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Thrifters' delight: A comprehensive thrifting guide for Rexburg – East Idaho News
REXBURG (BYU-Idaho Scroll) — A lot goes into liking or disliking a thrift store—the quantity and quality of clothes, how often new merchandise comes in, even the smell.
To provide a guide for the local thrifting scene, here is the rundown on six of Rexburg’s thrift stores and what each has to offer, from supporting a non-profit to increasing sustainability and, as always, killer deals and once-in-a-thrift-haul finds.
Daisy Links
A thrift store with a twist, one can walk into Daisy Links and see the entire right-hand wall covered with plants. Daisy Links shares a building with AA Plant House.
“We tend to keep a pretty high standard of quality when we bring in clothing,” said Hannah Hunt, a store associate. “But also keeping in mind that not everybody has one set style.”
To keep clothes out of landfills, Daisy Links hand picks their clothes from estate sales, yard sales, other thrift stores and donations while avoiding wholesales, according to Hunt.
“We’re kind of picky … we kind of have a quality standard we go off of,” Hunt said.
Daisy Links lint-rolls, shaves, cuts loose strings and removes stains from the clothes before selling them. The store donates any clothing it doesn’t use to the Family Crisis Center, according to Hunt.
“I think another reason thrifting is becoming more trendy is … also because our culture now is like, ‘Save the turtles,’ and being super environmentally-friendly. And that’s definitely what thrifting is,” said Brecklyn Reese, a junior studying communications at Brigham Young University-Idaho.
Local musicians perform at Daisy Links during after-hour events every other Thursday night. The entire store is 40 percent off during events, and activities range from karaoke to pot painting (one free plant included).
Daisy Links’ website provides information on upcoming events, store hours, available clothing, prices and a thrifting blog.
For every transaction and every $10 spent, the customer can get a stamp on a Daisy Links loyalty card. The customer receives $10 off once the card is full.
Daisy Links is located at 155 West Main Street #9, next to Red Rabbit Grill and The BookViking.
Preloved
Preloved’s business model sets it apart from typical thrift stores.
Walking inside Preloved, one doesn’t find racks of clothes organized in the often-maze-like fashion of other thrift stores. Instead, wooden booths spread throughout the building, each displaying a different vendor’s items.
“What I think is fun … is as you go through the booths you can see what somebody’s style is and what their size is so you can see, ‘oh this person is like too big or too small for me,’” said Kylee Rex, a sophomore studying apparel entrepreneurship and a thrift store enthusiast.
Anyone can rent a booth for $25 to sell their clothing or home items.
Booths are set up Saturday morning and taken down Friday evenings, providing new items every week. Vendors discount their items, starting on Tuesday, and drop prices as the week progresses.
Every Preloved location includes a kid’s corner, “filled with an array of fun and engaging toys that will keep your little ones entertained while you shop,” Preloved’s website said.
Preloved encourages vendors to list the brands they are selling and how to organize booths best.
“It’s also fun when you find a booth, and you know, ‘Oh, this is a return sister missionary; look at all of these dresses that they don’t want anymore,’” Rex said.
Additionally, spaces may be purchased for selling smaller items such as jewelry, according to Emily Lamb, a Preloved employee.
Preloved is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 24 South First West, Rexburg.
Thrifted Lennons
Thrifted Lennons is a dreamscape for any vintage fan.
Aliza Fisher and her husband’s enthusiasm for all things vintage is evident in the bright orange sofa, disco ball and Van Halen tees.
“It’s not necessarily like a DI, where they just like accept anything and sell anything,” Fisher said. “We, like, go out and curate or just find vintage pieces, or we also buy vintage pieces from other people.”
Fisher researches vintage clothes and looks for specific styles and indicators before buying pieces.
Quotes for selling clothing are available at Thrifted Lennons’ website. Clothing must be at least 20 years old to be considered vintage.
Thrifted Lennons also offers custom-made rings made out of spoons for $20. Customers can pick out their preferred utensil, write down their ring size and pick up the ring three days later.
Besides the Fishers’ love of vintage clothing, their other motivation for thrifting is standing up to fast fashion brands like Shein or various other clothing outlets.
Fisher explained that fast fashion is a term for cheaply-made clothes, often mass-produced in sweatshops in foreign countries with questionable labor conditions.
Thrifted Lennons is located at 22 College Avenue, Rexburg. Store hours are Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Second Helpings
Second Helpings is part of Rexburg’s Family Crisis Center, a non-profit specialized in assisting survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault for over 30 years.
Second Helpings functions like a typical thrift shop; anyone can donate or shop there, but all proceeds go directly to Family Crisis Center clients, according to manager Becca Bateman.
They have an entire section for kids and another for home goods.
“Their prices are some of the best prices I’ve seen for a thrift store — really, really good,” Rex said.
Second Helpings’ website offers information on how to volunteer, donate, receive help or information regarding assault and abuse.
Second Helpings is located below the Family Crisis Center at 16 East Main Street and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Drop-off for donations is located behind the store.
Goodwill
If someone says thrift store, Goodwill might be the first image that comes to mind. However, this classic is new to Rexburg, having opened in September 2023.
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Goodwill is a non-profit thrift store that offers job training and opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, low-income workers and elderly individuals.
They offer senior-specific job training to help seniors reenter the workforce and build skill sets and behavioral health services on a sliding scale.
“No one will be denied services due to the inability to pay,” Goodwill’s website said.
“I am not a super wealthy individual,” Reese said. “Like, I wouldn’t say I have the greatest style, but something is so satisfying about finding something I could have bought for $60 and getting it for like $6.”
Goodwill has one of the more extensive collections of goods offered by Rexburg thrift stores. Unsold items are salvaged by Goodwill’s recycling vendors to limit waste from going to a landfill, according to the store’s website.
Goodwill is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 125 Valley River Drive, near the North Rexburg McDonalds.
Deseret Industries
Larger quantities can offer opportunities for unlikely finds. Deseret Industries, or D.I., might have the most to offer of any Rexburg thrift store.
Those familiar with the shopping experience at D.I. know that 100 percent of its inventory comes from donors. You can find everything from clothing, books, furniture and many other items at discounted rates.
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In addition to the donated items D.I. receives, the store also manufactures new merchandise. They have a plant that builds new furniture, mattresses and box springs, dressers, tables and chairs.
Like Goodwill, DI was founded as a job training facility in 1939, according to DI’s website.
Rexburg’s DI is at 611 North Second East, Rexburg. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. It closes at 6 p.m. on Monday.
Happy thrifting!
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BOISE, Idaho — A Boise neighbor said she trapped the largest rat she has ever seen in her backyard, and a local pest control expert said he has already responded to multiple Treasure Valley homes this year to remove the rodents. As sightings increase, Idaho lawmakers are also taking action.
Britni Killeen, who grew up on a farm in East Idaho, said nothing could have prepared her for what she found in her West Boise backyard.
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“I’m a 5th-generation Idahoan, and I’ve never seen something that big,” Killeen said.
Killeen believes the rats may be swimming through the Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve and making their way into nearby neighborhoods.
“We live next door to the refuge, and if you have a gap between your fence, which we do, it’s about 3 ft, they come into your yard, and they can go under fences,” explained Killeen.
Alpha Home Pest Control has served the Treasure Valley for over 10 years. Owner Mike Hill said he has been receiving weekly calls about rat sightings. While some turn out to be false alarms, he has already visited seven Treasure Valley homes this year to remove rats. Hill said many of them may be arriving from out of state and staying because of the mild weather conditions.
“Washington, California, the shipping, the freight coming back and forth, they’re kind of stowaways,” Hill said. “Then with the mild winters that we’ve been having, [it] hasn’t really been killing them off.”
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Hill said Norway and Roof rats can pose serious risks to both health and property.
“They carry disease, they carry fleas, ticks, they can chew through your wiring in your home,” Hill said. “Their teeth grow very rapidly, so there have been cases where they’re up there chewing on wires, [and] the house burns down.”
If you spot a rat, Hill recommends calling a professional to ensure there are not more hiding nearby. He also offered several prevention tips.
“The droppings of the fruit, excess fruit, keep that stuff picked up. Make sure that your trash is enclosed in either a hard plastic or metal container,” Hill said.
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As rat sightings increase across the Treasure Valley, lawmakers are taking notice. On Thursday, the Idaho Senate passed the Rodents of Unusual Size Act, which would declare Norway and roof rats a public health and safety nuisance and requires the state to take action to control and remove them. That bill now heads to the House.
Killeen said the legislation is a step in the right direction.
“Considering how big that rat is, I would definitely say so,” Killeen said. “I didn’t even know that big of rats could exist in Idaho, but maybe I’m just rural.”
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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers have introduced legislation that would phase out state funding for the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs while keeping the commission in place.
The proposal, introduced by Rep. Jeff Ehlers, would gradually eliminate general fund support for the commission by July 1, 2028. The commission would continue to operate but would need to rely on private funding.
Rep. Ehlers told the House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Thursday that the proposal came from recommendations by Idaho’s DOGE Task Force, which reviewed government programs and spending.
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The bill would also eliminate the commission from a list of organizations eligible for a state income tax charitable contribution credit.
Rep. Steve Berch questioned why the legislation would remove both state funding and the tax credit option, saying it could make it more difficult for the commission to raise money.
“I hate to use this word, but I’m really offended by this specific effort to make it that much more difficult for private citizens to be able to contribute to the Hispanic commission,” Rep. Berch said in committee. “I don’t think this can be justified from a financial point of view, and quite frankly, I don’t think it can be justified from a moral point of view.”
In response, Rep. Jason Monks said that it would be more “offensive” to not allow further discussion of the bill before a final decision is made.
The proposal comes after an earlier attempt this session to eliminate the commission entirely. In January, Rep. Heather Scott presented a draft bill that would have removed all references to the commission from Idaho law and dissolved it by July 1, but that measure failed to advance out of committee.
The committee ultimately voted on Thursday to introduce the legislation, allowing it to be printed and advanced for further debate.
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Shanea Fulks is the owner of Seven Sisters Closet Revival, a new consignment store at 260 South Woodruff in Idaho Falls. Take a look inside in the video above. | Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com
Do you want to know what’s happening in the eastern Idaho business scene? We’ve got you covered. Here is a rundown of this week’s business news across the valley.
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New consignment shop in Idaho Falls offers vintage clothes for customers and booth space for sellers
IDAHO FALLS – Curating vintage clothing is Shanea Fulks’s passion, and she’s sharing it with the community through a new business venture.
Seven Sisters Closet Revival opens Saturday at 260 South Woodruff inside Parkwood Plaza in Idaho Falls. It offers racks of vintage clothes for customers and booth space for others to sell their items.
“You get a rack with shelves, and you can come in throughout the week and sell things,” Fulks tells EastIdahoNews.com. “The things you’ll see in the middle of the store are pieces that I have curated. I hand-pick all the things I bring to the store.”
See some of the items in the video above.
Fulks says she’s had multiple people walk in already who are excited about the shop.
The store will have a grand opening this weekend. Fulks is partnering with the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce for a ribbon-cutting and open house at noon on Friday. A local band will be performing during the event.
Then on Saturday, a grand opening celebration will begin at 2 p.m. Several vendors and live entertainment will be available. Fulks says she’s looking forward to interacting with the community.
Fulks has been selling items from her personal collection online for years. After helping a mother and daughter find a formal dress during an interaction at another shop in town several years ago, Fulks says she realized there was a need for a store like this.
After about a year of working with real estate agents, Fulks says the Parkwood Plaza space formerly occupied by a beauty salon called Blush became available, and it was an ideal fit.
“It’s just been a whirlwind and we’re just trying to get it going,” says Fulks.
Fulks’ interest in fashion stems back to childhood. She lost her dad and stepdad to suicide at a young age and grew up in a household that struggled to make ends meet. As a result, she says they bought clothes at Goodwill and other secondhand stores.
She remembers being made fun of because of the clothes she wore. In time, she learned to embrace her uniqueness and developed an interest in vintage clothes.
“I’ve just always been attracted to old sweaters, military jackets (her dad served in Vietnam),” Fulks says. “I like to help people feel confident wearing something unique, even if it’s not trendy. Be bold and wear whatever you want.”
The idea of making the most of your circumstances and embracing who you are is inspired by her experience with suicide, and it’s reflected in the art that’s on display in her store.
“Part of the theme in my store is ‘Stay. We need you,’” she says.
The business name refers to her family. She comes from a blended family of six girls and four boys. When she and her husband were married, they had a daughter — the seventh sister.
Fulks says she’s looking forward to offering great deals to customers. She has two sons with autism who love art, and she wants to host art-themed events for people with special needs. She’d also like to host tea parties and other events in the future.
“I want people to come and feel like they belong,” she says. “I’m going to allow people to do karaoke. When you’re here, I want you to feel like you can have fun.”
Seven Sisters Closet Revival will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
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