I've been going to Plato's now here and there for the past six or so years, maybe once a year in each year seems like their offers get worse and worse and without directly telling you, they'd rather you be a woman as opposed to a man in regard to turning in clothes... They value men's clothing so little -- no matter the brands, even the brand that they prefer you to bring in. It is frankly insulting and nothing changes despite new management over the years... Most recently, I brought in a men's banana republic, which was $70 with the price tax to loan... They came back to me and offer me seven dollars for it -- just a synopsis of what happens to here and what to expect. If anything go to clothes mentor maybe? Today will be my last day that I'm going in and I'll report back to you if anything has changed or if this is the same place, it has been for better part of a decade. A poor business with no ethics. read more

It should be illegal to offer $3-$10 on items in excellent condition I took in Nike shoes, Boots, coach purses , Marc Jacob's , DKNY good quality items .... They love to low ball you. I have never seen anything like this store. Their prices are extremely unreasonable and their offers should be FAIR they are not. Just donate your items to a women's shelter or charity better outcome. Plato's is a waste of time read more

Plato's Closet - New Shoes. - Used, Vintage & Consignment Near Me - Orland Park, Illinois

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LOVE Plato's Closet. The team is so friendly and I found some good gems. If you're a thrifter like me and you need a little outfit for lifestyle, photoshoots, and out to eat. read more

Plato's Closet - Used, Vintage & Consignment Near Me - Orland Park, Illinois

Customer service is horrible! And they're discriminatory. As a poc just looking for decent pieces they were extremely unfriendly, disrespectful and rude. 10/10 don't recommend. I will not be going back. Actually everyone there needs to be fired. I will be contacting corporate. read more

I just felt like customer service was very mediocre. I drove 35 minutes to find out they're firmly only taking specific brands. I had 5 bags of clothes and left with like $50 lol I won't come back read more

So now I see why this place has one and a half star. My daughter took some clothes to this place to see if they would find anything they could resell. They told her no none of her goodies were good enough for the store, but they kept one of her jean shorts without compensating her. That's some shady stuff. I wish I could give them negative stars, but that's not possible with this app. read more

One of the cashiers here with the piercings and black hair had the nastiest attitude I've ever encountered. Nobody's should be throwing carts of clothes on top of the counter with such aggression or be so condescending when talking to costumers. Don't come here if you don't want to be treated like garbage. All the employees are incompetent and need serious therapy for the terror they bring to their costumers. read more

Clothes are fine I guess. Store is somewhat organized. However, I WILL NEVER SHOP THERE AGAIN. the girls behind the counter (both brunettes with long ponytails) were SO rude and unprofessional. They were LOUDLY talking about their bf drama and about getting arrested?? While I was in the fitting room. So loud I could hear every word 15 feet away. I stood there for a long time waiting for someone to let me into a room. When I asked they just said "yeah yeah hang on." The person checking me out was really nice but it seemed the other girls were bullying them. The white girl with the long ponytail yelled "EXCUSE ME" behind them while they were checking me out and rolled her eyes. The other girl was loudly complaining to herself about how no one does their job right and "OMG I'm so annoyed right now." Girl I've worked in restaurants 15 years. Complain in the back like a normal person, not in front of the customer. Literally the only person acting professional was my checkout person (shorter, short brown hair, lots of cool bracelets.) what a disappointment. Don't waste your time or money, go to Morning Star in New Lenox with staff that act right on the clock and don't bully each other. read more

I visited Plato's Closets 3 times this year to sell clothing. It's a small store located across the street from JCPenneys. The parking lot is very small. The clothing in this store is very organized and of course they are well stocked since they purchase gently used items. The customer service at this store is good. The sales associate are young and friendly. They greet you upon arrival, and clearly state the selling process. This store claims that the only accept clothing in containers such as carts, totes, and storage bins. So, I have been turned away for bringing clothes in a shopping bag. But I have seen other sellers bringing clothes into this store in big garbage bags! So this practice is not fair or consistent in policy. They need to work on that store policy. I have brought totes in with about 50 items of clothing each time. My clothes are always new with tags and I purchased them from the junior's department of stores such as Macys, Carsons, JcPenny, etc. So my clothes are new and good quality. I can honestly say that this is not what they are looking for. They have never bought back any of my nice, higher quality clothing. They only want childish/ teenage looking, used clothing. It takes about 25 minutes for the selling process. They need time to pick through your unwanted items. The first time I sold at this store I made 35 dollars which is enough to buy a Family Size Beggars Deep Dish Pizza with sausage and green peppers. Very cool! They second time I sold there I made 18 dollars which was enough to buy a meal from Coopers Hawk. Pretty cool. The Third time I sold here I made 8 dollars, which was enough to buy some starbucks. Waste of time lol! So my advice to new potential sellers is to gather up clothes that look like teenagers would wear them. Sell them clothes that are gently used because they are not looking for new items. The clothes that this store sells look worn and are terrible shape in my opinion, so only take them used, raggedy clothes! Don't expect to make a lot of money. I would never purchase clothing here because I'm not into thrift items. I can tell you that their prices on these used clothes are kind of high for used items! I've seen shorts for $10, shoes for $20, and purses for $30. These clothes are for teenagers and young folks!!!! In conclusion, I don't plan on selling here again. It's easier for me to just donate these items to the Goodwill. The small amount of money that they offer is not worth the time or gas money. On the other hand, if you have the time to waste and you live close by then check them out. Happy Selling! read more

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Lol story time.. I brought Nike techs in that I out grew. 9.5/10 out of ten for both jogging suits. Pants without jacket tops 8/10. Clothes fresh from the dry cleaners. I was denied for "droplets" of rain water. When I looked in my bag, everything was stuffed exactly how I put it in. I sent me white coworker in the following morning (same workers!!!) and gets a price for the clothes.. With more water "droplets " then before. (It rained the morning as well) moral of the story. African Americans beware read more

It was a truly awful experience, I brought in two items of clothing that still had the tags on them, literally, namely, some pants from Banana Republic, and at least 13 to 15 other items of clothing, all relatively new or unworn. After I subtract it the pans from the two other items they offered before I realize that this BS company offered me four dollars for tag on low stain pants from Banana Republic with a $70 tag on them . Don't go here. It should be banned as a consignment shop and only at 8:30 shop where you can buy things. read more

Ashley was wonderful to deal with. I could hear a customer giving her a hard time, & she handled the situation with calm & grace. Great associate. read more

I LOVE this Plato's Closet! I can always find a little something cute for myself and my daughters. You have to be patient in a store like this, though. Sometimes the racks are packed to maximum capacity. However, there is always a gem in there! I have gotten brand new shirts, slacks, scarfs, and purses for less than $5 or $10. One of the best days to shop at Plato's are during the "Grab Bag" events. This proves to be a really crowded shopping experience, but if you get there early, you will get THE BEST DEALS EVER! Come on guys, during the Grab Bag Event, you get every clearance item you can fit in that bag for like $10!!!! (see my picture). But, let me warn you, I believe the higher end, name brand items are well over-priced. This location often sells the WORST CONDITION UGGS or TERRIBLY PEELING NORTH FACE for inflated prices. But, at this location, you can also luck upon BARELY WORN UGGS or NORTH FACE for the same price! So, my advice is to be patient and stop in the store regularly to catch the real deal for the higher end, name brand items. Additional notes... This is a Great Store. The parking lot is not great. The staff are inconsistently friendly. The store is well-stocked. The items are typically in great condition (with the exception of a few things). read more

Plato's Closet - All of this was purchased in the $10 Grab Bag Event! WHAT A STEAL! - Used, Vintage & Consignment Near Me - Orland Park, Illinois

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this best experience I have had. I met this teenage boy that helped me check out he was so sweet. I asked his name and he said Mason so he needs a raise read more

One of the worst places I had come across they opened at 11 I was one of the first people in the store had 8 bags of clothing new shoes clothes with tags first they tried to tell me they only take 4 bags at a time I had my friend put the other ones in her name I don't believe they liked that however when I left the store I get a call saying they are done searching items mind you wasn't in there long I went to the back to look at jackets because that was my purpose to sell my daughter needed a coat I left right out after that I looked at my clock because that was so fast the time was 11:23 now I know they didn't look through all of that that fast everything in me kept me from giving them a peace of my mind and the fact that I was not mentally prepared to deal with others mess I just left and told myself I would never go there again read more

Awful! The staff is rude and dishonest! The store is stuffy, dirty and disorganized. The clothes look like garage sale clothes, very faded, and outdated looking. I left a bag of clothing of very trendy clothes for young women. Stuff from Dolls Kill, H&M, Hot Topic, etc. They told me they couldn't take it, that it was stained (no it was not, I take good care of my garments) and that it was outdated! My clothing was anywhere from 6 months to a year old and hardly worn. I left and checked my bag, the clothes were still folded and stacked the exact way I had brought them in! Yet this store sells dirty, worn out stuff from 2010 . I usually sell my clothes online but since shipping prices went up, I thought I'd try this place. Big mistake! Not worth the effort. read more

Literally the worst Plato's I've been to. Did not accept a single thing I put in and told me my clothes were too nice to sell there. Don't waste your time or gas. read more

Man idk why these reviews are so bad this place is fire found so many grails here. Idk about the women's section but men's is tuff

Don't waste your time going here and trying to make a buck! You'll walk out feeling insulted, and like you wasted you time and gas going there!... I'm not a shopper here, but I have sold plenty of new clothes with tags to them, and I will say that they are the least consistent PL out here. I don't know what kind of pricing format they follow, or if each girl there decides on their own, what they want to give you depending on their own taste... I sell my items online mainly, but if I need to get merchandise out of my house, so I can get new stuff, I'll take it there (all items are recent trends w/in 6 mos). Topically they give me between $3-$4 per workout/yoga pants (new with tags and retail range from $25-$45). Which isn't the best, but when you have 20+ pairs, it adds up, and I usually walk out with $50-$80. This last time I came in with over 35 pairs, all new w/ tags, and they offered me $22!!! That's less then .70 per piece!!! That's beyond ridiculous. I get that they have to buy cheap and sell higher to maintain their overhead, but that's straight robbery and a slap on the face. I mean I know they're hurting bad, and I wouldn't be surprised if they go out of business soon, but conducting business the way they are right now just shows that they're greedy, desperate, and could careless about their Seller's time, effort, and satisfaction. And I personally don't like doing business with ppl like that. I won't be going there anymore, and I'll be selling my items elsewhere. Good luck holding onto your sellers. Don't forget the the internet is your biggest competition and they will take all your business if you keep at it like this. read more

Zero stars should be given. i come here in hope just to get a lil cash from my clothes but this recent time they didn't even look through my bag nothing was touched. very weird. not one to always pull the race card but then they said nothing was in style or high end. i had zara , calvin klein and other high end brands . read more

Girls are always nice and attentive. Always greet me even when it's hectic in there. I'm always happy when I come into this location because of how great the customer service is and I always walk out with more than I was walking in for. I only like coming to this location and Naperville Plato's! Even though I see the under staff signs on the doors you ladies are doing great. read more

I will never return here. It is such a scam. I brought in two bins full of clothes and they take five items and give me six dollars for it. The five items that they took cost at least 100 bucks when i first purchased them and they give me six dollars. Staff was so incredibly rude when I walked in. Everyone at the counter looked like they wanted to die. The attitude and snarky comments were unnecessary. This place is a scam. never go here. It's a waste of time and money. I wasn't even fully through the door when the lady at the counter screamed at me. It's a four hour wait. read more

If I could give this location a negative score I would every single time I'm here to sell clothes the girls working are rude as all hell (Nicole and Leanne should not be working so untrained and ignorant to customers) it is simply unethical to give your business to this location highly recommend driving out to Merrillville the ladies are lovely there :) read more

IF I COULD ZERO STARS I WOULD. Very unorganized place no morals or respect for customers. Dirty and disgusting. Needs better management and employees. Please don't waste your time bringing clothes in because they will not take it! Waited a day just to get called in saying they won't accept my clothes even tho they were in fashion and clean. Didn't even go through my clothes at all! They gave me the bags the same way i gave it to them meaning they didn't even go through it!! Wasted gas and time! read more

This place is an absolute joke. The clothes on their racks are pathetic and they turn down actual GOOD clothes. Today I went in with a huge box FULL of all kinds of items. Many name brands, BRAND NEW WITH TAGS Windsor, Bebe, Express, etc (just to name a few) and even some untouched Aldo and Guess shoes! They bought NOTHING. Said they had to turn down some of my items due to condition which is absolute bull because all of my stuff was pristine! Then another excuse was that it was all out of style. WHAT??? Um no. The crap hanging in their racks are out of style! While I was unknowingly waiting around to be rejected I did browse their clothes and I'm not even exaggerating when I say that I saw old faded MICKEY MOUSE shirts and Walmart brand clothes as part of their selection. Yet apparently my Windsor, Bebe and Express are not worthy to share the same shelves? Wow, okay. Noted. To be completely truthful I don't even think they went through all of my things. There's no way they would have turned down some of the things I had. Absolute clowns. This store is hideously run. I came here a few months back with a friend and the staff was awful back then too. Should have taken the hint then. I actually cannot believe that out of my big huge box full of AT LEAST 35+ items they bought NOTHING. They must just be buying their friends clothes. Who knows, but something isn't right. Whatever. Goodwill got a pretty damn nice donation haul after I left here. read more

So I took a few thousand dollars worth of Burberry, JCrew, Armani, BCBG, Zegna, and Banana Republic etc to Plato's Closet. I asked if they accepted designer. They said yes, but they'd have to see it. I waited the hour wait I was quoted and came back. From the condition of my bins and bags that I'd brought, the girl at the desk saw 3 Eddie Bauer sweaters at the very top of the first bin and said nobody would want these old man men's brands and sent me packing. The rest of the items weren't even looked at. They turned down close to $10,000 worth of designer clothes because the girl didn't like 3 Eddie Bauer pieces. read more

i would give a 0 star review if i could. don't waste your time here. i brought in 2 full bags of new branded clothes and folded them. i went in and waited on them to look through the clothes just to find out after a half hour they gave the first bag untouched as to how i brought it in and the other one only first 5 were moved around and the bottom half still folded. the old blonde lady said "they don't match our style" she didn't even open the other bag! very unprofessional and she was swearing at customers giving all this attitude. if your not going to do your job properly don't mind to show up at all, no one needs to deal with that type of negative energy. read more

Don't waste your time. 4 bags of trendy nice clothes. (Some of them had tags on them) And they didn't take any of them. Crazy. Go somewhere else or sell your clothes online. read more

They should have a quicker service when it comes to selling clothes, or a limit. I showed up with one bag, not many clothes. And people show up with 4+ bags (in garbage bags as well, and they claim to not bring garbage bags ?) and that's why the wait is so long. It's not efficient enough considering they don't have much staff either. I waited 2+ hours to get nothing. It's kinda disappointing, and then seeing what they sell is worn out and out dated. The selling process should be quicker. read more

My favorite place to shop! Very organized, nice staff, great clothes. I always look forward to coming here

Visited Plato's Closet in Orland Park, IL, sad to say that everything is OVERLY priced. There was an item with original tags on it that was for $8. Plato's Closet ends up deciding to sell this item for $18 so much for shopping cheaper huh Even things that look awful that have scuffs, stains or rips, are priced almost the same price that you would get them if you bought them new. It's ridiculous. read more

Apparently, items new with tags aren't good enough for this place. I waited over an hour to receive my bag back of items only to be told that they weren't taking any of them. All items were new minus a few gently worn and CLEAN pieces. It looks like they only want to buy back garbage you can get off of the Kmart sales rack. Don't waste your time coming here. You will get more satisfaction donating your items anyways. read more

This place is terrible. Do not waste your time in here. Just take your items to a great donation place. Someone will greatly appreciate them. read more

i didn't get her name but she had orange hair. she was so nice and had amazing customer service. you could tell the staff had a lot of overwhelming things to do and she was handling everything very nicely and professionally. honestly she deserves a raise because the wait time was 5 hours for the amount of bags her and one other person had to go through. read more

I brought so many cloths and they took absolutely nothing every thing was name brand as well, the girls working there were rude, and the parking lot literally fits 7 cars in it, so we had to park next door and walk there. read more

They sold me a fake Coach bag and refused to give me a refund, even with my receipt. On top of that the cashier was rude, and had no customer service skills. It's hard to find a good deal here. read more

I went to Plato's at 2 and brought a whole basket of clothes. Place was so behind and there was like 2 workers. They told me to place my container in the back of the line of bags that was going past the door. They never told me I needed to fill anything out and I had to call myself to find out they didn't go through my stuff because there was no label that I needed to fill out. So I show up 4 hours later and my stuff is still sitting there and I had to fill out the form. I come back around 7 and they only took probably 1/10 of the clothes I had. Half of the clothing was from Plato's that I have never worn and they didn't take it. Said they had stains and were ripped and most of the stuff had tags and was in great condition. Tank tops, Jean shorts, basically everything I had picked out that a 17 old girl would wear. Great brands and stuff like that. Only got $10. Won't be going back there again. The fitting rooms were all closed when I went there at 2 and then all of a sudden they were now open when I came at 6. Same with the bathroom. Very annoying. They have a huge mountain of clothes sitting at the front it's a mess. Looking at clothes there you can't even push the clothes over because everything is so squished together. read more

Hi, I arrived to the platos closet today 10/9/21 at 5:22 PM, I was not greeted by anyone. I stood there while all the workers ignored me until eventually I was given attention, like I was bothering them. Ive been to platos closet before many times and know how it works. They told me it's a 4 bag limit, which I've never been told that before. I could tell they were already bothered by me even walking into the store for them to literally do their job. It took me about 4 minutes to fill out all the info and put all the stickers on my bag. They said I'll call you when it's ready. I left the store and not even a full minute went by when I got down the street and they called me saying my order was ready for pick up. I was extremely confused.... I asked her, the order I literally dropped off 1 minute ago? ... you went through it all already? And she said yes we went through it and it's old not the tags we are looking for. I responded and said, you went through ALL four of those large bags I just brought there? She responded and said they looked through the top of the 2 bags and it's not what we are looking for. I'm extremely upset with this situation. I drove an hour away just to go to this platos closet all to be treated extremely rudely, by who I think was in fact the manager of the establishment. They did not look through all the clothes at all, I have name brand items, new with tags, within 2 years old, that were mixed in with some items that could have been too old for them. The whole point of this place is to go through all items and pick the ones they want and they didn't do their job what so ever. They were too lazy to go through the bags. They were extremely rude to me the entire time and had by far the worst customer service I have ever experienced. They literally acted like I was a bother that they had to do their job. The women who helped me had a boot/cast thing on her leg, I did not get her name . She was an older, heavier set women with long dirty blond hair. This women should probably be fired if this is how she treats people all the time. I will never go to this Platos closet ever again based on this interaction. read more

It was my first time selling old clothes, and I brought in a couple of modern pieces to test the waters along with a friend of mine. After the sales associates said we had to wait an hour and a half for them to go through my grand total of two items, we knew that the store would likely disappoint. Not only did one of the employees openly mock me for not brining in loads of clothing, but when we came back we were told to wait an hour and a half more. In total, it took three hours. The efficient thing to do would have been looking at my clothing right away. It would have taken a minute. Instead of valuing our time, they prioritized all of the sellers with much larger quantities over what would have been a quick task. They rejected my friend's new pieces, and opted for a red sweater bought in 1991. I think that is very telling. I got an offer on a VS PINK hoodie for $5, which I rejected because of how rude the employees are. Needless to say, we will just donate to Goodwill instead of supporting this ungrateful business. read more

told me to come and get my clothes that i dropped off after 8pm when they close at 8??? 2 workers looked at me thru the locked door and windows a little after 8 (ik you were closed but all i wanted was to ask a question on when i can pick up my clothes for tomorrow)(they did not answer the phone either btw) and laughed at me and walked away as if they couldn't see me. next time don't make it so obvious that you don't care about customers at your customer service job. read more