Suzanne O’Connor’s Bargains LA

Armani Wells

This Valley staple has been selling higher end men’s designer apparel for 60%-85% below retail for over 15 years. Catering to entertainment industry insiders, owner Claudia Wells selects only the best in higher end apparel. Using her discriminating taste and cutting edge fashion sense, she quickly pulls unique items for her clients and helps them develop their perfect look

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Discovery Shops

These resale shops have a better selection of quality donated new and used merchandise in clothing, jewelry, home decor, handbags, housewares and furnishings at savings of 40%-80% below original retail.

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Lucky You Resale Boutique

All of us have a special source we haunt for deals. Lucky for us, there is Lucky You Resale Boutique.

This hip, real world resale boutique offers savings of 60%-90% on contemporary trendy apparel for fashion hipsters who wants rock bottom pricing on resale designer apparel.

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Silverlining

Love a great fashion find at a bargain? Then you’ll adore The Help Groups’ Silverlining.

This cool resale shop carries better designer clothing, both new and gently used for men, women and children at 60%-95% off original retail. Really! Designed to be student training center for the Help Group. Everything is donated and then resold to fund various programs the Help Group runs for children with special needs related to Autism, ADHD etc.

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Ampersand Resale Boutique

New resale boutique, Ampersand is a terrific little addition to the shopping scene in the Larchmont area. This neat little “indie” boutique has hipster style upscale designer dressing 40%-65% off the original retail.

Their well edited designer women’s shoes, handbags and clothing selection is in mint to near mint condition and will have you cheering at the divine pieces found here.

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Bella Home

On a recent trip down into the OC, I got a bit lost.  So I pulled into a small corner shopping mall so I could double check the directions off my phone. When I looked up, I noticed a sweet little shop called Bella Home Thrift Shop. It was so cute, I just had to pop in to see what it was about.

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Children’s Orchard

New and used apparel for children. Savings of 20%-40% on new apparel, usually overruns or liquidations. Nice presentation of Infant through Pre-Teen apparel in good condition with some furniture, toys, book, videos.

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Childrens Resale Stores

Shopping at kids resale stores when my daughter was little was a real budget saver. She had a great wardrobe and we didn’t have to spend much. Even now at 13, we go in to our local store and I let her pick a couple of items. I used these stores to pick up books, videos/DVDs, shoes, furniture… anything I may have needed at real budget prices.

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Encore Nouveau Boutique

Valley bargainistas have a “new on the scene” women’s resale boutique, Encore Nouveau. Not quite your typical resale boutique, this cute, cutting edge, fun boutique is filled with a well edited of women’s designer resale, vintage and new designer samples at 40%-80% off the original retail.

Across the street from It’s a Wrap, you won’t find the upper crust of designers. Just stylin quality fashion designer duds at super affordable pricing.

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Entre Nous

This small resale boutique packs a serious punch with real deals on real couture women’s apparel. Gucci, Versace, Marni, Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Diane Von Furstenburg, Richard Tyler, Missoni, Badgley Mischka, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and more grace the racks and shelving here at 40%-75% below market prices.

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Fashion Therapy

You can’t imagine my delight when I found Ethel again in her new resale store Fashion Therapy in Santa Monica. I was just out doing my researching thing and decided to stop into this cute boutique with the catchy name. As I entered through the back door, that warm friendly face greeted me with a hug. What a surprise.

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Kids Gallery

One of the ways Moms everywhere have learned how to get the biggest bang for their buck at children’s resale stores. Normally filled with gently used clothing, books, with some furniture and some toys, it’s rare to find a kids resale boutique that is stuffed with more toys, strollers and gear than clothes. But that’s exactly what so cool about Kids Gallery in Anaheim.

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La Belle Armoire

Mom taught me to buy the best quality I could afford… the problem was I rarely could afford the best quality in anything. So I started haunted resale clothing, furniture and appliances stores, occasionally buying the best quality and style for far less.

So when I walked into La Belle Armoire in Costa Mesa, I knew immediately I had fallen into a gem.

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Magnolia Commons

This recession has changed some shopping destinations for the better. Cool, funky vintage stores along with antiques stores and consignment stores are popping up all over Burbank lately. New on the scene is The Magnolia Commons.

Technically it’s a women’s and gents resale store. But unlike other stiffer consignment stores it has a cool vintage / classy vibe to it that compels you to shop for one of a kind treasures.

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Once Upon a Child

A larger resale store with a terrific selection of cribs, furnishings, toys, strollers, hi-chairs, books, bedding and apparel from infant to size 12. Good selection of labels from boutique brands to department store. Savings are 50%-85% off original retail

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Rewind Recycled Fashion

A well organized vintage resale boutique with savings of 50%-70%.  There are no over stuff racks with old clothes. Just a well edited selection of clothing pieces from the 1940’s to today at some really great pricing. Everything was mint or near mint at pricing that was at least 50% off original retail.

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The Mint Fashion Exchange

Some recommendations are better than others. So I jumped on the opportunity to check out a Simi Valley resale boutique. The Mint Fashion Exchange offers Simi Valley bargainistas a great source for bargain shopping for better quality brand name and designer clothing in mint to near mint at 50%-85% off original retail

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