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 love this place. They have such a wide selection of options. I found such cute clothes at great…read moreprices. Bought a Balmain dress for $20. Gucci, Prada and a nice vintage rabbit fur coat. The layout is nice and doesn't feel overwhelming like other thrift stores can feel like. They have furniture options and other decor. Kitchen items as well.

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

Am I into resale shops No - But this space is cool. It used to be the former Calo Theater, a…read moreSpanish Baroque Revival Theater built in 1915. When you see the theater area - you'll feel how cavernous it is. There are still see some of the architectural details left from its original form. I do like the CD selection and the couch lounge is just so inviting. Plus it's hot and humid outside this midsummer fest in Andersonville and this place has AC. Also the people watching isn't bad they really have all kinds here.

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.

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.

Every time I try to sell here it just puts me in a bad mood. I spent half my day getting on and off…read morethe waitlist and when the guy finally took a look at my two bags of clothes--15 name brands in-season--he took less than five minutes before deciding that only one item was worth it. And when all was said and done, they offered me $10 in store credit and $5 cash. Practically everything in this store is at least $20 so neither option sounded appealing at all. Felt like a slap in the face really. So I told them I wanted the skirt back and they had to rip the newly attached price tag off. Bye. Took my business elsewhere and already selling the clothes on Depop.

You can seek and buy here and it's easier than posting on FB or Mercari or Poshmark so it's good…read morefor both sides. They don't buy new or used jewelry bc they get stuff from their suppliers. They buy what's trending. No bathrooms and parking on street. It's bigger than the store on Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. I love to upcycle and recycle and enjoy lower prices for recent ish styles.

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.

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!