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Top Five Thrift Stores in New Orleans

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Tulane chapter.

Feelin’ thrifty? Check out the five best thrift stores in New Orleans!

1. Red White and Blue Thrift Store

6001 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70123

Mon-Sat: 9am-6pm

·      Store: Huge but organized. Very crowded on weekends

·      Best for: Clothing, shoes and bags

·      Prices: On the more expensive side, but frequent sales and promotions

·      Cons: No dressing rooms

·      Tip: Bring lots of cash! They don’t accept credit cards

 

2. Salvation Army Family Store

100 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121

Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm

·      Store: Clean and organized

·      Best for: Clothing and furniture

·      Prices: Inexpensive clothing and housewares

·      Cons: Furniture is expensive

·      Tip: 25% off entire store on Wednesdays

 

3. Pelican Thrift Store

341 N Hennessey, New Orleans, LA 70119

Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm

·      Store: Huge warehouse (sometimes gets hot inside)

·      Best for: Furniture

·      Prices: Varying depending on item quality (try and haggle!)

·      Cons: Sparse clothing and accessories sections

·      Tip: Check their Facebook page for sales and pictures of new items

 

4. Bridge House Thrift Store

1160 Camp St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Mon-Sat: 8am-5pm

·      Store:  A little messy and unorganized

·      Best for: Cheap furniture and housewares

·      Prices: Very low prices and they are willing to negotiate

·      Cons: Sometimes the selection is underwhelming

·      Tip: They sell used cars in the lot next door

 

5. Goodwill

3400 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119

Mon-Sat: 9am-8pm

·      Store:  Six big dressing rooms

·      Best for: Clothing and kitchenware

·      Prices: Blanket pricing on items (by category)

·      Cons: No furniture selection to speak of

·      Tip: Buy things that are too big and get them tailored to fit

 

Happy thrift-shopping!