The Growing Place — Local services in Bangor

I loved both locations until my first consignment experience. I took time out of my week last week specifically stop in and ask how consignment works at the Hammond location. All I was told was they’re desperate for baby summer clothes and to bring in all that I had and they will go through it as long as it’s separated by size and to PIN the sets together because they don’t have time to find them. So today that’s what I did. The woman at the Hammond location told me today that she would go through one tote that I had of just newborn&0-3 months and that I could bring the other two (3-6 &6-9) to the Broadway location. So that’s what I did. When I got to the Broadway location they found everything wrong with what I brought in. Too wrinkled, not folded correctly, I can’t pin them, they don’t take singular onesies, accused me of taking the clothes they didn’t want at the Hammond location and adding it to the bucket?, tote sizes were wrong. It was honestly just too much judgment and attitude. I completely understand being picky but the way the owners must allow their staff to tell people different things and then have me come in with my 6 month old lugging totes to be explained how wrong I did everything that I was told to do… I was treated like an idiot. I was told “well our staff would never tell someone to do that”. They act really nice at checkout but holy you bring in a consignment tote and mean girl...

DO NOT Shop or Donate your clothing here. I brought in a whole tote of basically brand new Ladies and Childrens coming season clothes here and they would not accept them because 1 winter coat I brought in had pilling and they completely discarded the rest of the tote with basically brand new clothes.....

Here you have a local business that could be helping to boost the Maine economy but only serves and takes items in perfect condition and completely discards donations from the other majority of the community that may not have clothes in absolute "perfect" condition.

Businesses like this are equally as responsible for the Maine economic...

I love The Growing Place. I always find something I can't pass up, clothes, books, toys, furniture; they even have art and I've found a lot of it from Maine artists and of Maine scenery, I especially love the old Maine art. They have really great taste in the items they...