The Annex By Opitz

Fellas! Listen up. This place is not only for ladies. Guess what? They got us covered.
The Annex is next door to Opitz and has its own parking lot. Compared to Opitz, the Annex is like the younger goth sister who only shops at co-​ops, rides her bike everywhere and sneaks out her window at 14 with her fake ID on hand.
One thing you have to bring here is patience. You will definitely be scouring racks and racks of mostly items that are beyond repair in hopes of finding something absolutely awesome — and you will. One of my best wins here was a Rag + Bone dress shirt priced at $ 325 originally and marked down to $ 5. FIVE FREAKIN’ AMERICAN DOLLARS Y’ALL. So yes, there are huge wins to be had, again, just practice patience
A majority of the rips and stains that you will run across here are not so easily mended so make sure you check the tag for the flaws listed and buy at your own risk. To me, this the challenge I most enjoy (it’s the competitive Gemini in me). But I’ll spill my secret: I have the best Tailor in town. So if I feel an item has life to it — I pull the trigger. Worst-​case scenario is you’ll end up donating it to the Goodwill (tax write-​off anyone?)
DISCLAIMER: They don’t take returns/​exchanges. Check everything out, don’t get excited and just throw it in your bag.
p. s. If you have a lady friend with funky feet, you know, when one foot is a 5.5 and the other is a 6? Yea? Got one of those? Guess what? They’ve got HUGE sales on half-​size shoes for ladies only.
Happy Shopping.

I know how to sew. I own a sewing machine. I am crafty. However, the possibility of finding anything good here is so remote, that I think its a complete waste of time. I have been here on a numerous occasions, yet I have never found anything worthy. I tried. I am sure someone some time ago found something amazing here, and that how the fairy tale started, but in reality, its yucky and most of the clothes is way too damaged to even be worth $ 5.

Be forewarned, if you don’t have an operational sewing machine or an expert at stain removal, this may not be the best store for you. These are rejected clothing items from name brands, but more power to you if you find a hidden gem.

Way too much damage to fix these clothes even for the discount.

I mostly buy stuff here to add to my craft projects: since all the clothes/​bags here are damaged, you can get one for a buck and remake it into something else. But again, only if you are into crafting like me:)

I’m all for hunting though loads of crap to find a good bargain and I’m even open to slightly damaged items in order to save a ton of money. The Annex, however, is for those looking for scrap material or who are seeking a «derelique» look a la Zoolander. The clothes here are so damaged it’s sort of unbelievable that any of them sell, even at $ 3 as most are not remotely salvageable.
They do had a nice selection of mismatched shoes with different sizes for left and right feet. If you have different sized feet, this store actually might be a great option for you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even bother.

Are you crafty? Do you know how to sew a button, mend a tear or spot a stain? Then is the the place for you! Most of the items are not that badly damaged and what’s nice is they have a tag on each item the circles where the damage is on the item so you can find it quickly and see if it’s something you can work with.
I remmend this place for any kind of costume as you probably won’t wear it again and it doesn’t have to be perfect. Also a lot of stuff you could layer something over it and hide the offending defective part. And if your crafty or even have the slightest idea how to thread a needle I’m sure much could be fixed.
I bought a black and grey ombré scarf here for $ 10 and I’ve still yet to find anything wrong with it… it’s beautiful!
Top Tip! If you have different sized feet… like one foot is a 6 and the other is a 6 ½ you will be in heaven here… Tons of half sized off shoes all under $ 5!

The Annex is like Optiz’s scrappier, party girl of a sister, who keeps on keepin’ on even with bumps and bruises and torn stockings and stains all over her shirt… and maybe a missing shoe.
It’s an outlet for an outlet.
If you don’t mind scouring racks and racks of mostly items that are bruised beyond repair in hopes of finding something absolutely incredible… come here. As I mentioned in my older review, last spring I found a drool-​worthy $ 300 Parker dress missing maybe six easily replaceable sequins and it was marked down to $ 50. FIFTY BUCKS.
Most of the rips and stains that you will run across here are not so easily mended (check your merchandise thoroughly!), but I will gladly play this game of hide-​and-​seek again and again if there’s a chance of finding another treasure like that dress.
They don’t take returns, but one time they did let me return a pair of leather gloves I bought without realizing that they were two left-​handed gloves. I realized it while I was getting into my car in their parking lot, so that’s probably why they made the exception.