Family Pathways Thrift Store & Donation Center

I love this place. I've visited at least twice and always come away with a cool piece of clothing for less than $12 (one was a nwt Vera Wang jumpsuit and another was a vintage lace nightgown). The place is very spacious and usually pretty empty as far as other shoppers go. Plenty of parking and staff is always kind.

This thrift store made a weekend visit in late 2019 more special. Not familiar with thrifting, I was eager to show my partner the ropes and the joy of thrift store shopping. It just so happens that on the day we visited, the store had a small setup of free hot apple cider and little sandwich cookies available for shoppers. This gave us a special glimpse of Minnesota hospitality and set things off on a great foot on a very chilly day!We looked through Christmas decorations and old games and I was thankful to find an excellent prank hallmark ornament for my sister and a nostalgic hallmark ornament for myself--a little mouse atop a spool of thread, sewing popcorn kernels for a Christmas garland. We looked at a variety of scarves and coats and then found a cute, new/barely-used, button-up shirt with little mustaches for my partner.All of this--delicious hot cider, Christmas and childhood nostalgia, easily transported "souvenirs" from our visit to Minnesota, and a crisp new shirt for my partner--all for less than $10 made for a pretty great first-time thrifting experience and a memorable stop on the trip for me!