Ares Thrift Shop

I've only written one other review in my life, but this place was such a find, I just had to. My friend was getting her scooter worked on next door and we had time to kill so I wandered over to Ares Thrift Store. I have never had so much good luck finding really nice work clothes for so cheap. I left with 2 buttondown shirts (one still had the tags on it!), a cardigan, a messenger bag and a pair of beautiful Nine West shoes- all for under $15! I almost gave this store only 4 stars because they apparently don't take checks, but since the store was clean and I didn't have to rummage forever through a bunch of crappy nonsense to find some nice quality stuff, I kept it at 5 stars. If you're like me and don't want to waste lots of time searching through junk at a secondhand store, you may like this place (they obviously screen what items they put out on the floor pretty well)...it's also bigger than it appears from the front so give yourself enough time see it all (my friend made me leave after only a half an hour, so I never got to check out all of the furniture). more

The staff was nice and they had some cool lamps and weird old coffee mugs in the back. I resolved to buy the strangest coffee cup they had if I didn't find some clothing I liked to get me up to their $5.00 minimum for cards. I didn't find any clothes I liked however, so it wasn't an issue. I am sure there are some gems in with the rags, but I didn't find them. more

I love thrift stores and this one happens to be very close to my apartment, so it's the one I go to the most often. It's a little dusty and a little dim in there, but you can be sure you'll find a lot of interesting stuff! CLOTHING It's true, most of the clothing is a little scary but if you know what you want, you might actually find it. I don't recommend this place if you just want to browse. That being said, I found three awesome skirts, each for under $7 and in very good condition. One of them was a Billabong mini, so cute! But I digress... HOUSEHOLD Ares has a ton of furniture, most of it in pretty good condition. They have cribs, desks, dressers, shelves etc. And they'll even loan you a dolly to get the stuff home if you lack a car and live nearby, as long as you leave some collateral, like a drivers licence. They have tons of vases, dishes, glasses and mugs, most of which cost less than a $1 each, which is great if you break them often, which my roommates do... PETS If you have a dog who loves tearing apart tennis balls and you're tired of shelling out $12.99 for a set of 3 at Target, this is the place for you! They have a huge bin of loose tennis balls in the back of the shop for something like 50 cents a piece. If you have a smaller pet, you can usually find crates and cages in the back as well. Other than that, you can usually find some neat stuff at Ares. Plenty of ceramic chickens and angels, glittery photo frames, VHS tapes you had no idea existed (i.e. "Homophobia in the Workplace" circa 1982) and plastic jewelry. Enjoy! more

There are some nice staff for the a good price. Its better than other thrift stores. The staff is really friendly. more

This new look at Ares in Boulder gets 5 stars from me!! Lupe and the staff are really great and the clothing is even nicer than I remember. I love the later hours for those of us that work until 5!!! more