Sweet Life Thrift

Sweet Life Thrift Sweet Life Thrift is dedicated to helping people with diabetes in Nevada County who are in need. SMALL furniture. Kitchen and small appliances. Linens. Jewelry.

Regarding Donations: We accept donations Tuesday through Saturday from 10-5. What we accept: gently used ADULT clothing in resellable condition. Knickknacks, weird stuff. Toys and games. DVDs, CDs working electronics, pet stuff. Books are limited, please ask ahead. What we CANNOT accept: Anything broken. Bread makers. Printers. Computer monitors. Large furniture. Mattresses and futons. Children’s

clothes, cribs, strollers, walkers and car seats. If you have something that hasn’t been mentioned here, please feel free to call in advance: (530) 802-5288. We humbly thank our community for giving us so many items of high quality! ��������

Time for summer savings! Come on in, we have LOTS of quality stuff!
06/06/2025

Time for summer savings! Come on in, we have LOTS of quality stuff!

Stop by and say hi!
05/05/2025

Stop by and say hi!

High quality clothing for High Quality Thrifters!
04/14/2025

High quality clothing for High Quality Thrifters!

It’s our honor to be able to serve Nevada County’s people with diabetes for 6 years!
03/01/2025

It’s our honor to be able to serve Nevada County’s people with diabetes for 6 years!

Bring us your stuff!
02/15/2025

Bring us your stuff!

01/22/2025

By executive order the $35 insulin price cap has been removed. If you have trouble affording your lifesaving medications and live in Nevada County, please reach out to us. (530) 802-5288

In 1922, a group of scientists went to the Toronto General Hospital where diabetic children were kept in wards, often 50...
12/08/2024

In 1922, a group of scientists went to the Toronto General Hospital where diabetic children were kept in wards, often 50 or more at a time. Most of them were comatose and dying from diabetic ketoacidosis. Others were being treated by being placed on an extremely strict diet, which inevitably led to starvation.
This is known as one of medicine's most incredible moments. Imagine a room full of parents sitting at the bedside waiting for the inevitable death of their child.
The scientists went from bed to bed and injected the children with a new purified extract: it was called insulin.
As they began to inject the last comatose child, the first child injected began to awaken. Then one by one, all the children awoke from their diabetic comas. A room of death and gloom became a place of joy and hope.
In the early 1920s Frederick Banting and Charles Best discovered insulin under the directorship of John Macleod at the University of Toronto. With the help of James Collip insulin was purified, making it available for the successful treatment of diabetes.
In the same year, Banting, Collip, and Best decided to sell the insulin patent to the University of Toronto for $1.
Banting and Macleod earned a Nobel Prize for their work in 1923.
Photo Credits: Library and Archives Canada

12/06/2024
Puppet show bonanza!16 various puppets and a portable foldable theater! Hours of fun only $19! Pick up Tuesday through S...
10/24/2024

Puppet show bonanza!
16 various puppets and a portable foldable theater! Hours of fun only $19! Pick up Tuesday through Saturday 10-5

WE HAVE A RIDICULOUSLY HUGE SELECTION OF FABRICS! Silks, wool, upholstery, cotton, etc, Most at only $2 per yard! Got a ...
08/27/2024

WE HAVE A RIDICULOUSLY HUGE SELECTION OF FABRICS! Silks, wool, upholstery, cotton, etc, Most at only $2 per yard! Got a project? We got ya covered! Store and donation hours 10-5 Tuesday through Saturday

WE HAVE A RIDICULOUSLY HUGE SUPPLY OF FABRIC! Huge selection, silks, wool, upholstery, cotton, etc, most at only $2 per ...
08/27/2024

WE HAVE A RIDICULOUSLY HUGE SUPPLY OF FABRIC! Huge selection, silks, wool, upholstery, cotton, etc, most at only $2 per yard! Got projects? We got ya covered!

05/27/2024

Helpful hints for our fellow Type 1 diabetics:

After 35 years with this damn disease, I think I've finally figured it out. So here it is. 20 THINGS THAT MAKE YOUR BLOOD SUGAR GO UP:
1. Some foods
2. Some other foods
3. OK, almost all foods
4. Sleeping
5. Waking up
6. Exercising
7. Not exercising
8. Stress
9. Boredom
10. Illness and infection
11. Medicines to treat illness and infection
12. Heat
13. Cold
14. Faulty diabetes equipment
15. Good equipment but incorrect dosing
16. Driving
17. Sitting in front of the computer or TV
18. Nookie
19. Lackanookie
20. Days of the week that contain the letter "Y"

What did I miss? 😎

Address

Grass Valley, CA

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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+15308025288

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New Beginnings

Diabetes is a tough disease. And it can be really expensive, too. We at Sweet Life Thrift believe that access to medications, supplies and support are not privileges, they are rights to life. Nobody should have to ration insulin because they can’t afford it. That can have deadly consequences. People with diabetes should be able to have a team of specialists including Certified Diabetes Educators and Nutritionists who can help them manage their disease with knowledge and encouragement.

Sweet Life Thrift will be a small boutique store, but with competitive thrift store prices. Keep an eye out on this page for announcements of our progress, including address and when we will start accepting donations.