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September 2024 by Joy Valentine
These people are ABSOLUTE RIP-OFFS!!!
I gave them a jacket made by Escada on March 7, 2023. (this review is being written August 24, 2024) I never heard from them again.
After about 6 months I called and got the manager (can't remember her name, Wendy?) who said "give it a little more time to sell." I've called about FIVE times since then, have left messages each time AND NO ONE HAS EVER RETURNED MY CALLS!!! THIS IS SHOCKINGLY UNBUSINESSLIKE, NOT TO MENTION ILLEGAL AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO RISK SOMETHING SIMILAR YOU KNOW WHAT NOT TO DO!!
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March 2024 by Mees Wah
Affordable consignment shop for brand name items.
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March 2024 by Rosalie “What Are You, A Cop?” Oak
On one hand, the aggressively upper class aura of this shop hit me stronger and more aggressively than the sickly sweet scent of hundreds of pounds of garbage when I worked in a dining hall bakery, and would routinely bring kitchen trash down to the loading dock. On the other hand, I did feel like I had learned a great deal about the world by the time I walked back out the front doors.
Being a white USAmerican, I never before knew how cultural appropriation felt. Walking into a shop named "Recycled Rags" only to find that the cheapest piece of clothing I could find was $60, and the average price was around $200 did, however, endeavor to alleviate me of that ignorance. I know Corona Del Mar is a bougie area, but I must convey to you, that if you put the word "rags" in your title, your entire inventory *cannot* consist of items costing as much, if not far more, than a healthy family of six spends on their weekly grocery trip.
The immediateness with which I realized I had made a grave error upon entering what I thought would be a higher end but still affordable consignment shop, which then instead revealed itself to be a rich woman's misinformed, light roleplay of being low(er) class, made my head spin - not unlike the beloved character Daffy Duck in the hit kid's show Looney Toons. If I'd wanted to mingle with people who routinely earn more money than I've ever owned at one point in my life, I would've snuck into a yacht club pretending to be the sixteenth in line to the throne of England - NOT visited a shop which, I cannot stress enough, is named "Recycled Rags".
Is this place some kind of honeypot trap to lure in humble, working class rubes like me, only to spin them like a top for their own amusement? Are the owners somehow unaware of how utterly misleading the name of their shop is? Or perhaps, are they aware of their misnomer and are simply playing their silly game of pretend that their lives are the same as the peasantry, who have to pass their old garbs between each other to remain clothed?
All these are questions I would desperately like to be answered. But alas, they shall remain a mystery to me, as I am beyond certain the only way I would ever receive a true answer is to somehow join their ranks and conduct an undercover social investigation. For now, I can only hope my review will stand as a warning, protecting others like myself from making my mistake and exposing themselves to a world of sidelong glances and condescending grins. To those of you who belong to this social world so alien to me: I wish you a happy life, blissfully unaware of the real world around you. To those like myself, I pray that we both shall find better places to scrounge for our pleasures and modest indulgences, away from the gentry and in our safe, comfortable warrens.
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February 2024 by Rosalie Smith
On one hand, the aggressively upper class aura of this shop hit me stronger and more aggressively than the sickly sweet scent of hundreds of pounds of garbage when I worked in a dining hall bakery, and would routinely bring kitchen trash down to the loading dock. On the other hand, I did feel like I had learned a great deal about the world by the time I walked back out the front doors.Being a white USAmerican, I never before knew how cultural appropriation felt. Walking into a shop named "Recycled Rags" only to find that the cheapest piece of clothing I could find was $60, and the average price was around $200 did, however, endeavor to alleviate me of that ignorance. I know Corona Del Mar is a bougie area, but I must convey to you, that if you put the word "rags" in your title, your entire inventory *cannot* consist of items costing as much, if not far more, than a healthy family of six spends on their weekly grocery trip.The immediateness with which I realized I had made a grave error upon entering what I thought would be a higher end but still affordable consignment shop, which then instead revealed itself to be a rich woman's misinformed, light roleplay of being low(er) class, made my head spin - not unlike the beloved character Daffy Duck in the hit kid's show Looney Toons. If I'd wanted to mingle with people who routinely earn more money than I've ever owned at one point in my life, I would've snuck into a yacht club pretending to be the sixteenth in line to the throne of England - NOT visited a shop which, I cannot stress enough, is named "Recycled Rags".Is this place some kind of honeypot trap to lure in humble, working class rubes like me, only to spin them like a top for their own amusement? Are the owners somehow unaware of how utterly misleading the name of their shop is? Or perhaps, are they aware of their misnomer and are simply playing their silly game of pretend that their lives are the same as the peasantry, who have to pass their old garbs between each other to remain clothed?All these are questions I would desperately like to be answered. But alas, they shall remain a mystery to me, as I am beyond certain the only way I would ever receive a true answer is to somehow join their ranks and conduct an undercover social investigation. For now, I can only hope my review will stand as a warning, protecting others like myself from making my mistake and exposing themselves to a world of sidelong glances and condescending grins. To those of you who belong to this social world so alien to me: I wish you a happy life, blissfully unaware of the real world around you. To those like myself, I pray that we both shall find better places to scrounge for our pleasures and modest indulgences, away from the gentry and in our safe, comfortable warrens.
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February 2024 by Joyce Snyder
This is the most UNPROFESSIONALLY ran businesses I have come into contact with in my years (40) living in Newport. It's the location and rarity of what the store offers that keep any customers coming in. I will not
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October 2023 by Abi G.
Snobby, crabby. No thanks. Smoking around clothing, smokers voices, jeez, get some class!
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October 2023 by Spencer Blair
Waited outside the shop until 10:15am this morning before I just left, so I guess update your hours.
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September 2023 by Laura L.
AVOID AVOID AVOID. I dropped off scarves (Gucci). They didn't sell and when I went to pick them up, the tags were cut off?! I asked what happened, and why and they said they didn't do it. NONESENSE. They are totally careless with consignment items. Staff was unhelpful, refused to take ownership.
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April 2023 by Cia Romano
Possibly the least friendly consignment in a friendly town. I keep forgetting that only to remember when I return yearly. Suspect it’s because I don’t look typically OC. On Que Style and Bellísima were much friendlier.
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April 2023 by Debbie L.
Very nice staff and beautiful items to choose from. Many designer to see and in very good condition
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December 2022 by Hk G.
I would leave 0 stars if I could. I bought a used chinchilla coat from them for $2100 , which I found out that week from MULTIPLE furriers that it was in fact not chinchilla but a fake chinchilla fur using dyed rabbit fur to look like the real thing. I brought the coat back and they refused to give me a refund. If these people are selling fake chinchilla coats I wouldn't trust any designer clothing that they're selling either. Don't get ripped off by these people, go elsewhere.
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November 2022 by Sabina Gibson
Great store!!!!!!
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July 2022 by Alex R.
Awhile ago, I was strolling around Corona Del Mar with my boyfriend. He has been in a casual hunt for a new suit. Recycled Rags had an incredible Canali suit. Built piece with an accompanying Canali tie. Highly recommend stopping by. Plus, the staff is incredibly kind and helpful. Overall, has a few great finds with good people to help you.
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June 2022 by Jules W.
Vera runs a fantastic consignment store, and I enjoy seeing the new arrivals in the shop windows! Recycled Rags adds so much charm to Corona Del Mar!
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June 2022 by Jovan D.
Very nice workers! Cant wait to come again! The workers were helpful and quick to navigate me towards the right items
