Amvets is a great thrif store. It may not have great parking, but it’s worth the hassle to find parking. It’s huge once you get inside, and the rows and rows of color coordinated clothes can seem really overwhelming. However, it is really organized so if you know what you want, it should be easy to find. They also have a huge shoe selection for a thrift store. I’ve definitely found some nice stuff there at a really good price and its always fun searching through the miscelaneious stuff just to see what there is. The one drawback is that they don’t have a dressing room so you can’t really try stuff on.

I was dragged here to look for costumes for a last min themed party.

First of all - SUPER SKETCHY area with sketchy people within the vicinity... I really felt out of place.

Secondly - Ghetto peeps up in here!!!

There was this interesting "character" [a chick/dude ??? - hard to tell] who was over 6 ft tall dressed to the 9 stripper sty - short dress with ginormous boobs poppin' out, hooker heels, hair did, and a cart full of crap... SUPER CLASSY...

What was annoying was that this "character" continued to talk on his/her bluetooth for everyone to hear the raunchy conversation (e.g. "boobs" and "hard d*cks"). Seriously, people, how ghetto can you get?!

I perused the racks in an effort to speed up the costume-hunting process and couldn't find myself to touch anything on the racks. I'm such a germophobe... What also contributed to my loatheness to look was the humidity in this warehouse. I needed a shower after leaving - I felt dirty...

One PRO: A costume was found and turned out to be super cheap.

So, how was my first experience in a thrift store???

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Their hours, for anyone curious, are M-Sat. 9 AM-6 PM.‎

Anyone know what time they open?‎

The truly valuable stuff is cherry picked by the employees! On 9/8/09 witnessed an employee bring out 3 old-looking paintings to his buddy who looked up each one on his blackberry. The "buddy" then walked out with one painting and left the other 2 on the art rack muttering "they aren't worth anthing". Talk about a crime ring! There is a lot of wealth in this area of San Diego, but good luck trying to find sterling silver, crystal or a valuable piece of art. Trust me, that stuff never even hits the shelves here.‎