Thrift Stores

[Caitfish]

Alamogordo

Goodwill Industries
1807 10th Street
Alamogordo, NM  88310

Salvation Army Thrift Store
901 New York Avenue
Alamogordo, NM  88310

Albuquerque:

Saver's
3300 San Mateo Boulevard Northeast
Albuquerque, NM  87110

Goodwill Industries - Donation Pick Up Service/Store
5000 San Mateo Boulevard Northeast
Albuquerque, NM  87109

Goodwill Industries - Thrift Stores  
6636 Caminito Coors Northwest
Albuquerque, NM  87120

Goodwill Industries - Thrift Stores
506 Central Avenue Southwest
Albuquerque, NM  87102

Goodwill Industries - Thrift Stores
1108 Juan Tabo Boulevard Northeast
Albuquerque, NM  87112

Salvation Army
6211 4th Street Northwest
Albuquerque, NM  87107

Goodwill Industries - Thrift Stores
2003 Southern Boulevard Southeast
Rio Rancho, NM  87124

Salvation Army
700 Juan Tabo Boulevard Northeast
Albuquerque, NM  87123

Salvation Army
1520 Deborah Road Southeast
Rio Rancho, NM  87124

Salvation Army the Thrift Store
4501 Silver Avenue Southeast
Albuquerque, NM  87108

Salvation Army the Thrift Store
411 Broadway Boulevard Southeast
Albuquerque, NM  87102

Santa Fe

Goodwill Industries-Clearance Corner
927 Baca Street
Santa Fe, NM  87505

Goodwill Industries of New Mexico-Store
3060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM  87507

Salvation Army Thrift Store
1209 Siler Road
Santa Fe, NM  87507

Hobbs

Salvation Army
314 East Main Street
Hobbs, NM  88240

Espanola

Salvation Army
307 North Riverside Drive
Espanola, NM  87532

Carlsbad

Salvation Army
2426 Bonita Street
Carlsbad, NM  88220

Roswell

Salvation Army
207 East Chisum Street
Roswell, NM  88203

Salvation Army
612 West College Boulevard
Roswell, NM  88201

Las Vegas

Salvation Army Thrift Store
717 Douglas Avenue
Las Vegas, NM  87701

Clovis

Salvation Army Thrift Store
301 East 2nd Street
Clovis, NM  88101

Farmington

Salvation Army
316 West Animas Street
Farmington, NM  87401

Las Cruces

Salvation Army the Thrift Store
805 South Solano Drive
Las Cruces, NM  88001

A list of smaller/independent thrift stores to come!

[its apathy]

Woo-hoo for starting the new mexico board/thread.

My only addition would be Buffalo Exchange, in Albuquerque.

 3005 Central Avenue NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 262-0098

The university area around Buffalo Exchange (along Central) is a great place to browse and pick up neat gifts and fun things to look at as well.

Unfortunately, I've heard of no really crafty people or places around here....

[Caitfish]

Woo-hoo for starting the new mexico board/thread.

My only addition would be Buffalo Exchange, in Albuquerque....

Where is "around here"?  I do shop at Buffalo, and I trade there - but I don't consider it a thrift store.  It's not exactly a place you would go to find something to rip up and reconstruct.  

It's all about Albuquerque, though.   It's the most creative place I've ever lived, which isn't really saying a whole lot. :B

[its apathy]

Wow, talk about forgetting to reply!  Sorry!

"Around here" would be Albuquerque - I live in the NE Heights, and I guess I've pretty much scoured the University Area as well...

I guess I only consider Buffalo a thrift store because of its' second-hand nature, I would agree that it's definitely not the place to purchase things to rip-up or reconstruct.

[mokistar]

No offense, but I would have to say Albuq. well, really NM as a whole is one of the most artsy, creative places. Especially since artists from all over the state come here (Alb.) to sell their wares. But anyhow, nothing a little more explring wont cure.

As far as thriftstores Is thrift town still around? It use to be right off of San Mateo until it moved awhile ago. I havent been there since it  moved. If it is still there, it was the BEST place to find stuff from the 80's. I always found old toys, books, and albulms.

[pica]

Thrift Town (I assume it's the same as the old one) is now on Menaul between Carlisle and Washington.

Abq is definitely creative!  
For crafty people/places,  try various shops, such as Papers! at Central/Carlisle for weekend paper and bookmaking classes.  I've also seen similar things offered occasionally  at local stained glass shops.  UNM offers continuing ed classes with one-day workshops in crafty things, but the classes are usually way more expensive than the ones that shops offer.   I think those would work great for meeting people.   I've found that a lot of Abq people are a little bit quiet about their artsy inclinations - once you get to know them, it turns out that almost everyone has a hobby or two.

[crocodilicious]

Albuquerque: D-Lites, a great cheap (and inexpensive) resource for big jars of glitter, sulfite construction paper, really inexpensive laminating by the foot, and dare I say it, a really great die cut library you can use for free.  An address would be worthless, but if you go to the APS (Alb Public Schools) grounds behind Milne Stadium, you'll find it.  Although it is a teacher resource, it is open to the public.  There are also endless cheap little things that teachers use for prizes and such like giant foam dice, plastic animals, whistles, glass snowflakes, whatever.

 

Alamogordo
Goodwill Industries
1807 10th Street
Alamogordo, NM  88310

Salvation Army Thrift Store
901 New York Avenue
Alamogordo, NM  88310

Albuquerque:

Saver's
3300 San Mateo Boulevard Northeast
Albuquerque, NM  87110

Goodwill Industries - Donation Pick Up Service/Store
5000 San Mateo Boulevard Northeast
Albuquerque, NM  87109

Goodwill Industries - Thrift Stores  
6636 Caminito Coors Northwest
Albuquerque, NM  87120

Goodwill Industries - Thrift Stores
506 Central Avenue Southwest
Albuquerque, NM  87102

Goodwill Industries - Thrift Stores
1108 Juan Tabo Boulevard Northeast
Albuquerque, NM  87112

Salvation Army
6211 4th Street Northwest
Albuquerque, NM  87107

Goodwill Industries - Thrift Stores
2003 Southern Boulevard Southeast
Rio Rancho, NM  87124

Salvation Army
700 Juan Tabo Boulevard Northeast
Albuquerque, NM  87123

Salvation Army
1520 Deborah Road Southeast
Rio Rancho, NM  87124

Salvation Army the Thrift Store
4501 Silver Avenue Southeast
Albuquerque, NM  87108

Salvation Army the Thrift Store
411 Broadway Boulevard Southeast
Albuquerque, NM  87102

Santa Fe

Goodwill Industries-Clearance Corner
927 Baca Street
Santa Fe, NM  87505

Goodwill Industries of New Mexico-Store
3060 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, NM  87507

Salvation Army Thrift Store
1209 Siler Road
Santa Fe, NM  87507

Hobbs

Salvation Army
314 East Main Street
Hobbs, NM  88240

Espanola

Salvation Army
307 North Riverside Drive
Espanola, NM  87532

Carlsbad

Salvation Army
2426 Bonita Street
Carlsbad, NM  88220

Roswell

Salvation Army
207 East Chisum Street
Roswell, NM  88203

Salvation Army
612 West College Boulevard
Roswell, NM  88201

Las Vegas

Salvation Army Thrift Store
717 Douglas Avenue
Las Vegas, NM  87701

Clovis

Salvation Army Thrift Store
301 East 2nd Street
Clovis, NM  88101

Farmington

Salvation Army
316 West Animas Street
Farmington, NM  87401

Las Cruces

Salvation Army the Thrift Store
805 South Solano Drive
Las Cruces, NM  88001

A list of smaller/independent thrift stores to come!

[orangeabsinthe]

I went to Saver's yesterday...its been the first time i've been in awhile, and I was pretty much disgusted (with the prices, that is)... I found a totally awesome pair of jeans, but they were $12!! (maybe that's why they were still there, who wants to pay $12 for a pair of used jeans?!?!!  you can get a good new pair for that much at like factory 2u or Ross)...plus there was this book I wanted, but they were gonna charge $15 for it!!  Yah, it was a hardcover, it was in fair to good condition...but still!!!  Whatever happened to thrift stores being the cheap place to go???

[TabaRhodes]

the goodwill on southern in rio rancho usually has some pretty good stuff.

[CassieH91382]

I live 21 miles from Taos, in Angel Fire.  These are a few of the thrift shops around here:

And The Stories Begin
112 Estes Es Rd
Toas

Community Against Violence Thrift Store
1046 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur
Toas

Juliets Revival Thrift and Consignment Shop
(near plaza)
Taos

Needful Things
1574 Paseo Ddel Pueblo Sur
Toas

Angel's Attic
689 W Therma Dr
Eagle's Nest

Kids Closet(A resale shop)
613 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte
Taos

Now and Again
229 Ranchitos Rd
Taos

Chacon's Used Furniture
7276 State Rd 518
Ranchos De Toas

Rancho's General Secondhand Store
South Santa Fe Rd
Toas

Yellow Rose New And Used
117 Cruz Alta
Taos

Hope someone can use this!
CassieH

[invadershe]

The salvation Army is no longer in Carlsbad. But there is a C.A.R.C. farm place that is great to buy cheap , used clothes. Also the Cat's Meow.

[pacasha]

Why does everyone live in alb or sf???

in ruidoso i recommend the pink ladies aux thrift, and the humane society too. first baptist church in the downs is getting there, but one of the ladies brings her dog. i LOVE dogs, but I don't want someone else's dog germs on my stuff. I have enough dog germs of my own to deal with!!

anyway, I just wanted to get rui on the map!!
pm me if you are ever in the area!!!

[iScreamedMyselfHoarse]

Yay ABQ/NM representing! Um I nearly always go to Thrift Town, they are really clean and orginaized (by size than color) and I got a $50 pair of pants with tags still on them for $5.95 there once so i will always love them for that. I agree that Buffalo Exchange is not the place to buy stuff you are going to rip up, but you can find some snazzy deals there... sometimes. I never go to Goodwill because all of their stuff is a bit pricey... Saver's is too but I will go there in a pinch because it is a lot closer to my house than thrift town... There is also a Family Thrift on Juan Tabo (1201 Juan Tabo NE, 87111) you can find some deals there, although it is a bit unorganized. But yay for Thrift Stores and yay for ABQ/NM!

[TheThriftShopper.Com]

I have a national directory of thrift stores. I hope this helps..

http://www.thethriftshopper.com

[mwquilt]

this is a great thread. I am hoping to visit NM this year, and will be on a limited budget for spending, but I love to find stuff I can recycle to use in my crazy quilting, quilting or atc's/mixed media

[tivaclare]

Missed some in Alamogordo.

We have a few:
Zia's 816 9th St
King's Treasure (my fav!) 1500 N White Sands Blvd
Community Connection 1 700 1st St
Community Connection 2 Also on 1st, not sure of #
Days Gone By 818 Highway 70 W
Father James B Hay 1640 N White Sands Blvd

[shootingstar]

Thrift stores in Farmington:

The ARC
200 W Broadway
Farmington, NM 87401  (supports developmentally disabled people)

The Humane Society Thrift Store
215 W Main
Farmington, NM 87401

Pearls For Pennies
305 W. Broadway
Farmington,NM 87401

Goodwill is opening soon...

[robokaz]

Animal humane in Albuquerque also has a thrift store. Theres also one on san mateo called safe house it's for battered women. Theres a ton of small thrift stores in abq if you just look around. The big ones like savers and goodwill mark their prices up alot but if you ask sometimes they'll lower the price. My girlfriend talked a savers manager into lowering the price of a dresser by $20 so it's do-able. It would be cool to start a local craft group though. I would be down to join.