Savers

Category:	Thrift Store
Address:	1623 38th St SW, Fargo, ND 58103, USA
Phone:	+1 701-277-1447
Site:	stores.savers.com
Rating:	3.9
Working:	9AM–9PM 9AM–9PM 9AM–9PM 9AM–9PM 9AM–9PM 9AM–9PM 12–7PM

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Reviews 11

Champ Fletcher

Ive worked in many thrift stores in my life and have shopped in thrift stores my entire life. This is by far the worst thrift store Ive ever seen or been a part of. I was forst to quit working for them for multiple reasons. Ive been a manager on many occasions and have had to sign yearly pay role projections ranging from 10s of 1,000s of dollars to 100s of 1,000s of dollars at other jobs. I worked in the performing arts business for 15 years doing some of the hardest work you can imagine. I cant name very many jobs harder than building stages on beach sand or "production" work in general. I know what its like working days that never seem to end and have never in my life found a job that could wear me out. Until "Slavers" Ive also worked multiple different jobs in the same day. Im not trying to brag. But Ive often been asked where my level of energy comes from. The best answer I can give people is try growing up with the name Champ and not have people hold you to it. Ive been a boss of many crews of people. Sometimes just a hand full of people to numbers ranging in the 100s. I really do know what a hard days work is. Ive done it and have had to ask and expect others to do it. So when I say that Savers treats their employees like slaves or indentured servents please understand my full meaning. I honestly know how much to ask of a person and how much to expect of and from them. You cannot force a person to the point of complete exhaustion in the first 2 hours of an 8 hour work day. Why they think thats a good business practice is beyond me. Id come home from work sit on the couch, take my boots off and pass right out then wake up the next morning still feeling like Id been ran over by a garbage truck. Im sorry but thats just unexceptionable. I was only being paid $10.50/hr. Um...... No! First who can live comfortably on that? And even if I wanted to get a second job there was no way I could with no energy to do so. Savers also has a big problem with lying to people, Whether your an employee, donor, or customer. One of the main reasons I wanted to work for them was that they told me that if they couldnt sell an item then it would be recycled. I usure you thats not the case with them. Some of the items they "made" me put in the trash compactor made me cry. Highly usable items ranging from perfectly good furniture, household items (dishes, utensils, decor ext.) books, vintage pottery like Mocoy, Hull and even US pottery. The list goes on to name things like antiques, vintage gaming gear ( which Ive been collecting my whole life). I couldnt stand it. And it even gets worse. Say I happened find something in the trash some random thing or item maybe a wooden cooking spoon and I would ask for it cause I just moved here to Fargo and came here on a train with only some clothes and am crashing on a friends couch. They couldnt possibly let me have the item. They would literally take the item in the office and the managers would come up with a price and make you pay for it. Now how on earth is this helping people or even recycling? Theyd rather crush usable stuff if they couldnt get their outrageous self righteous over inflated prices form them then to let an employee that could use the item have it or recycle it. I mean come on people.... It cost to send things to a land fill and is in no way good for the Earth. There are plenty of people in need and Savers rather than pay it forward and help those people would rather crush usable stuff then let the needy use it. What a shame. Man I havent even gotten to the safety problems yet. What company would make you put things in a crusher that are clearly so large they dont slide correctly down the steel shoot and would get lodged so you have to crawl in the shoot to make the item fall into the compactor?

Joe Cool

Great selection horrible prices!!! Clean building, great parking, public restrooms hard to find, staff is nice, can find some decent priced items once in a while. Because of the high prices I go to savers once every 3 months and spend about $30. There are a couple low priced small true thrift stores I go to once every week and spend about $30-60 each time. Do the math savers Customers are paying for high rent/utilities/taxes/staff I have spent 9 hours one day every other week in all Fargo thrift stores for over 5 years.

liverust5

Screw savers, crappy parking lot full of pot holes, everything they have including clothes, books, DVDs, video games, they look up on Amazon and actually price stuff higher than what it is going for online if you can believe that!! You are a THRIFT STORE, you get donations for free, you greedy a**holes!! Dont donate to this greedy thrift store, dont shop there because there are lots of other thrift stores in town that dont rip you off and actually give back to charity!!

Joshua Lindsey

As far as selection goes, Savers is one of the largest thrift stores in the area, so I love to stop by and see what they have. However, they are also prone to do strategic pricing, and so I dont find really good deals here a lot. Not a good place to find electronics or furniture, good for books and games though. Clothing is definitely the higher end of thrift store pricing.

Jackie Jabens

I find things, for the most part, to be clean and well-organized; besides that, the staff is friendly and helpful - and the store is well lit! "Thrift store pricing" seems to have increased generally in our area; I dont find Savers to be out of line that way-and I appreciate being able to help support the YWCA shelter this way.

Mary

The building is dirty, the parking lot is full of potholes. It scares me driving my car in their because some of them are deep. I find clothing that are full of stains and have found toys with holes or other issues. The people are nice enough. Though some look like they could use help in learning how to smile.

S Grim

Big and spacious. Loads of clothes. Fair amount of kitchen, bath, decor, electronics, and bedroom mechanise. A little furniture. Friendly customer service. You are able to donate there anytime and youll get coupons for doing so. They frequently have sales.

Beatrice Chounard

Book sales are not what they post. Returned a book at time of sale priced higher than a new book and still have not received my credit which was over a week ago. They lost my business and clothes are higher prices than Wal-Mart where you get new clothes.

majmaster86

Most stuff is expensive. Found stuff for the same new at Walmart. Books are crazy priced when I can go to any other thrift store and wont pay more than a dollar. Shirts that were free giveaways are $5???? Lol Ill pass. Crazy silly pricing guy.

A Private User

Savers is a fantastic place. You may think that just because it is a thrift store it is for poor people well it is not, i myself go as much i can and i and every time i go i am surprised and happy. Savers is fantastic store

JackJ S

I like how well organized the clothing is, and there is usually a lot of it! I dont agree with how high some prices are, but I still save money on most items. Do be careful in the parking lot... There are huge pot holes.