At a glance
Kids' clothes, furnitureDeseret Industries Sugar House
Name-brand kids' clothesKid to Kid Salt Lake
Brand-name clothesThe Other Side Thrift Boutique
Kids' clothes in SandyKid to Kid Sandy
Furniture, appliances and tileHabitat for Humanity ReStore
Used skis and snowboardsThe Gear Room
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Deseret Industries Sugar House
📍 2140 S 800 E, Salt Lake City (Sugar House)
Kids' racks sorted by size, plus sofas and dressers
Clothing takes up about half the store, split into women's, men's, boys', girls' and infants' areas and sorted by type, size and color. Sofas, tables, dressers and bookshelves sit in the home furnishings area, and collectibles stay in a locked case an associate opens for you.
Tip: Ask an associate for a claim ticket before you carry a large piece anywhere, since it holds the item for you for an hour. Donations go through the drive-thru, which can close early when it fills up.
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Kid to Kid Salt Lake
📍 2191 S 700 E, Salt Lake City (Sugar House)
Kids-only resale with name brands
Kid to Kid sells kids' clothing, shoes, toys, books and baby gear from newborn to tween, and the brands it lists buying include Nike and Patagonia. It sits on 700 East close to DI Sugar House, so the two stops share one parking trip.
Tip: Bring outgrown clothes washed and in a bin, plus a government ID. Staff go through them while you shop, and you pick cash or store credit, which the store says is worth 20 percent more.
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Pib's Exchange
📍 1147 E Ashton Ave, Salt Lake City (Sugar House)
Vintage racks and costumes for school plays and dance recitals
Pib's is a vintage and costume shop on Ashton Avenue. Vintage clothing shares the floor with new costumes, wigs, masks, makeup and special-effects prosthetics, which makes it the stop for a school-play or dance-recital costume built from scratch.
Tip: To sell, call (801) 484-7996 for a 30-minute appointment and bring no more than two boxes of freshly washed clothes. Whatever the buyer passes on goes to a weekly pickup by a donation partner.
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Uplift Thrift
📍 2090 E 3300 S, Millcreek
Collectibles and clothing that fund school clothes for kids
Uplift Community Alliance, a volunteer-driven nonprofit, runs this shop, and the old Assistance League web address now forwards to its site. The shop sells pre-owned clothing, footwear, toys, books, housewares and collectibles, and it supplies about 65 percent of the money for programs such as new school clothes for kids.
Tip: Call (801) 484-3401 before you load the car, then use the donation door on the southwest side. The shop does not take mattresses, ski gear, high chairs or car seats.
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Savers Millcreek
📍 3171 E 3300 S, Millcreek
Family clothing, housewares and books next to Momentum Indoor Climbing
Savers sells clothing and shoes, dinnerware, books, housewares and electronics, next door to Momentum Indoor Climbing. Shopping here does not benefit a nonprofit; the store pays Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah for the items donated at this location.
Tip: Drop off clothing or household items on the way in, because a donation earns 20 percent off your next purchase.
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Kid to Kid Sandy
📍 792 E 9400 S, Sandy
Kids' clothes and baby gear in the south valley
This is the Sandy branch of Kid to Kid, with the same newborn-to-tween clothing, shoes, toys, books and baby gear as the Sugar House store. It buys outgrown kids' items without an appointment.
Tip: Call (801) 572-2144 before bringing large equipment, which the store takes only when it has space. It passes on anything with stains, holes, strong odors or missing pieces.
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Deseret Industries Sandy
📍 825 E 9400 S, Sandy
Donating what Kid to Kid won't buy
This DI stands on the same stretch of 9400 South as Kid to Kid. Like other DI stores, it sells clothing sorted by size, shoes, books, electronics and large furniture handled by claim ticket.
Tip: Sell first, then donate: whatever Kid to Kid declines can go straight to the drive-thru here, where staff help unload. DI does not take beds, mattresses, pianos or large appliances.
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Habitat for Humanity ReStore
📍 1276 S 500 W, Salt Lake City
Furniture plus appliances, tile and salvage
The ReStore is Habitat for Humanity Greater Salt Lake Area's home-improvement resale store, so leftover building materials, used appliances and architectural salvage share the floor with gently used furniture and home decor. Sales fund Habitat's home building.
Tip: Come here when the project needs more than a dresser, like a box of tile or a used appliance. Call (801) 263-0136 about anything unusual, and ask for the free curbside pickup of bulky donations in Salt Lake, Davis and Tooele counties.
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Goodwill Outlet
📍 1850 W 1500 S, Salt Lake City
Clothes and household goods sold by the pound
The Goodwill Outlet sells used clothing and household goods by the pound. Items come out unsorted in large blue bins, and shoppers dig through them instead of browsing sized racks.
Tip: Go with a short list of sizes in your head and check each piece for stains before it goes in the cart, because nothing here is hung by size.
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The Gear Room
📍 3422 E Fort Union Blvd, Cottonwood Heights
Used skis, snowboards and boots
The Gear Room sells new and consigned outdoor gear. The consigned side carries skis, snowboards, boots, apparel and packs, with a Fresh Finds section for newly added items.
Tip: Try consigned boots on in the store, because sales on consigned items are final. To consign, call (801) 839-2217 first.
📍Local note: Copperhive Vintage's web address now forwards to an unrelated site and Now and Again's shows a gambling page, and Vantage, Decades, Shop Vintage, Lillies of the Fields, Vintage Drift and Home Again had no website of their own to confirm, so all are left off.
How to pick the right one
Three more routes pass other stores around the county.
In West Valley City, Uptown Cheapskate, which buys and sells name-brand adult clothing, shares 2750 S 5600 W with a Kid to Kid, and the West Valley Deseret Industries is at 2994 S Glen Eagle Dr.
Redwood Road has Savers at 4145 S Redwood Rd in Taylorsville and Deseret Industries at 7166 S Redwood Rd in West Jordan.
On State Street, The Other Side's second store is at 4290 S State St, and the Murray Deseret Industries is at 11 E 4500 S.
For a dresser, bookshelf or sofa, DI, the ReStore, The Other Side and Uplift Thrift all list furniture among what they sell or take, and DI hands you a claim ticket for large pieces.
Goodwill Outlet sells clothing and household goods by the pound, so it suits a bulk haul better than a single piece.
Common questions
Where can I find a thrift store near me in Salt Lake County?
Goodwill has stores at 4545 S 900 E, 2964 S State St and 8550 S 1300 E in Sandy, plus the Outlet at 1850 W 1500 S. Savers has stores in Midvale, South Jordan, Draper and Taylorsville, and Kid to Kid has one at 1604 S Jordan Pkwy in South Jordan. Deseret Industries' Riverton store at 12449 S Creek Meadow Rd is temporarily closed and scheduled to reopen December 2, with its donation drive-thru still open.
What is the difference between thrift, resale and consignment stores?
A thrift store takes donations and pays you nothing for them: Deseret Industries, the ReStore, Uplift Thrift, The Other Side and Goodwill work this way. A resale store buys your items at the counter, as Kid to Kid, Uptown Cheapskate and Pib's do. A consignment store pays you only after your item sells, which is how The Gear Room works.
Which thrift stores won't take a mattress, crib or car seat?
Deseret Industries turns away beds, mattresses, pianos and large appliances like washers and stoves. Uplift Thrift does not take mattresses, car seats, high chairs or ski gear, and The Other Side does not take baby furniture, box TVs or upright pianos. The ReStore's donation page lists no exclusions, so call (801) 263-0136 before you load anything unusual.
Where do donated clothes go free to people who need them?
Crossroads Thrift Store, at 1385 W Indiana Ave in Salt Lake City, gives about 90 percent of donated clothing and household items free to people with a voucher from a Crossroads food pantry or a partner group. It asks most for kids' clothes, women's large sizes, coats, work boots, new underwear and blankets, and takes donations whenever the store is open, no appointment needed.
Does Deseret Industries give donation receipts?
Yes. An employee at the drive-thru asks whether you want a receipt for your donation.
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