Thrift Giant — Local services in Lewisville

I have been shopping at CCA for many years since I work in Lewisville. I have found many good bargains in the past. My concern with CCA these days is that they are suppose to be about helping the needy. Their prices have escalated as the renovations on the store have been done. Everything goes up, I understand, but lately the prices have risen to a point that I feel lower income people, who need help, will not be able to afford it. It gives the impression that it's now all about making money...like the big stores. I have seen prices on used clothing that are close to what you can go to Walmart and purchase new for only another couple of dollars. And I know that different people volunteer to come in and work at the store so not sure if they are given a price list to follow or what, but you have 2 items of similar size and make, with 2 compeltely different prices on it...or things that are so out priced that you just shake your head and wonder what they are thinking. I think if they would get back to catering to the people they are trying to help, they would sell a LOT more product and help people who can't afford to shop new at the same time. I don't mean this to sound all bad, becuase it is not. I still find things from time to time that are good bargains and the wednesday senior discount day is GREAT. Of course that is not openly advertised and went for years before I was informed of it. they do good things behind the scenes for a lot of people and for that reason, I will continue to shop there and...

Not a place I'd drive for, but on passing after getting one of my sons from dfw it's worth the stop. I live pretty far from here, but where i live the population is small, and thrift stores know what they have and there's many trying to buy. So that means they mark up. It's still cheaper than buying brand new, but it's harder to make a dollar stretch. In this kind of city there's plenty of people getting rid of stuff, good stuff and junk, that a discerning eye can still find some really great deals. It also helps if you can catch them on a sale! I was there during a half off sale where everything in the store was 50% off. I felt I was paying what I'm used to at big-city thrift shops, and there was way more selection than in rural areas. That being said, you still have to pay attention to the quality of what you're buying. Check those zippers and know they're not going to bend over backwards to serve. That's fine, i can't spend extra just so management can afford to throw enough money for butt kissing on the part of the staff. They were courteous, and no nonsense. I didn't see any cellphones in staff hands, i think the sale had sent everyone in overdrive. I was absolutely thrilled I was able to stop at the store and I found plenty that made me happy. FYI I'm not super picky, I just need things that work and keep us warm in the winter. Don't care about brands, unless that brand is well known for lasting longer than everything else. Even then we don't have much. This place really helped my...

I shop at this location on average once per week. Generally speaking, this is a great store with excellent finds and a welcoming staff. On one of my recent shopping trips here I purchased a large bag of items on a big sale day where I patiently stood in line for one hour to check out. A few days later I was sorting clothes to be washed and discovered that a sensor was not removed from one of the items. I put that item aside and into my trunk to be removed on a future shopping trip at this location. On my most recent trip to the store I remembered to bring the item in. Christian assisted me with the removal of the sensor tag after asking me for a receipt and then sternly saying, "we normally need a receipt to do this" and to "have one next time". Why would I need a receipt for an item that I am not returning? The sensor tag that your staff member overlooked during the checkout process should not become my responsibility. The bag, receipt, and clothing tag were discarded weeks ago. I can only deduce from the conversation that Christian was implying the possibility that the item could have been stolen and without receipt it could not be proven otherwise. Instead, his approach should have been to apologize for any inconvenience that I had to endure resulting from the oversight of the...