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Rusty and Karen have announced their retirement at the end of the year.  Complete store liquidation sale is underway now with prices slashed up to 70% OFF.  Come in SOON for the best in selection and to congratulate Rusty and Karen.

If you're in need of some extra nice "Treat" for Halloween, come see us at Thorpe's!

Last month we posted a Facebook album titled, "I Never Knew You Carried That at Thorpe's!"  It surprised us how many of those items we featured hopped right out the door with customers who'd been looking for oddities like purse hangers, martini shakers, jewelry...

We've added another dimension to our 120th Anniversary Sale with a "Christmas in July" Sale table.  You can save 20 to 70% on Christmas ornaments and decorations, now thru the end of the month.  Buy now and save on Waterford, Wedgwood, Lenox, Royal Copenhagen and...

Between the mandated Covid-19 closure, then the safety issues with protests over the George Floyd death, we had to postpone our 120th Anniversary Sale and completely canceled the "Birthday Party" scheduled for May 16th.  But we're sure you'll agree, this Sale is worth...

May 13th was our "soft opening" after almost 8 weeks of closure. It's great to have all the staff back but the new realities of business have sure changed things.  We found that the new sanitizing protocols for opening and closing are very, very time...

While the Governor has allowed non-essential businesses to reopen, coronavirus cases continue to increase in our county.  We find we need more time for cleaning and implementation of new social distancing protocols.  We'll be open for pickups Monday and Tuesday the...

Concerns over the continued spread of the novel coronavirus led Governor Reynolds to mandate a closure of the remaining non-essential businesses like ours at the end of March. Due to the rise in cases in our metro area, the closure has been extended until at least the...

We are thrilled to announce we were selected as the #1 Jewelry Store in this year's Siouxland Choice Awards.  We appreciate everyone that took time to vote for us and will do everything we can to live up to that wonderful vote of confidence.  Thank you, Siouxland...

During our two Bridal Shows last month we fielded a LOT of questions about the different metals now available for men's rings.  With so many new alloys like tungsten carbide, cobalt chrome, titanium and zirconium added to the standards of karat gold and platinum,...