Palos Verdes Resale

you have to be regular there to know the best deals. i filled my closet with all good stuff I got there. Every other Thursdays and Fridays of the Month they have a Dollar Day Sale. Be there 5 mins before they open so you get the best stuffs.

Really cute place. Hit or miss as are all thrift shops. The back room with furniture is worth seeing — you have to ask them to unlock it on the weekdays. Good seasonal stuff and knickknacks.

This is a small shop but worth the effort. Everytime I go I find something! Parking in the back.

My favorite thrift store but the prices especially for jewelry have gotten way too high, sometimes the same as retail (retail stores have to pay for their stock and employees’ salaries and benefits so much higher operating costs) I usually leave with a few items but a lot of the merchandise is just too expensive for used, donated stuff. I end up heading to Goodwill instead– they have some treasures occasionally for more reasonable prices.

Great hidden gem! Nice size store, loaded with lots of treasure. A bit of a tight fit but probably because there were so many customers that day. Parking is on the side, front and back. Don’t recommend back lot if you have a large vehicle as its a tight fit. Went in for a «Royals» shirt that had been in the window the previous day but should have stopped when I saw it. Yup, sold! Love that all proceeds go to charity! The story goes that Fran, was the founder. Great job, what a legacy… RIP. Lots of volunteers aka workers to help you with your requests. I need to make it a once a month, pop in shop. Very cool place.

I was looking for scrapbooking supplies and came across this shop and decided to give it a try. The supplies that were shown online weren’t as much as I thought it would be, but I sat down for hours sorting though items. They were leftover supplies from a scrapbooking shop that closed down. The workers were extremely nice and handed me a basket after they noticed that I wasn’t going anywhere. When I was finished, I was immediately pulled over by their bookshelf. I am a sucker for used books at discounted prices AND they were on sale. I was in heaven.

Thrift shopping can be fun. This place was small but full of goodies. I will stop by sometime again when I am in the area. One of the ladies that works there was a blast to talk to. The one thing that I needed was a restroom and there is no puplic restromm to use for customers so I had to cut my shopping short …

I love shopping at thrift stores! Even more when I find out that they donate to various charities, which I am all for helping others! :)
They have nice and interesting furniture and décor items. Some cheap, some reasonable, and some too over-​priced for a thrift store. I think it all depends on what you are looking for that day. I’ve seen huge book cases for $ 40 and small comfy chairs for $ 100, but it doesn’t hurt to look and see.
The jewelry section is interesting and fun and I loveeee browsing through it! I got a medium sized pair of polka dot hoops for $ 2 (which match a polka dot shirt I have at home :))
One thing though. they do NOT have a big selection of purses. Mostly travel bags and suitcases with the occasional 7 purses… and definetly NOT name brand, more like cheap, no name brand purses…
Also, the young women’s clothing selection SUCKS… and by «young women» I mean under 25 years of age… unless your style is conservative and very classy…
Well, I will continue to shop here for interesting jewelry and knick knacks. but only for those items and nothing more. Oh, and give back to charity, of course! :)

I’ve heard great things about this thrift store from my co-​worker. Small parking lot in the back. I was greeted by many staff members who are all volunteers. All the housewares are located by the entrance, neatly lined the shelves. Halloween costumes (mostly kids) are to the left of the entrance. Shoes are displayed throughout either on top of the rounders or on shelves alongside the back of the store. Purses are hung throughout the store.
Things are neatly organized and labeled, given the space. All the jewelery sit within the glass case near the register. Little knick knacks on shelves throughout.
The clothes are a bit dated, but I did see some nice name-​brand items such as Abercrombie down jackets to Cole Haan shoes. My favorites were located in the home goods area. The prices are reasonable. There were nice 10-​piece dining sets for around $ 10. I bought bears salt & pepper shaker as well as a colorful leaf decorative piece for tables.
When I went to pay, I told the lady that it was my first time there, she told me how everyone’s a volunteer and all the proceeds go to various charities around the community. They were just so happy to be there.
FYI: They do charge sales tax. Also, they take donations if you want to drop off stuff.

More hits than misses for me when I shop here, especially with accessories and nick-​nacks. Compared to other thrift stores, the merchandise is in good condition and reasonably priced. Even with the regular prices, they have so much stock marked down, that I always find something that I didn’t know I needed.

Cool thrift store fun! :)

The prices here are very reasonable. Money made goes to the Catholic church. Drop off donations in the back. Parking is a little tight and try not to shop with kids. Not a lot of room to move around.

Donations from PV? Sign me up for the rich people’s hand-​me-​downs! (!!!)
I’ve been to my far share of thrift and consignment shops across the country and this by far has one of the best selections I’ve seen in a long time. I scored a pair of Bruno Magli shoes for $ 25 (keep in mind these are $ 400 kind of shoes) and a custom made tuxedo for $ 14. It’s really quite un-​believable. I’m still at a loss for words on the items we walked away with.
Yet, even with the very reasonably priced item, they had a 50% off sale for all yellow-​tag items. I’m still not clear if this sale was because of the July 4^th weekend or if it’s a Saturday thing, but holy guacamole… there are bargains to be had here! I snagged an Ann Taylor cardigan, two skirts, and an Abercrombie tank all for less than $ 20, actually now that I think of it *reviews receipt* I actually spent $ 14 for those four items of clothing. Oh snap!
Now of course every visit in unique and perhaps I just came in on a really REALLY good day. But all the apparel were in good condition and all the proceeds are going towards charity. Nothing makes me feel better than knowing that 100% of the profits are supporting a good cause. So yes I am a believer, and they’ll see it since I plan to come here at least once a month, even though I live about an hour away.

I liked this store because a lot of the stuff was worth looking at; unfortunately, PV Resale loses a star for being rather pricey, so don’t expect thrift store prices. It’s better described as a consignment shop.
They definitely sort through their items and do their research on their vintage items so they know what they’re selling. They have a lot of awesome books, which is nice to see, a good amount of china and adorable tea sets as well as a good selection of shoes and jewelry. There’s also a vintage section on the left side of the store.
The staff/​volunteers in the store are nice and the other customers tend to be a bit more well-​to-​do than your standard thrift store haunts. It’s a good start to thrift store shopping if you’re still a little antsy about people or cleanliness.

This place is tucked away on a street I’ve driven on all my life. I’ve probably passed by this shop hundreds of times but never noticed it.
The store has a mixture of random used clothes, designer, vintage. and designer vintage. It’s definitely not thrift store prices though.
The ladies that work here are very very friendly. It was fun talking to a lady about the 80s, since that’s my favorite clothing era.
Me: I really like the styles from the 80s!
Lady: The 80s? Let me think, what was popular then? It just doesn’t seem like very long ago.
Mind you, I am an 80s child! And we proceed to talk about the 60s/​70s, which was the prime of her time! Fascinating.
I didn’t end up buying anything but there were a lot of potentials. I’ll swing by another time.

I’ve been shopping here for years and while I love it, it’s not as much fun as it used to be. Although the clothing and housewares are still bargains, they’ve recently revamped their pricing structure. Everything old and dusty is not labeled «vintage» and the prices on these items is quite high. I’m just not willing to pay $ 30 for a pair of old earrings that someone donated to them. I’m not sure their strategy is working. I used to see things fly out of there, but he last few times I stopped in, I saw a lot of the collectible items that they have labeled «vintage» had not sold.

Like most thrift shoppers, I tend to go to the same stores over and over. And like most thrift shoppers, I’ve had those weekends where everything looks exactly the same as it did the previous weekend. In the effort to avoid this, I headed into a different area than where I normally thrift and I used my handy-​dandy Unilocal app for Blackberry to find some awesome new-​to-​me stores!
On the way to one of them, however, I stopped in at Palos Verdes Resale. Lucky, lucky me!
I was immediately happy with the setup, and that is that there’s stuff everywhere. The bookshelves, cabinets, drawers and shelves are all packed with interesting items. Goodwill and Salvation Army have a time and a place, but when you really want to find great deals, you need a shop like this!
And the prices were very reasonable. I got a pair of elephant bookends for $ 4, a linen shirt for $ 3 and a jar of vintage golf tees for $ 1.
The selection is really wide, too — they have vintage sheet music, magazines and books, as well as men’s, women’s and children’s clothes. They have tableware, furniture, knick-​knacks, records, jewelry and electronics.
They even have a case full of higher-​priced items that they’ve done research on. Next to a vintage book will be a print-​out showing how much you can get for it on Amazon — sometimes the profit is as high as $ 80! Because of their proximity to Palos Verdes and their community connections, they also regularly have bespoke and haute couture items for sale!
My favorite thing about PV Resale is that they are completely non-​profit and every single cent goes to local charities. Each volunteer employee designates a charity that they would like to support. The more hours they work that month, the higher the donation to their charity!
As of 2÷2÷10, they are currently supporting the following charities:
Agape — St. John Fisher outreach program
Casa de los Angelitos — home for pregnant women
Christian Outreach — meals for homeless
House of Hope — women’s recovery center
Meals on Wheels — meals for homebound
Presentation Learning Center — education for Spanish-​speaking adults
Sts. Peter & Paul Poverty Program — aids poor
Sisters of Charity of Rolling Hills — supports poor
STAR — residence for the disabled youth
Pediatric Therapy Network/​Camp Escapades — special needs children
Richstone Family Center — works with abused children
Harbor Pregnancy Center — Right to Life
Harbor Interfaith — Services to needy families
The only downsides are that the parking lots is small (though there’s plenty of street parking) and the store can get really crowded, too.
They are open Tuesday — Friday 10am — 4pm and Saturdays 12pm-​4pm.
Enjoy your thrifting!