I just had an amazing shopping trip here and brought home an exiting new wardrobe of top-notch name-brand dresses in every color and style! Although the prices are a little higher than, say, Goodwill (the Clothes Mentor dresses I bought were, on average, $11-12), the selection here is carefully curatedāevery piece is high quality, so you donāt have to hunt through thousands of items to find a few treasures. That said, you may end up with the opposite problem of finding way too many beautiful outfits and having to choose between them, like I did. Ashton, Avery, and Lucy (the staff members) went above and beyond to make my shopping smooth and peaceful even as I gathered 5 giant bins of clothes I liked and then slowly tried them on one by one. I had to come back for a second day, and Ashton greeted me by name and immediately ushered me to a fitting room and smoothly kept bringing new batches of the clothes I had picked out. I felt bad for taking so long, but the staff members were remarkably patient, attentive (without hovering), professional, and genuinely friendly for the entire experience. And unlike other second-hand stores (and even other Clothes Mentor locations Iāve been to in other states), they have plenty of fitting rooms, so I never had to wait or feel rushed. Iāll definitely be back...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreIve been here a handful of times, i had 1 over all good experience and have gone back hoping to get the same experience and continue to get disappointed (this was with selling and buying) . I am well aware of the margins paid out on items - typically 3 bucks an item and thats on the generous side. I more go with intentions of unloading a few items in my closet and buying some new ones. I have gone in with 3 heavy totes of items. All good brands even some high end brands and havent been offered a single thing. Im talking about vince, chole, brochu walker on the high end side and mid level as such as anthropologie and white house black market and new york and co - they just said everything was too old. However when i posted a new york and co lipstick print top (which i tried selling to them) onto mercari it sold the next day for 21 bucks. Anyway the point is you may have clearly sellable items that people want and they will still pass on them. This is why i will no longer bother attempting to sell to this store, their "buyers" are more inclined to buy old navy or from kids that are 20 year olds. The selection is a bit on the bland and overpriced side as well. The clothes mentor in Arlington though is a 100 percent better place to sell and shop at, i would definitely recommend shopping there...
Ā Ā Ā Read moreI love going thrift shopping but I will say as someone who wears about a size 18 in jeans, itās not always easy to find a ton of choices in my sizes. This Clothes Mentor (I havenāt been to any others) is the most size inclusive thrift store Iāve ever been to. They had clothes ranging from small to 4x! And not just like one shirt in each size. Entire sections! My arms were literally overflowing with options lol. The people working were also so friendly. One of the women, Jaymie (sorry if I spelled it wrong!!), even pointed out a specific dress she thought Iād like and I ended up buying it! Anyways, long story shortā for all my people out there that love to shop, yāall need to check this place out! I intended to go to a bunch of stores but instead I went here first and didnāt need to go anywhere...
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