New Thrift Store Opens in Ballwin, Benefits Disabled American Veterans
Red Racks quietly opened on Halloween and has a preview event today with its grand opening on Friday.
A new thrift store has opened in Ballwin, joining the list with two others in the nearby vicinity. Red Racks, a store owned and operated by the Disabled American Veterans, opened on Halloween in the former location location of a Sears hardware store at 15425 Manchester Road. The store stocks everything from shoes and clothes to furniture, kitchenware and electronics. The merchandise is all donated. Sales cover the cost of doing business, and proceeds beyond that go to the Disabled American Veterans. Added bonus: Because the purchases are for charity, buyers pay no sales tax. "It's the first time they've done something of this magnitude in this demographic," said Ryan Nabard, manager of the new store with 19,000 square feet of sales floor. …
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Ramona Riehl
10:09 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
I LOVED this store when it opened! I went in a couple of days ago and it was WAY to overpriced. I was looking for a garden bench and there was one but the wood would have to be replaced so all you were really paying for was the arms then I found two patio chairs that matched my set but they wanted 17.00 for each of them. I didnt even pay that for them new. more ›