Austin Thrift Shops
The area code for Austin is 512.
Last update: April 11, 2024
Biggest stores
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Beds & Couches |
Bicycles possible |
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Goodwill |
5555 N.
Lamar Blvd. |
451-2306 |
Huge store, huge
selection, well-organized, low prices. But
dressing rooms are locked, and are sometimes a hassle to
get opened. Using Google Maps' measuring tool, I
estimate it's about 20,000 sf. |
usually |
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Texas
Thrift |
5319 N. IH-35 | 380-0025 | PROS: Lots of stuff, esp. non-clothes, well-organized. CONS: Sketchy area, narrow aisles. | rarely | |
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Savers | 11101 Pecan Park Blvd. (Lakeline Mall) | 257-0359 | 19,500 square feet (I measured). Exceptionally well-organized, and clean, but no dressing rooms is a big downside. | ✓ | rarely |
Salvation Army* | I-35 @ SH45 601 W. Louis Henna Blvd, Round Rock, TX |
246-7292 | Actually in Round Rock. Advertised as 25,000 sq.ft, but it didn't seem nearly that large. (I think they're including the donation area.) Closed Sundays. | ✓ | rarely |
Salvation Army* | 8801-B Research | 836-2700 | Big selection of large furniture. Closed Sundays | ✓ | ? |
Goodwill | 4001 S. Lamar | 637-7100 | |||
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Salvation Army* |
4216 S. Congress | 804-2665 |
One of the only stores with large furniture. Closed Sundays. | ✓ | small
selection |
Thrift Town |
442-7200 |
Benefits the Assoc. of Retarded
Citizens. Sign up for the email list and sign up for
the email list and get $5- and $10-off coupons to
your mailbox, and never miss the 50%-off sale days. |
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Goodwill Outlet |
6505
Burleson Rd |
681-3301 |
This is an outlet
store, so they sell everything in bulk ($1.39/lb.!), and
nothing is organized, just dumped into huge bins. |
50%-off sales
This is based on years past. There's no guarantee that they'll continue having half-off sales on the same days in future years.
- Goodwill: Early March, Sunday before Thanksgiving, Dec. 29-31 (until noon)
- Texas Thrift: Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving)
30% off senior discount
At Goodwill on Tuesdays.
Salvation Army also reportedly offers a discount to seniors of
at least 15%, but there's nothing on their website about it.
The Burnet Road Strip
Mostly smaller
stores. Many carry vintage wooden furniture.
- 4800 Burnet / 420-9413: SparkleKids (brand-name/upscale used clothes for kids)
- 4901 Burnet / 458-2633: Thrift House (by the Assistance League of Austin)
- 5335 Burnet / 524-0076: Recycled
Reads (used books; closed
Tuesdays; hardcover $2, paperbacks $1, children's 50¢)
- 5341 Burnet / 371-3550: Out of the Past (antiques, vintage, thrift)
- 5435 Burnet / 459-1288: Next to New (consignment, run by St. David's Church)
- 5801 Burnet / 373-3099: Austin Pets Alive Thrift (Traditional thrift; 10am-6pm daily)
- 7301 Burnet / 407-8861: Still in Style (women's consignment boutique; formerly Restyle)
Other Thrift Shops, South
- 1327 S. Congress / 442-5652 St.
Vincent de Paul
- 1409 W. Oltorf / 386-1997 Austin Pets Alive, S. location
- 208 E. Oltorf / 443-3338
Family
Thrift
Store
- 4101 S. 1st St. / 804-2665 Thrift Center
- 512
W. Stassney Ln / 326-1510 Thriftland
(no dressing rooms, and clothes sizes aren't marked, either)
All Other Thrift Shops
- Goodwill. See all the Goodwill locations on their website (too many to list here)
- Austin Pets Alive. 5102 Clarkson Ave. and 1304 E. Cesar Chavez (as well as Burnet Road and South locations listed above)
- Hope Family Thrift Store. Mon-Sat. 10-6. Supports Christian disaster relief. (1122 E. 51st St., 467-4940)
- Thrifty Chicks. Furniture, clothes, toys, comics. Open 7 days/wk. (6701 N. Lamar / 467-7575)
- Top Drawer Thrift. Funds Project Transitions, wich helps people with HIV & AIDS. Closed their 4902 Burnet location after 30 years on 8/26/23, moving to 5312 Airport in Sept.
- Treasure City Thrift (run by the radical left) 2142 E. 7th St. / 524-2820
- Value Thrift Store. (2237 E. Riverside / 442-3100)
Vintage Shops (i.e., older styles,
and usu. higher quality than thrift)
Women's Brand-Name clothing
- Designer Exchange. Great selection of prom dresses and wedding gowns. Consignment store (minimum 8 items to open an account). (7739 Northcross Dr., 452-0606; M-F 11-6, Sat 10-6, Sun. closed)
- Still in Style. Women's consignment boutique; formerly Restyle. (7301 Burnet Rd., 407-8861)
- Style Encore. MN-based resale shop buying and selling gently-used women's business and casual clothing.
- Thrift stores in the richer neighborhoods. The thrifts in the tonier parts of town (e.g. west of Mopac) are said to have more brand-name clothing, such as the Goodwill at 701 Newman Dr.
Other stores with used stuff
- Austin Creative Reuse. A thrift store specifically for art supplies. They also take donations of hard-to-recycle items like bicycle tire tubes and CDs/DVDs. Here's a list of what they take (and sell).
- Goodwill Computer Works. Used computers & electronics. 8965 Research Blvd., 637-7501
- City-Wide
Garage
Sale. Monthly, at Palmer Events Center, $5
admission. 900 Barton Springs Road
- Habitat Re-Store Used building materials, like doors and light fixtures, though much of their inventory is new, cheap Chinese imports. 560 W. Ben White Blvd. / 472-8788
- FreeStore. A "store" where the used clothing and household goods are free to the poor. (Nothing is actually sold here, even to those who can afford it.) Run by the United Methodist Church. (1717 E. 12th, 469-7970)
- EstateSales.net. Find estate sales near you. There are some in Austin every week.
History
For the first ~15 years I've been publishing this page, I didn't track changes, but now I'm starting to.
- April 2024
- Added the 30% senior discount at Goodwill on Tuesdays.
- Added the Goodwill at 4001 S. Lamar.
- Feb. 2024. Noticed that Austin Furniture Depot at 7511 Burnet no longer sells used furniture, so I'm removing them from the list.
- Jan/Feb 2024. Avengers Vintage at 5200 Burnet Rd. closes.
- Circa 2022. Savers at 5222 Burnet Rd closes.
- 2019. Antique Marketplace at 5806 Burnet Rd. closes. It was 11k sf with 50+ dealers.
- Circa 2019. Ambrose Vin Taj at 5200 Burnet Rd. closes. Opened circa 2015.
- Circa 2019. Goodwill at 7727 Burnet Rd. closes.
- 1/27/18. St. Michael's Academy at 5907 Burnet Rd. closes.
- Circa 2016. Gypsies Antiques at 5202 Burnet Rd. closes. First Yelp review was 2006.
- 12/15/18. Savers at 4001 S. Lamar closes.