This Bargain Hunters Road Trip Will Take You To Some Of The Best Thrift Stores In Cleveland
Sometimes you just find yourself itching to go out and go shopping. There’s a particular pleasure that comes with treating yourself, especially when you know you’re getting a deal. Thrift stores are a perfect way to indulge in the bliss of spontaneous shopping, as they often offer incredible deals and feature unique finds that you won’t obtain anywhere else. Clevelanders have many options when it comes to thrift shopping—so many options, in fact, that you could make these shops into a road trip to take time and time again.
Please note, the Mummy and Monkey’s Thrift Crypt has permanently closed.
Are you ready for a fun and quirky road trip through the area's best secondhand stores?
Consignment boutiques offer an incredible opportunity to save while still treating yourself to designer brands and high quality, lightly-used products. At Cleveland Consignment, you'll recognize brands like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, and Coach. You won't, however, recognize the price tag attached to these goods. There's nothing like quality savings on luxury fashion!
Savings can be sweet, and nobody knows that quite like Sweet Lorain. This secondhand store specializes in vintage wonders, and with over 8,000 square feet of store space, you truly never know what wonders you'll uncover.
Here, vintage and modern interact in a playful way. Toys, collectibles, clothing, accessories—there's a little bit of everything here, and it seems that this store is stocked with vintage, modern, and upcycled goodies galore. You never know what you'll find at West of Venus!
4. Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Greater Cleveland (2110 West 110th St., Cleveland)
There are many ReStores across the nation, but Greater Cleveland's Restores make up one of the largest upcycling endeavors in Northeast
Ohio. Not only does this site feature all sorts of home improvement goods, but proceeds also help members of our community achieve their dream of home-ownership.
5. The Mummy And The Monkey's Thrift Crypt (13349 Madison Ave., Lakewood)
Editor's Note: The Mummy And The Monkey's Thrift Crypt is permanently closed.
When we say you never know what you'll find here... we truly mean it. This quirky thrift store features some of the quirkiest and creepiest finds in Northeast Ohio, operating as if it's Halloween all year round. We're certainly not complaining, as their collection of oddities is endlessly intriguing.
6. Plato's Closet (4608 Great Northern Blvd., North Olmsted)
Fashion is the name of the game at Plato's Closet, one of the most recognizable consignment boutiques in the area. Here, lightly-worn clothing and accessories are sold to Plato's Closet and then resold to you at a low cost. While you're shopping, you can also sell your lightly-used clothing. They have a dedication to maintaining the hottest fashion trends, so Plato's offers an awesome opportunity to look fashionable at a fraction of the price.
Thrifting is all about saving, and this thrift store is dedicated to bargain hunting and saving the planet. They often purchase goods from nonprofit organizations, putting money back into their communities and doing their part to keep more than 700 million pounds of used goods from entering landfills on an annual basis.
8. Bargain Town Thrift (4252 Fulton Rd., Cleveland)
This store is still fairly new to the shopping scene, but it's already managed to gather up a fan base. The store may be rather petite, but it's super clean and filled to the brim with all sorts of exciting treasures awaiting discovery.
You truly never know what wonders await in the area’s best secondhand shops. Which of these destinations is your favorite?
Nikki is a lifelong Ohioan with a love for literature. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Akron and has enjoyed publishing her written work since 2007. She has a love of travel and does so frequently, though she believes that home is where the heart is — she continues to work in and around Cleveland as a digital content specialist to this day, working on everything from commercial scripts and social media posts to grassroots marketing initiatives.
