Sorry about the VA. I didn't think about them not having stores everywhere. I have to drive about 30 miles to get to ours but if I'm going by anyway which I was yesterday I usually make it a point to stop.
Wish we had a St. Vincent dePaul thrift store. I too have quit going to the Goodwill and Salvation Army because their prices are too high and they don't have much good stuff.
We have another thrift store in town called Thrift Store but I've heard their prices are high. Guess I'll never know for sure because everytime I go past there's a closed sign on the door.