Penticton, while a large city, hosts only a handful of thrift stores (4) with the VV apparently sucking in most donations.
On the south end of town on South Main and Skaha Lake Road junction is the larger Salvation Army. A volunteer-run place, it is a smaller operation housed in some former retail space. Small, it has the usual assortment of items though one say of lower quality overall (reflecting community wealth or lack of). Free lot parking accessed from South Main Road.
Heading up Main to the north end between White and Padmore, one comes across the local Hospital Auxilliary's Care Closet shop. Housed in an old double front, it has a small but good selection of items at very good prices. Street parking.
A block north is one of the few IODE thrift store (two others in Kelowna and Nelson). Small (but larger than Kelowna's), it has a good selection of items at moderate prices. Free street parking. Seems to be open 13-16 but 12-16 in winter.
A block off north and east on Ellis between Wade and Nanaimo is the other Salvation Army thrift store. Smaller than the southern one, it has the usual plethora of items but not of very good quality, again reflecting the lack of wealth in the community. Street parking,
Heading up to Summerland, one finds two thrift stores in this community which seems to serve to stock the numerous second-hand collectibles store in town. Both are located in Victoria Road between Main and Jubilee.
The smaller of the two is CritterAid (which obviously is an animal assistance charity). Small but well laid out, prices are o.k. Free street parking. Next door, and very popular (expect lines before opening time on the 1st opening day of the week), is the local Hospital Auxilliary. Well-stocked, it can have a lot of items but these seem to go pretty fast when the store is opened for the week. Very good prices. Free street parking.
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