I know and use this store for more than 20 years already. The staff is always polite and helpful…read more My resent visit with donations was a few days ago, took just 5 minutes and was accepted with thankfulness. I don't understand people, dropping complains against good business.

Literally take your donations elsewhere. Clearly the guy that's taking the donations doesn't want…read moreto be there, doesn't care about you, and doesn't care about the donations provided. He has a short temper, unprofessional, and miserable. Recommendations: Out of the Closet on North Halstead!

Great thift store with lots of fashionable finds. Prince is great at assisting with pulling…read moretogether looks and pointing out pieces that you might otherwise miss. Definitely a go-to spot the next time I'm in the city.

Absolutely fantastic store and the owner is great ! Wonderful customer service and great pieces . I…read morehighly recommend shopping here on the regular and add fun vibrant pieces to your wardrobe! Thank you Prince for a great shopping experience!

I have been going to the brown elephant since they opened i think the staff at belmont are…read morewonderful and helpful. But management just made a decision to raise all used blue rays to 5:50 a Piece from a dollar fifty1:50 i can get a new cd sealed for $5.99 at walmart . Or 5.00 dollars at the Exchange on belmont. Why would i buy a middle of the road title used for $5.50. Management is clueless

Easy to drop off donations to support an important organization. Convenient location on Belmont.read more

First, how many resale stores have you been to that were once a theater? This location of the Brown…read moreElephant was once the Calo theater, built in 1915 on the Spanish Baroque Revival design, and you can still see vestiges of its former glory (even if you aren't interested in looking for clothes, check out that room because you can see the most of the historic theater remains). Now, onto the store! It's huge and it's been around forever. Lots of clothes and lots of furniture too. There are also two other locations, but if you are doing the "antique crawl" along Clark, this is the one to hit.

Ive called 4 times in a row today and after sitting through a DMV level phone maze to speak to a…read morehuman, it rings 10 times and disconnects. How unprofessional. Avoid this business. Also, their clothing is organized by COLOR NOT SIZE and its literally the dumbest decision I can remember seeing in retail. Whatever 20 year old corporate newbie decided this should be relieved of duty.

I love this place, but you have to go in knowing that it is a old school decades-old thrift store…read more like an actual thrift store, filled with clothes, shoes, even socks, hat, gloves, accessories, toys, books, small electronics, & More, so is not the most updated it's not the cleanest because there's so many items that change daily & it's pretty massive, so you can spend hours there-Like I do, but I like to dig & hunt for treasures! The Thrifting world has changed a lot because of so many people are resellers now & stores like village discount outlet know that so you will see much higher prices on brand names or more highly sought pieces. The real gems are in the aisles, but you need to take your time & you can still find high-quality pieces that are on trend and/or vintage items that are of excellent quality, but what great is there are still basics & people who shop here for baby & kids clothes who need to be on a budget or don't want to spend too much money on clothes & more they may not wear for long. I literally just started writing reviews because I do like to gate keep my favorite stores, but if they don't have enough business, then they can't stay in business. They've updated their checkout systems with nice state of the Art POS systems & surprisingly have a VIP member club that allows you to earn points & I've spent so much I've gotten discounts, so you really can't complain when you're shopping and getting such great deals if you can be patient, know how to look dig and find what you want and need!

The pricing here is absolutely insane... even worse than Goodwill! $45 for torrid jeans, $27 for an…read more80s blouse, $48 for an OLD Zara sweater, $78 for used dirty hokas... like what??? It's actually infuriating how greedy Village Discount has become. The store was even filthier than normal, and inventory was overflowing off the racks. Maybe if they priced fairly it would move.

Overjoyed our local vintique is back. There was a fire in the store last year where they relocated…read moreto Andersonville for a year. I assume for whatever legal insurance concerns they had. Honestly this is probably one of the best spots for clothes. There are so many unique finds if you want to be a little more extra or a lot extra and go for a full on costume. There period pieces are amazing. Classic print, roaring 20s, funky 70s, radical 80s. I mean they got some great pieces. They used to have an additional basement level but I think that still being renovated. I know you're hanging out on Belmont hitting the bars and food. Perfect time to swing in and browse and support a great local business and especially support yourself in looking good and unique!

Very fun vintage store and one of those stores that wherever you look you see a surprise to make…read moreyou smile . It was one of my favorites to visit when I was in the Lakeview area.

Prices are above average compared to a traditional thrift store, but because they sell designer…read morenames and trendy clothes I feel their prices are justified. Compared to Goodwill they're buying clothes based on trends with no stains or signs of wear so this may lower your chances of what you sell. Crossroads Trading is very clean and well organized with around 10 fitting rooms so there is no bottleneck waiting in line to try on clothes. I appreciate Crossroads Trading organizes its clothes by size as other second-hand stores like Second Street do not. I have found some really great finds here - a Loft Faux Leather jacket for $40 (originally $180) and Lululemon leggings for $20. Because this location is located in Lincoln Park there is always a line to sell clothes. My dream is that they hire more cashiers to help get more patrons selling clothes through the line faster. I waited 45 minutes mid-day on a Tuesday to sell clothes. I do admire that they have a digital sign-in system to contact you when it is your turn to sell, and a rack to put your clothes on while you wait because then you can bop around Lincoln Park doing other errands.

I wouldn't recommend selling here. Atmosphere is fine but I've brought in clothes that have the…read moresame exact style and look of clothes they're selling, and they have refused to take anything everytime. It's getting a little weird. I'd recommend Buffalo Exchange to sell versus here. Responding to the manager's comment - I remember coming with this summer dress earlier this year and the associate said it was too early for it but they would definitely take it in a month or two. I came back with the same dress and a different associate said they didn't want it. It seems like the training isn't consistent across your work force if I received two different responses for the same dress.

Got really awesome goodies here over the years. I got an littlest pet shop toy for $2, some manga…read morealso for $2-5 and cute bags here

I had never noticed this shop in the past, so I was excited to check it out. They have shoppers…read morecheck backpacks and the like at the door, which is understandable. Overall, the space is really crowded, but that just means more treasures to unearth. I did not have a lot of time to check out much of their clothing selections, but the few pieces I looked at seemed overpriced for resale. For example, a pair of LL Bean cargo pants was $14. Though, there are apparel deals on certain tag colors, with the best of these discounts being $1 for a certain color on the day I was there. I suspect if one took the time, there are good clothing deals to be found utilizing the discounts. Their housewares and organization-type items seemed to be priced excellently. I found two great kitchen storage containers for $1 each. I'm a sucker for statement necklaces, and it seemed their costume jewelry was fairly priced as well, with many of the neat necklaces I looked at being priced at $3.

Love this place! I'm visiting friends here in the area and decided to go for a stroll…read more I found this cute shop and there's a bunch of thrifted items! I just got a shirt from zara $5 and a sports bra for $3! There's a lot of hidden gems if you have the time to go through the items. A must stop by if you don't have anything going on. They also have a rewards systems if you buy at a certain threshold.

The place has gone down in value and in customer service. When walking in the store, none of the…read moreemployees said "Hi"." They give you a low price when bringing in clothing. Not a friendly atmosphere when visiting there.

It's kind of pricey for not great quality clothing either used or new. I couldn't believe that used…read morejeans shorts were $15. It's not a bargain for sure. There are some deals if you look at their sales. But You might be better off at the Goodwill or Salvation Army where you can get deals for $1-$10 typically on sale days. It's great to upcycle so please make it affordable upcycling. There is no parking so just park in the street or walk from CTA. Staff are nice and friendly. The coolest area. Very hip and in. The store does have some unique and fun stuff and costumes. It's a fun store!

good selection of stuff! not too expensive either!…read more i've gone back a few times since my first visit!