St Luke's Thrift Shop — Local services in New York

This is not a thrift shop. It’s a museum of discarded items, a storage unit open to the public, or perhaps an eclectic subversive “art installation” and the price tags are part of a socio-economic commentary. Stop in to see the insane prices, then head to Housing Works a few blocks north at 245 W 10th Street to shop. That’s my usual routine.

I stop in every 6 months or so and the inventory is always the same but the prices don’t change. There are a couple of items I recall that have been there for at least 18 months! First saw them 10-2022, still there 2/2024. If donated items don’t sell, then no money is generated for the charity. People donate items here hoping to help the church. The reality is the church is wasting valuable real estate in the MOST EXPENSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY to store other people’s junk. The church should donate all this junk to goodwill and rent the space at full market rate to a real business and use that rental income to help the church!!! Thousands of people walk by daily with money to spend and this place is wasting their opportunity!

The manager seems to think she is running a high end vintage shop and the prices are non-negotiable! The prices far exceed any vintage shop in the city, and the quality is lower than Goodwill!

Screaming Mimi’s on 14th is an high priced for-profit vintage shop and their prices are lower!!

*another reviewer mentioned a $2,500 fur coat, I saw that coat yesterday! I bought a higher quality mink coat in at a Red Bank NJ antique mall for less than $200 a...

Don’t go here. St. Lukes is located on church property in the basement of one of the churches buildings. This place is full of WAY over-priced used items. Some are nice things, some are garbage, all are overpriced. I saw a sweater there priced higher than it sells for new in the store. They have sales but even with the 40% discount the items are too expensive. This is a church thrift shop. They don’t pay taxes and claim to be a charity. Why would a charity that needs not pay taxes rip off it’s consumers in such a blatant and disrespectful manner? Finally, lets talk about the women with short gray hair and an australian accent: I abhor her. She is the antithesis of professionalism. She is disruptive, loud, rude, mean, and generally makes everyone who comes in the store uncomfortable. It’s just so ironic that the store she manages is affiliated with a church. The two entities could be more polar opposite from each other. Church is a safe space; the short haired australian woman is mean, hostile, and a generally nasty human being. Don’t step foot in this place if you value your time in New York City. There are many thrift shops in the area to choose from. Don’t choose St. Lukes...

I wrote a glowing review of the place some time ago and I have deleted it all because this place no longer deserves kind words.

I've been shopping at St. Luke's Thrift Store for many years. In the beginning, the prices were reasonable and I bought stunning antiques for a steal - is that not what such places are for? And the woman with the long dark hair who ran the shop all those years ago was not the nicest character but she was fairly tolerable to deal with and she worked with others who were quite pleasant and respectful.

But in the last few years, the prices have gone way through the roof and to call it a thrift store is an utter duplicity; it is "thrift" for oligarchs. The woman with the short gray hair and a British or Australian accent who currently runs the place is demeaning, combative and condescending. The other reviewers who describe her similarly are right on the mark. Other staff employed there are not very nice either.

It breaks my heart that it's come to the point where I've decided to never return to St. Luke's Thrift again. I roundly recommend the same to current customers and...