Worst store ever the girls are all rude no respect and the owner comes out never friendly they rip you off if they think u have money prices are over priced u can get same price stuff from ross down the street brand new with tags there racist and rip offs all there items stink with and oder I would now support this vestal platos at all read more

Given the fact that this is a thrift store, I would anticipate them buying stuff. However when I came in twice to sell stuff, they claimed the selling encounter was closed. The first time they told me to call back in a half an hour which I did they said it was open. I showed up five minutes later. They then said to come back and call within an hour because they were closed again. If you're looking to sell at a Plato's closet, I would recommend going elsewhere as this location will consistently waste your time or better yet, donate your stuff at a nonprofit as at least you will be greeted with somebody who knows what they are doing. read more

Nice choice Of selection Prices are decent So a good value for your money So good for the community to have these stores available. We, as the public, like to look at our clothing selection before purchasing read more

Arrive at 5, store closes at 6, am told by "Barbie" that dressing-rooms close at 5?? WTF? I ask if she is serious, I simply want to try on a pair of jeans. Behind that deer-in-the-headlight look she mutters something and I just leave, dumbfounded. So much for customer service. More like a modern fencing operation for snatch-n-grab operators seeking retail outlets besides MarketPlace. read more

Ok this is going to be a weird one. I am not a fan of clothing stores, and much less used clothing. I come to the area a couple of times a year for work. Plato's Closet came up in my searches of 'things to do' several times but I ignored it due to lack of interest. I brought my wife and kids a couple of times and my wife asked to stop in here. We went in not expecting much, but I gotta say, it's pretty nice inside. It's well organized, and even has some good men's clothing. My wife really loved it and bought several items of clothing; she said the prices were great. I was surprised to see such low reviews here on Yelp but if you read them closely, you'll see they are from people who tried to bring stuff here to sell and got rejected. I guess if you come here to sell clothes, just be prepared that they may not accept your stuff and you won't be disappointed (hey, if that happens, donate it to a charity or something, will ya?). If you come here to buy clothes, this is good news for you (they are selective, so the stock is higher quality). My wife stopped here several times during my short business trip! Sometimes the parking lot in front was completely full, and I noticed that there was a good contingent of customers even right at closing time, so I think that says a lot. read more

Not as nice as the others I've been to . However, I was still able to find a few good pieces. If you are coming here make sure you are willing to spend a lot of time to skim through everything . Because they are not separated by brands like the others I have been to. The only brand that they have separate from the others is "Victoria secret" read more

So glad I discovered this location! I don't often have luck at Plato's, but this store has a great selection. The other day I made out with a brand new pair of The North Face winter boots ($40), a new O'neill backpack ($20), a maroon American Eagle bustier dress ($12), and a new pair of teal Hue tights ($4). My friend found several sweaters, and I'll be back to sell them some stuff, too! Update: got a French Connection wool coat for $6 in the amazing summer-end clearance sale that they had. Awesome!! read more

I have been here multiple times and found a lot of clothing that I liked for cheap prices, you can get points and then get money off your order once you have so many. A few times the workers seemed rude but I didn't mind. I went today and they had 30 minutes until closing and they were laughing at me and being very disrespectful, I only took ten minutes and I left after finding what I wanted. Other people were still there trying on clothing. I look up when stores close, I don't just go there at that time to be funny. I have a busy schedule. Talking out loud about how I can't come sooner is very rude, and laughing at me the whole time. I think you should hire people with better attitudes. I will be going to other places from now on. read more

So I'm willing to play devil's advocate for a couple of the complaints about them. A. They won't take every single brand name item, only those that are prevalent to teens and young adults, so don't expect to take your Talbots stuff here. Yes it's brand name, but no it's not what they want. B. Don't go thinking you're going to get a lot of money for your items, even if they're new with tags on them. Remember - this is a thrift store. This is where you go when you have some nice clothes that you don't want to altogether donate for free and feel earning a couple bucks for them might be nice. Being that it's a thrift store, it sells its items for low prices. This means they must buy the items for lower prices, so they can make a profit. Basic capitalism. If you have brand new shoes with tags on them, you shouldn't be taking them to a thrift store to begin with. It's not a pawn shop, it's a thrift shop. If you want to get their worth, you need to be marketing them yourself online on stores like Poshmark. Thrift shops are for used clothes that you just want to get rid of. C. Now here's where my feelings of Plato's come in. I think they really screwed themselves towards the beginning. I remember when I first heard the commercials for them and thought "Wow, this place sounds potentially awesome" and it was awesome, potentially. And they did pretty good business, people flooded in to get rid of their nice teen clothes that had been laying around in their closets. However, I think in the beginning they got a little too buy-happy. They weren't as picky about their accepted brand items, which resulted in them taking items that weren't even necessarily in style anymore. For example - Happy Bunny. Anyone remember Happy Bunny? That used to be a really hot item - in 2006. So why they have items like that in stock is beyond me. I truly believe they just accepted way too much in the beginning, and then got stuck with it. As the years went on they did well selling the really top notch popular stuff, but a lot of the "bad purchases" sat around gathering dust, and slowly started piling up. They ran out of room, but refuses to get rid of all those bad buys, because that would be money down the drain. Now when you go in, they're mega picky, almost ludicrously so. I've gone in before with a heap of 20 items, all definitely still in style from stores like American Eagle and Forever21. Thinking wow, they'll definitely take most of this stuff. I think they may have took 1 thing from me and that was it. I remember standing there as the girl handed me a couple dollars and gave me my stack of Forever21 clothes as I just stared at a Happy Bunny t-shirt across the room. That didn't make sense at all. Honestly, they need to just bite the bullet and get rid of their old out of style junk so they can make way for stuff that's actually in style. Or get employees who are better judges. read more

The clothes they have there are great and shopping there the employees are super nice . Today i gave them 2 packages of unopened crocs to have them sell and they gave me $7 for BOTH pairs bc its not that season yet , and they were confused because one person said they dont take crocs. I am super frustrated wont be going back for a long time read more

This was posted by my cousin on facebook: "Anyone go to Plato's Closet in Vestal, Apparently the help there do not know that customers pay their salarys. My wife is one of the sweetest people I know and for her to be treated with mockery and disrespect is unacceptable. Please Boycott this business and maybe they will get some help that really care about people. It was the blonde girl at the register. Hope your parents are proud of your horrendous personality. Be glad I wasn't there or you would of been in tears. Please pass this on" read more

Workers are beyond rude. I brought in brand new polo t shirts and they told me it was wasn't acceptable. The excuses they give for not taking clothing is bull crap. I certainly would never recommend this location to anyone read more

Went in with 12 in-season, good condition items that no longer fit my teenager son. Jeans from Hollister and American Eagle, tees from Aero, Hollister, American Eagle, and a single pair of Haggar khakis with the store tags still on them. Of the 12, they only took one pair of jeans for $4.88. Nothing was stained, ripped, out of season, and everything in my bag looked better than what was on their racks. Although the employee was friendly, the experience was terrible, and I felt ripped off and disappointed, especially when you listen to their ads about what they buy. I will give my clothes away before I will deal with them again. read more

They were very rude there. I haven't been there since. Its over priced for used clothes. Not a good selection either.

Selection is extremely poor and outdated. Very rude people there. Are too picky about what they will buy from you and only give you a couple of bucks for high end clothes. Have old outdated flare jeans from the 70s and won't take things I bought a couple weeks ago. I will not be going back. read more

great selection of clothes for guys and easy to shop; quick check out and nice folks. try it out