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Arc Thrift Stores
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Category: Used, Vintage & Consignment [Edit]
Neighborhood: Southwest1515 S Broadway
Denver, CO 80210
(303) 238-5263
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
13 reviews for Arc Thrift Stores
I love to thrift, someone finding a pile of real "crap" in the dressing room freaks me out.
True story, seriously. A few years back I was shopping at this store in search of some kind of treasure. I had my hands full and attempted to try on some clothing. I made my way to the dressing rooms and found a worker outside one of the rooms shooing people away with a heavy scowl on her face. It didn't take me long to figure out what the "situation" was by the lovely smell circulating in the area.
Someone actually took a SHIT in one of the rooms on a pile of clothes! Or should I say LEFT a pile. OMG. I felt completely sorry for the employee. ( I guess if it's someone doing their work release for a crime, they picked the wrong place to do their public service! ). Maybe these stores should make a public bathroom more accessible. Just a suggestion. Needless to say, I put down the items I was going to try on and quietly left the store.
I have to at least give this place 3 stars for putting up with this "smelly" situation. The store is not my favorite by far and is usually too packed and difficult to move around in but I have found a few things. They need to remember these are donated used items and try to keep the prices reasonable. Just because the label says Ann Taylor but has a big hole in it, you don't need to price it at 9.99.
Check the fitting room BEFORE entering.
Whoa, this place is big. Lots of clothes. Lots of dishes and glassware. We found some great bar glasses from the now-closed Western Bowl in Arvada. They were marked with the 50% off color of the day, so we paid just 34 cents per glass. SWEET! Got a great Pyrex refrigerator dish and a useful tray.
Good prices and a good cause.
Last night, the hunt for a prom dress was on. We visited the Goodwill on Broadway and walked out of there with a piggy stuffed animal for my daughter. Cute, but not exactly prom attire.
Upon entering ARC, we made our way back to the dresses and found the motherlode. Unfortunately, the majority of the dresses we found were a bit too small for me. However, the hunt was fun, especially because other shoppers and ARC employees got involved. There was a lady scouring for luau attire who took it as a personal challenge to find a dress that would work for me...and she succeeded!
Sure, the place is a little run down, and sure, there's some creepy stuff in there, but I got me a dress, made (albeit temporary) new friends, and hardly spent a thing.
I hate to shop. I have no urge to give my money for new clothes. I buy 95% of my clothes recycled from cheapo thrift stores sans undies, socks, swim wear or shoes. I have a closet full of name brands and have found most of them by digging through these cramped racks. Not too crazy about the new layout with the bric-brac in front. Oh well.
When we are in the mall and the ball-n-chain tries to get me to buy a name brand, I always say, "I'll wait until it is at the segundo."
When people say they like something I am wearing and ask "where did you get that" I always have to search their voice as to if it is a "WHERE did YOU get that!!?" or is it a "where DID you GET THAT??'
Love this place it always has the best things in town.
Always has fun and different stuff on the shelfs and just plain enjoy the unique and quirky things they carry.
The prices are better then shopping at the mall.
You know how some thrift stores seem to have TONS of one particular item? For this ARC, it's scarves. I swear, it's creepy. First of all, where are all these scarves coming from? I'm not talking about the cozy knitted kind that keep your neck warm in the winter, either. Nope, these are the kind that Carly Simon was singing about in "You're So Vain." Hat dipped dipped below one eye, and scarf (it was apricot). You know... the kind you'd wear with your polyester leisure suit. Also abounding in mad quantities: short-sleeved men's button down shirts. RACKS of them.
But I digress.
This ARC recently underwent a medium-sized makeover (I don't want to call it a HUGE makeover, 'cause it really didn't change all that much). It's now a little less cluttered, a little less stinky, and a little more noticeable on the South Broadway drive-by. It's not the best thrift store Denver has to offer, but if you're in the market for scarves or short-sleeved button-downs, this should be your first stop.
the only reason this place is getting three stars is the simple fact that an employee or forced volunteer told me I had a nice ass and asked me what I was gettin in to later.... erg
Besides that I found a 7ft fake xmas tree for 24 bucks! LOVE IT!
My Office will be festive soooo soon!
This place is full of treasures! Its on the way home from work and I like anything that is easy....
thank you ARC for always being there for me... Or should I say thank you for the people that throw out there "crap" for others... hmmm
I love this Arc for the simple fact that it's never let me down. Here are some examples:
For my birthday last year I had a "create your own theme" theme party. Since I'm from South Florida and was born in the 70s, I decided to go as a South Florida Cuban from the 70s. But, where, oh where, could I find the outfit needed? You guessed it - the South Broadway Arc. I found this dress with giant flowers all over it and like 4 ruffles on the skirt. It was perfect.
I also ride around town in a bicycle gang call the Patsy Leotards and we often ride in themes. One theme I picked last year was Patsy Royales. So, we all needed royal gowns. And we found them at the Arc. Mine was a lovely affair - gold with a marvelous tutu.
So there you go. Much like any thrift store you're going to have to take your time looking. But, if you look hard enough you're sure to find some zingers at this Arc.
I checked this place out after eating at GB Fish and Chips. It was right before closing so I didn't have a lot of time to check it out. The first and only section I really looked at was the book section and it is a pretty good size. I will have to come back for a more thorough experience.
The Arc thrift stores aren't as well known as others like the Salvation Army, but they still offer quality used goods. I've bought quite a few pairs of pants here, but they also offer furniture and other goodies that qualify for twice-loved status.
It requires a little patience, but take the time to dig through the record bins. You never know what funky diamonds are lurking within.
As far as thrift stores go, this is not the cleanest or the most organized or the most brightly lit. It doesn't have the biggest selection of furniture or dishes. It's routinely picked over by eccentric Baker residents who live nearby and have the patience to come all the time and snatch up all the good stuff before anyone else can blink an eye.
However, it is one of the few stores in the area that has little jewelry grab bags that aren't locked up in a case. They're just behind the registers after you pay, or at least they were during my last visit. Although, I found the prices to be a bit high. They put something cool in a itty bitty bag with crap, and then you have to pay $5 to take the bag home, throw the rest of the stuff away, and use the cool thing in your amazing kitschy masterpiece. Ah, the sacrifices we make for our art.
There were signs and baloons everywhere announcing a 50% off sale on certain color tags, but my cashier didn't give me the discount on my applicable items. I didn't want to argue, there was a line and in the end, I was only spending $6 or something anyway, I figured, hey, consider it a donation, right? Still, it isn't right on their part.
This is a fabulous and huge thrift store type with plenty of ragin' rags to cover your bags but also there are gems. There are gems among the racks. Also assorted cassette tapes, compact disks, blenders, patio furniture, windbreakers, linoleum, record players, tricycles, and poorly dressed folks rummaging through the racks just like me lookin' for sum gems or sum record players I guess. "Lot's of belts"
ok, i went and saw that indeed, their color off tags should be for everyone at times. so it was totally not cool that they dissed my fellow yelper out of the discount. but i still love the place, especially after hitting up some of the other locations. this one is my fav!
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9/23/2008
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