Fred and Betty's Thrift Store — Local services in San Luis Obispo

Wrongfully accused of stealing a camera. I had my husband ask for assistance in the electronic section (where there were cameras displayed). SA said go ahead, it's an open case. I noticed it was already opened, but went ahead and asked for assistance regardless. Therefore, I take out the camera I was looking at. Then another lady comes and grabs a camera from the case, I saw her put it back but I wasn't watching her, I was looking at the camera I took out of the caseline. The other lady put the camera back and walked away. I went ahead and looked at the camera as well and put it back then closed the case. All of a sudden the SA said she had to watch me, I didn't mind, I wasn't doing anything wrong. Then all of a sudden she asked me where the other camera was. I said I put back what I was looking at. She said "No, there was another camera, where is it?". I answered her, I didn't see another camera..Then she asked "where was the other lady who was with you?", I told he no other lady was with me. I told her the other lady looking at cameras was another customer, not part of my party. She is freaking out and honestly I felt discriminated. I don't know if it's because of what I was wearing and that I was looking at cameras, having a camera around my neck ( I'm a tourist), I'm here visiting from out of town, My hobby is photography, so naturally every time I go to a thrift I always want to look at cameras. Cashier told me , as I decided to pay for my items, that she wasn't accusing me of theft, but I told her I felt she was. It's not my fault she left the case open from the beginning, before I even went to look at the camera the case was slightly open. I told her to review cameras when she asked me where the second camera was. I love thrift shops, but I will not be returning to this one. Sucks, but she didn't know how to handle the situation and I don't like how she made me feel. Being the only minorities shopping at that thrift and she accused us both of stealing a camera that wasn't even there when we approached...

I visited this store a couple weeks ago and viewed an item that they had put up in the window. I asked if they were planning on selling the item and I was told that the item would go up for sale once they got new items. I asked if they could hold the item for me, in which I was told that they would keep it for me and I could purchase it when they took it out of the display; They took my name and number down, and I was told I would receive a call when the item was ready to be sold. I noticed today that it was no longer on display and went in to ask if I could pick up the item. That was when I was told by the ladies working at the register (they are not the issue, they were super friendly and tried to help look for the item, and even offered to give me a different item in exchange) that the item was recently sold, according to the workers due to a change in management :( I am extremely unhappy and extremely disappointed in this store. The management seems to be the issue, as I was told the item, and contact information was provided to the manager. I will never come back to this store again, and I really hope this review is seen and the owners take into acknowledgment that the management in the store needs to be fixed. If this happened to me, I'm sure it has happened before, and Im sure there are many other dissatisfied customers. If you are looking for a thrift store that cares about rapport, and returning customers, this is not the...

Very well organized thrift shop. I like how they accept anything from pet supplies to fishing rods to church school costumes. The only thing that made me sad was that they had goldfish in tiny plastic containers nailed to a wall. They looked sad and dead. Otherwise this store offers so many books and cookware that you may never need to buy new ever again. The staff is also...