I always find treasure at this local female owned business. They have a great selection of…read morehousehold items, furniture, art supplies, books and more. Clothes & shoes are more hit & miss. Vintage earrings for $3. Handmade art for $5. A vintage wooden leg ironing board for $15! Really kind people, and truly old school thrift shop prices that all of us long time thrifters appreciate. The location has plenty of parking, and the shop is quiet and cozy.

Horrible experience. Absolute waste of time. The store is a…read moretotal mess with items piled up everywhere, but that's her problem. What shocked me was her attitude: the moment I tried to pick up an item to look at it, she immediately snapped "NO!" at me. She literally forbids customers from touching anything, rejecting every single inquiry with a rude "No." It creates an incredibly uncomfortable and unwelcoming atmosphere. To top it all off, the prices in this disorganized hoard are completely detached from reality. Paying premium prices to be treated with absolute hostility in a messy, empty store is ridiculous. Do not waste your time or money here. Avoid this place at all costs! UPDATE The response from the owner, Chelsea, is an absolute fabrication. Her claim that I was "going through her personal belongings behind the counter" is completely ridiculous and utterly false. The items in question were sitting directly ON TOP of the main sales counter, thrown into a disorganized pile in plain view of anyone entering the shop. If these were truly your "personal, not-for-sale belongings," why on earth were they left piled up on a public retail counter? This is a desperate, made-up excuse to cover up your hostile and completely unprofessional behavior. Furthermore, you did not "politely explain" anything. You repeatedly snapped a single word at me: "NO!" - treating me like a dog that had wandered into your yard rather than a human being and a customer. It is pathetic that instead of taking accountability for your terrible customer service, you choose to invent outright lies to gaslight people. This owner is not just incredibly rude; she is completely dishonest. Avoid this place her behavior is absolutely unhinged.

I discovered this sweet shop a few months ago when doing some Bellingham thrifting with my mom…read more It's in a fairly large space and is so incredibly well organized - one of my #1 requirements in a thrift shop! All of the items were clean, and there wasn't really any "junk" to sift through to find treasures. As always, I started in the kitchen area, where I'm always looking for some interesting bowl, jar, or rare kitchen gadget to add to my collection. Then, I meandered over to the linens, through the furniture, over to clothing, and of course spent a considerable amount of time in their crafting and book area. Their prices were super reasonable, and the staff (who all - or most - appear to be volunteers) were very friendly and helpful. I will definitely be adding this to my Bellingham thrift store rotation!

This is my favorite thrift shop because they have a wide range of items, excellent prices, store is…read morewell laid out for ease of finding things and it's for an excellent cause! I try to visit regularly to donate and to shop! It's clean and inviting!

Shockingly nice thrift store! Not what I was expecting at all. Beautiful items, well displayed, at…read moregreat prices. And friendly, fun staff. What more could you ask for?

The ladies at the Assistance League of Bellingham rock! They are friendly and knowledgeable and…read moresupport some great causes. I was impressed with their selection and prices, will definitely go back. We need more volunteer-directed charities like this. Way to go!

I call this store the "Nordstroms of Goodwills". Yes, it is THAT awesome!…read moreI'm not a big thrifter per se, but my kids are and, with them, I've been to a ton of thrift shops in OR, WA and in my new hometown of Vancouver, BC. This Goodwill is IMO the gold standard of thrift shops. I've visited here a few times just to donate bags of clothes that no longer fit me, but until recently, I've never shopped around in here. But on my last visit when donating bags, the lady who helped me suggested I "shop around", so I decided to have a look-see, if only to write a Yelp review. But man oh man, I was blown away by this place! Here's why: -it's huge, immaculate, incredibly well-laid out, with clear and large signage suspended from the ceilings, so at a glance you can see where every department is located (i.e., womens, mens, kids, household, toys, etc). -the people who work here are incredibly friendly and helpful. Even when I was bringing in my bags to donate, the woman at the front cash came over immediately to help me put these big bags in their donation bin at the front of the store. I didn't ask her to help me, and I wasn't really struggling, but boy, it was nice to get the assistance. (Note: there is a donation area at the rear of the store but I drove around this complex of stores and couldn't find the rear donation area. So I brought my bags of clothes into the store via the front door). -the store is laid out like a real store/boutique with display tables and mannequins in the front (when I visited, since is was early June, they had a summer theme going, with mannequins in swimsuits and beach attire, displaying summery accessories, and colorful beach towels on tables, etc). -there are a bunch of fitting rooms here and they are large and immaculate. -the clothing sections were the most organized I have ever seen, hands down, anywhere. I checked out the women's section for a long time. There were long areas labelled "activewear", "short-sleeved tops", "long-sleeved tops", "capris", "jeans", "pants", "sweaters", "jackets", "swimwear". Within each section, the clothes were arranged by size (small, medium, large). (Note: there is a whole 'nother large section just for plus size women). And THEN, within each section organized by size, all the clothes were arranged by color (all the whites, then yellows, then oranges, then reds, etc., etc). I have not seen such attention to detail in organizing clothes in a thrift store anywhere -Now I have to mention the clothing itself, as this was another feature of the store that blew me away. Not only was the selection of clothing in each section huge and meticulously organized, but the clothing itself was bloody AMAZING. Everything looked new. I kid you not. Many items still had original tags on them but those items that didn't still looked new. I looked through everything (I was there a LONG time). I didn't see one item that had an errant thread or a missing button or a defective zipper or a rip or tear or stain. Nothing had a weird, musky smell (some stuff from thrift stores have a musky smell. I know you know what I'm talking about). Every single item was in pristine condition. And I am no fashionita but even I recognized SO many big, high-end brand names: Nicole Miller, Ann Taylor, Patagonia, Columbia, Michael Kors, Guess, True Religion, Brandy Melville, Madewell....... So many more, I can't remember. Oh, Adidas, Nike, Puma, Athletica..... You get the idea. High quality, brand names, all in pristine condition. -I see some people complaining about pricing here. Well, compared to so many thrift stores, this Goodwill's pricing is freaking amazing! Tops are in the $3.99-5.99 range (keep in mind, some are totally new, the rest look totally new, and are in perfect condition). Jackets were $7.99-24.99. I got a bunch of tops and 2 light-weight jackets and a designer sweatshirt for under $40. C'mon, you can't beat that! And keep in mind, Goodwill isn't a for-profit organization. The money they get goes to their mission (check out their website for info on this wonderful organization and to learn how it helps people get back on their feet, in communities across the US). I really have a hard time understanding how reviewers here are complaining about the prices of items here. A new Puma work-out tank top, NEW, for $2.99? C'mon! (NOTE: every Wednesday they give an extra 20% discount to military people and folks over 62 years old. Hey, that's me! Bonus!). The household/linens area isn't large and many shelves were empty but the lady at the cash told me they'd be remodeling this area soon. So stay tuned! This is a wonderful store, and I am adding it to my "must go-to" list of places whenever I visit B'Ham.

Visited this Goodwill location a few months ago…read more In short: the prices have gone up enough that it's almost not worth stopping by anymore. I'm sure rents have gone up and Goodwill is feeling the pinch like a lot of businesses/not for profits these days but when your closest competition is Value Village and your prices match or exceed VV's, that's a red flag to me. Our most recent visit was definitely our most disappointing one. I found a number of interesting looking games, two of which had multiple price stickers. These two were both card games and when I brought these to the attention of an employee I was told that the higher of the marked prices were the most recent. Each of those card games was priced at $10, which to me was ludicrous. On the other hand, large boxed games like Monopoly were less than that. Clothing was also more expensive than I'm used to in this shop and so I found very little of interest. The selection and quality varies widely as you might expect, so you never know what you're going to find. Plenty of parking out front and the staff were friendly enough.

I stumbled upon this thrift store when going to the one next-door. Since I love thrift shopping so…read moremuch I just had to stop in and check it out. The store is laid out well with a variety of items. The prices are reasonable, I just didn't see much when I went. But that is how thrift shopping goes, it's often hit or miss. The woman who waited on me was very kind and I would definitely go back to support her business.

Excellent little thrift store...Friendly and Inexpensive...Got some assorted cocktail glasses here…read morefor my bar... Definitely Recommended!

There is nothing remotely inexpensive here but there ARE some really different furnishings on offerread more

They have things for every age. Kind and polite .support your small business coins are a nice…read moregift for all awesome. They carry poke man. Cards Beautiful jewelry for Men & Women

I shop at Value Village somewhat frequently and I would just like to comment that the return policy…read morethey have in place for not offering dressing rooms and listing their second hand items at the rate they do, seems very unreasonable to me. The only "return" option is actually a strict exchange (no credit issued) that needs to either meet or exceed the amount of original purchase within 14 days. Lets say I buy 4 pairs of pants that I cannot try on in store, at $12.99 a piece and none of them fit, thats $52 worth of thrift store merchandise that I need to purchase, in order to return the used pants that i had no option to try on before buying. This policy also leads to people trying on clothes in the aisle because of course they would.. and ultimately this creates an unprofessional environment and personally I feel disrespected as a customer. I hope Value Village considers restoring the dignity of their customers by either offering a dressing room or changing their return policy in the future. Thanks.

Value Village will not let people bring in any ESA animals, they will only let you bring in service…read moredogs. So until they realize that and ESA animal is just as important as a service dog, this review will stay here and I will not support any store that will not let am ESA support animal inside their store...I had an emotional breakdown inside there after they told me I had to take my animals out of there. This is highly unacceptable and truly wrong. ALL SUPPORT DOGS ARE EQUAL! SOME ARE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN OTHERS!! SHAME ON YOU VALUE VILLAGE!! CHANGE YOUR STATUS AND BE FOR THE PEOPLE!!

Even though it's the closest consignment shop to my house, I find The Clothes Rack to be a little…read moreoverwhelming. They have everything and I mean EVERYTHING - the place is pretty jam packed and decision fatigue is real here. But once you get the lay of the land, figure out where and when things are kept, and realize that even the cool stuff on their walls and displays is for sale, it's hard to walk in here without buying at least one or two things. I like to start in the back, at the 50% off rack, then work my way towards the higher priced items in front. Yes, things are a bit pricier than you average consignment shop here. But you get what you pay for, as most of their items are high quality, recognizable brands, and I rarely find anything flawed or dirty. They also have an impressive selection of accessories, including designer bags and lovely costume jewelry.

Amazing selection of clothing, shoes , jewelry and so much more! Amy and her crew are just so…read morehelpful and fun. I find something every time I go in to the store. I highly recommend The Clothes Rack!