We went in looking for a dress for a funeral. We looked around and didn't really see anything. Then Kim appeared. She was so extremely helpful and went and looked in the back and came back awhile later with a bunch of options. We left with 2 dresses. Kim again, thank you so much for taking the time to help us find something for our 6 yr old. read more

Huge Selection. Has every need a first time or continuous mother would need. Value is amazing as well.

Not worth the time or effort. This place ask you to leave items and come back same day to receive offer or pickup your items. If you don't live within 5 miles it's a waste of time and gas. Plus I called to see if it would be worth me going back out there and they won't quote an offer over the phone and if they do it's automatically treated as a store credit. Not the type of place I recommend. if You are buying the prices are not that reasonable. Reminds me of Plato's closet which is now out of business read more

Tried to sell items at 7:50 she said we cant take them because we close at 8. So 10 minutes you guys can just receive items and give me money? It wasnt like she had to go and pick it out herself. I had a basinet, jumper, walker, doona, and shoes but refused to even look at the items. This place doesnt have good items anymore either. read more

My experience is that they are not paying out for individual items according to maker as they once were over 2 years ago. Ask for the quote of your items before you agree to be paid. Then, take back your like new kids clothing and sell in a bundle online-- take photos and list it's easy --by size. Don't allow under pricing you out of what they are worth. Poshmark and other sellers are great ways to get your worth. read more

This is the last time I'm gonna waste my time bringing you all nice things. Looks like you only accept or pay money for your friends or people that you like. There's no way that not at least one of my items is acceptable because I looked around in there and a lot of the stuff is goodwill quality at best, stained and scratched, run over, especially the shoes! I brought you a legitimate pair of Nike air Jordans lightly used...This is the second time that I bought Nike items (previously boots) and y'all never want them. You lost a customer today! Yes, I actually buy things from you..sometimes I don't just come to sell stuff !!! read more

I love the selection of things they have. Plus they have a whole section in the back for equipments. This was helpful since we were looking for a table set. We did not find it but still provided plenty of other things. The store is very organized and smells clean. However, compare to the prices for the other one in Rockville, I decided to just leave. read more

This place is always very nicely organized. It's easy to find good things at a decent price. The selection for the 5t for girls is very minimal but the 2t for boys is packed. I will say some of the items I feel get over priced even if not in great condition due to the brand but over all I can't complain, I always walk out with great choices. read more

Never take clothes they want new brand cloths, j have to bin of boy clothes 6m-12m in good condition and they only took 2 or 3 pair of pants i feel they just took clothes for they family members. Price are good but they need to take off on website that they take used clothes. Waste my time waiting for cash read more

I wasn't too impressed. My friends have been raving about this store and the deals you can find, on baby gear, clothing and the like. Don't get me wrong this place is huge, they do a beautiful job of separating items by color and size; however I was disappointed in the cost of the items. I am a frugal fanatic and love to get a good deal, but this just wasn't it. I checked out the strollers, bassinets and the like, there is a decent selection, some were in good condition and others not so much. I guess like any other second hand store it is a hit or miss. I might venture out there again. read more

I brought an item that was barely used. The clerk took my license and asked me to submit my phone number. I waited and when I returned I was told.tp.go to the cashier desk. The clerk offered me $10 for the booster seat with tray and toys. She stated that is was u clean and I could clean it a d come back. I responded that I didn't know it was dirty. She said well we look u0 the comparable price online and then said do you want the 10 dollars? and I replied NO. She ripped the receipt off of my chair bcuz she thought I would settle for that. I looked up a similar item at target and it retails for 59.00. Don't bring your items here to sell. This franchise rip off doesn't deserve 100 percent profit!! read more

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I've had a lot of luck finding great clothes for my nephews and multiple friends having children.

This has been my "go to" for the kids clothing for over 10 years. The store is very neat and organized. Most isles are even color coded! They accept only clothes with no stains and very little wear. I never feel offended if they don't take all or any of the clothes I bring in because that's what keeps the quality! They normally take a good amount of the clothes I bring in and your credits never expire. They have special savings days throughout the year where you can get a great haul for much less. read more

I will ALWAYS drive over an hour to this store. I think they give you a decent amount for what you're selling. The selection is always good. I think the staff has always been polite. There are MUCH worse OUAC's and I think this one should be the standard for how they all operate. They are a well oiled machine (I believe the manager has been there for over 11 years). read more

Once Upon a Child is individually-owned and -operated kid apparel shop that offers brand names/gently-used clothes and accessories, toys, games, books, movies, baby equipment, furniture, and even new items for purchase. It was amazing of how much clothes that this place had! The racks were packed with everything from tutus, hoodies, pants, suits, etc.! There were also shelves of bulk toys and such in the back; we found a cool abacus that was in mint condition, as well as building blocks and fidgets for work. The place also seems to be very mindful of the items that are brought in, and every equipment is checked for safety recalls before acceptance. Prices are pretty reasonable and competitive! Great for those shopping on a budget and/or purchasing one-of-a-kind items! +all items checked for safety recalls +gently-used, mint items +parking in shared plaza lot +friendly and helpful staff read more

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Terrible customer service! Drove over a half hour to bring items. Called while in the car to be told that the buy counter was open and if it would be more than an hour to call back. We arrive in 35 minutes. We arrived to a closed desk and very rude staff. Not honest, straight forward or kind at all. Don't recommend if you are looking to take clothing at all! read more

This is a racist establishment that won't accept even new items from black people. A a rude lady named Nicole who claims to be the supervisor rejected our stroller and treated our things as if they were never going to be checked. Like at all. You could see the staff behind her squeamish in shame because they know that this is her regular behavior for people of color. Very unwelcoming! There was an odor in the store. It was the stench of racism. I will never support this establishment and I warn all black families to stay away! Do not support this racist store. read more

This store is poorly managed and closes early without notifying customers. I am bombarded with spam notifications yet no notification when business hours are changed. read more

I can always find something I like in great condition at this store. I have never sold items but always hear others get like $1 per item regardless of condition which seems unfair. The baby gear seems overpriced - almost retail prices. I didn't know they went bagless so I was just standing waiting for the cashier to bag my huge purchase. She finally said "We don't have bags anymore if that's what you waiting for". Really. I keep bags in my car but apparently I didn't know and she could have said it a better way. Overall I like the store for unique items. read more

In general I find this store to be clean and well kept with an excellent selection and very reasonable prices. I periodically sell my Children's clothing and toys here and have about a 50% success rate when attempting to do so. No real problems with how they process and what they accept from me. I have challenges with policies that are not posted on their website or social media pages. For example, I have called asking if they are accepting clothing, driven the 40 minutes from Alexandria only to be turned away and told they are only accepting toys and equipment. I arrived today at 5:20pm with shoes and winter gear only to be told they atop accepting one hour before closing. I have no problem with the actual policy. I respect the need to apply a standard to help manage work and burden. I am challenged by the fact that the requirements or parameters are not posted on their website, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Especially as someone who drives from so far to shop here. Overall, this is a good store with a great selection of clothing shoes, toys, sporting equipment, books, outerwear, and so much more for kids. But you need to really plan your visit if you want to do other things like consign. read more

Don't waste your time or gas coming to this bullshit ass place I took two boxes of clothes to this location and toys that were not opened and never played with! A lot of the clothes were new or only worn once! They chose 14 items out of all the stuff I brought and they chose 14 items and offered me $16 barley even $2 per item for items that I spent $15 and up on that they are going to sell for more than they offered me for!!! NOT WORTH THE TIME!!! read more

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When I am looking for cute and comfortable clothes for my little girl, once upon a child is my place. Especially if you wait for their 70% off mid season sale. I went today and got 59 items for $123. And that's because I added a few items that were not on sale. The staff is always super friendly and they move the line along pretty quickly. I would've given them five stars however I don't think they do a good job of buying your clothes. They turn back a lot of items that I know are high-quality and they don't always give you a good place for them. If you want to consign and make your money back, once upon a child is not the place for you. However if you want to save a lot of money by being able to buy quality clothes for a reasonable price, catch their sale and you will not regret it! read more

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I have shopped here many times and have sold items three times. First as a shopping experience, it is a three-star. They tend to have good items, but it feels to be a bit overpriced. I try to buy the majority of my kids clothes elsewhere and then fill in the gaps with items from the store. Second, as a place to sell your items, it is absolutely terrible. Zero-star. Every single time I sell here I walk away feeling as if I've been robbed. It is the worst. This most recent trip, they accepted 75 of my items-- including like-new designer shoes, brand new ski coats and ski bibs, beautiful like-new dresses, brand new toys still in box, I could go on. They took all of these, and then paid me just over $100 total. That is little more than a dollar per item. I wanted to cry. There is just no accountability for the store. No one is watching them. They don't give you an itemized receipt. You just drop your stuff off, come back and later and they are like, 'here you go'. It is the worst. So in the future, I will probably still shop here to fill in the missing items in my kids closets. But as a seller, I will never sell here again. I would rather give the clothes away to someone who would truly appreciate them than be totally taken advantage of by this swindling store. read more

Excellent selection of clothing and shoes. Raising kids that seem to grow every day this is the best place to get affordable in trend clothing for the kiddos. Tell a parent to tell a parent read more

Selling Perspective: they are like a Buffalo Exchange, where they only accept certain items. They don't offer much, but if you need a quick buck or just want to get rid of old children's clothes, totally come here. Buying Perspective: awesome! I got 20 items for $16! I came during a spring/summer sale where the blue and orange tags were all a dollar! Woohoo! The books were a $1 or 25¢. Which I totally got some books also. Everything in the store is perfectly organized by size and even colors! I love it! Great brands, lightly used items for decent prices. I'll definitely be selling and buying from here more. read more

I will not return back to Once Upon a Child. For the time it takes to travel there (from Waldorf), in my opinion, I don't believe it is worth it. I will just continue to donate my items to Good Will. I received a merely $66 for the 100-something items they did decide to take of mine. As I didn't want to look around the store, I did notice a pair of boys snow boots for sale for I believe $13 that did seem a little overpriced in my opinion. read more

I needed to buy some short-sleeves clothes and didn't want to spend an arm and a leg so after comparing the three OUaC in the area, I chose this one. All the clothes were organized but type, age, and color. Bodysuits aka "onesies" are in the back right though. Prices were very fair and all the items were good quality. I'm not super familiar with kids brands but the section I was in had a lot of Carter's merchandise at about 4-6 dollars an item, which I thought was pretty fair considering it was in like new condition and I recognized it as being current (my kiddo had outgrown the same style in a smaller size recently). Toys are all in the back and we looked a bit but it could use some sort for organizing back there. There wasn't any system I could discern. All the toys were in bins marked, accurately, as "toys." They had a small selection of strollers, a couple of bouncers and pack n plays but we're definitely lacking in the furniture department. I know a lot of resale stores offer pennies on the dollar so people may find it more lucrative to sell large items privately, I don't know. They also had toys on top of the shelves. While efficient at storage, it prevent me from looking at it and determining if I wanted to buy it. Overall I thought it was a good store. The clothes selection, in my opinion, was a lot better than what I usually see. read more

Hmmm I was heading over there today, but with this freezing weather, I think not. Basically everyone is spot on. Your experience will vary based on whether you are a buyer or seller. As a buyer from newborn up to about age 4, you have tons of good to new with tags mainly brand name clothing. The quantity and quality decline starts after that, simply because kids are not growing as fast + fewer clothes= more wear and tear on clothing. Got it. My biggest pet peeve is that they often will have 2 for 5 walmart/target/kohls brand staples like leggings or plain shirts for the same price you can go to walmart/target/kohls and buy new.Kind of defeats the purpose of getting a deal... Now as a seller, you get tipped off royally. Clothing and shoes are a joke. I give you a "covered basket" of freshly washed, good condition clothing, that I spent all morning checking for stains rips or tears, and you give me back all of them or none of them and $20...??! Do my gap coats, ugg boots, Gymboree outfits and Nordstrom tops mean nothing to you???That being said, As stated before, they accept and don't accept on a whim. I've seen clothes I know dang gone well look a lil more worn than they should be selling or buying, for a price way above they should be asking. It may be that the manager needs serious help on how to run a business. There continues to be a lack of professionalism here. NOT ALL THE employees but most. I love the red haired twins that come home from school in the winter. Now in the time I've been coming here, 2014 is the year I have heard more customers yelling and cursing out their employees. And unfortunately, I've seen and heard the employees and manager yelling back, gossiping, talking smack about customers, etc. TACKY. Usually it's because of some false info the teeny bopper girls 16-25 told them over the phone, the small amount of money being offered for their clothing, etc. I hear it enough, same old stuff different day. it's just background noise when I'm in the trenches digging though clothes. (Gotta get up early AND use both hands if you wants the deals and steals. Put your back into it!) That being said, please come here if you want nice used clothes for your under 5 girls and boys. You will save some bucks.. Don't make any waves, keep your head in the racks, and whatever you do, don't drop your clothes off here. Bring them to the goodwill across the street next to kmart and the grocery store. They actually appreciate it. Try out 2nd ave in columbia and laurel for some REAL deals. Mannnnnnnn name brands, well organized and nice place. Careful though it gets packed everyday. Parking lot is full. Half off tickets thurs, Sunday and Mondays!!!!!!! read more

Happened upon a massive 70% off sale! Everything was very organized and there was an excellent selection of boys and girls clothing. Not a lot of sleepwear, and the shoes were only so-so, plus the employees were not super friendly, but those were my only complaints. I guess that sounds like a lot of complaints but I swear I had a good experience. I'll definitely be back! I drove 30 min to get here and it was worth it. read more

First let me say that I love Once Upon a Child stores and was excited to find this one. I live 45 mins away so the Yelp reviews made me call before leaving the house. Thank goodness I did! There are so many stipulations on selling back clothes it didn't even make it worth my time to make the trip! They currently are only accepting sets of clothes, no single items like jeans, pants, tops, onesies, etc. All items must be in a plastic container and no bags. They also have select hours for accepting clothes, so check ahead of time. There are additional rules so call and ask-I just can't remember all of them. We had a OUC back in NC and they took everything (except Gerber items) and made no requirements on how it was brought in! I think I'll just save my items for the next time I'm back in NC! Very disappointing to say the least. read more

This one star is very very generous!!! My wife and I brought in a 15 gallon tub full of baby clothes my 5 month year old grew out of and doubles that he never wore or can't wear. The funny thing here is that they made us go and buy a plastic tub because they don't take cloths in garbage bags.... We drop it off for them to look over.. They called us too pick up our stuff which they reported the only took one outfit and said all the other stuff wad not summer and out of style. This is an absolute joke because the majority of the cloths were summer that my son can't wear and onesey's.. This is a horrible business.. Watch what you buy or give here. All my wife wanted too do was too help others and we thought this was a class organization. I was wrong!!! When we went up too pick up the cloths and told them we want our stuff back even the one outfit they took.. They told us once we ok'd it over the phone.. They tagged it and put it on the shelf and they didn't know which it was!! Can you say JOKE!!! Do not GO HERE!!!! I highly guarantee they took more than one outfitt and only said they took one.. UNREAL!! read more

Not worth it at all . Too much of a hassle for the little bit of money that they are giving out . Dont waste your time .... its easier to just donate read more

This place is organized if you need a certain color pants etc. Shoes r a mess though cuz its in big plastic bins...and usually one person is sorting so you have to wait... somethings r expensive for a hand me down. Carter's beats their prices when they have 70% sales. However, you might be looking for a particular outift. I say go visit the store. Remember if something is 4.50, that means they had to pay less to you to sell it to them. So, prices can't be too cheap or they wouldn't profit. read more

Two stars because I can find really good clothing here for a good price. 0 stars to the staff. I've always had an unwelcoming feeling coming here and my last visit was the reason I'm reviewing. I had gotten to the register and a girl was standing there and said nothing to me so another employee came by to check me out after I said "hello?" It was my sons bedtime and he didn't want to be held so I let him down. As I was paying for my items my son decided to run and as I went to chase him and grab him I looked up and the girl gave a frustrated look to her other employees, frustrated, as if she had something better to do than HER JOB. There was no one in line behind me, it took me 4 seconds to grab my son. It's just the fact that this is a children's store, there shouldn't be rude looks, snarky comments or boredom in their eyes talking to you. How about some happy employees. read more

My first time in this store and I will say that I had higher expectations. Most of these clothes in the toddler girl section were in bad condition. Some pieces were dingy and/or had lint balls. I found three shirts that I purchased that were not faded like the others. I took a look at the shoes and found the shoes to all be dirty and worn down. I couldn't believe that they would even accept these clothing items to sale. I wouldn't even donate clothes in this condition. I'll be fair, I glanced at some of the other sections and the items looked better but overall it seems like they accept anything for resale. read more

I loved going here to get toys for my now 9 month old because the prices are great and after a good cleaning the toys often look brand new. However after deciding to try to sell a small bin of baby goods, I will never shop or sell there again. I dropped off a small bin of toys and clothes only to be offered a measly $14, then I find half of my bin still full of stuff they wouldn't except, including a few of the unworn 3-6 month sized clothing. First I was told they only accepted sets in that size range, when I said a few of them were sets, I was told they were stained, when I said they had never been worn, I was told they looked faded, the clothes were washed one time! The funny thing is, I rarely buy clothes in there because you really have to search to find anything that still looks fairly new...some stuff looks like it's been through 3 or 4 kids. I really think the young girls in there were just being lazy and when they saw that there were a few shirts with no sets, they just didn't look through the rest of my bin for that size. It sucks because this is the closest consignment option for me but I may be making the haul up to the Ellicott City store instead, they have a bigger store with more options of everything although the prices are a little higher, in my opinion. read more

Ok. So even though the store associates don't greet you when you come in, the deals they have in the store are still worth going into. I was there today (12/5/15) and the deal was 70% off all green and yellow tag items. I had to stand in line for about 30 minutes. I was greeted, however, when I reached the register. The cashier was very nice despite how busy the place was. No associates in the store asked if I needed help but the place was pretty self explanatory. This was my third time there and I will continue to come back. read more

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I LOVE this place!!!!!!! Lightly used clothes for the babies. Some garments still have tags on them. You can also bring in your bucket of clean, lightly used clothes (children size) and get paid for it. Store is always clean and put together. The staff seem to always want to assist. read more

The worst customer service. I purchased a double stroller frame with missing pieces called to inform management on my situation and was put on hold for 10 mins before I ended call (no one ever came back to phone) The frame is in poor condition but I didn't really notice until I got home and tried to put it in use they didn't even have the decency to wipe it clean yuck first and last time but this is exactly why I don't do used items. I'll spend the 80 for a new one and they can have the old worn down 40 buck stroller frame. DO BETTER!!! read more

I had 2 bins with all great items. Nothing was stained, marked, stretched ext. Most stuff clothes, but also had a good amount of toys that the kids hardly played with. They took 2 of my ergo baby carrier , 27 clothing and 6 toys. They offered me $22.29 cash or $69.21 in store credit!!! That's a pretty big difference! I asked them if they could give me $20 in cash and $30 in store credit. Of course they said no. Not happy. More like "once upon a ripped off " Also the prices are not that great. One of the items they bought from was being sold in the store for the price of the cash they wanted to give me for all of my stuff. read more