Welcome to Nifty Thrifty
Your Hometown Thrift Store
We're Open. Please Note:
* Please call before you donate, as donation hours may vary. Thank you donors for your generous support – and for your patience, as at times we get full and need to catch up with processing them! Please note, on days we do take donations, they always end at 4:00 P.M. Please bag or box all items.
Thank you for voting Nifty as Best Thrift Store!
20,000 Shelton-Mason County Journal readers took a poll, and Nifty came out on top again! Thank you to all of our wonderful customers, donors and volunteers for making Nifty Thrifty an ongoing success. We couldn't do it without you! Your purchases, donations and efforts support a wonderful cause: The Mason County Senior Activities Association. Thank you again!
Mason County's First Thrift Store - 25+ Years!
Now in Downtown Shelton at 826 Railroad Avenue Nifty Thrifty is the primary funding source
for the Mason County Senior Activities Association which owns & operates the Mason County Senior Activities Center. |
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Voted the Best Thrift Store in Shelton for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021!
Home of Reda Keller, who was voted the Best Salesperson in Shelton & Mason County!
Superbly organized, beautifully displayed.
Nifty Thrifty, at our location on Railroad Avenue, allows us to proudly highlight our quality clothing, books, fabrics, housewares, electronics and more.
All items are local donations; they are tastefully lighted and lovingly displayed.
Priced right, too!
Best of all, your Nifty Thrifty purchases directly benefit Mason County Senior Activities Center ---- now, that's SHOPPING LOCAL!
Store HoursOpen Mon- Sat, 9:30-5:00
Downtown Shelton at 826 Railroad Avenue 360.427.0858 Shop anytime on eBay with seller ID niftythriftythriftstore1 (MCSAC in store discounts and other Nifty Thrifty Store price reductions are not valid for eBay merchandise) |
DonationsDonations
Quality donations are gladly accepted, please call ahead to see if we are accepting donations that day. Please bag or box donations, and note that on donation days they are accepted through 4:00 P.M. Please do not drop off donations without calling ahead to be sure they can be properly processed and protected from the weather. Thank you! Volunteers Needed and Appreciated! Come see us! |
VolunteerStore Manager Michelle Marks leads a staff of dedicated "Thrift Specialists." Many volunteers support Michelle and her staff. With so much about Nifty Thrifty being new and exciting this year, more volunteers are always welcome. You can email Michelle at niftythrifty@hcc.net
Visit our new web site! niftythriftyshelton.com |
History
The Nifty Thrifty store was conceived by the Mason County Senior Activities Association (MCSAA) in 1988 to provide an on-going revenue source so the Mason County Senior Activities Center could be self-funding. Hattie and John Luhm championed the idea with the help of MCSAA Board President Lou Redman and Center Director Marge Emsley-Brown.
Nifty Thrifty remains the major funding source of MCSAA to this day. After 25 years, the store relocated in September 2013 to the former Activities Center building at 826 W. Railroad Avenue.
The Nifty Thrifty store was conceived by the Mason County Senior Activities Association (MCSAA) in 1988 to provide an on-going revenue source so the Mason County Senior Activities Center could be self-funding. Hattie and John Luhm championed the idea with the help of MCSAA Board President Lou Redman and Center Director Marge Emsley-Brown.
Nifty Thrifty remains the major funding source of MCSAA to this day. After 25 years, the store relocated in September 2013 to the former Activities Center building at 826 W. Railroad Avenue.
Expanding Opportunities
Nifty Thrifty is increasing it's sales using eBay! "Even though we talked about selling on eBay for some time, it took courage to take the plunge." said Nifty Thrifty Store Manager Michelle Marks. "We started selling full tilt in November 2015 and have sold 33 items to date totaling more than $2,500," she added.
Nifty Thrifty sells high value books, jewelry and collectibles that ship well on eBay. The customer pays all the fees and insurance, and the store can ask a much higher price on the items. After researching the safety of online sales, Marks felt confident to move forward with it.
"We receive quite a few items that can't be put on the sales floor due to limited locking display areas and we have a better audience through eBay," explained Marks. "It is easier and faster for us to reach collectors through online sales than to wait for the certain person to come into the store. Online sales allow Nifty Thrifty to reach buyers all over the United States. We have sold items from Lacey to New York," she added. You can view Nifty Thrifty's eBay items by searching for the seller ID niftythriftythriftstore1 on eBay.
Nifty Thrifty sells high value books, jewelry and collectibles that ship well on eBay. The customer pays all the fees and insurance, and the store can ask a much higher price on the items. After researching the safety of online sales, Marks felt confident to move forward with it.
"We receive quite a few items that can't be put on the sales floor due to limited locking display areas and we have a better audience through eBay," explained Marks. "It is easier and faster for us to reach collectors through online sales than to wait for the certain person to come into the store. Online sales allow Nifty Thrifty to reach buyers all over the United States. We have sold items from Lacey to New York," she added. You can view Nifty Thrifty's eBay items by searching for the seller ID niftythriftythriftstore1 on eBay.