The Community Mercantile in Davis is a shop that retrieves, recycles, and reuses cool stuff. The mission of this non-profit is to save items that would otherwise go into the landfill. You can find everything from clothes, and kitchenware, to furniture. A great place to look for inexpensive gifts, or items to use in projects.
I was impressed by their library of things, a tool library. If you have home-improvement projects this is a great place to rent some tools. For $10/ year you can typically rent the equipment for one week. There is no limit on how many tools you can rent.
You can also volunteer here. For example, you could help clean the merchandise, or give a workshop. They just held their 3rd annual workshop on Holiday wreath making.
The hours to shop at the Community Mercantile are Thursdays and Fridays 2 pm – 6 pm, and Saturdays and Sundays 12 pm – 5 pm. The shop is located at 622 Cantrill Drive, Davis, CA.
Would you bring clothing or objects you no longer need to the Community Mercantile?
Would you buy from the Community Mercantile?