Fred and Betty's Thrift Store - San Luis Obispo, California

Mónica D. P.

This place is so cute!
I love how well organized is everything. It doesn't show that is a thrift store. Nice and clean. Prices are very affordable. Great finds!
The staff is very kind and helpful. I will definitely will go back. The only inconvenience is the parking but not biggy.

REGINA T.

Great thrift store with the FRIENDLIEST young ladies working in there. (I wish I would've asked their names) It was my first time going there and I was pleasantly surprised after visiting 2 other thrift stores beforehand. I'll definitely go back next time I'm in town. My new favorite thrift store in town!

Rob H.

Nice open space store with elbow room, good selection, nicely organized, good prices, bit slim on parking spaces.

Neil

The selection on the books and cds isn't great, and they're pretty expensive compared to other thrift stores. Don't get any books here unless they're really jumping out at you.

Naomi S. L.

Wrongfully accused of stealing a camera. I had my husband ask for assistance in the electronic section (where there were cameras displayed). SA said go ahead, it's an open case. I noticed it was already opened, but went ahead and asked for assistance regardless. Therefore, I take out the camera I was looking at. Then another lady comes and grabs a camera from the case, I saw her put it back but I wasn't watching her, I was looking at the camera I took out of the caseline. The other lady put the camera back and walked away. I went ahead and looked at the camera as well and put it back then closed the case. All of a sudden the SA said she had to watch me, I didn't mind, I wasn't doing anything wrong. Then all of a sudden she asked me where the other camera was. I said I put back what I was looking at. She said "No, there was another camera, where is it?". I answered her, I didn't see another camera..Then she asked "where was the other lady who was with you?", I told he no other lady was with me. I told her the other lady looking at cameras was another customer, not part of my party. She is freaking out and honestly I felt discriminated. I don't know if it's because of what I was wearing and that I was looking at cameras, having a camera around my neck ( I'm a tourist), I'm here visiting from out of town, My hobby is photography, so naturally every time I go to a thrift I always want to look at cameras.
Cashier told me , as I decided to pay for my items, that she wasn't accusing me of theft, but I told her I felt she was. It's not my fault she left the case open from the beginning, before I even went to look at the camera the case was slightly open. I told her to review cameras when she asked me where the second camera was. I love thrift shops, but I will not be returning to this one. Sucks, but she didn't know how to handle the situation and I don't like how she made me feel. Being the only minorities shopping at that thrift and she accused us both of stealing a camera that wasn't even there when we approached the caseline.

Zoe S.

Staff here are unfriendly and bothered that you are shopping. Prices were posted around which was nice but it was also unclear what “sale” was happening when since multiple are listed on the same day. Ended up leaving with half of what I wanted since it was double the price I thought I’d be spending.

Gary R.

I had a typewriter in my hand at the register, and a woman in line said "I saw that, and was thinking about buying it." The girl behind the counter said "well, she was thinking about it so she should have it."

...and they sold it out of my hand.

Never. Going. Back.

Mia

Very well organized thrift shop. I like how they accept anything from pet supplies to fishing rods to church school costumes. The only thing that made me sad was that they had goldfish in tiny plastic containers nailed to a wall. They looked sad and dead. Otherwise this store offers so many books and cookware that you may never need to buy new ever again. The staff is also extremely friendly.