Designer Exchange

So, I went there with my fabulous coach and Fendi goods. They were put behind the glass case and on display because i have great stuff! It was my first time consigning. They went through the rules. Sounds good. I was delayed on a great vacation but had my due date to retrieve my goods on 8÷24÷15. In fact its still on my computer front and center. I called from Canada and the lady said sure no problem! I will write in «the notebook» that you called. Just come on in when you return. I get there and my goods have been «donated»! Which in short means I made no money and my beautiful unused designer goods are gone!!! I was pissed off! Im still pissed off! No money was givin to me and i guess the «notebook» had none of the notes about my call! Really? Come on! This place is a complete rip off!!! Ps. Every lady who was there the day to consign was elderly including the staff (no offense just a fact). My stuff is new and trendy, not suited for this place. Never again will I be robbed.
*In response to the owners comment: My Coach Shoes were NOT damaged! That is a complete lie! You know that you do not take damaged items! Another reason not to do business with Designer Exchange. They lie too!

This is a good Consignment shop if you are looking for a designer handbag. However, their inventory of higher end clothing is not as expansive as their downtown location. The staff was super helpful without being pushy.

The Designer Exchange really seems more suited to an older (50+) clientele, but they do have a good selection for the amount of space they have and the area in which they do business. I saw a couple of pieces from Armani, Versace, Prada, etc, but they probably had more pieces from Chico’s than anything else. The higher end items tended just a bit towards the flashy/​tacky side — but that is what would generally sell in the Tampa Bay Area. The prices were generally good, and they also had a number of sales racks. I will stop by again since I did see some good quality basics here and there; but only one or two items really stood out in the evening and formal wear sections as the overall feel there was shiny and conservative.
To sum up: it’s worth a visit for those who enjoy consignment shopping, although I cannot speak on the actual consignment process itself.

I have to agree to an extent with the above review. Their attitude seems a bit snobbish and they act as though they are doing you some kind of big favor by taking your clothes, purses, etc. Also items seem to take a long time to sell as they price them high. I go elsewhere now with my closet cleanouts and get a much quicker turn around and more money. ⁶⁰⁄₄₀ is too much in their favor. It should be the other way around.

What a bunch of rude, stuck up DIVAS working there, talking down to people!
Ladies, it’s a consignment store you work at – you’re not ‘By Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen’. You are in sleepy little St. Petersburg, not Rodeo Drive, and you’re a small-​time CONSIGNMENT store, not a high-​end/​high-​rent enterprise.
Get over yourselves and show some respect to your customers, without whom you’d have no ‘stuff’ to REsell and no store or job either!