Greatfinds Thrift Boutique in Albany

Review №1

2022-04-26

Great thrift store for vintage clothes. Unbeatable prices and the staff is so helpful.Also, if you need some business attire they are also a GREAT spot. I had to leave before I bought all their coats!

Review №2

2022-03-05

I have been going to Great Finds since it opened, and have always found it a wonderful place to shop! Susan the manager is Awesome!She sources an eclectic collection of quality things! I have had many compliments on the clothes I have bought there, & try to go there whenever I can!The creativity Susan puts into her windows amazes me, she really goes to town!She is also incredibly patient with her workers there, most of whom suffer from disabilities. She gently pushes them into new experiences, so that they can gain independance. She models grace, acceptance of others, and dedication to her job, at the same time as sourcing things, recieving doations, answering phones, window dressing, managing employees, pricing, & helping with difficult customers, and finances, to name just a few of the numerous things she does! She helps employees grow from sometimes hardly speaking or having trust, to having confidence, which is not an easy job!So to anyone who has criticisms , perhaps more tolorence, & acceptance is needed on their part?! Because there is noone that could do the amazing job that Susan does!

Review №3

2022-07-14

Overall great place! Good central location and usually a decent selection. I agree with all the other reviewers about the prices being a bit outrageous, but haven’t had the issues other people mention about the cashiers being rude.

Review №4

2022-06-15

Completely unreasonable prices for a second hand store, and the merch is all terrible to boot. ugly, way out of date (and not in a cute way), stained, covered in pills, I wouldn’t take anything if they were handing it out for free

Review №5

2021-09-10

Woman at the register, not the owner was very rude. Could not stand in the dressing room for more than 2 seconds before she was outside the curtain yelling for me to hurry up. And she did this to every customer who went in after us. She even had the audacity to make a snide remark about another customer only purchasing one thing. Maybe they would have purchased more if they had time to try things on. Very rude and condescending, can’t say I’ll be back.

Review №6

2021-08-05

A great store that benefits a great organization here in Albany (Equinox house). I was especially impressed with their selection of womens businesswear. Found some awesome vintage pieces, and some really good steals including a blazer for $2 bucks. The women working there were also so sweet. Will be returning!

Review №7

2018-06-09

I was in Albany for a conference and played hookie to go thrift shopping. Since I first found Great Finds, I go back every year that I am in Albany.This store gets very nice donations. There is a large selection, yet its well-organized, not crammed in a way the clothes are difficult to look at. I have walked out with 8 nice items for under $100. This might be expensive for some people, but if so, they also have special sales.For me, the icing on the cake is that the store raises money for an organization that supports people with disabilities. As part of that, the shop gives meaningful employment to these people. Everyone has their strengths, so one staff person may be very outgoing and friendly and another one might be shy but good with organizing. Having a family member who has a disability, and knowing how much unemployment this population has, I am very happy to see a workplace like this.

Review №8

2022-05-31

Great prices,beautiful pieces and a fabulous clearance section.

Review №9

2018-08-03

Love this place! I have been shopping here for years. They give people in our community who struggle with *fill in the blank* an opportunity to work. A basic human right ...The mechandise is based on donations, so they have NO control over the sizes of clothes and shoes. (this is for another poster that seemed miffed over that - seriously?) The prices are fair for an organisation that is trying to sustain this jobs program, in a time of Trump (hes grossly unqualified for the job) and the war on the disenfranchised members of our community.Sometimes the donations include vintage pieces and sometimes they dont (for the poster that was miffed about that - again, seriously?).I have shopped there and watched brides who have little to no money walk out with an amazing wedding gown. I have seen church ladies buy a new hat for Sunday, or a woman buy a suit for her first job after getting back on her feet from a terrible situation. This place is much more than a re-sale store, this place is a gathering spot for all of us who believe in the power of community.On a final note, the people who work there are not rude, they are kind and sweet, and are struggling with *fill in the blank*... so for those of you who demand sales people fall all over you when you walk in a place...this is not the place for you.Please go to the big box corporate stores in the mall, and leave this place to all of us in the community who value, and love this place - and all who work there!!

Review №10

2016-07-11

I spend one day in Albany and someone recommended Greatfinds to kill some time. I went and I literally spend an hour in there trying in vintage dresses and stuff on sale. They have a very nice selection of clothing, handbags and shoes, nothing to trashy.I left with 3 bargains for only $12. Ill definitely come back!