Rio Mall — Local services in Romney

I’ve patronized this store since my fam moved to High View in the early 80s. Back then it was only 1 floor, but, oh the finds we would find! In the 90s, my girlfriends & I would plan a “Rio Mall” day once every few weeks (& often found ourselves there on days we felt HS couldn’t be endured). We had the best time hunting for hidden gems upstairs in the clothes piles, but definitely needed time to pick through- some piles were/are up to the ceiling. The past two decades I’ve had the most fun in their furniture section finding everything from strollers & office chairs to mattresses, cribs, armoires, vintage mirrors & treadmills. My mom has a “Rio Mall” day twice a month with her retired friends & they love buying toys & knickknacks for grandkids & for repurposing. They’ve held large pieces we purchased til we could get a truck to pick it up & often help the little ladies get the heavy stuff loaded up. Really it’s a fantastic place hidden in what may be the smallest town in WV. The only thing I’d like to see is a renewed interest in selling secondhand clothing by sorting the piles, tossing the inner cores that haven’t been touched since ‘92 & making it easier for one to see what they really have up there. Right now we can really only search the racks or the outer “shell” of the table piles, leaving the majority of it unable to be gotten to. Still, a worthwhile adventure we travel an hour one way...

My partner's grandmother lives about four minutes from the Rio Mall and today was my first experience in going! It has been hyped up to me for a long time by his family. You have to keep in mind that this is a thrift store and it is most certainly an adventure when you visit.

They have lots of different items, way more than this very small community would probably ever need but it is an attraction in its own right.

They have two floors; the first floor has two sections to it. The further section has furniture and a lot of it for fairly reasonable prices. They also had a lot of grandfather clocks too. The 'main' part of the first floor has pretty much any general merchandise you could imagine including some packaged foods and fresh local produce. They had a lot of new lawn and home decor which was actually really nice; forest and farm themed as well as lots of bears on jugs, vases, and lamps.

The second floor is ALL clothing and other linens and it is a HUNT to find things. I found a really great american apparel t shirt and a fabulous music festival hat, though not much else.

The people I met there were friendly and I think it is a family business. Just as a heads up make sure you have cash as they do not accept credit or debit. A fun experience if you are ready...

Easy to pass, no sign. Hope the picture helps. If you need crutches or walkers, they have a ton! New cleaning supplies are super cheap. Lots of new stuff along with the used clothing. Most of the clothing is upstairs in huge piles on tables. There are some on hangers, sizes in no order, no prices, pretty musty up there. Furniture is very used, a few new pieces are available. Great for locals, but it is not worth a long drive from Virginia. Been...