In case you didn't know—Community Forklift accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover Card, debit cards, checks and good old-fashioned cash.
Did you know that Community Forklift has successfully completed Co-op America's screening process for socially and environmentally responsible green businesses? We are now in their National Green Pages™ directory!
Monthly Sales and Specialty Items
These are specialty items that have been recently donated to CF--usually only one is in stock, so if you're interested, please come into the warehouse ASAP to purchase it! Items listed in this section are available for sale only in our store and not on the internet. Please know that it may be possible that the item listed has already sold. We regularly monitor the products on the web site but inventory can change hourly. Please call or visit our store to verify availability of individual items.
Take half off the orange price tag on mantels priced at $300 or less
(Sale does not apply to mantels with white price tags, mantels with missing or damaged price tags, or to other types of fireplace surrounds or equipment)
FEBRARY SALE: 50% off Fireplace Screens!!!
Take 50% off salvaged fireplace screens with orange price tags of $40 or less.
(Sale does not apply to select specialty items, cast iron items, other fireplace accessories, fireplace inserts, grates, and screens with damaged or missing price tags.)
FEBRUARY SALE: 50% off Shutters & Window Treatments!!!
Take 50% off the orange price tag on salvaged interior and exterior shutters, blinds, shades, curtains, curtain rods, and accessories
(Sale does not apply to select specialty items, louvered doors, plantation shutters or blinds, windows, frames, trim, items with white price tags, or items with damaged or missing price tags)
FEBRUARY SALE: 50% off Office Furniture!!!!
Take half off office furniture with orange price tags of $100 or less.
Sale includes:
Metal & particle-board office furniture with orange price tags of $100 or less, such as
• File cabinets,
• Media cabinets,
• Bookshelves
• Desks
Sale does NOT include:
• Solid wood furniture
• Select specialty, vintage or surplus pieces
• Trunks or card catalogs
• Flat files/map files
• Light tables/ drafting tables
• Lockers and schoolhouse furniture
• Individual shelf boards
• Kitchen, bathroom, or living room cabinetry
• Items with missing or damaged price tags,
• Items from our consignment partners
FEBRUARY SALE: $5 each for 5-gallon buckets of… sealant, roofing tar, adhesives, stain, & color paint!!!
They retail for $40-$150, and we usually sell them for $25 each. But right now, they’re just $5 each!
(Sale does NOT apply to white or off-white paint, primer, or other sizes of paint cans).
FEBRUARY SALE: Toilets & Urinals $5-$10 each!!!
Pay just $5 for toilets & urinals with orange price tags of $15 or less. Pay just $10 for toilets & urinals with orange price tags of $45 or less.
(Sale does not include plumbing parts, toilet lids and seats, and toilets & urinals with missing or damaged price tags).
FEBRUARY SALE: Bricks with chunks of mortar!!!!
Just a nickel apiece!
Bricks are normally $0.25 – $0.30 each. This month, pay just a nickel each for bricks with chunks of mortar.
(Sale does not apply to brick with traces of mortar; unused brick; select specialty, decorative, and antique brick; landscaping stone; and other types of masonry).
PERMANENT PRICE REDUCTION - TOILETS!!!
Toilets Now Cost Less: Most standard 1.6 gallon toilets have been reduced from $25 to $15 each (Prices as marked).
Nails! 50¢/lb
We have lots of nails, screws, and other hardware in various sizes & types. Please come in to see what we have today!
vintage iron heating grates
Community Forklift is selling a large assortment of vintage cast iron heating grates, in a variety of sizes and decorative patterns. The grates range in price from $30 to $145.
assortment of tools
The Community Forklift, the DC area's thrift store is continuously selling a large selection of tools, both hand and power-driven, vintage and modern:
Drills/drivers, drill bits, hand saws, scroll saws, table saws, radial arm saws, jigsaws, sanders, clamps, vises, jointers, planes, chisels, mallets, air compressors, axes, lathes, taps and dies, reamers, files, wrenches, cutters of all sort, hammers, sawzalls, screwdrivers, tool boxes and pouches, and all manner of bric-a-brac tooling. All at thrift store prices!
windows surplus & salvage
The Community Forklift, the DC area's thrift store for building materials, is selling a large selection of windows, both new/never-installed, and salvaged/reclaimed, aluminum, wood, and vinyl. We have several hundred to choose from, of a various sizes. And the prices are all sharply discounted from retail. We also have a good selection of window hardware, including sash weights and latches.
Fixed
Single hung
Double hung
Casement
Transoms
Picture windows
Sashes
Vintage Leaded and/or Stained Glass windows
(NOTE: we do not have the staff to check for specific measurements over the phone, so it is best if you can visit the store.)
