Grace Centers of Hope Thrift Store & Donation Center- Sterling Heights — Local services in Sterling Heights

Well-stocked with clothing, but a bit sparse on furniture and housewares. Not their fault, as they rely entirely on donations. Employees will are friendly and helpful. Wheelchair accessible, but there are no public restrooms.

The main enticements to shop here are the sales and manager specials. For instance, senior discount (Wednesdays) is 50%, not 20% like most places. Today, all clothing was $2 unless tagged cheaper, and furniture was 25% off. Most coffee cups are 49¢ every day, and most clear water glasses are 99¢. Flatware (aka "silverware") is extremely inexpensive at 5/$1, but selection is hit-or-miss (only table knives and a few forks today). They often have an odd assortment of new items near the registers. Today there were a few high-end new shoes at various prices, an assortment of small medical items, and a bin full of Calvin Klein eyeglass hard cases. The glasses cases were white only, many still in packaging; only 99¢ each. I left very happy, having purchased two sweatshirts, two glasses cases, and the cutest coffee cup ever (owl) for just $6.86. *If you find more treasures than you've budgeted for, they accept major credit cards. *UPDATE 7/3/25: Base price on coffee...

Tuesday. 25% off furniture. Both tags say 49.99$ on them (granted, on one someone crossed out a 7 and made a 4, but one with 49.99$ clear as day) so we grab the tag and take it to the front, thinking they would have maybe knew what was going on. I was charged the full amount (with discount) and didn't realize until after. After going in and talking to the cashier, he had told me he would give me the difference in cash. No problem. He calls manager Krysta to the front while I go help grab said piece of furniture from the back. As we head to the front, we were confronted by Krysta, who had told me that the store wouldn't be honoring the price that was on BOTH stickers very aggressively, as if I was the one who placed the price tags. She offered a refund, which I accepted, but was completely rude for the entire encounter. She seemed absolutely irritated with us that she had to deal with us at all. We asked if it was a problem, she responded with "no but I have other work to do." Don't we all, lady? If this is the type of "managerial skills" required to run the Grace Centers for Hope, then they have set the bar extremely low. Buddy behind the counter was a nice...

These people are amazing. I want to give a special thank you to the person in charge. I am not from the area and went in shopping. I purchased a few things and went to pay, but my card didn't go through and I didn't have any cash on me. I showed that I did have money in my account, and the owner said it has to do with my bank. I told him I can go back to get cash but I am 30 min away and he then just took the money out from his pocket and paid the amount for me! Even though it wasn't a lot, he thanked me for coming in and said happy holidays! I asked if anyone had venmo or cash app or if he had it and no one did, and he said not to worry about it. He knew the drive there and back would most likely be as much as the amount I was paying. God bless him and everyone in that store and my friend if you are reading this, you are an angel and have made me see that there truly are beautiful souls still out there. God...