Ragstock Stores

Not allowed to shop because I refused to let them hold my bag while I did so. My medication I need to survive as well as my wallet are in my bag. Not everyone is a thief and if I was I wouldn’t be stealing from the appropriately named «rag stock»

My friend and I were going to an 80’s party and the other thrift stores we started with were a little too authentic (we are children of the 80’s!) so we bought our entire costumes here: neon, fishnet gloves and shirts, legwarmers, those plastic braclets we used to call f&$# braclets, a huge hair bow, long fake pearls. Very affordable.

I have shopped here a few times for shirts. This is a nice place to find used and vintage clothing, mostly shirts.
This place has an impressive selection of shirts, pants, accessories and other types of clothing. The most impressive is their shirts. About half of their selection pertains to younger and/​or the stereotypical hipster crowd, which is not a bad thing. There is also a good selection for people around my age, late forties. I have also had good luck finding clothing for a couple of themed parties I have attended, 60’s themed and 80’s themed.
The employees are friendly and helpful when I need help. They appear eager to please their customers. They have been great at carrying a good conversation during their slow times. A couple of them have been great at suggestions they may have for a particular look I may have. I am not the greatest fashionista in the world; therefore, these employees’ advice came useful.
The employees appear to have a good eye on cleanliness. Therefore, I feel comfortable walking in there. My only complaint about this place is that there have been moments when their clothing has been cluttered and not arranged like they should be. For this reason, there have been visits when I have had difficulty finding what I was looking for. I think that having an employee walk around and look for these details periodically will fix this problem.
When I am in the area and looking for some good shirts, I will continue to keep this place in mind. I feel like I can count on them to have a good selection of what I may be looking for.

First of all this store is a chain. Second this store is the worst one I’ve ever been to, I used to go to the one in Chicago and could always find something super cheap this one is just a joke. Its always crowded, The layout makes zero sense. It’s impossible to find anything less than $ 17 which in my eyes is not a thrift store.

This is my go-​to store for any sort of costume that I’m looking for, and I usually find exactly what I need. The store can feel a little cramped because all the clothing racks are very close together, but if there aren’t too many people browsing, it is just fine. They also have a large selection of base items sometimes necessary for costumes, like any color tank top, skirt, or metallic booty short you could possibly need.
They also have good seasonal selection of Halloween type costumes, and tons of ugly Christmas sweaters.
You can also get 25% off one item if you bring in a picture (like actually printed off) of your pets.

Read up party planners! Ragstock is the best place to spend your money on clothes, hats, and accessories that you’ll likely only wear or use once. (Photo booth, ayyeeee.) Here are the random things that I’ve bought from there within the last several months:
–Obnoxiously large sunglasses.
–Mardi Gras beads in every color.
–Neon colored fishnet arm-​things that supposedly died in the 80s.
–An atrocious wig that resembles the hair of a Jersey Shore bro.
–Ugly hats covered in pink sequins.
–Creepy masks similar to the ones worn in the movie Eyes Wide Shut.
I’ve never tried on or considered buying the clothes from there –since they’re not my style– but I’m sure thrifters can find an excellent deal.
This Ragstock doesn’t get all the stars, since there’s a lingering stench of plastic –similar to Toys R Us– that makes me nauseous with each visit. Still, great props can make a photo booth, and that’s why I’m a fan.

The clothes at Ragstock aren’t always the highest quality, but they are cute and they are cheap.
They also have quite the costume collection, so look no further if you have a theme party coming up.

Need a Halloween costume before Wednesday? Ragstock probably has something you could wear.
Costumes are really the only thing for which I’ll make a special trip to Ragstock. Like, I’m having a Jareth-​related, David Bowie-​wig emergency or can’t find a 1920s cigarette holder or I require an ugly prom dress.
On the non-​costume front, they do have plenty of merchandise. Unless it’s in the vintage sections of the store and happens to be an awesome find OR it’s something like mittens or weird sunglasses, I don’t really pay much attention. I don’t trust the quality of the new stuff — it’s mostly tacky and cheap. But it’s Ragstock, so I give them a break because they save my costumed butt multiple times per year.

There are some great things to be had at Ragstock but… with a huge asterisk. You can’t trust their clothing quality. At times, the quality is downright shoddy. One of my dresses I got from there already has fraying after only two uses o.o. This is a fairly common occurrence amongst ragstock merchandise. Make sure to *check* every single seam so you can verify that there are no damaged seams before you even leave the store. Otherwise, happy rummaging!

Ragstock came through for the Zombie Pub Crawl. I was able to conveniently pick up my wristband at the Uptown location and received and additional 20% off my purchase. It was supposed to be used for our Zombie costumes, but I brought my dad along for the ride and he got himself a sweet vintage-​inspired hat and mustard colored jacket for the Unilocal’s Drive-​In party that night.
I didn’t get a chance to check out the old location, but the newer location is on the ground level and two doors over. It was kind of small but the place isn’t crowded. They had a decent selection of Halloween costume stuff and great hats, jackets and dresses for theme parties. The only problem is that prices have gone up. The jacket and hat were $ 13 after rebate. I remember a day when that probably would have been the price or lower without any coupons. It’s still affordable though.
Check them out! The customer service is great too!

Ragstock is a great place to go if you want to acclimate yourself to the «hipster» look, find a unique Halloween costume, find a sweater for an «ugly sweater» party, or if you are simply bored.
The place is rather large for a vintage store and is neatly organized by clothing style (e.g. Cosby Sweaters). This organization helped me find a Halloween costume in no time… Thank you ADD store owner.
Only downfall I’d say about this place is that is smells like «Grandma’s attic». So as others have noted before, hit up some Claritan before walking in to check things out.

Ragstock used to be the place to go if you needed cheap, trendy clothes. I mean, it used to be kind of on the same level as a Goodwill or Salvation Army without being as smelly/​questionable. Part of the reason Ragstock is/​was able to offer such great deals is because – just like any other thrift store – the merchandise is composed of mainly donated items or consignment items that the store payed next-​to-​nothing for.
As «vintage» and «retro» clothes remain in style, Ragstock has caught on and has started to cash in on the benefits. Remember when a t-​shirt featuring a cute, cuddly kitten cost only $ 2? Right. Now here, especially in Uptown, that same shirt is gonna run you $ 10-​$ 15. Old man cardigans? That’ll be $ 15. Ratty pants from the 70s? Yeah, $ 20.
It’s pretty disappointing how the quality of the merch has stayed the same (or gone down, even) but prices just keep creeping up and up. Soon, this place will be just as affordable as the American Apparel or Urban Outfitters down the street.
But that’s uptown for you, I guess.

It’s like they want to confuse people that don’t normally shop here. but their outlet store (or Clearance for all you Target shoppers) is at ground level, to get into the REAL store you have to go out, to your right, and down a flight of stairs into a loud basement full of pierced ‘hotties’ and clothing racks.
It can be a bit much to get around down here at times… typically it is because the clothing racks are pushed together in a way that makes it difficult to walk, but my friends… that is just benefit to you! The more racks of clothing they stuff down there the more AMAZING finds you will get out of here!
I always love shopping down here, because my work clothes are really expensive… and for some reason I can find literally the same clothes here, for pennies! (not literally… but you know what i mean).
I would like to note that it may be a good idea to take your Allegra/​Claritin/​Zyrtec before getting here… it tends to be… dusty.

Great place for browsing. Also good for buying — good used, oh wait «recycled» as they say, clothes. I can bet you’ll find at least something you want and usually at a good price.
Excellent for Halloween or any other costume needs.
If you have bad allergies, beware, mine always act up here — dusty/​musty clothes and allergies = not friends. So I guess when I said great place for browsing, I mean on a day when your allergies are doing alright — don’t go in if you already feel like you want to tear your face off from itchiness or if your head feels like it might ‘splode from sinus pressure…
Employees are always helpful and nice — and frequently cute.

When the urge hits to dress up as a zombie bride, there are only a few places ready to help. Ragstock had a selection of wedding gowns for the discerning lady zombie.
For those searching for a wider range of zombie wardrobes, Ragstock can meet those needs, as well. Think zombie doctor, zombie choir member, zombie Golden Girl … don’t forget the zombie cheerleader and zombie football captain for those special zombie couples.
Ragstock is the perfect place to express your personal sense of fashion and your appreciation for the living dead.

Christmas Sweater Vest party, Valentine’s Day corny couple outfit for ProEx photos, Zombie Pub Crawl jacket to get all bloodied up (Hershey’s syrup fake blood)… all of these fun times were made possible with Ragstock. Thank you! I wish you were in LA. We miss you :\

I’ve been in this place a million times, and have walked out with a purchase about 20 times, 10 of those being for Halloween! I love this store, and stop in 99% of the time that I am shopping in Uptown, but I rarely find anything I can’t live without. My most recent trip was particularly pleasant, however. I walked out with 2 super funky retro looking sunglasses for $ 5 a piece. It was humorous to listen to the sales girls chat about Prince, which they had playing in the store. It was funny listening to these girls talk about him with no knowledge about him what so ever! I guess it’s to be expected when the music they were listening to came out before they were born. Gave me a good chuckle any ways!

I found a pair of Calvin Kline’s here for only $ 8. After going to Urban Outfitter around the corner, it was nice to descend down to Ragstock and find a score. Nothing against the hipsteratti youth, but when was the last time $ 8 got you anything at Urban Outfitter?
Only thing against Ragstock is that they don ‘t sell men’s shoes, and yes the music at Urban Outfitters was in fact better (but not by much). Shopping here made me miss the ol Dinkytown location, but oh well.

My aunt took me here for the first time when I was thirteen. This store is awesome! Cool vintage gear of all different styles from many eras… Good shit, never boring! I got a flapper dress and a fifties cocktail dress and a bunch of vintage tees for my cousins here.

Man I love this place! They have the greatest assortment of random clothing you could ever wish for.
Not only do they have jeans/​tshirts/​etc for way less than what you would pay at a department store, they also have cool stuff like Japanese baseball jerseys and silk kimonos.
Scrubs, old prom dresses, recycled vintage wear etc.
I have a friend who used to work at their warehouse and he has RACKS of clothing.
I recommend washing everything you buy there before you wear it, simply for the fact that you can’t be sure of anything’s past.
Other than that, come prepared to dig and subsequently find some cool stuff.