Dress Best For Less

Great store with great prices. I purchased two pairs of shoes, a handbag, sunglasses and a necklace. I loved everything. Nice staff. Clean store. There was a bit of a wait for trying on the clothes but nothing unreasonable. I will definitely return.

Love this store. Lots of quality stuff at amazing prices — much of it never used or worn! And, their rotating window displays brighten up Piedmont Ave. Best of all, the proceeds benefit the Oakland and Piedmont communities, which is a bonus in my book.

This wonderful store has great inventory and great prices. The manager is very helpful and the prices are really reasonable.

I love this resale store. I have found great clothing items for my whole family as well as fun decorative items for my house. The prices are great they run sales frequently. Proceeds benefit local schools as well as other needy organizations (they give donations to teachers, collect sporting goods for low income kids and have donated clothing to refugees).
The store manager, Julia, is very sweet and helpful.

While piddling down Piedmont we came across this gem of a store. Proceeds go towards education and there were lots of great pieces.
Found 3 great vintage/​classic dresses in terrific shape. It was a nice surprise to find quality lined pieces that are unique.
I’d definitely stop by every time I’m in the area. :)

Having been a joyful client of thrift stores for decades, I have visited DBFL numerous times.
Each time I have bought almost nothing due to the high prices. Their stuff is nice, but when I think that I have bought perfect cashmere sweaters for $ 1.95 at other thrift stores, and they run about $ 25 here, I am not tempted to purchase here.
As well, the sales persons tend to be ”off hand”, treating one not exactly rudely, but not with politeness either. I have had much more pleasant exchanges at pet stores.
Kind of fun to browse, but not to buy.

I like thrift shopping. It’s is one of my specialities. The other day, I was on Piedmont Avenue and by chance came upon Dresd Best For Less. What a discovery!!! I found a lots of nice things for myself and my jewelry collection. I bought an Anne Dick necklace for $ 50 (retail on Etsy is $ 200 and also several very nice designer pieces by Angela Caputi and Clotilde Silva. I will definitely visit there again… a gentleman behind the counter told me that they restock the merchandice every day!!! It was a most pleasurable experience to search for treasures at a store like Dress Best for Less.

Omg this place is amazing! they have the best brands of clothes like juicy couture, calvin klein, abercrombie and etc. The clothes are like new and in excellent condition.
This store has a very friendly atmosphere and all the employees are very helpful.
You will find clothing for any ages here!
Does it get better? Yes! The prices are very affordable too
This store is a must go to! Besides that, they also have jewelry, antique objects an even antique furniture!!!

This is one of those places that make you wish Unilocal gave a zero stars option. The (French?) woman at the counter was so incredibly rude and actually tried to shame me for requesting the 50% off that the employee in the back told me I would get for children’s shoes. So first I asked if ladies shirts were also discounted and she just rolled her eyes and pointed to the sign. WOW. Then she charges me full price for the kids shoes. I told her I specifically asked the woman in the the back, who told me they’d be 50% off, and she shrugged and said, well, she’s wrong, and how they were only 4 $, so basically what was my problem? I expect to pay the price your employees told me. The entitled Piedmont school district (I learned just now from other reviews) would have missed out on 2 $ and saved you yet another bad review and another Oakland resident from saying your place sucks and you shouldn’t shop there (ps pls move your business to Piedmont and make room for a nonprofit who actually cares about Oakland).

Hmmmm… I came in today and although I did find some good stuff and spent my hard-​earned money here I don’t know if I will be back after realizing from other Unilocalers that they are a non-​profit only benefiting the Piedmont Unified School District (
) and its community. Why not help out the Oakland Unified School District as well since they are in Oakland after all? As far as I know the Piedmont crowd is a pretty affluent crowd, no? When I asked the lady at the counter if the store is a consignment store she said it was not but that they are a non-​profit but wasn’t really clear or willing to say what and who they benefit. So I asked if everything was donated and that’s when she confirmed that but still did not tell me what and who they benefit. I had to find out it for myself really.

What a great place. When I visited all men’s clothing was ½ off. I am a short person so usually it’s hard to find stuff because it seems resale clothing stores love xxl especially in Oakland but I found lots of nice shirts in my size. And loved almost all of the styles she had. I ended up buying an amazing hip suit (jacket and pants) for 21 bucks. Whaaaaat? Definitely coming back. They get new stuff all the time.

The clothes here are not amazing but if you don’t mind dropping in when you happen to be around you’ll eventually find something. It’s not pretending to be anything but what it is: a friendly neighborhood shop. That said, the prices are on the high side. But on half off sale day, definitely go!

I frequently drop by this shop because I live in the area and walk past it on my way down Piedmont Ave. I’ve gotten some great bargains on nice quality brands and some not so good deals. All in all, it was fine with me until my friend who was new to the place asked WHAT school benefited from this charity — and like many others who’ve reviewed the store, I was horrified to find the rich Piedmonters selling their hand me downs to Oaklanders and putting our money into their already well funded schools.
If anyone representing the organization reads these reviews:
IT WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT PR MOVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OAKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TOO!

I live in. East Oakland no where near the store, but this place is well worth the trip across town. I try to visit the store at least once a week. Because you never know what treasures you will find there.
Like last week, they had 50%off Sale and bought a pair of brand new Gucci platform pumps in an original box. I paid $ 25 DBFL price instead of $ 800 retail. Also the staff is nice and will give honest opinions if you give them a fashion show lol. Simply one of the best and most affordable consignment shops around, plus it’s for a good cause.

What nasty little attitudes these condescending volunteers have in this WAY OVERPRICED consignment shop. Their clothes are marked at near retail prices (are you serious?) and the ladies are just plain rude. The money they raise does NOT GO TO OAKLAND SCHOOLS — it goes to PIEDMONT High School (thereby benefiting only tho$e kid$ who live in multi million dollar home$). I guess they are raising funds to change the school’s swimming pool tile from blue to azure? Would rather give my donations and shopping dollars to Goodwill.

I had a great experience at DBFL. It was pouring rain and I was desperate for a raincoat or an umbrella. I found everything I needed plus a pair of rain boots on sale.
The clerk was very helpful, knowledgeable and very patient.
Within a few minutes, I was on my way, dry and warm. I’ll definitely come back often as they have many unique items for sale such as lamps, dishes, table wear and toys — all you can imagine.

This small used clothing store had exactly what I needed for my daughter’s Halloween costume and since it came from the dollar bin I’d say it was a bargain at twice the price.

Wish I had read the review from Lisa T. before wandering in off the street. Met the same snarling old lady, and had the identical reaction to Lisa T. «THIS IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR PIEDMONT SCHOOLS??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME???’». You are selling stuff to Oakland residents to raise money for the nearby rich, snotty Piedmont, in Oakland? Really, a huge sign announcing where proceeds are going is really needed, but then they wouldn’t get much business, would they???
Do you know that Oakland residents need a permit to walk their dog in Piedmont parks? Yet its ok to solicit donations for Piedmont schools in Oakland (without announcing where the proceeds are going unless asked))? I am an Oakland parent and this really pisses me off. Piedmont schools do not need OUR money, Oakland schools do! Spread the word!

I initially planned on selling my purse at Crossroads, but they were closed.
On hand, I had a lovely brand spankin’ new bright Red Marc Jacobs satchel. (How long will the men of Unilocal take to figure out what a satchel is?)
The staff here are extremely helpful, and knowledgeable.
They had a nice variety of stuff including hats, ties, scarves, purses, etc. Everything was color coordinated, and there was a good mix of low-​end items to high-​end designers.
In the end, my purse sold the next day and they were prompt on the mailing of my check. By this time I had moved to NY and I received my check in about 3 days. CHA CHING $$$$$$$$.
Great find, great place to sell as well.

Lisa T. (clueless, wanders in off the street, browses a bit): Excuse me, do you buy clothing, too?
Old lady clerk: (snarling) NO! It’s all donated.
Lisa T.: … … (silent)
Old lady clerk: The store raises money for Piedmont schools.
Lisa T.: PIEDMONT SCHOOLS???
(for those of you who don’t live near here, Piedmont has a median income of $ 134,270 and was one of the «25 Top-​Earning Towns» in CNN Money Magazine’s list of ‘The Best Places to Live in 2007)