UCM’s Back Porch Thrift Store recently re-located to 8794-A Sacramento Drive, Alexandria, VA 22309. I will get there and give you guys the inside scoop when I get a chance. 🙂
This store has crammed a very broad and deep selection into not a very big store. When I’m on the hunt for a particular item, I definitely stop here. However, I find their prices to be a bit all over the map, in that their prices for antique and unique items seem to be about what you’d find anywhere, but some items are quite high and some are quite low. The aisles and display areas are VERY cluttered and difficult to navigate. Getting around the store to shop can border on the dangerous, so I’d advise leaving the kids at home for this one. You definitely cannot shop this store with a stroller, and a grabby baby or toddler would also be out of the question.
UCM Back Porch (Richmond Hwy)
Store Location and Hours:
Mt. Vernon Crossroads Shopping Center
(Between Gold’s Gym and Walmart)
7838 Richmond Highway
Alexandria, VA 22306
703.799.7015
Store Hours:
Monday – Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Sundays Noon – 6 p.m.
Closed:
Thanksgiving Day, November 27th
Christmas Day, December 25th
New Year’s Day, January 1st
Special Discount Days
Every Wednesday – Senior Citizen 10% Off
Every Thursday – Active Military 10% Off
Super Friday’s – Everything in the store- 20% Off
(Every Friday 10-6)
Lots of clothes, furniture, and kids’ books. Handbags and wicker baskets, lamps and housewares. Toy selection is on the smaller side.
Someone asked me how similar this is to Unique Thrift on Gallows Rd. I said Unique is like going to a department store, and this place is like rummaging around in your Grandma’s attic, if she were still putting stuff up there.