Velvet Shoestring is a wonderful consignment shop. They have great, high quality, unique pieces…read more The staff is unobtrusive and let you browse at your leisure but quickly spring into action if you ask for help. Inventory is updated regularly and items go fast. Keep an eye on their Instagram for new treasures.

For those looking for (relative) bargains on beautiful high end furniture, lighting and decor, this…read moreis an excellent choice. The Velvet Shoestring accepts consignments on high quality pre-owned modern, vintage and antique items - think Waterford, Herend, Herman Miller. Pricing changes based on the time an item is available, dropping every 30 days. This is noted on the tag so if, say, you want something but don't want to pay the current price you can take your chances that it won't sell by the time the price drops. When I say something is a relative bargain, I mean they Eden at the most reduced price you will not find a Tiffany lamp for $5. Consider that the lamp was, let's say, $900 new, they might price it at $400 to start and it's still a good price for what it is. They don't negotiate beyond the tag. Staff are minimal and unobtrusive. You're generally left to wander the two floors (main floor, lower floor) to your hearts content. It's a lovely store that I enjoy visiting every few weeks to see what's new and what I might want - the other day I bought the stained glass lamp in one of the photos. I love it.

During a girls ' lunch in Wayne, I recently stumbled upon Neighborhood League Shops and discovered…read morethe treasures they sell and the opportunity to consign items you would like to sell. You've heard the saying, "One person's trash is another person's treasure." After refreshing and restyling my living and dining rooms, I found some less-loved items that someone else might enjoy. Knowing I planned another visit to the King of Prussia area, I brought my no longer loved items to the Neighborhood League Shops, a nonprofit in Wayne since 1912. This is my first time consigning. I learned that each drop-off is limited to 15 items, and no books are accepted. The ladies in the shop were very friendly. They explained the consignment process and accepted my two boxes containing less than 15 items. When shopping for preloved items, the quality and value of these older, well-made products are second to none. The Neighborhood League Shops offers an excellent selection of reasonably priced cut glass, crystal, sterling silver, etc.

FDC and I decided to pop in to the Neighborhood League Shops on a whim, as we were running errands…read more Why not? She especially wanted to check out the Alley Door, which she described as more "eclectic " than the furniture and clothing stores. We first went into the housewares and furniture store. The main floor has lots of cut glass and fine china pieces, jewelry and some art. A few lamps. Not a large space. Laid out well and clean. I headed to their basement, which had more everyday "home decor" items, some linens, small electrics, etc. I saw many lovely things, though nothing interesting enough to purchase. We then headed over to the Alley Door, which is around the corner. Despite it being almost noon in weekday, and a sign stating they open at 10, the store was dark and locked. Huh? We walk back to where we were and ask about this. They know nothing, they said, just that the cash box had not been collected. That's it. I imagine these stores are run by volunteers, and it's a good cause. I'm not sure I would make a special trip to shop there. When I'm in the area, I'd go again.

Love color coordination and very organized but service could have been better. Extensive scarf…read morecollection but a little pricey as expected for a store like this. Apparently they also have an Etsy and EBay... the service was not very helpful and not sure I would go back here. Quaint, color-coded spot.

Malena's has a wonderful selection and employees that are helpful, knowledgeable kind. My daughter…read more& I have been stopping in for her birthday for at least 5 years now. We never leave empty handed or disappointed!

I appreciate a secondhand store where the goal is not to try to squeeze as much money out of…read morecustomers for used items, but to simply sell donated goods at reasonable prices in support of an important cause. Bryn Mawr Hospital Thrift certainly fits the bill. The first floor of the store is all household goods and furniture. We marveled at the very low cost of the china cabinets, and my daughter lamented that the store isn't located in Chicago where she is trying to furnish an apartment. The second floor is all clothing. Even though they have labels for children and men's clothing, about 80% is for women. The clothing is quite well-organized by size and type, so it's easy to home in on specific styles. The clothes are clean - the shirts that I purchased seemed to have been professionally laundered and pressed. There were some high-end designer labels in the mix, but they weren't priced any differently from other clothes in the same category. I came away with two dress shirts and two ties for $11; in all we spent just $23 for a fair number of very nice items. Staff here isn't terribly friendly but not rude either. All in all this is an excellent store with lots of choices and outstanding prices.

As a seasoned thrifter, I walked away pleased. I first just want to give a shoutout to Marianna who…read morewas just the sweetest when I needed to park my stroller downstairs to put my little baby in the carrier and take him up to the Women's section. She was really so kind and let me know I could leave it there and go shop. They were running 50% off of colored tags the day I went. I didn't find any in the tag colors, but I did find 2 pairs of flats for $19, which isn't bad at all. They also had a fill a bag sale outside with 50 cent items. The clothing upstairs was abundant and ranged in sizes. I also saw some Anthropologie brands, some designer, and some higher end clothing for fairly decent prices. Anthro clothing for $10 is pretty good. Hopefully the next time I won't be all sweaty and carrying a baby and linger longer. There is a little lot in the front, but I found parking behind the business was easy enough and cheap (50 cents covered it).

I love this place for gently used children's clothing and gear. The owner Reed is so nice and…read morehelpful. I also think she carries a lot of good quality items that is worth what she prices them at.

I will preface this review by saying I am a difficult convert to thrift stores for clothing…read more(excepting rare vtg fashion), and even moreso when it comes to clothing or gear for my baby. But I admire people who can make use of thrifting for clothes, especially if they are saving money over what they'd pay elsewhere (I love saving money)!!! I bought all of our baby gear + 0-6m clothes new b/c I was paranoid of germs. That said, once 6m hit, my son went into a growth spurt that lasted 2 months, and grew him into 2T clothes! That was when I decided second hand was not such a bad thing. (I could not even get things through the wash before he grew out of them.) Until today, I'd never shopped at a kids' thrift store, I bought items a la carte on ebay (REI, LLBean, Carter's PJ's, etc). So I ended up at As They Grow in Berwyn b/c I called ahead about a second hand convertible tricycle/stroller. They had a Kettler model for $50 ($170 new). There are a ton of these ride-ons on the market, and my son is only 9mos, so I had been eyeing a version made for younger babies. The As They Grow proprietress (she didn't give her name) encouraged me to visit and take a look, in case it might work. Great. When we got to the store, the Kettler trike was right out front. There was more wear to it than I was expecting for $50 at a thrift shop. (Percent off retail is great for sales on new items, but it doesn't apply to the world of used. Garage sale prices apply.) Still, we took a look, discussed it as optimistically as we could, but it just did not seem safe for our son. The proprietress then came out to join us, and she agreed, he is too young. I decided to take a look inside since we made the trip. If you like high-end Nordy names for kids clothes (Mini Boden, Tea Collection, etc.) and filler with more middling preppy standards (Baby Gap, Polo, etc.) this is the place. Girls on the right, boys on the left. Clothes on racks, shoes lined along the wall on the floor. Tons of fancy preppy clothing in loud ginghams, rugby stripes, florals, etc. Bold bright prints, that will make cute photos, but are so noticeable, that your kid can't really wear them more than once or twice, b/c the statement is so memorable. I did not spend hours picking through everything, but I easily got a feel for the vibe, which was Derby race attire. Lilly and V. Vines galore! And don't take me for a knocker of these styles; I have plenty of V. Vines, and Lilly dresses (I sold half on ebay and still have a dozen of 'em), but I can't wear that stuff all the time. My son is crawling, and wants to get dirty, and I want to allow that growth to happen for him. I need practical, durable clothes for him, in dark or earthy colors (like the REI and LLBean mentioned above). I didn't see those labels here. They could exist in other seasons, or perhaps as consignments come in, but again, the vibe, was Devon Horse Show, not walk in the park. So for me, it was a wasted trip. I'd call these "vacation clothes," or "dress up clothes," or "family photo clothes," but not "everyday clothes." I attend storytime at Radnor Library every week, and none of the other babies wear these kinds of clothes on the daily either. Just providing my input for other shoppers, who will have varying needs. As They Grow was running a 50% off sale on all tags of certain colors (orange and green this time), so they work to move inventory by consignment age. However, the prices for used clothing were high. I saw some cute Janie & Jack boys' loafers, but the price was $20 used (and used looking)! I searched these on ebay and they're $8 there, in better condition (plus shipping, but that is a wash with my gas and time to lug a baby to the store). A no name brand was $7 for boys' pull-on print shorts. I can get these items brand new on sale for the same price (and this year's latest inventory). I can get them on ebay for half the price with shipping. I also have to say, when I visited in my "uniform" of yoga pants and VS tee, I was looked up and down. (I wear this outfit everywhere else I make Yelp reviews, and I never before noted that I've been looked up and down, except Devon WF.) I felt like I should have been dressed to the nines to visit a thrift store. Excuse me. I don't think the woman meant anything by it, and it is probably just her nature, but in a retail setting, toward a customer, it's not appropriate. I've shopped plenty of thrift stores for vintage furniture and home goods. I have donated tons to local thrift stores, as well. People at Bryn Mawr Hosp Thrift are super gracious and sweet, on the shopper end as well as the donor end. That is the kind of attitude that welcomes me back. It's a shame that I did not have a better experience at this place because I was on the fence about trying a local kid/baby thrift store, and this visit sent me right back to ebay, where I just bought my brand new Joovy Tricycoo for only $15 more than the used Kettler.

Soooo fun! Great little boutique-y feel with a very wide range of price-point consigns. It's all…read morehere! Burberry, Yurman, Prada, Gucci, Ann Taylor... All here! And Theresa (owner) is a gem! You will not be disappointed!

Shop is owned by Theresa Brewer who buys women's purses, jewelry and clothing that are deeply…read morediscounted. She buys the things she likes at the right price to pass these discounts on to his customers. She's most bubbly and happy to help. I found a lovely vintage Dooney and Bourke purse and lots of vintage jewelry. I'll be back to this little owner worked shop.

A cute little shop right in the middle of town. We were drawn in by the window display. There was a…read moregood clothes section. Housewares were limited but it was very crowded with people loving the selection . The staff was friendly and prices were decent. Not far from the Junior League Theift store.

I made a mistake dropping off my donations and was screamed at by a worker here for around 5…read moreminutes. I won't return. The donations set up is very confusing and I misunderstood the directions.

FDC and I were out and about, running errands and such. Hey, I said. Heard some good things about…read moreNana's Attic. How about we check it out? Sure! In we go. It's.a lovely moderately sized store tucked into one of the strip mall buildings, near the State Store and the Indoor Pool school. Yes, there's an indoor pool in one of the stores. It's a swim school or something. But I digress... Everything was laid out very nicely, they have many things to buy, but not so much that you're overwhelmed. We learned that there are two kinds of stock: CONSIGNMENT items have a larger yellow tag. DONATED items have a small bright orange/red tag. They tend to keep the consigned items more towards the front of the store, also. So if you see an item and you think, wow, that's kinda high...check the tag. Chances are it's a consigned item. We browsed about and found some lovely things - FDC bought a gorgeous Italian Pottery vase and I got some very cool drinking glasses that just happen to match some shot glasses that I gave Lion a couple years ago. Score! On subsequent trips I have found an awesome set of mid-century bamboo plates for picnics (LOVE THESE!) and other fun stuff too. The staff are completely lovely people, the store is clean, well lit and well organized. Proceeds benefit survivors of domestic violence - they have a shelter for victims and also fund programs. Parking is super easy (pro tip - avoid the crowds, small parking lot behind the Barnes & Noble easy in/easy out!). Heck, yeah, I'll be back. It's a great little store supporting a very needed service in our area.

[586] I visited this…read morethrift shop years ago and I wanted to come back and see what they have available Plenty of parking at this strip mall location. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Tons of cool items to choose from. I saw a ton of nice men's suits from Jos A banks. I'm sure someone will pick them up asap. Plenty of housewares, furniture, shoes and clothes to choose from I'll definitely be back