you needed.

I’ve been thrifting at the St Vincent de Paul for over 10 years & at the Kingshighway location since it opened. I think it is strange that people can put 24 hour holds on items. It takes away the thrill of the hunt and is a horrible policy. So I guess I’m gonna go down there and put stuff on hold and tie up all their sales. They wont put second holds on things in case a sale falls through. I would just like the same courtesy and chance as other buyers. Other than that most of the stuff at St. Vincent de Paul is very very used and in rough condition. Every great once in a while I’ll pull something out, but over all not worth going out of my way for.

Are you in the market for:
–An expensive, filthy couch that you won’t have to worry about spilling anything on?
–Misprinted t-​shirts from local pee wee football teams?
–Trashy romance novels?
This is the thrift store for you.
Not saying it’s horrible, but I’ve always struck out here. Huge furniture section, though. Also lots of great board games. Don’t suggest buying clothes here, and this is coming from a chick who has worn clothes that people have thrown away before.

I“ve been back since then and they DO have sales on random days when their furniture is overstocked. Some of their funkier couches went down to $ 25 and they’ve stayed at around $ 98 for the most part. STILL too high, but there’s probably some vintage treasures in there from time to time.
One thing that I’m finding disturbing is that if there’s a sale on, say, «Shelving», or «Tables» the sale NEVER applies to the particular shelving unit or table that I’m trying to buy. They always find SOME reason why I can’t get the sale price. No, «Tables only means KITCHEN table», and not the work table I want. «Shelving» means «ROOM DECOR Shelving», NOT the metal shelving I wanted to buy. Disturbing. I think those women hate me. But still, I like the place.

This store looks like a warehouse inside, it’s huge! However, I was disappointed by the quality of the clothes and furniture. Everything is very, very used! Many things are dirty. I agree about the couches. They’re very over priced. Goodwill had a very pretty couch in great condition for 25 bucks. St. Vincent de Paulhad a couch with impressions, wear and tear for $ 189.

St. Vincent De Paul recently added another thrift store to their line up on S. Kingshighway next to the Burlington Coat Factory. It’s a large store with everything from clothes to small appliances, books, dishes, rugs, and used furniture. Money raised from the thrift stores supports a variety of programs that St. Vincent De Paul Society sponsors, including helping local families with utility bills.
I was especially struck by the amount of dishes and used books that they carry. What I was disappointed in was the furniture and clothes. As far as thrift stores go, I felt the quality was extremely poor. Clothes, are wrinkled some are dirty and many are covered with holes. The furniture is very expensive for used, dirty furniture. You can buy a brand new beginner sofa for $ 300. So, Why would I want a dingy, used one for $ 189?
Also, I waited in line at the register for someone to come help. There were lots of people in that line with no service person. Finally, when one arrived, she was extremely slow, and when we heard a glass break on the other side of the store, she yelled across the store «you break it, you buy it.» tacky.
Overal, its worth checking out. Just donm’t expect to have the same luck with clothes that you might have at Goodwill. Check out the books! TONS of them!