Crowded Closet is hands down the best resale shop with a mission in the greater Iowa City area. I…read morelive within walking distance of this store and recently had the opportunity to visit. Wow. Just wow. I'm sorry I hadn't visited sooner. The store is beautifully curated and well thought out. You can tell a lot of attention is paid to the overall aesthetic of the sales floor. Shelves and racks aren't stuffed with merchandise, which I really appreciate. Prices are more than fair. They even have a silent auction area that features 'better' and/or unique items personally hand selected by staff, nice fair trade area and they sell houseplants!!! How cool is that?! CC is staffed by volunteers and employees. I great mix of individuals who care deeply about the good they're doing for their community and world. Large parking lot, face masks required (they care about the health and safety of their customers), closed on Sundays. Highly recommend.

This is a great thrift store! It's clean and organized. The staff are friendly and helpful. There…read moreare fitting rooms!

The Shop IC has a fun, quirky little shop. They have a bit of everything from clothing to home…read moredecor and a unique selection of Hawkeye fan gear!

The service here was unpleasant. The store was empty of customers, and the employee told me to…read morelower my voice, even though I was speaking at a normal level and told me he didn't want to hear people talking. It had a nice selection, but the unpleasant service made me leave the store because I felt uncomfortable with that store employee.

I like BWP. It's similar to a Tuesday Morning. Items appeared to be Target salvage, Amazon returns,…read morediscounted/discontinued Sam's Club inventory, and other closeout type items. I respect any business that's willing to buy this stuff and keep it from being dumped in a landfill. Clean store, friendly staff. Nice variety of things - especially if you're in the market for home decor, kids clothes or games and toys. They also have health and beauty items, pet supplies, pantry items and a lot more. We purchased about $50 worth of merchandise and used a coupon. Prices were pretty high on some things, in my opinion. For example: the last lowest price on some of the Target merchandise was priced higher by BWP. I'd come back. I like the concept. Located in a North Liberty strip mall near Mosley's and Pizza Ranch. Convenient parking. BWP also has an online auction platform and you can buy some things at super cheap prices in bulk from their website - like a random case of 20 Funko Pop figurines for $60.00 bucks! Join there rewards program. Lots of incentives and weekly communications. Recommend!

From the owner: If you love getting a good bargain, you'll love shopping at BWP Sales. We're a discount store with…read moretwo convenient locations in Wilton and North Liberty. Our customers shop here for home goods, cleaning supplies, exercise equipment, toys and more. Basically, we carry a little bit of everything.

There is a certified gemologist on the floor, they test gold and silver and offer a fair price. I…read morefound the staff to be personable and accommodating. The atmosphere is clean and bright and pleasant.

I'd put six stars if I could! I'm a frequent flyer here and the staff are respectful, patient and…read moreprofessional. When you walk in the store is set up by merchandise areas of their own. It's floor plan is well placed, and the doors and floors are clean. Their merchandise is the best you can get for the prices they display. I paid out on a bracelet of mine I pawn that suprised me as well. This is not your ordinary pawn, check into cash store. It's more, they have an awesome layaway plan for broke individuals like me, 10% down, I think, then a very comfortable payment plan each month. It's now Christmas in July for $1 down and payments until December!!! That's not all, they installed a Wheel of Discounts that you can spin once every visit towards that days purchase! (Limited on certain items for the discount) You don't even have to pick the merchandise out prior to spinning. $150 discount limit per spin. I have purchased a 12 string guitar and brought it back the same day, and they let me trade for another that was less hard to play. I brought it back for another store credit and they didn't get irritated at me at all, cuz I can be irritating. The boss lady just smiled, treated me like family. I now have $240 store credit and kinda gonna let it ride for now. No, they don't pay you interest, on your store credit balance. They aren't made of money, but they do know how to run this very successful business.

The staff is friendly and knowledgable. Their minds are like lasers, dissecting my questions with…read morea surgeons precision.

Living in what used to be Sycamore Mall, on the east side of town, The Hobby Corner is a great spot…read moreto find radio controlled items, games, models, puzzles, trains, tools, rockets, educational sets and all sorts of cool toys! It's got a wide variety of items. I popped in on a Saturday evening and perused the shop. There are so many unique items, all priced appropriately. I was impressed to overhear a regular customer pop in and chat with the staff. There is definitely a sense of community at this shop. My daughter saw a daffodil Lego set and was thrilled have it purchased for her. (You're welcome.) It's cool that they have board game night (Thursdays) and that you can come play a board game yourself anytime during the day. On the same note-- if you have an old board game you can sell it here. You can now sell your used games in our store. To do this simply follow these few steps. You set the price and once it is sold you get 80% of that price as store credit. The coolest thing about The Hobby Corner is that they will order anything for you if you can't find it in the store-- at NO additional cost!

Non profit 100% free trade…read moreThey bring in products from over 30 countries Street parking and walk into peddlers area Great unique gifts Ornaments, jewelry, home decor, scarves stuffed animals Moderate price

Maker to market. Shop gifts intentionally--…read morehandmade, ethical. During these unprecedented times, I find myself thinking more and more about how I spend my family's hard earned dollar. Ten Thousand Villages is a fabulous retail spot to support. While the store has over a hundred locations in North America-- they do fair trade right. Every handmade purchase directly impacts the life and community of its maker in a developing country. I hopped on their site one day during quarantine to shop with my mom in mind. The site is so, SO easy to navigate. There's a Gift Finder tab that I found extremely helpful. I opted for the Recycled Sari Flowers. No two flowers are entirely alike due to them recycling fabric. They were made in Bangladesh. (My mom does NOT have a green thumb. I feel like fabric flowers will be welcomed.) On the site, you get to see a blurb about the maker of each item. It makes you feel good to see who you're supporting with your purchase. Shop Ten Thousand Villages for any gift giving you may have. Whether it is during social distancing on their site, or at their store in the ped-mall. It is a literal treasure trove.

To go order with the main mission of trying some Chicharrones. They serve them on weekends so keep…read morean eye on their social media for reminders. My spouse picked up the food and we ordered extra for leftovers. The Chicharrones are tasty with the skin extra extra crispy and the meat chunks were tasty with some smaller chunks drier but overall would order them again. The guacamole super good in general and goes well with the chicharrones. We ordered tamales which we are saving for tomorrow. The choripollo and chile relleno were good. Lots of other items to try that look delish.

Stopped in after reading the reviews. Was not disappointed! Food was great, authentic flavors…read more Hubby had a Mega burrito, said it was the best he's had in a loooong time, best in this area! I had the Flautas w barbicoa, it was delicious, great flavor, shells were crunchy, beans and rice were good. Very Nice place, super fast service. Clean and right next to a Mexican grocery.

Love that the employees were wearing they're mask. Oh my, the parking lot was an accident waiting…read moreto happen. No parking lines or ones you could barely see. They had them in every direction so people parked in the middle of the lot. The employees just stood behind the counter and never moved 2 other went on the floor to hang stuff up. No one said: can I help you, do you want me to see if we have this in a different size, what were you looking for today etc. I did ask a question but it was answered as she walked by and she kept walking. I ask the one behind the counter if she could help me with something on a rack close by and she acted like she didn't hear me. When I paid I was never asked: did you find everything you needed. She talked to the other employee as she rang me up then turned and said thank you. I'll never go again.

Adorable boutique with so much variety! Found some great last minute birthday gifts. I'll be back…read moreto shop for myself very soon! Must see shop!

All Costco aren't created equal! First of all this Costco has a single layer garage to protect you…read morefrom the elements. Second, this place has alcohol and the prices are pretty good. Third, there's a lot of cool local stuff! Coming from Georgia this place is nice.

My hubby and I have been long time Costco members and now that we're living in a rural part of…read moreIowa, coming to Costco in Coralville is a luxury. So you better believe we stock up when we come here! This year, we happened to be in Iowa City during Black Friday and we decided to brave the crowds and go to Costco. To our surprise, it was not as chaotic and crowded as we thought it would be. I'd say it was a typical crowd that you would see on a Sunday, maybe a tad more shoppers. We stocked up on all of our essentials in preparation for the winter season and now our fridge and pantry are well filled. We even snagged a box of 24 cans of Spindrift for $9.99 which is absolutely the best deal we've seen for Spindrift. We also got a huge cut of New York strip steak for $7.99 per lb which will last us for months! All in all, this Costco is well stocked, well organized, and clean. The lines move pretty quickly, especially since they have a self-checkout and regular check out line. Service is efficient and there is a covered parking lot with lots of parking spaces. We are happy with our haul and will be back the next time we're in the city :)

My cousin brought me here to Coralville's HomeGoods location while visiting my nephew at the…read moreUniversity of Iowa. I have never set foot in a HomeGoods and the store name just says it all. They are part of the TJ Maxx family however their main business is in the sale of Home Goods. I am just going to remain candid and be real with y'all. You can seriously do a lot of damage to your pocket here. I don't normally shop for home décor but one can easily get addicted to places like this especially if home décor is your jam. I had some self-restraint and spent about $60.00 at the sto! With that money I got a candle, two vases, a wooden laser cut birthday card and a pack of Christmas cards to last me through this season and the next. That being said, one can easily spend well over $50 due to the lure of "cute-ish" items. I get people need "retail therapy" however, choose wisely and ask yourself, "Do I really need this?" If you do, by all means shop away however in this economy, exercise some caution.

Forget after Christmas bargain shopping at Target-- get on over to HomeGoods! This is my go-to for…read morediscounted wrapping paper, Christmas decor, holiday children books and other random things that will make next holiday season special. There's aisles and aisles of decor, kitchen items and more! Price is right, parking is a non-issue, service is quick and friendly. This HomeGoods location is a winner in my book!