1st Place: Savers
2nd Place: Chaos Gaming Center
3rd Place: Goodwill

I have bought nearly every shirt I own at Savers. My friends get Halloween costumes there, and there is a good chance at least 25 percent of college houses have kitchens filled with awesome glasses, waffle irons, and cooking pots that someone picked up at Eau Claire’s favorite thrift store. Like a perpetual, quality garage sale, Savers recycles clothing and goods in conscientious and affordable way. Chaos Gaming Center breaks the thrift store mold in offering the Valley’s best selection of used video games. When money is tight and you can’t shell out $60 for the latest Call of Duty, Chaos is the place to go. Goodwill fills the list with the happiest business name around, offering wonderful prices on quality pre-owned goods, and then putting the money into programs that help people in need get jobs. Try finding that at your aunt’s yard sale. – Aryn Widule