Unique Thrift Store

I always find lots of deals with a huge selection. However, some of the cashiers… well, one in particular always looks annoyed by the customer. She asks you to enter your pin or sign with suck blah I her request. She never says hello, thank you or have a good day.

Had not been back in a long, long time. Big improvements!
That said, they tore out a neighboring spot and expanded– the floors are still that budget, strange sticky linoleum but the space is much brighter, cleaner and pretty well organized.
Lots of baskets and carts for you to shop with– the wheeled wagon carts are convenient and easily fit in the most crowded aisles.
Security is welcome– no shady types harassing or following you as you browse racks.
Remember to bring your own bag, otherwise they charge you for a flimsy paper bag that shreds at the weight of a glance. There are totes for sale but you likely already own one perfect for whatever you might find.
Items to shop for:
Cooking utensils (Bought a pair of Madeline pans ($ 3.99 each), kitchen aid mixer paddle and dough hook for $ 5, a whisk for $ 3 and a mixing bowl for $ 6). I did not buy a sweet heart shaped cake pan ($ 2), a cute house shaped cake pan ($ 3), a gleaming copper Charlotte pan (omg, stop, my kitchen space is limited– if I buy any more without a very specific purpose the cabinets will explode, might turn into Hoarders and crush greedy moi). Found myself chatting with a couple about infuser pitchers and how they are going to use a sealed, new case of mason jars– that was fun. Vintage Winnie the Pooh cake pan went with them.
There are a massive, organized selection of books of which there are a broad range for reading: Art, gardening, cookbooks, poetry, history and fiction. I sincerely appreciate this as so many thrift store have only romance paperbacks and dated «dummy» instruction manuals from like, the early 90s. Many good books $ 1– 2 cheap!
Sadly, the clothing is only worth browsing on a half off day or where the color tags are half or more marked down. Specific example: Right now, there are a lot of Express tank bra tops– which would be awesome if they weren’t priced at $ 7.99 each. You can buy them new, unworn, in Express store or website, no pilling, no stains or pulls for about $ 10. So go retail there, not this thrift because the thrift option isn’t saving you much.
Saw some cute summer sundresses but only bought one because it had a crocus print and was $ 9.
I laugh at any thrift store that price a Forever 21 or Old Navy dress around $ 20. In other words, again, as much as retail, new, as much if not more than on sale new in the store. Wait for a half off day ok? Come back then. There’s a white Calvin Klein that has potential.
Salespeople are very friendly.
Lots of mirrors and designated fitting rooms with doors (yay!) so you can actually try things on.
I appreciate that kids clothing is separate from adult clothing. Toys with that– so you aren’t tripping on a toy truck while looking at pans.
Lots of staff– all working, I saw one employee reaching a tall shelf for an elderly shopper– wonderful kindness to see.
The person who rang up my transactions was funny, cheery and fast. Extra star for that– I appreciate this, you will too.

its ok not too much to brag about

Have some time. Ignore the smell. Take you time and you alphabet the possibilities of getting some good deals. I was happy happy to have left with 6 sweaters for 31.00. Including a Tommy Bahama and Brooks Brother sweater. Not bad. I will return this store again. Their turn around is often. Can’t beat that.

I live a block away as the pigeon flies from this Unique and it’s great. Everyone working there is very nice and they have taken over the dumpy Family Dollar that was next door, so the store now is huge. It’s so big and new and clean that you’ll feel like you are in Schaumburg, but thank god, you won’t have to be in Schaumburg!
There is new stuff a, most every day and Mondays are half off almost everything.
Oh, oh, oh there are bathrooms and a drinking fountain! Your kids don’t no longer have to peee in the alley.

4.0 star rating 11÷3÷15… .The unique trift store close to me located on 4445 N Sheridan Rd. is one of the best store in the area, managers are helpful. workers are good accept one she can ask costmers for money .or to bring her something to eat or drink. the manager knows about her. and she does, t allow her as a cashier, her name is kiana, and she has nothing to do with sell business… but unique is a team worker faraway from this hassler. just one dirty fish… she ll be soon or later in a trash bag… she was caught smoking weed at her job.

Very well-​run thrift store – quick turnover of merchandise, good selection, and great prices.

Wow, this Unique location recently had an expansion. The store now equips fitting rooms, restrooms for patrons, and much more! The racks of merchandise are actually organized and sized accurately for the most part. Prior to the expansion, I used to hit the Bricktown (Fullerton/​Narragansett) and S. Kedzie (Gage Park) locations first even though this Unique is the closest to where I live. Now I’m certain that this store will be on top of my list when they have sales on their half Mondays and when they run the $ 10 off $ 25-​purchase coupon deal.

I understand Monday is sale day here and everybody goes but every Monday this place is dirty clothes thrown everywhere ppl take things out UR cart the employees don’t care this used to be my favorite thift store until I started to pick up dusty dirty moldy clothes don’t donate if UR clothes are Un salvageable

I like shopping here because they have great specials and low prices on most things. Everything is half price on Mondays which is awesome. I get a ton of cool things and it never costs me much.

I’ve been going to Unique Thrift (This location only) for a while and I really find little to complain about. I have found some amazing clothes here for dirt cheap-​like real cashmere for $ 5.99. My closet has slowly, but surely been updated from my Goodwill finds to my Unique Thrift finds. I’ve seen Vera Wang, Banana Republic, Lucky, Juicy, and Ann Loft here. The most common are Ralph Lauren, Banana Republic and Ann Loft for sure. It seems that the Forever 21, Target, and Old Navy clothes are always priced $ 2 – 3 dollars more than the «Banana Republic» stuff. Whoever is doing their pricing, thanks for not doing your research. I love to come here early, it is awful in the mid afternoon or closer to closing, plus the best clothes are always available right after opening.
Service here is sub-​par, expect to not find anyone and wait in long lines and for whatever reason it’s always really warm in there… and here’s a tip they ALWAYS check your ID when paying with card.

I was impressed with this place. Wanted to pick up a few things for the warmer weather but didn’t want to spend a lot of money. Place is clean, well organized and has a good smell unlike most Thrift Stores that unfortunately have that used clothes smell. They also have books, appliances, decorative items, good selection of jeans and not a bad selection of clothes. Most everything I bought was less then $ 5.00 each, clothes were clean and did not smell. Also, on Mondays everything is half off. Definitely will be back on Mondays.

This is one of the smaller Unique Thrift Stores this was my first time at this location and they had some pretty good items!
I have to agree that most Unique Thrift Stores are over priced but I make sure I go on sale days Monday the sale is half price all day! I believe it is on Thursday that they have their other sales and that usually ends at 1pm
They are organized a little as far as colors schemes and as well as size. No, you don’t have a rack with all 12 or 14 on them but they are mixed in together. The thing about Thrift stores you have to be willing to search and look for the diamonds in the rough!
The last time I was at this store I found a pair of brand new boots retail price 60.00 dollars and I got them for 9 dollars on a half priced Monday!
You also are stuck with what you buy so I always wear a pair of leggings under my pants and a tank or a T-​Shirt so that I can try on what I want to buy! This Unique doesn’t have a fitting room so I make myself one in the aisle… it doesn’t matter if I find a pair of great jeans for 2.00 dollars if I can’t fit them when I get home!
Trust I get all kinds of looks but I don’t care, this is my money and at the end of the day that is what matters!
You can’t expect department store quality when you go to a Thrift Store but if you are willing to search you will find quality clothes for a good price if you know the days to go!

In my opinion, this Unique is the best for finding dresses and vintage stockings! There’s a nice, long dress rack, and for some reason most of the time when I got in, I can find a couple really cute dresses and at least 1 – 2 pairs of vintage stockings (the soft, lovely kind that require garters).
There’s also the guy who works there who sings along to all of the cheesey music, which gives this Unique a special charm. Keep that guy — he brightens the shopping day!
Aside from that, it’s your typical, run of the mil thrifting experience.
Not much in the way of furniture/​home goods.

This Unique isn’t the biggest… or the best… but it’s not the worst place I’ve walked into. This store was 0 help when it came to me purchasing the perfect Canadian Tuxedo, but that’s not their fault. I was very underwhelmed with this store overall. There are much better thrift stores out there.

Thanks Unilocalers for cluing me into this Unique thrift store. We live near here and have passed it a million times, but didn’t notice it. It got upstaged by Bubbleland, of course! As with all thrift stores, it’s never the same store twice (says my husband), so be patient, go on ½ price Monday, and ideally bring an encouraging friend. They do open at 6am on ½ price Monday, just sayin’
My husband and I went there today and were blown away by all that we got for super cheap. I got 6 or 7 cute close-​fitting sweaters that I can layer well in fall-​winter-​spring in adorable cheerful colors, for about $ 2 each w/​discount. I literally had to stop myself because I didn’t need any more. They were in the last row and I almost missed them but I was walking to where my husband was and happened to see them.
My husband (6’2″ 2XL) got a tan long wool dress coat that looked awesome for about $ 7 with the ½ off discount. He got a white bath robe for about $ 3 with discount that looks like it’s never been worn. He also got 3 sport jackets.
We also got a new looking laptop bag for $ 5 w/​discount. My husband got a few wool scarves, plus a handmade wool scarf from Ireland. I got a bright blue scarf. They should have more wintery things like winter coats in mid-​late October, so we’ll be back.
There are NO dressing rooms, so next time if I want to try on pants I will wear biker shorts underneath. I had terrible luck w/​jeans, partially because they were all out of size order, but oh well.
Thanks Unique for Christmas in September!

Most Organized Thrift Store EVER!
The entire Unique chain is very well organized but this one is especially well put together. The clothing is separated by size and I don’t mean roughly, I mean exactly. They also seem to do a good job of determining what’s something I’d consider buying and what’s an absolute chunk of feces that I wouldn’t pick up with a Jewel bag wrapped around my hand. Some places don’t do that. I like that they separate the wheat from the feces.
Sometimes I actually enjoy the hunt and digging through the landfill of clothing other thrifts stores often provide… that’s were the real deals can be found. But just shopping without looking at garbage is nice too. Unique is perfect for a quick trip. Pop in, check sizes, browse some crappy household goods and bounce.
The men’s section is rather small but so is the store. On Monday everything is half price before noon. Good spot.

This place is good for furniture, books and kitchenware.
It used to be great for vintage stuff and toys, but now I never find anything worth buying in those categories. I found a commercial Carousel gumball machine for $ 10 there, but that’s the extent of «cool» I’ve found for the last 6 months.
The purses are a crapshoot. Sometimes you can find a gem but you have to paw through 800,000 denim purses from 1985 and a stack of Hannah Montana vinyl crapware to find anything.
The clothes aren’t worth looking through, most are used up, oil-​stained, torn, food-​stained or snagged. The prices are really high for this refuge of Walmart cast-​offs, some even higher than new.
I am TERRIFIED by the bags of loose tampons and pads for sale in there. Who would donate those? Who would buy them?
It’s good to visit during sale days, but go early or not at all unless you want to be caught in a stampede with trashy families full of uncontrolled children who are intent on throwing everything they look at on the floor.

This Unique used to be good. Then everyone found out about it. Now I hate it. It is overpriced, overpicked and overrun with crappy merchandise. Maybe I am a jaded thrifter who just knows the difference but when I see merchandise priced MORE than it was originally I really don’t want to explore any further.
With Unique’s you really have to be aware and not just buy everything like other stores because the prices have skyrocketed so much. They are outrageous with the new prices. This store is especially bad because the prices are outrageous for crap instead of outrageous for quality merchandise.

I have been to quite a few thrift stores recently and I had some pretty good luck here. My boyfriend and I have had to be super thrifty this year, so we didn’t exchange Christmas gifts. Instead he agreed to go here with me a few days before the holiday, which was the best gift of all since I love to shop! We ended up buying each other a few great thrift store finds! He got a few pairs of jeans for work and a really nice industrial work coat (he works in construction). He recognized the brand and told me it is normally twice as much! I got a few cute jackets to wear to work and a cheap purse or two! Merry Xmas, Unique Style! I really like this chain overall. You have to really look through the racks but you are bound to find something that is your style! It’s so much fun to find cool stuff AND save tons of money! I think I’m officially addicted now!