The Resource Exchange — Attraction in Philadelphia

This place is awesome!! Their at a new location now, but the same great staff and vibe. The exchange gets most of their stuff from film shoots or theatrical productions. Almost any thing that an artist or crafts person would need or want can be had from here. But this is not an actual art store. It's much, much more than that. Just to mention only a few things, carpets, tiles, hardware, wood, paint, housewares. This is the first shop that I have ever described as a must see, better yet, The Resource Exchange is simply a must go. There are too many things to remember, so make it an adventure and take a friend with you, make an afternoon of it. Last but not least, by any means, the prices are amazingly reasonable,so go, find out...

Our first stop for all things craft and construction. The Resource Exchnage is a big open warehouse space filled with incredibly well organized reclaimed materials, much of it coming from theater and movie sets where stuff gets tossed when the show is over. Rather than ending up in a landfill The Resource Exchange takes it in and makes it available on the cheap. Anything from home goods, art supplies, lumber and hardware to fabric remnants, sewing supplies and furniture. It's an dandy spot with fun vintage goods and raw materials for any project you can imagine. And if you email pics of your project they'll send you a discount code for your next trip in. Can't say enough good things about this place. You should...

With an inventory based on donations one might assume to find modest prices. This is not the case. Every item seems to have crawled from a dust bin, thru an appraisal search engine and onto a bric a brac that offers up obnoxious fees. Expect the bored looking employees standing at the front of the store to disassemble from their silent conversation shortly akwardly welcoming you into the store. They will then not so subtlety surveil you, the new patron by following you around the store prentending to dust, rearrange shoeboxes, organize buttons in jelly jars, etc, etc. Apparently srutinizing potential customers is almost as fun as ebaying the value of...