Clothes Mentor

I’ve been to this store many times. I rarely find anything but once in a while I’ll get lucky. I think it’s overpriced for the quality of items they sell. I often find items when I’m shopping that are ripped or stained and it makes me wonder how much they pay attention to what they purchase. I had been following them in Instagram and they recently posted this cute xs Old Navy coat. They won’t give prices though for some reason… Well, a few days later I went to go see it. It’s badly pilling and has lots of loose strands of material. They wanted $ 20 for it which I would have gladly paid had it been it gently used condition. But it was very worn. Afterward I went to target and saw a light pink coat that was new for the same price. So why shop here??? I love thrift stores but this one might as well be a goodwill for the quality of items.

I was really underwhelmed by this store. They have a ton of stuff but it is not in good condition or even close to designer/​high end. As I browsed the racks I saw a lot of store brand clothing from Target, Walmart, Kohls, Cato, Dress Barn etc. Quite a few items that I picked up were stained or otherwise damaged. I honestly felt like I would have had a more productive afternoon shopping at Goodwill where the prices would have at least been lower for the same quality of clothing.

Think Platos closet but for 35 and up. To my ladies who are in their 20’s: unless you dress super mature just take it to goodwill. Plato’s won’t have us because we aren’t Tweens. Clothes mentor only takes clothes for mature women.
So what can you find here? Some semi-​worn basics. Some decent brands (usually pretty well used or weird styles though) and some really odd pieces; basically about what you’d expect.
It’s a good deal on sales days. It’s not a bad place to look for a dress. It’s a great place to look for suits sometimes. However, Every time I buy something here, I go home and decide I don’t like it.
If you buy something on super sale– it’s not returnable so… That can be an issue.
This isn’t a bad place to look for shoes and purses and skirts either. I don’t like that they are stingy with unlocking the dressing rooms!
I have the most luck selling jewelry, shoes, purses, and scarves. They are pretty fair on what they pay, better than plato’s anyway.

No. Just No.
You can really tell a lot by a store when they are so paranoid that they lock the bathroom so that NO ONE can use it except for employees. What’s up with that? Seriously? Not everyone who walks into your store is going to steal things!
The only reason why I came in here was to find pants. All I wanted was pants. PANTS! I ended up finding rags that looked like they needed to be cleaned. I felt sad and thus returned home with no pants.
Oh and I wanted to try some «pants» on but… they weren’t letting anyone into the fitting rooms. NO ONE was allowed in the fitting rooms said the ladies to me and some other customers.
and that concludes my journey to this place.

The bad:
DOESN’T carry maternity clothes. The salesperson stated that the local Once Upon a Child does, so they no longer do. I have been to multiple locations of both stores in 3 different states and have never found this to be the case. Not sure why the Louisville management seems to think this is a good idea. i know a number of women who have purchased maternity clothes at other CM stores. Clothes mentor advertises on their company website that they carry maternity clothes while Once Upon a Child does not. Every other clothes mentor I have been in carries maternity clothes.
The good:
Big store. Lots of inventory, although it isn’t immediately obvious what sizes you are looking at when you browse.
Good location.
Plenty of parking.

I am a self-​confessed shopping monster BUT I rarely buy anything full priced and am always on the lookout for quality things on sale.
An officemate introduced me to Clothes Mentor a year ago and I will forever be thankful to her for that. Little did I know, this place was only 10 minutes away from my house and is right by the Kroger where I always go to get my groceries. Here you’ll find a ton of second hand women’s clothes, shoes, purses, and accessories. Think of it as a high class Goodwill store. They carry brands such as Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY, Coach, Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, and many more! Items are reasonably priced and are still in very good condition. I prefer to do my bargain hunting here during fall/​winter though. I was not impressed with the stuff that they had in the summer.
It is advisable to like their page on Facebook (
) so that you’ll get informed of their sales– yes they do have sales on top of their already cheap items.
They also do a $ 20/​bag deal twice a year. One after the cold months and one after the summer. I did it after winter last year and I was a dead happy camper! Only $ 20 for EVERYTHING you can fit in your Kroger bag. You have to be strategic and just grab everything you like, sit in one corner and start folding and rolling to make tons of items fit into your bag. We had to get in line 30 minutes before the store opened. As expected, it was like a jungle and it was such a struggle to move around the store, but it was definitely worth all the blood and sweat!
It’s a wonderful thing that I live close to the store and can just stop by anytime I feel like going. They have different clothes from time to time because as mentioned on the other review, they buy clothes too. I haven’t tried that yet as I am obsessed with my things and can’t let go of any of them but I’ve heard that they are really picky on the quality and the brands.

Clothes Mentor is one of my new favorite places in the ‘ville. As a seasoned bargain hunter and gal who loves looking great at a fraction of the original retail, I know a thing or two about finding great clothing.
My personal experience with Clothes Mentor was excellent. I recently had quite a few things in my closet that I wanted to clear out and had been frustrated at both the length of time and small return I got from consigning clothing in the past. I had heard about Clothes Mentor in the past and decided to do some research on their website before taking anything in.
CM offers you cash on the spot for your name brand merchandise in excellent condition. You can bring it in in a laundry basket, no hangers like some picky consignment stores demand. Many of my items were ones that I purchased, had never worn, and had left the tags on. Maybe that was part of the reason that their offer on the clothing I brought in was way more than I was expecting and an amount I was thrilled to receive. I would definitely recommend selling your old name brand clothing here.
And once you’ve gotten that cash from them, you might want to spend a little of it on some of the amazing deals they have in their store. The store is clean, well-​organized, and feels more like a store at the mall with all new merchandise than a store with previously owned name brand clothes. I kept combing through the racks and was thrilled to find designer shoes, clothes, purses, and accessories on the very cheap.
Overall my experience at Clothes Mentor was excellent. I would highly recommend checking them out for buying and selling better brands of clothing in the Louisville area.