FlairTRADE Consign — Attraction in Cornelius

When this place was FiFi's it was an amazing store. They had high quality clothes and shoes at affordable prices. I got my prom dress and shoes there for just a little over 100 dollars. The staff was very friendly and professional, helping me out and offering their opinions on the dresses I tried on. All in all, I had a great experience there. So this year, my sister decided to go and find a dress there, but we found out that it was no longer called FiFi's, now it was called FlairTrade. We didn't think much of it at first, so we went inside and the place was completely dead. What once was a bustling store, was no empty at their normally peak time of day. My mom, who was with us at the time, asked one of the employees if they had changed ownership. The lady was really snarky and rude saying that everything was exactly the same as before and nothing had changed. Obviously that was a lie, and she completely dodged her question. My mom then asked another employee the same thing and this lady was even more rude, completely dodging the question and acting as if we were completely stupid. We decided to look at the dresses anyways even though the staff were being completely rude. For starters, their selection was completely terrible and their prices were astronomical. They wanted almost 200 dollars for a plain black dress that was used! After that we decided to leave and we will not...

I have been several times since the relaunch and just sad that it is not even close to what it previously was. Prices are much higher, with less high end designers to choose from. I find much better deals now online. I understand the costs associated with the buildout, and expect that prices would be higher. The last time I was there, I had to sift for 30 minutes to find any designer items. The old location had a rack front and center of designer brands, and I miss that. And the items now don’t seem to be in fabulous condition. I routinely scored St. John items previously for less than $100, almost every time I visited. I wonder if the women who were consigning got tired of the 2-year reno wait and consign elsewhere. Can’t imagine this shop will make it in the long run.

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Very cute shop, all about the label, I did not give this store 5 stars because some of their items were not in almost new condition. I browsed the whole store and found a couple of items with stains. The men's department had items that were dated but again they had that brand label on them. I would however check this consignment when looking for something a bit different as I did see some nice vintage items. The staff was very nice and friendly. I would like to see some of the consignment shops sale some name brands and not just designer brands like Levis, Lee, Dress barn, Men's warehouse. Nice clothes without the hype of being a designer label. But that's a personal preference. Overall this is a...