The Samaritan Center 9231 Lee Highway, Ooltewah, TN 37363

"The staff is friendly. The store is well organized and the prices are good. I’ve seen some bad behavior from people who come in to buy stuff to resale. I love to shop there…. I’m sorry people have stolen stuff to the point that security has been hired and they had to make rules about taking purchases to our cars. I will be back!"

"I always find great deals here but you have to take your stuff back to your car each time you make a purchase. And there's three sections of the store, so you'll end up going back out to your car twice before it's over with. The security officer will track you down and treat you like a thief for not going back to your car for each section. I mean, seriously is there anything in that store worth stealing ? If they are stealing DONATED dollar clothing then maybe they need it more than the thrift store does."

"I love this place! They are absolutely all about helping people! They make things affordable- furniture, clothes, etc. Unlike other major organizations that keep raising their prices and gouging what they can get out of you for the least used thing. Thank you Samaritan Center for helping me furnish my apartment for so little money! And also for your kindness and smiles!"

"This is the holy grail of thrifting. This center has three sections, bargain side, regularly priced and toys. The goods here, especially the art and toys, are better than most any area thrift shop. They are a high volume store, but the level of donations flowing in makes certain that you will find wonderful treasures. I will caution you to be careful about being there when they open as there is a long line and people will literally stampede to get in. The flippers here are so rude that they had to hire security. People literally fight over tickets for items. I was shocked to have a flipper literally walk up to an item I was inspecting and take the ticket from me. Afternoon isn’t so bad and they do a store reset, so you will still have a great selection and fewer crazy flippers to deal with."