{"id":462189,"date":"2026-10-10T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/462189\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T13:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:32:09","slug":"arc-thrift-store-san-antonio-what-to-know-before-you-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/462189\/","title":{"rendered":"Arc Thrift Store San Antonio: What to know before you shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m speechless as I walk through an aisle of jeans, sweaters, and handbags — $6, $7, and $8 steals — at the first-ever Arc Thrift Store<\/a> to open in Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The beloved New Mexico- and Colorado-based retailer officially opened its doors in San Antonio on October 5, with a grand opening celebration on Thursday, October 8. Its first signature Saturday sale (everything will be 50% off) is this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Arc Thrift is known for its 50% off sales for seniors every Tuesday, weekly color-tag sales on Wednesdays, and, of course, the half-off sale each Saturday, which is open to all shoppers.<\/p>\n

MySA got an early look at the store and found plenty of deals, a variety of items and a clean, well-lit, well-organized thrift warehouse. We saw shelves of books and miles of jeans, tops, coats, sweaters, seasonal assortments and\u00a0men’s fashion. There was also a solid furniture and home decor section that seemed perfect for anyone looking to decorate their house or apartment on a budget.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One of my favorite finds was a vintage-looking Singer sewing machine kit priced at $30.99. Or maybe some of the old dolls and knickknacks near the front of the store.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not all of the prices were exactly what I expected. A millennial pink sofa chair that caught my eye costs $50, not exactly a thrifty steal, in my book, but certainly less than it would cost first-hand. Some locals echoed those thoughts\u00a0in posts the store made on Facebook<\/a>, though most people seem excited for the new thrift store, which will add a fresh mix to the local scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We’re so excited to be here in San Antonio,” said Erick Martinez, Senior Vice President of Store Operations. “We think [it’s] a really good fit for us. We know that it is a thrift-friendly town. But I think, for us, who we are is a natural mesh for San Antonio.”<\/p>\n

“One of the things you do learn in thrift<\/a> is, if you wait long enough, you will find it…” Martinez continued.<\/p>\n

The company operates 37 stores in Colorado and two in New Mexico. Martinez said that Arc plans to expand to other Texas cities at some point in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In addition to its thrifty finds, the company says it is one of the largest employers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with Martinez estimating that roughly 20% of its workforce are individuals who live with disabilities. The Texas site is adding 55 new jobs in San Antonio and hosts a donation center.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Find it: 5776 Stemmons Dr, San Antonio, TX 78238<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I’m speechless as I walk through an aisle of jeans, sweaters, and handbags — $6, $7, and $8…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462190,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[821,820,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-462189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-mysabusiness","tag-mysastaff","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}