If you go to one second hand store in Southeast Michigan, it has to be Ann Arbor’s ReUse Center.  The place is massive.  It is 20,000 square feet of everything you can imagine.

You want books?  They have more than many used book stores.  You want furniture?  They have more than any other second hand store.  They also have pots, pans, exercise equipment, a collector’s corner and an entire row of ski equipment.

They also have lots and lots of building materials.  I wanted a grilling table for my patio a few months back and I was able to pick up eight cinder blocks for 50 cents a piece and a big, flat slab of stone for the top for just a couple of bucks.  It’s been just a great place to stage my grilling supplies.

You can also find filing cabinets and lots of tools.  There is also an electronics sections.  We even bought our Christmas tree here during the last holiday season.  It looked just beautiful.

The ReUse Center is part of Ann Arbor’s recycling system.  Whatever doesn’t sell gets recycled.  But the idea is that useful items should stay out of the landfill.  Really, every community should have a ReUse Center.

Hours: 9AM-5PM, Monday through Saturday

Address: 2420 South Industrial Highway, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Phone: 734-222-7880

Web: http://www.recycleannarbor.org/reuse/reuse.htm

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