Wheeler Mission Store

"Found a few things and they offer several discounts to military and first responders."

"Good Lord! Prices here are absurd. I don’t just mean that they’re high (which they are), but I also mean that they seem to be assigning them arbitrarily. Most thrift stores allow a certain price point for all like items. For example, hardbacks are $4.75 and paperbacks are $2. Here, they price everything individually. Whomever is doing the pricing seems to be swinging in the dark. No kidding. I just saw a sealed, unopened board game in there priced for two dollars MORE that I can pick it up at the Meijer down the road. Seriously. I checked. Meijer had multiple copies of this for sell on their shelves for LESS than this free, donated copy at Wheeler Mission. I’m not saying that they shouldn’t be able to make a prophet, but this is greed. I’d have to think if JC were to come back and decide to start flipping tables again, Wheeler Mission Mart might be a good place to start."

"It doesn’t matter about how much you donate when you literally can donate items to the store and they throw them away and their dumpster and then trespass people from getting the items out of their dumpster. I have video proof! Pictures! People donate items every day, thinking that they’re going to help people in need and these people are so greedy that they would rather throw it away then market down so somebody could actually buy it or actually donate it to someone in need. I actually just got off the phone with Brandon. He says he’s the head of Wheeler Mission of Indiana. He stated that no one is allowed to take anything from their dumpsters and also said they do not throw away customers donations. I tested them and donated some Christmas stuff they threw it away immediately brand new Christmas items! Don’t you think someone in need around Christmas time would be happy to have a brand new Christmas tree ornaments, and decorations? Not to mention the tons of books they throw away each week. It was enough to fill up half of my car and donate to our local elementary over 200 bucks in one night just childrens books! They throw away kitchen goods, and housewares that someone could use to furnish their house, furniture, clothes, shoes, toys… Why not mark the items down to the price it costs to feed someone? Why not donate it? Who are you helping by sending mass amounts of donations to the landfill to add to our waste crisis? Instead of selling an item for $2.08 which is the amount it cost to care for one struggling individual they would rather throw an item out and pay to send it off.. to sit and waste away. Does this make sense to anyone? These people are just as corrupt as Goodwill, if not worse! I went into a store, hoping to buy some things for my children as I’m a mom of 4 and all their used items were no joking the same price as brand new items in Store, and sometimes marked higher than the tags on them! I was going to buy a pair of little girls shoes picked them up and then noticed they were $14 used..put them down. I looked them up online and I could buy them at my local Walmart for $12.99 brand new! On top of all that they pay private security to patrol their dumpsters at night. I looked at the security company and they get paid a minimum of $35 an hour. Can you do the mass for eight hours seven days a week… think about how many people could be fed and sheltered with that alone. It’s ridiculous and I will my it MY MISSION to spread awareness of your corrupt “Non-For Profit” P.S. Thank you for pushing me to make this public when you decided to hang up on me for making these points over the phone Brandon!"

"This store is better than Goodwill all day for inventory but the prices are TERRIBLE. I would have bought a LOT of stuff if it hadn’t been marked as if it were new. I appreciate the fact that some proceeds go to the mission but thrift stores have to keep in mind that they’re receiving these things for free. Prices have to get better before I can change my rating and come back to shop."

"We want to love this place. Great inventory but items are way, way to expensive. If you had affordable pricing (it is a thrift store) people would buy more and more meals would be provided. You have zero cost in your inventory as it is by donation. I’ve seen items that have been there since they opened. On day an employee told us that when they were pricing they “did their research” so that they could see what the items were selling for on eBay, etc. It is not affordable for anyone on a budget."