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Unique finds at Good Neighbor Thrift Store

| Staff Reporters
Looking for some one-of-a-kind finds, affordable clothes or Mardi Gras or Valentine’s Day decorations? Maybe you’re looking for the perfect gift and don’t want to break the bank. Come shop at Good Neighbor Thrift Store. You might just find the perfect treasure.

And what is the best part of shopping here? Proceeds of the store go back into ministry and directly help the people of Navarre.

They are open, both for shopping and accepting donations, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Good Neighbor Thrift Store, We Care Ministries and the Lindy Bush Food Pantry are all ministries of the Navarre United Methodist Church. The thrift store helps fund multiple missions such as Navigators, Gideons International, feeding Navarre school children through the Weekend Food Program, Walk on Water Prison Ministry, Bright Bridge Ministries, Set Free Refuge, Navarre Senior Center, Wreaths Around America, Reboot, among many other missions.

They also help provide more than 10,000 food bags to Navarre students during the school year through the Weekend Food Program.

The program has an enthusiastic volunteer pool – passionate about feeding those who might need a little help over the weekend.

Manager Laura Beth Snow is very thankful for the numerous volunteers that dedicate their time to helping the mission of Good Neighbor Thrift Store.

“Most volunteers have a sort of niche, an area they love working in,” Snow said.

Glassware volunteer Patty Zehnder is a snowbird from Minnesota and loves helping at the store weekly, alongside her husband Dennis.

“We enjoy this a lot, or we wouldn’t be here. The people are fabulous here. Everybody here is like family,” Zehnder said.

Every Friday, Good Neighbor Thrift Store has huge discounts on all clothing. They sell between 700-900 pieces of clothing every Friday.

“That’s how we keep the clothing turned over and our inventory fresh every day,” Snow said.

Their inventory is vast, ranging from furniture and household goods to books, board games and handbags. Good Neighbor is going to start carrying maternity clothes and scrubs soon. They also carry handicap supplies, such as wheelchairs and crutches. If you are in need, ask a manager for assistance and they would love to help you get the equipment you need at a great price.

“We take pride in our merchandise being clean and functional,” Snow said. “We test things to ensure everything is working.”

Even donated computers that don’t work are given to Always On Computers, a local computer repair shop, recycled and the funds are used to purchase computers for schools in our community.

Anytime the thrift store is open, volunteers accept donations on the side door of the building. Good Neighbor has a finite amount of space, so furniture is accepted as space allows.

If the thrift store is not open, please do not leave donations by the door. They will get damaged by the weather. All donations left outside must be thrown away.

Good Neighbor constantly has sales going on. The type of sale depends on the availability of volunteers, inventory and what they have a lot of each week.

“Every day that the store is open, we have something half-priced or a buy-one get-one- free special,” Snow said.

Make sure to stay tuned to their Facebook page for upcoming sales and special events.

The greeter will tell you the Good Neighbor Deal of the Day when you walk in the doors.

On top of the frequent sales, Good Neighbor offers 10% off to all military servicemen and women.

Good Neighbor Thrift Store
9025 Navarre Parkway
Store/Donation Hours – Monday, Wednesday,
Friday Saturday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Phone: (850) 515-0109

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