St. Vincent de Paul Society Thrift Store IL 60101

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Anthony Slaven

One of my new favorite thrift stores! All the employees were great and I got tons of beautiful glass pieces and I got an incredible set of "rad orange" breakfast servingware!

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Stephanie Calvert

There are days that I would give this thrift store a five-star rating and there are days such as yesterday. If possible I would have given them no Stars. I spend over $100 at this thrift store on a regular basis. As a regular customer that spends plenty of money there and plan to do so in the future, the manager Janelle, was extremely rude to me when all I was doing was checking clothing for stains and damage. I set these aside to give to them so they were not sold to others that didn't notice the damage because nothing is returnable. Most visits I am welcomed with smiles, pleasant communications and a feeling of appreciation and satisfaction after leaving. I was given attitude today by the manager janelle even after telling her I had separated the damaged materials and she told me to do it in the aisles and if I don't want to purchase it , to place damaged goods back on the rack for someone else 2 weeks to waste their money on. When I decided not to purchase some items I was going to put the items on the dressing room return rack so I did not put them back in the incorrect place. For this I was pretty much yelled at. For a religious thrift store I was not treated with the actions of a religious person. I was so offended that I left my cart and any other items that I was going to purchase or put back right I was and walked out. This is not the person I am but I refuse to be disrespected by anyone let alone from the place that I donate to and spend plenty of money at. I understand people have bad days but even on my bad days I would prefer being kind and making others happy because that improves my life and emotional well-being. I am a firm believer in recycling, selling or giving away used items that are in good condition. This was a thrift store that was helping me make quality clothes, that requires much attention to make Brand name items that are in condition to affordable to those that cannot afford brand name clothes. This not only helps those that cannot afford the clothes they require in excessive amount of money that in this economy most people cannot afford. This is practical along with keeping more items out of the dump. I find it frustrating when people throw away items that have nothing wrong with them and can benefit others including plastic children's toys. I will grab them, clean them up and give them away for free just to keep them out of the dump and island of plastic in the ocean. Thrift stores are also a necessity for me because I am disabled and cannot afford to purchase regular priced clothing. In the last year and a half I went from a size 14 to a size 8 to 10 requiring me to purchase multiple new wardrobes, which without thrift stores like this which I want to support because profits go towards a good a good cause. Before visiting this thrift store ever again, I feel the need to call and check if Janelle is working because I want nothing to do with that place while she is in it. I cannot believe how much I was disrespected by the manager after trying to be very respectful. This disrespect included multiple passive aggressive nasty comments which is something you wouldn't respect from a place like this. They became so extreme I just left from being so utterly disrespected. I hope the manager, Janelle, steps up and drops the attitude that should not be allowed in a place like this or anywhere. Other than her, I really enjoy shopping there and the other employees and there their attitudes. This is a main reason why I will continue to shop here, after being treated horribly and ridiculously out of line manager is not there. Pretty much the staff is a mixed bag of super friendly, helpful workers and super disrespectful, unprofessional and mean behaviors.

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Marshall Fettig

What a great store! I have been fortunate to find some great deals and always helpful staff to assist me if needed. Thank you.