I am looking for Thrift/Resale shops in the NW suburban area (Schuamburg, Arilington Heights, Elgin)> Lookinf for ones that have more than just baby/kid items. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the good suggestions! I'm going to have a fun weekend checking them out :)
Hi D. -
In February there is a huge Goodwill store that is going to be opening in Arlington Heights, 1551 N. Dryden Avenue
Opening in February 2008 ###-###-####. It's where the old Ethan Allen was so it's a big one.
We like this one- it's pretty huge and always has nice clothing:
Community Thrift Store
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900 E Main St
East Dundee, IL 60118-2438
(They give discounts to military families too if you qualify)
Also, if you're looking for furniture, there is Albe Furniture/Elgin Windmill Factory Antiques on State Street in Elgin. They have a 4 floors full of stuff- if you enter in the basement, it's books, a few antique booths and some older furniture, then go up a floor to antique booths, then up another to used furniture, and then the top has still MORE furniture and salvaged architecture- doors, windows, moulding/trim, sinks, tubs, etc. I would not recommend taking the kids here- my 6 yr old does OKAY with strict supervision, but some of the antiques are very pricy, whereas the furniture is really sturdy because it's older and usually can find great deals.
:)
M.
There is a Salvation Army Family store that is HUGE off of Barrington Road and Irving Park road in Hanover Park. They have it all there!
The Goodwill on Randall Rd. in Geneva is great!
There's a very large thrift store at the corner of Rt. 25 and 72, in Elgin. When my children were babies I got a lot of their clothing there!
There is a place called Kiddo Ditto in Wheeling on Dundee. It's all kids stuff.
there is a great one on rt 59 in bartlett its a goodwill store and its new very clean and some great deals
happy shopping
