Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity - Amherst ReStore — Local services in Amherst

$$ OVERPRICED $$ Cheaper at HOME DEPOT with a WARRANTY ! I went back here today with a pick up truck to buy a set of kitchen cabinets. I have seen cabinets at OTHER Habitat for Humanity locations when I was NOT looking to buy for $10 to maybe $25 for a REAL NICE nearly new cabinet. So I look here today and HOLY S#$T....Just an ACTUAL EXAMPLE...1 Kitchen BASE that has much wear and TEAR (damaged & jagged edges) that WAS the cheap plastic decal wood grain plastic on the PARTICLE BOARD but THIS CABINET WAS ALSO PAINTED WHITE WITH SOME CHEAP LATEX HOUSE PAINT ! I thought...maybe $5 or $10.....NOPE,It is $74.99 !!!!!!!!!! Look at the BLUE TAG !! Next random ACTUAL EXAMPLE....2 Halex set screw EMT connector (part # 26270 for 5 PACK) and Halex Set Screw COUPLING (part # 232220 for 5 PACK) . This store is selling these electrical fittings for 79 CENTS EACH. At HOME DEPOT, These EXACT SAME ITEMS ,WITH a WARRANTY are 39 CENTS EACH and 46CENTS each . They sell a bag of 5 for $1.98 for the connectors and the couplings are $2.30 for a bag of 5 ! So that is about DOUBLE THE PRICE OF HOME DEPOT ! A 2 pack of 60watt GE Relax brand led bulbs are $6.99 here and EXACT SAME package at Home Depot with a WARRANTY is $7.83 ...Soooo much PRICE GOUGING AT THIS Habitat for Humanity Location ! WOW....They should be ASHAMED to charge so much and KNOWING that there is NO CASH REFUNDS,...Sold AS-IS and EVERYTHING IN THIS STORE IS D-O-N-A-T-E-D (FREE) . I understand about overhead and electric bills but most people at the other locations that I know have VOLUNTEERS donating their time. Making a PROFIT is good business for a worthy cause but this place is just GOUGING OUT OF CONTROL. I will never come back to THIS location....

Came by, bought some fixtures, all good, a bit pricey for closeout stuff but not bad, must have been cheap enough because I bought it, right? Wife changes the layout a bit, so we need one more to match. No big deal, there was a big pile a few days ago, and they weren't really priced to sell, so I'm sure there's more. So, after work i rush over, catch every red light, pull into the store, door is wide open, open sign is lit up, I breathe a sigh of relief, go to grab the one thing I need, they say, sorry closed! I say, i understand, cut me a break, I know what i need and where it is ill be less than a minute. They say, nope, cash register won't work after 6. Oh well, it's a charity, I won't make a fuss to the poor volunteers about the lit up sign and the open door. To the management: if you have a fancy cash register that magically closes at 6, maybe at least put a fancy timer on the open sign as well. It was still lit...

Not sure what happened to this place, its supposed to be a value low cost store, but everything is priced way higher than it should be. It was great when they opened but now the prices are sky high, for getting the items for pretty much nothing they really need to evaluate their buisness plan as most things are priced slightly under retail.... you think you would want to turn inventory quick and sell more but hey i only go to a dozen or so thrift stores a week and i have got a hard time buying things here anymore as the prices are so stupid. They want to help some people i get that but it should be a double edged sword. Help everyone out not squeeze every penny out of an item... this is why your sitting on tons of crappy overpriced couches and goodwil flips theres...