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East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse
Treasure hunting for creative minds—find affordable art supplies, home goods, and unique gifts in Oakland!
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Treasure hunting for creative minds—find affordable art supplies, home goods, and unique gifts in Oakland!
East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse is a beloved non-profit discount store in Oakland, offering a vast collection of donated art supplies, home goods, books, and more at budget-friendly prices. Perfect for artists, teachers, thrifters, and eco-conscious shoppers, we turn donations into treasures while supporting sustainability and community creativity. With friendly staff and ever-changing inventory, every visit is a new adventure in finding unique items for projects, gifts, or classroom needs.
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Browse a huge selection of affordable paints, brushes, paper, stickers, and more for all your creative projects.
Special offers and free items for educators to help set up classrooms with unique and low-cost materials.
Accept donations of art supplies, home goods, and other items to reduce waste and support our non-profit mission.
Find unique furniture, kitchenware, books, and decor at unbeatable prices, perfect for budget-friendly home updates.
Discover one-of-a-kind jewelry, fabric, board games, and more for memorable gifts or personal collections.
Only had a few minutes to shop before our dinner reservations but I will def be back. Large store with a huge amount of art supplies. I saw a few bins of stickers, scrapbook paper, greeting cards, paint brushes and so much more. Staff was also friendly. Can't wait to go back and dig through all the treasure.
A very broad collection of items. Items are all donations and store is non-profit. Naturally prices are lower for items which get donated a lot and higher for items that are less donated particularly if they don't take a lit or space
This place is a dream! They sell anything and everything - jewelry, fabric, books, posters, board games. Great prices, organization and layout. Staff are very friendly and help with projects. Great for teachers setting up classrooms - I believe they have a program around that. Perfect place to wander looking for a gift.
Wow! What a store. We were recommended to come here because my son loves books (They have a giat section of National Geography.) Our daughter is a little artsy. She loves art and craft since she was one year old. She got a big nice fablic for 25 cents! I got myself a very nice tea cups from England for $1! And 2 coffee cups from Japan for $1.50 each. What a deal! They have pretty everything. Children books are only $1! If you are thrifty or just want to save money on art projects, this is your place. Super friendly and helpful staff. Mask is still required.
The other evening, I was walking with my partner after dinner at a local restaurant, and I saw a business that had their doors wide open--inviting us in. I didn't recognize the business at first. Then I remembered it!!! Previously, I used EBDCR, as a place to take my leftover art and office supplies, and other items that I had laying around that I didn't need anymore. So, if you're looking for something unusual, this is a place to go. You might find what you're looking for, and you might find something that you didn't know you were looking for for--like the red feathered headdress I found there. It was was a little tattered, but it looked pretty cool on my head. I asked how much it was, and it was only $2. So, I got it, and paraded around town with it on my head rhe rest of the evening. When I was a teacher. I was always looking for fun stuff to spice up my classroom. Teacher's and get free stuff here!!! Can you believe it? You will never know what you find there. If you really want it--better get it--because it probably won't be there tomorrow. If you have too much STUFF, and you want to get rid of clutter, this may be a place where you can unload old treasures. Better call before you take your "jewels" there to find out what they need, and when their drop off times are.
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