Emmanuel Baptist Church

This place is magical — everything you touch is $ 12. Though, Frannie did buy a really cool quilt … for $ 12.

I saw a sign that said «thrift shop» and made Barbara pull over. Damn if I’m not a sucker for a good thrift.
This «shop» is in the basement of a church. Nothing against that but … it was very poorly organized. No rhyme or reason the where you’d find things. Not that it has to be laid out like my local department store, but why am I finding clothing mixed in with dished, pictures and small electronics?
The pricing was also a bit high for a «thrift» shop. A man’s dress shirt that would sell at the Salvation Army for $ 2 or less, they were asking $ 6. They had a few percolators but wanted $ 12 or more for them. I can usually nab them for under $ 5.
Actually, it seemed that $ 12 was the price of the day. Since many items weren’t marked, I had to ask a lot (ugh). I did nab two metal curtain tiebacks for $ 1 each and a quilt for $ 10. Heeeey, wait a minute … that adds up to $ 12! Hmmm

I was driving by the church and saw their Thrift Shop sign, wandered in and really liked the place. I bought a microwave for $ 20 and a piano roll for $ 5… very happy with both! Never even held a piano roll before, and it’s a cool thing. Help support them, they are a good church!

I’m admittedly not a religious person at all, but the services the church provides are awesome, and their thrift store is completely rockin’!
From what I understand they provide quite a few services to the community (such as free tutoring/​homework help, furniture and housewares in exchange for volunteer work at their thrift store, and some other stuff I can’t remember off the top of my head…)
As to the thrift store; a lot of the items are overpriced, but there are a lot of solid, well-​priced items. I managed to score a turn-​of-​the-​century living room set here for $ 100. The chairs were trashed, but the sofa was in good condition, spare a few minor scratches (but given that the thing was ~100 years old, that’s to be expected…) I managed to restore the chairs for about $ 30 worth of material, and the whole set is beautiful now; it looks like something I should have paid a lot more for! They also have an awesome array of kitchen gadgets for cheap. They have a sweet vintage section here too, it just makes me a bit sad that I’m not quite a vintage-​sized lady! Their furniture selection is huge; a bit cluttered and disorganized, but given the sheer amount of it they have crammed into their three furniture rooms, such is to be expected. They don’t have too much clothing, but you can sometimes find some pretty solid pieces here.
Also, it needs to be noted that Mrs. Wright (the pastor’s wife and head of the thrift store) is a total sweetheart.
All in all a great part of the community!