Once Upon a Child

I love being thrifty and finding good quality used items for a good deal, but I was surprised at some of the pricing. There were several new items with the tags that were priced at retail price. Even though they had the tags, it’s still expected to get a better deal on the item at a consignment store.
The store is clean, easy to walk around in, and the staff was friendly. They do have a large selection of clothing and baby items such as bouncers and walkers.

I wish I could give this place more stars. I love the idea of shopping consignment for my kiddos, but this place makes it way too difficult. It is absolutely packed to the max with so much stuff. Walking through an aisle takes some ninja like moves just to keep from knocking down an entire clothing rack of stuff. I wish they were a little more selective in what they accept… or get a bigger store.
Also, I’ve sold stuff here for years and what you get is pennies compared to what you paid for it, but oh well. If I’m taking it there it is usually to get it off of my hands and I’m never expecting much. But be forewarned that if you have plans for the money you think you’ll get for selling your items, plan small… very small.

ZERO stars! NEVER take your clothes to be sold at this place! I took 6 bins of almost all Gymborre and some Justice– hardly worn & several still had price tags.- all nicely folded, all sorted by sizes, sorted by dresses, skirts, pants. They wanted to offer $ 2 a piece AND had thrown all the clothes they didn’t want by shoving them in random bins and wadded everything up. When I asked to speak to the manager, they said the manager or owner was not there. I got her name and will follow up. yet wanted to give all of the parents out that have nice clothes & those that take hours of time to do what they ask to clean, fold, press, and sort… they have NO RESPECT for your clothing and offer next to nothing– so trust me, it is a waste of your time and I highly encourage you to take your business elsewhere.

TURN AROUND!!!
I love consignment shopping for my 2 year old son, but this place is a HOT MESS!!!
First off, it looks like they take in EVERYTHING that comes in the door! You can hardly breathe in there with how much CRAP you’re surrounded with. They need to be more selective in their buying process. IT IS WAYYYYY TOO CLUTTERED– even for a consignment store.
Now the Roswell store is definitely worth the drive! I’m contemplating on saying that because I don’t want to share all the treasures I find there! GREAT clothing, GREAT selection, and there’s room to walk around without feeling like the walls are closing in on you!
Skip this OUAC on Barrett – go somewhere else!

My husband and I brought a fair amount of clothing to sell, only to have most of it turned away because they don’t have enough space. What they did buy from us I was OK with — something is better than nothing, right? I also like that you have the option for cash or store credit.
My issues with this store are the employees and the physical space. We have visited this store 3 times, and each time we have received rude service. Employees acted bothered when we asked for help, and no one has ever greeted us when we entered. I guess we should have learned our lesson the first time. The store is incredibly small and very difficult to maneuver in. For a children’s store, it’s very inconvenient to bring your children. Also, each time we’ve visited it’s incredibly hot inside. If you do visit, I highly recommend going first thing in the morning to shop (when it’s not packed) and sell your items (so you can get the process over with in a reasonable time). We’ll be checking out other OUAC stores from now on (and hope they have different owners).

This is my one stop baby shop! I don’t even get all the negative reviews about this place. The store is a bit cramped but that is my only complaint. They have amazing gently used baby clothing at really reasonable prices. I am particularly a huge fan on the ten for ten dollar onesies. I found a like new arms reach co sleeper at this location for 60 bucks which is a fraction of the cost of a new one. The staff is helpful and nice granted they don’t greet you when you come in the door but its because they are crazy busy. I would totally recommend this place to all of my Mommy friends. Paying full price for new clothes is silly when they constantly out grow it.

I stopped in here to pass some time with my 10 month old. I thought the prices were okay… not great. For example, some Gap boys jeans for $ 8.50 with the tags attached. Not too terribly bad, but I get better deals at gap when combining my discounts and my gap card. We need a second crib for my mom’s house and they had a very nice DaVinci crib that seemed a couple of years old, but they wanted $ 220 for the crib alone! I laughed, because I bought my DaVinci crib brand new at target on clearance for $ 85 last year when my son was born, so there is no way I would spend that on a used one. I did buy Chase a little grocery cart for $ 8, which I thought was good, although it didn’t come with any of the «groceries» that normally would.
Despite the reasonable prices, I thought the customer service was horrible! No one greeted me when I walked in the door, and with the ding it makes and the fact that there were four employees standing there at the counter sorting items, there really is no excuse. Not to mention, I had one of the women squeeze by me while I was browsing and she didn’t bother saying a word. Needless to say, I probably won’t go back into this particular location again but would try the Roswell one!

This is a place were you can buy or sell your kids old clothes they make it easy and hassle free. There selection in clothes and toys is always in good cleans condition for a good price.

Used them only as a buyer: Although they claim to pay 25% — 40%, we only got ~ $.78 /​item (for over 200, pretty high quality items for them to look through). The price in the store was $ 6 (That’s ~13%) for a comparable item of comparable quality and comparable condition. Also, the associates either need math lessons or they lied to us about how many items they took, as both times we took stuff in the items indicated purchased were less than how many they actually took.
They seem like sweet folks, but this isn’t worth it. Sell at a garage sale or give to Goodwill for the full $ 6 — at 30% tax rate you’re way ahead and you don’t have to launder, sort and organize it all.
Very similar experience at Tadpoles in Kenn, although made a little more per item there — am writing a review for them also.

My wife sent me in there and admittedly, I didn’t know much about what I was looking for, but the staff was very helpful. I was able to get in and get out with what I needed and my wife didn’t kill me when I got home. We were able to sell some of our son’s stuff that he couldn’t fit anymore, and i was able to purchase some really cool stuff.

So I’m typically a bit weary of used anything. Something about the idea of someone I don’t know having worn my «new» clothes kind of makes me cringe, and I would especially feel the same way when it came to my kid’s clothes. All this considered, I found Once Upon A Child to be extremely clean and well-​organized and I could tell they kept high standards for the clothes they accepted in their store because a lot of it looked brand new and many even still had tags.
They had a huge selection: cribs, strollers, diaper bags, and other accessories in addition to the clothes, and all at the low-​cost you’d expect from a consignment type of store, but with higher quality merchandise. I found several good-​as-​new name brand items at half the price, which is great since they grow out of them so fast. Once Upon A Child allows me to get the best without the guilt and without having to explain to my husband why I spent so much on stuff my kid’s will wear for just a few months. :p
Another thing I was impressed with: I usually picture disorganized heaps of clothes that you kind of have to dig through to find what you want at these places, but OUAP was EXTREMELY organized and categorized neatly by gender and size.
As a previous poster said, the staff was very friendly and willing to help. Gina, the owner, makes you feel like you’ve been friends for years. There’s also a little play area for children so you don’t have to feel rushed, like you have to get out before the next toddler outburst since the play area keeps them pretty occupied. It’s an easy, relaxed experience shopping here and I’ve already recommended it to all the other moms and pregnant friends I know!