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Categories: Antiques, Furniture Stores [Edit]
Neighborhood: SOMATue. 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wed-Fri. 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Did someone say "cheap-ass moving sale?" What? WHERE?
I'm a teacher. I would eat through someone's ass to get a good deal on used Lincoln Logs.
I'm not proud of it, but it's true.
OMG I CANNOT WAIT TO BRING KATHERINE R HERE.
So much trash! So much treasure! Wear something comfortable, because you may have to do some climbing/maneuvering to get what you want.
the concept is cooler than the execution. cause this place is seriously trashed. hellof the stuff is super dirty, and half of it is out of reach. i love thrift stores, but this is a serious fire hazard mess of crap. i didn't see anything i could use. but maybe on a future visit?
free popcorn while you shop.
To like this place, you have to be fun and have a sense of adventure. If you aren't fun and don't like anything that's not boring, you will find this place to be too much for your taste.
Maybe you don't want your living room to look like an IKEA showroom. Maybe Design Within Reach's prices are out of reach for your budget. Maybe you just like sifting through a bunch of crap you don't need in persuit of that one, prized item. Whatever your reason, if you come here, you know it's like a giant garage sale that happens all year round. And true to its name and style, the prices are garage sale prices.
My list of acquired items so far (with prices):
A giant original painting of a ship at sea (about 2.5x3.5 ft) - $25
A victorian-style wooden picture frame - $1
I'll continue updating this, as I'm decorating a bar and need more STUFF.
This place is like Willy Wonka's brain got butt-humped by your grandma's attic while the production designer from that Fosse bio-pic "All That Jazz" snapped pictures on one of those old Kodak cameras that shot pictures on a disk.
I bought my desk from this place for like twenty bucks and walked it right home. And the best thing about this place is, it's like one of those old Nintendo levels that you hated because everytime you come back, there's more villains, and somehow the Nintendo couldn't remember you killed them. Only here it's mannequin heads and wooden cubes covered in shag carpeting and giant traffic lights and mismatched silverware. Everytime I come back it's a fresh batch of stuff to conquer. Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start shopping for some stuff. It won't be there long.
Strictly for the adventurous types. It's one of those places where you dig in and get your hands dirty in other people's junk (and perhaps soon-to-be treasures), and I love that. I found a sick mid-century large-format B&W aerial photograph of downtown Denver (which I only learned was Denver because the staff Google-mapped it themselves) for 15 bucks! They accept credit/debit cards, which made my spur-of-the-moment find possible.
i love thrift stores,
but i dont get why people rate this place so highly?
they opened an hour late, the place stinks of wet dog, its tiny, and most everything in there is not even worth the space it takes up! swim flippers from the 80s?
i went here for a vcr and the guy tried it out right in front of me (using son-in-law, fuck) just to prove it worked. it does but i think i paid too much for it, haggling just isn't in my blood.
edit: i recently received a message from the owner hoping i wasn't dissatisfied with his store and also explaining the pricing policy. so i just want to make sure everyone knows that i was very happy with my experience at moving sale and will definitely be going back. its just that i do not posses the ability to haggle. just can't do it.
the message bumped my rating from four stars up to five and i highly recommend you visit this place if you need just about anything.
i love me some musty ass junk sorting every minute i could rather be breathing fresh country air... wait - fresh city air. right.
a hole in the wall haven for scavengers, pack rats, thrift junkies, antique scouters, fix-me-uppers, phonebooth seekers, and the average old i need a cheap ass toy to play with b/c i'm broke but bored and want to go shopping and feel like i found something special which makes me special type of people.
(too bad i already found the "ITS PASTA TIME" italian flag pasta pot complete with internal bucket strainer with handles and a lid with built in timer and underside covered with a comprehensive list of every concievable pasta and its exact cooking time al dente. sorry suckers. find your own treasure... this booty is mine!!!! did i mention i feel special?)
Shit. Piled. Everywhere. Not that I mind, because I'm a big fan of junk/antique shops. This one, however, seemed to have more rough than diamonds in my opinion. The book and magazine selection was painfully small, but they had a lot of tapes and 8 tracks to supplement my Boney M collection. There are chairs piled precariously on top of microwaves on top of tables on top of bar signs on top of 8 track players. The mish mash is charming, just not a whole lot that appealed to me. Maybe next time around I'll come back with a shovel and see what I can find.
Ignore the mess, the obviously missing hard hat requiring sign (or a presense of a rack where you could borrow one of those), the need of a raised 4x4 to get around, and storm right in. You will find something great here, believe me. They will also help you dig it out if you see a corner of it and are interested what that corner may belong to. Traffic/parking sucks on weekdays after 5pm (if you don't wake up on time - you will be taken onto 101 against your own will).
This is a great junk store. Old videos, 1970s rotary telephones, random appliances. It's a slice of Goodwill heaven.
mountains of stuff, deals
found a vintage mic, still works
witty, helpful staff
I just moved to SF and found this place through Yelp. I ended up furnishing most of my room from this place for less than $130-- desk, dresser, shelves, mirror. I'm in LOVE with the stuff I found there and the owner couldn't be sweeter. There really is stuff piled everywhere (literally to the ceiling), but the people who work there seem to know exactly where everything is so just ask.
lots of trash, hidden treasures. prepare to dig, but watch out for falling dishes and teacups! so glad to find a down&dirty junk shop (no insult meant by that) where you can actually find bargains if you have enough imagination.
Absurdly cheap prices for great-condition finds. Some of my most comfortable, best-looking furniture came from there. I scoured high-end home furnishing places, was disappointed at the ininspired, overcopied designs all over the city, and by chance I walked by Moving Sale. Serendipitously discovered better pieces here than I could have found anywhere, for a fraction of the price. I still get compliments for my ottomans: "They're so beautiful! Were they custom made? I can't find them anywhere!" You won't believe all the cool, random things that's sold in there. The inventory changes nearly daily, so you just have to stay on top of checking in. Downside is (for me, but not for scavenger hunters) the layout of the place forces you to swim through mountains of unsightly junk. But the owner is very sweet and helpful, and ready to haggle on a mutually comfortable price. They also offer delivery here too - which is good, because the sketchy location is tough for parking.
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