Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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A needlessly thorough first impression of the Chicago thrift scene... with ratings because that's more fun.
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These are just my assessments of the stores I visited based on one visit.... but I'd love to hear from Chicago locals who hit these stores all the time! Did I get it right?

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0:00 - A REISSUED Thrifting Guide to Chicago
1:21 - Rules for ratings
2:01 - How I chose which stores to visit
4:02 - How I'm rating these stores
7:00 - The Restore
10:26 - The Salvation Army
13:44 - Rebuilding Exchange
16:08 - The Brown Elephant
19:57 - Village Discount Outlet
23:21 - Unique
25:39 - Mount Sinai Resale Shop
29:40 - Goodwill
32:12 - Thoughts on clothing
33:57 - My BEST and WORST Thrift Stores revealed
36:18 - A few honorable mentions

My favorite stores for clothing:

Crossroads Trading Co - crossroadstrading.com/location/chicago-north-milwaukee-ave

Buffalo Exchange - buffaloexchange.com/location/wicker-park-chicago

Belmont Army Vintage - belmontarmyvintage.com

Belmont Army (different store) - belmontarmy-wp.com

Richard's Fabulous Finds - richardsfabulousfinds.com

2nd Street (Lincoln Park location is better I think) - 2ndstreetusa.com/find-a-store