Brightside Thrift

Do you love puzzles? (We've noticed they're flying off our shelves at the thrift store)

Enter for a chance to win a spot on our rag-tag Speed Puzzling team (with free massages for the winners) for this Friday night! Winners will be announced tomorrow!

🧩 Calling all puzzle lovers! What's your go-to puzzling strategy? 🧩

Do you tackle the edges first? Sort by color? Hunt for unique pieces? Or just dive in and see what happens?

Let us know in the comments for a chance to join the June Pipe Dreams Speed Puzzling Team and compete for FREE at Puzzling for a Purpose, a speed puzzling competition benefiting the Acara Hospice Foundation!

Thanks to our friends at American Plumbing Company, we're assembling a rag-tag team of four puzzle enthusiasts to compete on Friday, June 12, from 7–9 PM at The Top Shelf Bar & Event Center in Downtown Bryan.

Last time, our Pipe Dreams team walked away with 2nd Place—who knows this time, they could win it all! 🏆

🎉 Four winners will be selected at random to form the June Pipe Dreams Speed Puzzling Team and will receive:
✨ Free event registration, courtesy of American Plumbing Company
✨ A spot on the team
✨ A night of fun, friendly competition, and bragging rights

To enter:
🧩 Comment below with your favorite puzzling strategy and tag a friend you'd love to puzzle with!

The four winners will be announced back here on our page next Monday, June 8.

Want to form your own team instead? Register in the comments below! But don't wait—we only have a few team spots left!

Puzzling for a Purpose features teams of up to four racing to complete identical 500-piece puzzles, with prizes awarded to the fastest finishers. Best of all, proceeds support the Acara Hospice Foundation's mission to build and sustain a community hospice house in the Brazos Valley. 💜

🎉 WOW! What an incredible opening week! 🎉

A huge THANK YOU to all of our amazing friends, supporters, customers, and volunteers who have helped make our first week such a success. We were also thrilled to discover that we have officially reached 2,000 followers---Thank you so much!! 😊 !

Please keep spreading the word! Every like, comment, share, and follow helps us raise awareness about our store and our mission to build a community hospice house. Your support brings us one step closer to making this dream a reality.

Thank you for believing in our vision and for helping make our dream come true. We couldn’t do it without you! 💖

Haven’t had a chance to stop by yet—or ready for another round of treasure hunting? We’re extending our hours today from 10 AM to 9 PM for First Friday!

Make an evening of it in Downtown Bryan, where you’ll find so much charm packed into one walkable district—delicious food and drinks, unique shops, live music, local vendors, and so much more.

Come see what everyone is talking about, discover your next favorite find, and enjoy all that Downtown Bryan has to offer. We can’t wait to see you!

Brightside Thrift opens in downtown Bryan to fund hospice house https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/03/brightside-thrift-opens-downtown-bryan-fund-hospice-house/

Brightside Thrift profits go toward community hospice house Brightside Thrift, a new store in Downtown Bryan, opened to raise funds for the Acara Hospice Foundation’s goal of building a local community hospice house.

🛍️ Got Bags? 🛍️

We’re looking for clean paper and plastic grocery bags!

At Brightside Thrift, we’re all about giving things a second life—and that includes the bags our shoppers use to take home their treasures. By reusing grocery bags, we can reduce waste, save money, and keep more resources focused on supporting the mission of the Acara Hospice Foundation.

Bring in a bundle of clean paper or plastic grocery bags, and we’ll give you a $2 OFF coupon to use on your next purchase!

It’s a simple way to help us be a little greener while supporting a great cause. 🌞

📍 Brightside Thrift
408 N. Bryan Ave., Historic Downtown Bryan

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This is it! Today's the day!!
Brightside Thrift officially opens today at 408 N Bryan Ave in downtown Bryan! Join us Wednesday-Saturday from 10am-3pm, and til 9pm on First Fridays!

This store is 100% volunteer run so that all proceeds may support the Acara Hospice foundation's mission to build a community hospice house in B/CS!

Follow us to keep up with what's new in the shop, and add a little second-hand sunshine to your feed!☀️