“Was advised to check this place out since I just relocated and needed several furniture items. Not only did I get some furniture, but there were also some other small home items and cool shoes that I went home with. If you need help with delivery, they do have a list of three private people that they refer customers to if you don't have the physical means to move purchased big items. I didn't spend too much time in clothes and shoes since I was on a furniture and home mission, but everything looked well organized and selected where some donation stores look as though items aren't well sorted or some items may not be in good condition to sell. All staff were extremely patient and kind and I will be definitely returning in the future. I feel they have strong community pride, and the business is well worth supporting.”
“Really great thrift store with excellent prices. Kathy the owner was very friendly and explained to us how she likes to rotate the merchandise that she has in her shop. My daughter and her 30-year-old friends love to go thrifting so they can recycle gently used items instead of buying new items. The store had so many great items including a fantastic selection of new as well as vintage lamps, glassware, home decor, jewelry, furniture, shelving units and much much more. We will definitely be back to visit with Kathy and her cute dog Buddy.”
“The store manager was helpful and kind. She shared different content creators online to get inspiration from. I will definitely be returning with my mom to show her the place as well.”
9AM - 7PM
2740 Old Willow Rd, Northbrook
Thrift Stores
“Katie is very friendly and kind. Shes really great at making you smile whenever you interact with her its nearly contagious because you cant help but be happy with her and smile too. Katie is awesome! Rock on and keep being your authentic kind self! Love this location because of her :)”
“I recently found this thrift and I really like it, but I really want to say I think it’s a really beautiful service they’re offering that they will help trans folks with appointments to help them learn to dress for their new body! I love to support somewhere that’s willing to be so kind to the community”
“Some great finds with amazing prices! I also appreciate knowing that it's going to a good cause. The workers are volunteers and we're very friendly and helpful. I'll definitely go back to both donate and purchase items.”
“This is one of the best thrift stores in the north shore. It began years ago as a clothing exchange for the preschool that shares the building and evolved from there. They are so well organized and do an excellent job of putting items on sale when they have too much of something. They are volunteer run and donations go to local charities. It’s a gem of a place to donate and shop.”
“Absolutely love the Shop from the attentive staff and volunteers, to the amazing window displays, from the great selection of clean, quality clothing that I am saving from a landfill to the important mission. So glad to have the shop in town.”
“Love coming here!! It is a treasure chest of jewelry, clothing, shoes, house stuff and more. Today i found Salvador Ferragamo boots, in Chocolate brown in my size!! I bought a flower arrangement in a basket in perfect condition
And brand new mugs. I started Xmas shopping for sure! Nancy the manager is always so friendly and helpful. Thank you for expanding the store. It looks bright and shiny! Congratulations Wings and Nancy on a job really well done!”
11AM - 5PM
920 Chicago Ave, Evanston
Thrift Stores
“Very nice affordable clothes! Bought khakis for $7 and a Google tshirt for $2. The people at the front desk were super friendly! Definitely coming back for some summer dresses soon! ❤️”
10AM - 4PM
8354 W Foster Ave, Norridge
Thrift Stores
“Nice and genuine people.Everyone is very helpful and kind. I go there on every Monday and Wednesday. It's really fun and new learnings. Hats off to their work”
“I wavered between 3 and 4 stars for this review - I suppose a 3.5 is fair. Don't get me wrong - I absolutely love the restore. They have great treasures to find! Also, my family benefited from a Habitat house when I was growing up - it was a pivotal change in our life so I 100% support all their stores!!However, my decrease in stars comes from the employees/volunteers (not sure which) helping load the items. Next time I'm going to see if I can just use their carts and go get the items myself and take the lead as they load them.Here's the issue: I bought a couch for $200 and table with chairs for $125. The couch was in pretty good shape - no major issues. But I think when the person loaded it on the cart, they grabbed the cushion on the back of the couch and pulled it to life on the card. The middle cushion is now torn. I noticed before the loaded it in the van and said something to the other person helping to load it but it was kinda just brushed off. I could have returned it but need a couch so I figure I'll just get it fixed and be careful for now.Then, the table looked awesome but they put it upside down in the van and then pulled it out to take the legs off. At some point during that, the top of the table was scratched pretty bad. I also saw this and mentioned it to the person but was brushed off more or less. Not really in a rude way - they were all very nice - but just in-different to it. Again, I could have returned it but need it so I'll fix it later.I'll update this review with pics when I can.”
“My sister and I saw this place while driving down the street and we had to stop. There are so many nice, quality pieces in here. It's a treasure hunt and the owner is very friendly and helpful. We will definitely be back.”
“Great thrift shop. Very random in objects acquired/donated, but interesting enough that it's part of my circuit of places to visit. Usually walk away with at least one thing per visit, or the desire to. Which is more than most thrift stores I visit anymore.”
“Nice place with very wide range of selection from picture frames to ice skates to stationary to electronics and clothing and bags and so much more! great place for everything!”
9AM - 9PM
2151 W Devon Ave, Chicago
Thrift Stores
“I don't love supporting the salvation army because I don't think they are a very ethical company. That said, sometimes second hand is what is accessible and this place has a fairly large selection.The pros-they usually have a large selection-things are organized-there is a dressing room and mirror-they have a large amount of furniture in particularThe Cons-Things are priced a little high... I likely wouldn't buy it unless it's the half price color- things are organized by type and color, NOT by size. It makes it harder to find things that work for me”
“Visited Goodwill out of curiosity and was pleasantly surprised. There’s plenty of parking, a huge selection of items, and everything felt clean and well organized. Best of all — it doesn’t have that typical smell you sometimes notice in other thrift stores.
We didn’t end up buying anything, but the overall impression was very positive. Definitely worth stopping by to browse!”
“Lots of hidden gems, and the staff is always helpful. On my last visit I picked up some art for my hallway and a really high quality old school potato masher with a wooden handle and metal coil. I had been looking for this kind of potato masher for a long time, so that's why I came here to leave a comment. I'm so happy I found one that isn't cheap crappy plastic! On other trips I've bought clothes and miscellaneous kitchen stuff. I think the pricing is very fair”
“I went here to sell and had a good experience. The employee who helped me was friendly and transparent about the process. That said, I've been in here a few times as a customer and rarely find things I like. This was highlighted today when my favorite clothes I brought in were rejected and my least favorite were bought, lol. I guess I'm just super out of sync with the current styles! If you are into things like graphic tees, tank tops, etc then you will have better luck here. I'm more of an oxford button down and jeans person and they don't really cater to that style.”
“Love it here, the one lady at the checkout is very kind, always find just what I need however lately I feel like the prices have been a little wild like $5-7 for a shirt or pants.. idk tho maybe I’m just cheap. Boyfriend says it smells bad but I don’t smell nothing. There’s one cashier who is like a zombie dead silent never happy, no judgement- hopes she’s okay lol she prob gets paid shit i wouldn’t be happy either lmfao.”
“A ton of well-organized interesting finds.Hint would be if you do see something that you think you like I would go ahead and purchase it for the low price because of left even overnight it might be gone the next day...”
“I think this location might have listened to their customers because the prices are normal thrift store prices now, at least in my last few visits. I've stopped shopping at most thrifts and go to the second hand designer consignments because unbelievably, those places are MUCH cheaper than Village discount thrifts now and much better experiences (clean, curated, designer.)
This location seems to care, I'm not sure how they are able to buck the trend of the other locations, but the manager seems to be extremely sweet and caring about his customers and the employees are always happy and friendly. This is a good place and I pray it doesn't change.”
“Great, organized store that's BUSY on Sundays, when they have their 3/$1 (yes, three items for one dollar) sale.
? The focus is clothing for men, women, and children, which take up most of the store. Found great items with nice pricing from Theory, Calvin Klein.
? They must have a partnership with a local Target store, because there's LOTS of new clothes with tags from this season. They are priced $10+, which isn't a great value for a thrift find, but they're new ??♀️
?? There are some home goods in the back and two small shelves of books.
No fitting rooms like many thrift shops, but it's nice they have a parking lot.”
“Good mens selection! Good selection of sizes up to pant size 40, I didn't take too hard of a look at the shirts. Good selection of jackets as well! Most clothes were priced anywhere from 3-15 dollars.
It's pretty packed, but I'd rather have a full selection than a thin one! And getting through the checkout was easy and quick. Convenient placement too for those who take the brown line.”
“Well, I only went in once where I have been to the store next door which actually has good things but I was totally disappointed because you can sell baby items that you don't use but they must be completely new, bring a Pal of bags But they didn't want them, they had many excuses and they even uncompleted a game for me to only pay a dollar. In short, it will be my last visit to that store. Then they sell things almost at new store prices.”
“Nice Staff who do a great job arranging the donated items. I especially love the openings with fresh restocking every season. Elana the manger is doing a fantastic job at the helm.”