Comments (2) BEST THRIFT STORE - 2007

Unique Thrift Store

This Savers-sized warehouse (and its sister store on Rice Street in St. Paul) has tons more character than that national chain, and far better digging potential than your creepy neighborhood secondhand store. Its for-profit status makes it a little less appealing than, say, the Salvation Army (there's a great one in the North Loop), but there's no arguing with the goods. Unique is a treasure trove of oddball trinkets, surprisingly wearable duds, functioning appliances, and oddball items. One tip: Don't leave without checking out the belt buckles.