Atlantic Community Thrift Shop — Local services in Bethany Beach

What a lovely place! I was amazed at the vast selection of gorgeous furniture with tons of life left in it. This is a must-stop location for anybody. Why not buy second hand before contributing to a massive corporation? This is the place! I learned while making a donation that these folks only accept high quality items. They will actually come take a look at proposed large donations to ensure they meet ACT’s standards. I really appreciate them going the extra mile. Buying second hand is always a bit of a gamble, so the fact the items have been well-vetted first is comforting. That way, you know you aren’t inadvertently bringing any fleas, smoke, or weird stains into your home. You also know your new rocking chair won’t fail and send grandma to the floor. It’s a win win.

I personally think that this should be everybody’s go-to when it comes to furnishings. They also had a great selection of pots and pans.

I found that their clothing section was large, but I didn’t have time to browse it. I saw many women carrying what looked like nice, clean, high quality shirts and dresses. The glass section located near the clothing was not immense, but had lovely vintage crystal sets.

Excellent selection of previously loved bicycles, outdoors kids’ toys, and assorted beach-going wares. Tourists should check here before buying these on the boardwalks.

One mirror donation unfortunately had a collection of stickers on it, with some having adult themes like “I LOVE COOTER.” A little whacky to find, but I’m assuming the donation was denied, and the donor snuck it into their trailer anyway. Either way, that’s a very easy oversight to have happen. It was funnier than anything.

I think if it’s your first time, you might perceive staff as rude simply because they are beyond busy, but I’m the world’s most anxious person - I always think people are mad at me, and I never once felt like the staff was rude in the slightest. They didn’t stop to ask me my life story, or offer me a five course meal, but they were...

First and last time I will ever shop here. The women working there were some of the most rude and down right disgusting humans I have ever met. They were slammed, incredibly busy but when you only open for three hours a day for less than half a week, guess what you’ll be busy. We asked for some jewelry out of the case, a total inconvenience. I was debating on a purchase and didn’t even hold up the line, teeth sucked at me and eyes rolled. But the absolute worst part that made me have to be pulled out of there by my best friend was when a family whose first language wasn’t English, had a basket blocking the way. The lady in front of me rudely screamed “Is this your basket, you need to move it” which the lady apologized for and immediately moved. After that as I followed behind the worker, she said to another associate, “you can’t even talk to them because they can’t even bother to learn English” I was MORTIFIED AND SO DISGUSTED. We are in 2023, that that toxic behavior is not going to fly anymore. I work and live in Sussex county and I just could not believe the behavior of these women. If I could give negative stars I would. I wish my review would reach the people that run this store and can make better selections on the volunteers. Which I also would like to add, my friend volunteered for two weeks there and left because the ladies were so rude, which if I would have known prior I would have never gone in the first place. No wonder they are short staffed if that’s the people you keep. Just down right despicable, disgusting, and...

I would give zero stars if I could! I have never come in contact with a cashier as rude as the one I met today. Their customer service needs some work at this place! Although this was my first time shopping there, I have donated many times. Sadly, that will be the last for both. The one cashier was semi-decent but the other made my friend and me feel like we were little kids being reprimanded by a parent. In the amount of time it took her to berate us we could have had the hangers off of our handful of clothes. Instead she chose to tell us to get out of line so she could help the next customer that was ready. After being made to feel ashamed and removing the three hangers from my items, I kindly asked a woman in line if she allow me to get back in line. She rudely said what about all of the people behind me?! How would they feel if I let you do that? A kind gentleman restored my faith in humanity after this horrendous experience and allowed me to check out with my items. I thank him because at this point I was about to put my items down and walk out. I have never left a store feeling as ashamed and demeaned as I did today. Shame on those rude volunteers. If you feel the need to be rude to paying customers maybe you should stop...