Wiggle Room

Came here last weekend hoping to find some decent maternity clothes. Was quite disappointed that the prices were on the high side. The selection is pretty good except that I can’t justify paying close to $ 20 for an Oldnavy pants or top. I can probably get that new from Oldnavy for that price. There is also a good selection of baby clothes.

I really like this kids’ consignment store. I usually shop at Kid to Kid, and this was a nice change of pace. They had alot of unique items, designer brands, and fair prices. Check the tags because after a date printed on the tag, the item is discounted. I got some great deals by shopping the discounted items. The only negatives are the lack of free parking, and the clutter and disorganization of the store. You really need to look everywhere from the floor to the ceiling. Things are literally everywhere!

Love this place! Always great quality great prices & unique stuff! Wish we didn’t move so far away but will make the drive from Reston regardless! The ladies are always very honest & helpful which is always an added bonus!

I checked out numerous consignment/​used stores in the DC area when I was pregnant, and this one is by far the most on-​trend, fun, and fashionable. They have a great selection of maternity clothes that have hardly been used. They also have a FANTASTIC selection of fun, cute, hip baby clothes in great (new or nearly new) condition, including a lot of European brands I had not heard of before. (Much better selection than Bellies and Babies, IMO.) There are toys and equipment scattered throughout the store. That part is a little harder to shop, but there are great finds if you look. I got all of my baby carrier equipment and swaddles there. Prices on everything are fantastic, and they automatically mark items down after 40 days (the reduced price is pre-​printed on the ticket) which often results in superb deals.
So happy to have found this place! I feel great recycling barely used items rather than buying new clothes and toys that are only going to last a few months! Thank you Wiggle Room for providing such an environmentally (and financially) beneficial service to the neighborhood!

Good source for maternity clothes, baby and children’s clothes and toys.

I went there today to look for maternity clothes (I’m a size 12) and look at 3T and newborn stuff. I was underwhelmed. The store was easy to navigate but a lot of the clothing was target or old navy maternity. The clothes looked used and really weren’t any cheaper than new clothes on sale at the actual store. I shopped at a similar store in Boston with my first pregnancy and found a much higher quality selection for more realistic prices. The baby stuff was ok too but a much smaller selection than someplace like once upon a child.

Wiggle Room is definitely the most fun maternity and baby store I’ve been to! I know babies outgrow clothes in the blink of any eye but I admit I have a tendency toward label whoring. If I don’t wear cheap clothes, neither is Baby (just don’t tell the bf how much I spend)!
The cool thing about this store is there’s a mix of labels and accordingly, prices. Mall brands are mixed in with designer names for both babies and moms. I bought 2 Baby Gap pants and 1 Children’s Place and what looked like new crib shoes for about $ 13. For myself, I found Motherhood Maternity work pants at $ 9. It’s great that the price tags have a date when the item will be marked down– I’ll have to return to check on those Citizens of Humanity jeans!
There seemed to be only one employee working but she was really friendly. She asked if it was my first time in the store and when I said yes, explained how it works and that they offer a 7 day return policy. When I had a few items in hand, she started a fitting room for me, and got me signed up for the rewards program when I checked out. Can’t wait to come back and browse with my fellow prego friends!

Consigned a few children’s things here after having been away for a while… Things are a bit different from when it started out, a few doors down the street. The appointment was easy to set up — I like the online booking. This space is a bit bigger and brighter than the old one was (they have been here a few years, I think). I find the brands more mid-​market these days… fewer HA, Boden, European brands, more (well-​worn) Carters, Lands’ End. Solid but nothing too distinctive. (In fact I was amused they turned down a nice clean still-​bright shirt featuring a famous character and his little dog Snowy on it… guess it was too obscure! :))
Things I would like to see: more inviting layout; more selection in bigger kids’ sizes (i.e. 8 and up, do kids not outgrow clothes after that age??); more engaging staff (they are smiley but somewhat distant); better guidance on what items they like/don’t like (they told me some things had stains but I could only find one). There weren’t any other customers there when I was checking out — it would’ve been useful to hear «oh, we have a lot of shorts right now/​we need bigger sizes», etc. if only to know whether it’s worth my time to consign again. I agree with another commenter that my rejected items were in similar or better condition than the clothes on the racks.
For comparison, check out Kensington Caboose. About the same level of merchandise, slightly more chaotic, but better pricing. Oh, how I miss Monkeys’ Uncle on the Hill!

I shopped here for maternity clothes during my second trimester and found the selection pretty good. There was one rack of jeans, two racks of pants, a rack of dresses, and two or three racks of tops. Most items were in good condition and prices were pretty fair. Labels ranged from Old Navy and Gap, to Motherhood Maternity to Pea in a Pod, to various designer jean brands (at commensurately high prices). Small and medium sizes were most prevalent; there did not seem to be a lot of large or extra large items. The staff were friendly and not at all overbearing. I would return here for future maternity shopping.

First of all, I find the quality of their selection and items they’ll take to be very inconsistent. I found an item to purchase, but it had a stain in a very obvious place. Yet, on the same visit I was submitting items for consignment and was handed back a few pieces and told they were stained or had other «flaws.» Out of the four items handed back to me I found one faint stain that I had missed. The other items were in good condition and of better quality than a lot of the items they had for sale. So I’m a little confused about their standards.
Second of all, they take FOREVER to get clothes on the racks. Kids are back in school and they still mostly have leftover summer stuff (aka — the stuff no one wanted) and just a smattering of fall/​winter clothes. They should start taking the next season a lot sooner than they do.
Third, their prices are a bit on the high side. I priced out some Mini Boden long sleeve graphic tees and realized for a just a little more on sale I could get brand new ones. So while there are some deals to be found, shopping the online sales and sale racks are still a better way to go.

Wiggle room is an awesome consignment store! This is the first time in my life that I have found used clothes that I like and want to buy. I have a conference the next week and have been looking for some nice top or dress to feel comfortable and professional at the same time (if something like that exist!).
The good news is — I found not 1 but 3 tops that are really great and have tried bunch of dresses and pants, but they were not really my style.
Girls working there were very friendly and helpful and have told me immediately about two prices on the tag to pay attention if some of the things I like have been additionally discounted.
I would warmly recommend this place to anybody looking for maternity items or baby stuff.

I have loved this store since it opened. I like the owners and the cloths.
I however don’t like their consigning process. Other consignment stores have your cloths on the floor in a few hours to 24 an the most. Your cloths might not make it on the floor for a week or later. I have come back a month later to see my cloths still in the bag!!! What is up? Further, they don’t seem to start taking the next sessions clothing soon enough. For example, if you want to buy start buying back to school cloths and Aug and Sep, you likely won’t find to much till October.

Underwhelmed. I did see an Ergo carrier in good shape marked down to $ 45, which is about $ 100 off, so that was a good deal.
But many of the baby clothes are well-​worn: faded, rough, misshapen from the wash. Clothes still with tags or in good shape are the same price as at discounters like TJ Maxx or the sale racks at Gap, Macys, Children’s Store, etc. So I’m not sure where the value is. I’ve done much, much better with careful shopping of retail stores and web sales.
I’m also a little skeptical of the prices on maternity clothing. Just because it’s wayyy overpriced to begin with (I’m talkin’ about you, Pea in the Pod) doesn’t mean it’s worth more when it’s used.

As the mom of two kids, and a customer and consigner, I can’t say enough good things about Wiggle Room. I’ve picked up lots of gently used, name brand items (Gymboree, Janie & Jack, Hanna Andresson) for a fraction of what they would have cost new. Yes, it’s a consignment shop so you’ll have to do some digging to find the gems and stop in more than once per season (they are always putting out new stock), but it’s well worth the effort. Earlier posters mentioned the smell from the cigar shop, but this is no longer an issue as they thankfully moved down the street and away from the stench. I both purchased much of my maternity wardrobe there and later consigned my nicer new items and put the proceeds towards items for my kids. Just be sure to feed the meter on the street parking or the garage directly across the street as Bethesda is notorious for the diligence in enforcing the meters.

What a gem! Seriously if you are a new parent or expecting — this place is an invaluable resource for pregnancy clothes and baby stuff. It’s a maternity and baby consignment store. Every new parent soon finds out that babies go through stuff fast. Before you know it the cute onesies you got from Carters are too small and the bassinet is past it’s weight restriction. Save your money to pay for college and get that stuff used at Wiggle Room.
I got most of my maternity clothes here and really cute outfits for my little girl. Honestly I am so glad that some parents buy designer outfits for their kids because then I can swoop in like a shark and get their stuff at less than half the price.
Need a baby bjorn? This place has enough baby bjorns for all the new babies in bethesda — at least.
The store is very well organized and clean. The staff is great. You can also get on their frequent flier list for promotions and discounts. I would highly recommend Wiggle Room to all parents and parents to be.

Are you expecting or already hugging your new bundle of joy? Don’t want to break the bank but want access to mostly name brands next to new? I have been to some shops and never gone back but Wiggle Room will get a repeat visit. One of the few resale shops I have seen with a whole room full of maternity clothes. And the additional bonus here is that if items don’t sell right away, they reduce the prices by a percentage on a cycle schedule. Very impressed with the upkeep. Although packed will lots of stuff (not complaining), this place was so organized, neat and clean. No musty smells here and reasonable prices too. Only thing is they don’t seem to have much gear which could mean either they don’t get much or it sells as quickly as it arrives. It is worth the trip to this Behtesda shop and well it is in the midst of many great restaurants so why not satisfy the appetite with a great lunch or dinner too.

Love this consignment shop! I scheduled an appointment through the website to drop off some baby clothes/​shoes and a few maternity items. I went back a few weeks later after some of the items had sold and used the credit in the store… after some digging around I found a great Hartstrings hat, a brand new towel set, and a gently used bathing suit. They have a great selection of hats and shoes. If your child outgrows clothes as fast as mine did then a stop at Wiggle Room is a must!

This is the place to go it you are willing to dig through the mess to find some great buys. I walked in and there were literally 50 bags of clothing stashed EVERYWHERE that the two (rather unhelpful) sales girls were tepidly sorting. The place looked trashed, not a great shopping environment. Plus, I have no idea how I would have been able to shop if my daughter had been there… they REALLY need to clean this place up. It’s worse than the Montgomery County Thrift Shop!!! I thought for sure, given the quantity of clothes everywhere, that they’d have a bunch of kids clothes. However, they only had one rack of 18 month clothes for girls and it was a REAL mixed bag. Some of the clothes were in great shape, but a lot were really worn. Plus, there seemed to be no correlation between the price and the quality of the clothes. For example, they had used and worn-​down Old Navy shirts priced at $ 7.00 (about what you’d pay for them new in the store. Then they’d have a beautiful Zutano shirt (retailing for $ 25+) for $ 3.00. The good thing is that if you are patient and really read the tags, there are great bargains to be had. After a certain date (marked on the tag in small print), the price of some items goes WAY down. This means you can get great clothes on the CHEAP (I saw Hartstrings, Hanna Anderson, Zutano, Plum, Ralph Lauren and more). They had shoes, too, but a bunch of them were TRASHED. I wish the place was cleaner, the staff was more friendly, and the selection was better.

Came in looking for toys to keep at my place for my 10-​month old nephew to play with when he hangs with me on Fridays. My sister is a stickler for not-​Made in China toys and unfortunately even the ‘certified safe’ Melissa & Doug stuff is Made in China (it’s how she is, they’re her kids so I have to abide). But they do have a great selection of gently-​worn kids clothes at good quality and VERY reasonable prices. Made out like a bandit, hey he’s my nephew I can spoil him rotten.

I am still searching for a place to stock up on second hand baby gear without begging for it on Freecycle. I was hoping that Wiggle Room consignment shop would be the place.
Other than their selection of baby clothing I was definitely left wanting. The store had plenty of clothing nicely sorted by gender and size with good prices. I was hoping for slightly better labels — I can get Old Navy baby clothes cheap without having to buy them second hand — but it’s consignment so the stock is based on what they get so you can’t be too picky. I did manage to find a good bag of outfits with some higher end labels mixed in.
The clothes seem largely to be what’s in season which is good for babies that currently exist but not so good for expectant parents buying for babies who won’t arrive until the weather changes. The store might switch their stock over closer to fall/​winter but I don’t know for sure.
The big disappointment was the maternity section. I was hoping for something other than Target and Old Navy and other shapeless garments in horrible quality fabrics but I found very few items that didn’t fall into one or more of those categories.
Their selection of other baby items — blankets, bibs, bouncers, etc. — were of varying quality and price. There were very few larger items like bouncy seats and swings and the few I saw weren’t in great shape. The selection of carriers was good and well priced but a lot of the bibs and blankets looked… well used. The store also carries toys and some locally made new clothing which all looked nice — cute, minimalist designs that us yuppie moms like and lots of used diaper bags — some of which looked like they had seen better days.
If you do go shopping there pay attention to the tags. The tag has a big price and a smaller (and lower!) price in the middle of the tag which the items automatically discounts to if the date on the tag passes. I didn’t notice this until I was about to leave.
My one big complaint was that the store shares a wall with a smoke shop next door and the place smelled of cigar/​cigarette smoke. I don’t think it was strong enough to stink up the clothing and my husband said he didn’t even notice it, but those pregnant ladies with sensitive sniffers might find it unpleasant.
Wiggle Room is definitely somewhere you should go for the baby clothes, toys/​gift items, carriers, and the chance that you’ll find a hidden gem amongst the larger items but skip it (or call first) if your goal is a specific larger item or maternity clothing.