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Open 10am - 4pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and first Saturday of each month. |
1944 W. First Avenue
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(614) 488-6564
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About
The Trading Post is a volunteer-run thrift shop in Grandview that offers an eclectic array of clothing, household items, books, and much more at bargain prices. Located at the corner of First and Cambridge Boulevard, the store can be found in the basement of the brick annex building on the campus of First Community South. Opened in February of 1953, the Trading Post is going strong after more than 60 years!
Mission Statement
The Tri-Village Trading Post thrift strives to be welcoming, conscientious, and financially supportive to First Community missions.
Vision Statement
We model the values of First Community Church to accomplish this mission by
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Maintaining an inclusive community for volunteer staff to participate in meaningful work
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Providing a pleasant and economical shopping experience for the community
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Carefully handling generous material donations to curate store inventory and avoid waste
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Using profits to support local, national, and international mission efforts within the church
Be a Customer
Our shop is welcoming, cheerful and well-organized, and the prices can’t be beat.
Shopping at the Trading Post is always a fun treasure hunt. You never know what you will find because new merchandise is put out on the sales floor daily.
Trading Post profits support the many local, national and international missions of First Community. Click here for more information on First Community Missions.
Follow us on social media or sign up for our email list to be notified of sales and events.
Be a volunteer
The Trading Post is staffed entirely by volunteers. Consider sharing your spare hours with the Trading Post. At present, our available volunteer jobs include:
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Mon / Wed / Fri during store hours Clothing Display Maintenance: Restoring proper hanging and grouping clothes by size and color, and ensuring proper hanging. Miscellaneous jobs as needed.
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Fridays: Cashier shifts 10 am - 1 pm or 1 pm – 4 pm.
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Weekends: Sale Shelf tasks: Pack up outdated sale shelf items for the Volunteers of America, mark the next month’s sales tag items and move them to the sales tables.
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Work from home! We need a volunteer that will take home and launder clothing and textiles as needed.
Friendly faces will greet you and help you learn the work. Contact us for more information.
Be a Donor
Donations of gently used clothes and household items are accepted during open business hours.
If you have items you would like to donate to the Trading Post, they can be dropped off at the Annex Building at First Community South during our open hours.
In addition, there is a donation bin in the Cloak Room at First Community South. We accept most items except for furniture and anything too large due to space and weight constraints.
Click here for a complete list of items accepted for donation for sale in the store.
We also gladly accept donations of supplies used to manage the store, including:
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Used shopping bags with handles (paper or vinyl, all sizes)
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Used padded mailers
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Scotch tape dispenser refills
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Zip lock bags (snack, sandwich, quart, gallon, 2-gallon, 3-gallon)
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Powdered laundry detergent and Oxyclean spray refill
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Paper towels
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Dry Swiffer pads
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Large black trash bags
Annual Reports
2024 Annual Report
2023 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
2021 Annual Report