Teen Challenge Thrift Store

This place is exactly what a thrift store should be. It is well organized. It is run by friendly folks who are very helpful. You know where the money you spend is going and feel good about it.

The best treasures to hunt for here are clothes and shoes. If you're a clothes hound, this is the place for you. There are large selections, things are easy to find, and everything is very reasonably priced. Men, women, boys, girls . . . equal representation for all!

If you're more of the collector type, there is also a nice-sized housewares section with lots of fun knick-knacks.

My favorite thing about visiting here is that I don't have to spend lots of time searching for things. The store is incredibly tidy and if I'm looking for anything specific, the workers are extremely helpful.

I will be sure to stop by every time I am in the area . . . 5 stars well-deserved!

The selection of things vary, when we went it wasn't too ouch but everything was beautiful! All wood vintage pieces for CHEAP, I grasped a hoodie for my son, a pair of Air Force ones, and a opposing stuffed animal lol. The lady at the front was very kind, and the volunteer there was so cute as well. One thing to really keep in mind is that the volunteers here are typically special needs, so if they sound rude or strange just know that they mean well.

Dope place that has an array of clothes, shoes, miscellaneous household items, and a library!

Thrift shop was an awesome hidden gem and found a lot of things that I immediately wanted. Well worth exploring.

Fun store lots of cool furniture. Staff are incredibly friendly and go out of their way to help you find what youre looking for. Appearance is always nice as well, where as some thrift stores leave tous and clothingon the floor for people to trip over
Very refreshing to see care put into it.

This store has such a wide variety of everything! So many mens, womens, and Childrens clothes as well as home decor, sports equipment, home appliances and mattresses, basically everything! This was a great find and I found a lot of gems.

As most thrift stores are it depends on my trip what I find but this time I found a pair of green velvet pants, an adorable pair of 70s style jeans, and a polka dot blazer. Not to mention they had a $1 sale rack when I went so the green velvet pants which I loved were only *you guessed it* $1! Also found an interesting looking book about the Kennedies' mysterious legacy and the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack on a record. Very pleased with this thrift trip!

Eh. Prices are pretty good but the selection usually sucks. They don't seem to get higher quality used goods and clothes. Not sure why. And the Christian music blasted thru the store can get a bit annoying.

Good book and record selections tho.

New to Salem, I did some research for the best thrift stores. Teen Challenge was said to be a great spot. Reasonable prices, friendly people and eclectic selection. From what I saw, these statements were true.
However, I was disappointed to see employees in the back not wearing masks at all or distancing themselves. Granted, the bay door was open so there was some air circulation even though the public area and the back aren't separated by anything. I scurried away and was then approached by an employee coming from behind the register with his entire face out. Steady walking toward me while saying friendly hellos to my registered service animal. I had to quickly walk backwards with my hand up saying multiple times to stop. Finally when he did, I asked him to please cover his face back up.
I put the items I picked back on the shelf where I got them and left.
Perhaps in a few years when the risk is lower I will return but for now the company doesn't seem to take the health of others as serious as I do.

It's important for me to vote with my dollars where I feel comfortable and where stores are not only saying they take precautions but actually abide by them. If the fear is that you don't want to scare away a sale by enforcing safety guidelines, or having that uncomfortable talk (cover your nose/put your mask on) you're probably loosing more by perpetuating an unsafe environment. I am a prime example.
I wish the team at TCTS safety and health.

Started going to this place about a year ago prices were good but all of a sudden now they're like retail prices in there WTF furniture is marked way too high speakers are like 50 bucks and no good if you want really crappy clothes I think they're cheap but that's about it