Happy Tails Thrift Shop,

1770 Merriman Road, Akron, OH 44313

"No clothes here. Fair selection of items all reasonably priced. Nice employees. Store is a tad chaotic and would benefit from some tidying up."

"While shopping I found an item that was on the floor by a shelf (not uncommon as there are a lot of items on the ground in baskets etc. there from what I saw). I picked it up and put it in my basket. A few minutes later an employee comes up to me and goes “oh here it is you took this!!!” She then reaches down and TAKES THE ITEM OUT OF MY BASKET. She said “this was on hold for someone and they decided they wanted it so hope that’s okay”. No! It isn’t okay! Number one, the item was on the sales floor with absolutely no tag or anything on it that said “sold” or even “on hold” and then I am proceeded to be embarrassed in front of others to make it seem like I TOOK this item from someone?! The item was not on hold! It was not behind a counter, in a cart, nothing. The person should have given it to the cashier or kept it in her own basket if she wanted it. I was extremely disappointed in the manner in which this was handled. I cannot believe they would come searching for it and take it out of my basket. I hope when that employee goes shopping anywhere people don’t come up to her and take things out of her cart and make her feel the way she made me feel. I would not go back here."

"So it is a nice thrift shop, but not friendly. When there I found 2 small espresso cups without a price, when I asked a store employee how much they cost, she said there should be saucers with them, so she took the cups from me and said I’ll take those, I have to figure out what happened to the saucers. She took them and walked away and didn’t say anything else to me. She could have said you can purchase them without the saucers (because I would have), or let me check for you etc. NOTHING. I thought that was rude!!! The cashiers were not too friendly either, they just stared at my child for some reason. This was my first time at this store. So don’t know how I feel about it. Not to welcoming to me."

"I love Happy Tails! It is one of the most well-organized and reasonably priced thrift shops. They offer a wide selection of cared-for household items, craft supplies, books, etc. I particularly love their vinyl records (which are filed alphabetically and by genre!) -- I find something to take home every time."

"Good amount of glassware, books, videos, and textile. Not a lot of large furniture or any clothing. Live cats for adoption inside. Proceeds benefit the humane society. You can score some good deals if you are a reseller."