Straight From the Heart Resale - San Marcos, California

Kate F.

Straight From the Heart is a fantastic thrift store that offers so much more than just great deals—it's a true community gem! As a grass roots non-profit, they've been supporting foster, adoptive, and kinship families for over 26 years. The 100% volunteer staff, including the owner, are incredibly kind, hardworking, and committed to helping foster parents. They are truly an inspiration.

I love coming here, it is my favorite thrift store. The volunteers are always welcoming and they have an amazing selection of gently used/new clothing, shoes, toys, and accessories and their prices are very reasonable. Their Kid Pack Room is especially heartwarming, providing brand new items to foster children free of charge, thanks to the generosity of local businesses and community members.

Straight From the Heart does a lot of good…….they offer free CPR and First Aid classes to caregivers, helping them meet licensing requirements and ensure the safety of the children in their care. The thrift store's sales help cover the center's expenses, allowing them to continue offering vital resources and support to foster families.

What makes this place truly special is the love and dedication of everyone involved. They provide opportunities for the children to come to the store and learn valuable skills. Yes, there are children here, and yes, they can make noise, but they are learning important life skills that will help them in the future. So please be patient and appreciate the hard work and dedication these amazing volunteers put into helping foster children.

I highly recommend visiting this amazing thrift store—you'll find great deals, you will be supporting a wonderful cause and you will encounter incredible, selfless volunteers with the most beautiful and compassionate hearts.

Pete H.

The 10 books for $1 deal is incredible! Friendly staff, great prices and lots of stuff to go through. What more could you want.

Denise

I accidentally stumbled upon this gem here in San Marcos. it’s a must for any thrifter. Most importantly these ladies volunteer and are the sweetest.
I got these cute Christmas plate set for $12 score!

Bandido B.

First off, this place is an absolute mess. NOTHING is organized. They have little kids running around playing in the middle of the store. All sorts of stuff on the ground. Feels like a hoarders house. Found a paperback book, price list clearly stated 50¢ for ALL paperbacks. Go to pay and the girl says $1. Again, the price list is ON the register. I asked why is it a dollar when its clearly stated otherwise. Her response,” Just cause”
A complete mess all around. Gross

Andrea L.

Such a great place for the community and foster families. Huge selection of clothes and toys. Great prices. Super friendly staff.

lauren S.

Straight From the Heart has been an amazing resource for us as a foster/adoptive family. They are a place we can pickup free, new or affordable used items for our kids as well as the perfect place to donate our kids clothes or toys that they no longer want or need. Patty and staff have great resources and regularly email us about opportunities for our children as well as trainings for us to continue learning and updating our foster parent license. They let us know about events we would all like to attend and give us pointers about things that we wouldn’t have known otherwise. I am so blessed by this organization and thrift shop. Go check them out!

di S.

Wonderful shop! Quality clothing, shoes, and more. I come here often for my children's needs (and mine too!). There's always something new to see and enjoy. The staff are very customer service oriented. I have even brought my littles and they were able to play while I shopped stress free. Prices are always right - especially during this recession for my family. Great resource!

Viv S.

This place has a great selection of kids clothing, books and toys. My kids really enjoy coming here to pick toys. I have found anything from bicycle helmets to crafts to socks and everything in between. I have found reasonably priced adult clothing and home decor as well. They offer great prices and really support resource parents and their children. They also accept donations. Go support this wonderful place.