Huntington Collection

Contrary to Unilocal posted hours, they’re not open on Saturdays, except the last Sat of the month (according to their phone answering directory). Very inconvenient hours. But what the hay, it’s for charity and volunteers help run it! No complaints here.

I shop at the Huntington Collection weekly. Prices in the main store are consistently high and I rarely ever buy. The volunteers can be and usually are not very helpful and unnecessarily snooty. The Annex on the other hand is full of great bargains and nice vintage items. The volunteers/​employees in the Annex are helpful, knowledgeable, and cheerful. I enjoy shopping there and have purchased many items.

Extremely rude and snobby old ladies work here. Some of the clothing and shoes are nice, but not worth the horrible customer service.

Just about everything is overpriced in the boutique in front. Vinyl LPs $ 2 flat, a generic suit that goes for $ 20 at Goodwill is $ 55 here.
However, the annex is where it’s all at. The old people behind the counter don’t put on airs (the people in front sometimes do), and kind and friendly. Excellent selection of great furniture that I don’t need and didn’t buy. LP selection tasteful and affordable at $ 1 a pop back here. Got a nice album, Ella & Louis Sing Porgy and Bess!
A place definitely to come back to!

BEDBUGS beware! I I purchased a dresser here. I cleaned it. It was dirty. It smelt funny but whatever. Everything was fine until I saw a bed bug run across the top of the dresser 5 days later. I later found a dead bed bug on top of dresser corner. Upon further inspection, I found bed bug eggs in bottom drawer and feces in all drawers. I called the manager because the sales man (unsure of his name) said he won’t let me return dresser. Betty, the manager, said that she didn’t like my excuse for wanting to return the dresser. Well, I don’t like the reason either!!! I don’t want an infestation in my apartment. I took pictures and now have to deal with disputing charge and small claims. I don’t know if my other furniture is infected. I called another employee to find out if they spray for this issue and the answer is no. Betty had told me they do (right). I also wanted to say that I asked the employee if they had bed bugs there and he said not that often meaning they do get them.

Probably the most expensive thrift store I ever set foot in.
Ok, someone should re-​categorize this store as a boutique. Yes, everything is secondhand, but they’re all in extremely great condition and there are some crazy high-​end brand names to be found.
Venturing in looking for some chairs to furnish my new place, all I found were furniture priced well over $ 300 and a used Hermes scarf for $ 350. Definitely not what I expected, but it was a fun experience! The ladies working were very friendly and greeted every customer and the whole place was impeccably clean!

I just want to say that the Huntington Collection is a great place for luxury finds. Need to go check out the Annex where they sell al the old furniture.
Every last Thursday, thy stay open until 6pm… and every last Sat of the month, they’re open to sell all the furniture in the annex 50% off, which is a steal. Antique, modern, mid-​century. you name it. I really don’t want to expose my secret furniture place, but I should share the wealth.

The Huntington Collection is great! I have been going there for several years now and will continue to return. There are fabulous finds there, the furniture is classic and always in good condition.
The clothing line is limited but always the best in quality.
The staff is friendly, helpful and very professional.
Thank you to all who make Huntington Collection possible.

The annex is great especially on Thurs. ½ price on stuff up to $ 50 bux last time I checked.
Once a month they have a great sale.
Many antique shop dealers go there hint hint.

I paid my first visit to the Huntington Collection a few days ago and was for the most part very impressed. They are much of a higher end thrift store then Goodwill or Salvation army, they have a nice selection of antiques all of which have been properly appraised but sold at for less money then they would in an antique shop anywhere else in Pasadena. If you are coming here looking for bargains on run of the mill furniture you will probably be disappointed, but are looking for good deals on antique pieces, I would check this place out! I went here looking for a rug for my living room and I was pleasantly surprised to find a nice selection of antique rugs. I bought a 19^th Karabaugh rug for $ 375 plus tax. When I got it home and did some research, it turns out this gorgeous rug is worth a least 10 times what I paid for it… for antique hunters I would check out their annex as you are more likely to find better deals in this area of the store.

We just moved into the area and were looking for some used furniture. All old-​people style, and the stuff that was Crate & Barrel or more contemporary was all on consignment, which means that no discounts apply. I think that a lot of people who sell their stuff on consignment are out of touch with market demand, often pricing things way too high. The prices on consigned goods usually come down if they haven’t been sold for a month though.
Ambiance was nicer than Salvation Army Thrift Store/​Antiques. They also have a place around the side with a lot more furniture. You never know – you might get lucky. We didn’t, however.

Still just three stars.
Had the chance to revisit since I was in the area for work — apparel selection completely geared toward an older crowd (at least their women’s selections). You would be hardpressed to find anything on-​trend at this store; I would say most clothing items are about 40+yrs off-​trend. Example brands that I saw on this latest trip: coldwater creek, j jill, st johns bay,. you get the idea. I did find a brand-​new talbots skirt for work tho.
Book selection not that great. They have a fair amount of housewares but theyre borderline antiques.
Prices still above what I’d expect to pay at a thrift store (anything more than $ 1 for a paperback book is a rip-​off).

Alright, I agree with the previous reviewers in terms of the clothing. Bear in mind that this is a consignment shop with women hoping for cash. Think of the population who are the donors here, and you will walk into the Huntington Collection with a good idea of what to expect from the clothing and the shoes.
Being a seamstress, I shop for textiles that I can adapt to other purposes. Here I was lucky to find some panels of dotted swiss that I will transform to bedroom curtains. I wasn’t expecting to find something like this here. The panels were displayed in a section with some other what-​not textiles.
One of my good friends recommended the furniture selection here, knowing that I was shopping for smaller pieces. Not that I found furniture, but that was fine. I shall return when I have the time to stop.

I went here to look for vintage clothing and that was a mistake. Things were so overpriced. A very ragged shirt from Abercrombie was 20 dollars!!! Another old tanktop from h&m was priced at 25. With these ridiculous pricings on cheap clothes, I am not visiting again. They had some cute Ferragamo pairs but their condition was not mint at all!

Like any thrift store, the stuff you find can be hit or miss, and it’s also about timing.
I had heard about this place for years and finally got around to going on one of their sale days. They hold a sale once a month and because I went on a sale day, I wasn’t expecting much. I expected it to be totally picked through, but I was pleasantly surprised.
If you’ve slogged through other thrift stores, for a sale day, this was better organized and I found some great furniture pieces. Sure, the prices are higher than I would like to pay, but the quality of the furniture was also much better than most. I included a photo of a beautiful Chinese piece we found there. It was in great condition and reasonably well priced considering that era of furniture making when there was no metal work used, not even in the hinges of the doors.
I definitely wondered who decided the prices on some items that seemed extremely overpriced, but again, all things considered, for furniture, it was worth heading over there just to see what they had.

I found the main collection dated and not especially appealing. The few things I liked — such as the Reed and Barton china set — were exorbitant — nearly $ 1000 for the set. The annex is cheaper, and more aligned with my taste. I would only come here for furniture. There are far better sources for books (Crowell Public Library bookstore) and clothes.