Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley ReStore

Staff is always friendly and helpful. Because of the managers connection with the furniture world he is able to get donations from companies. The companies rightfully expect them to sell the brand new unused furniture for a higher price than the used donations. It is still under retail price if you were even buying it in an outlet. And remember all the money goes to build affordable houses for people who might not be able to realize that dream. It’s a fundraising company.

I always question why I go in here. I love the books and that is always what draws me back to give it one more chance. I love the prices on cookbooks and usually find several to add to my collection. But then when I go through the rest of the store, I get mad that I came in. While it is well organized, clean and brightly lit, the prices are very high. A new Cuisinart deep fryer for $50, pictures for $60 and dishes for $5 each seems a little over the top. While I will go back occasionally to check out the books and support a worthy cause, I won't shop the rest of the store because its just too expensive. Maybe they need to rethink some of the pricing structure and move more inventory through their doors.

Overall I like what these stores are about. But this location is the most expensive of all I've ever gone too. I've gone to the Morganton location and it is beautiful and staged as well. All of the items are category based. They are there to sell and rotate. The staff is anything but rude. Hickory should go observe. North Raleigh is a massive store and manages to keep it organized and sectioned as well. And they aren't overly priced either. I won't buy here again.

I love what Habitat for Humanity does for communities all over. But sometimes I think that they & other thrift stores forget that the things they sell are donated items. Although they say they sale their items for a fraction of the retail costs, that's not always true. They forget that most people go to thrift stores so they can furnish their homes w/out being over charged in a regular store & because some of can't afford to buy a $500 couch or dresser. Just because we can't afford high end items doesn't mean we can't have high end items. That's why alot of us thrift. But alot of these stores charge $500 for a used nice dresser that they received for free so they can help the community, not try to charge retail prices. That's not right what y'all doing. Sorry for my rant y'all. May God continue to Bless and Protect Us All! ud83dudcaaud83dude4fud83dudc63ud83dudc9c

Boy, has it changed over the past few months. Items are priced as if they are an antique store or Belk. Found a small used motor for $10 MORE than a new one at Lowe's. Obviously, we didn't buy it. I know the store sales benefit people in need but when we ARE people in need looking for used items to fix what little we have, the prices they are charging sure doesn't help us at all.