Wings Resale Shop

Love the brands and the sales!

I called an hour before their posted hours said they closed, only to have an extremely rude person pick up the phone and cut me off mid sentence to tell me they were closed.
She didn’t even let me get out a sentence! Obviously people skills are not her forte. I won’t bother visiting.

I have shopped at all three Wings Locations during the past 9 years among many other resale shops in the Chicagoland area and Southern Wisconsin… so needless to say, I’ve had some experience. I have never been treated the way I have at the Niles and Palatine location than anywhere else I have shopped — ever. Unwelcoming, unfriendly, and interrogated at the register when attempting to purchase an item. I tried to buy a used bag (it was already priced at 34.99) and when I brought it up to the register, it was literally grabbed from my hand by the manager (the Manager of all three resale locations… good lord!) and I was questioned «Where did you get this!» «Who priced this!» I felt like I was committing a crime, BUYING and spending my money to support this cause. She wanted to mark the item up and said if I didn’t want to pay her «NEW» price I could buy it elsewhere, or she would sell it somewhere else… what does that mean? Wow, really embarrassing. Where do they get these people?
What a shame for WINGS. This organization somehow doesn’t have the resources, the time, the CLASS to hire appropriate people who are more trained at least to behave in a more professional manner at the resale level. I Will not be shopping there any longer. Good Luck, hopefully Wings can wisen up and get a clue.

I’ve been meaning to give this place a go since it was opened because of the great cause it supports, but I never had a reason to go to thrift-​type shops… until now.
I am moving into a new place that is bigger then my last and not taking any furniture with me. Instead of trying to furnish a place with all new things, I decided to go the cheaper route and buy second-​hand everything then replace with nicer items periodically.
This place has AWESOME furniture! I was sad that I just bought a couch from someone on Craigslist because they have wonderful couches. They are of good quality and condition, and are very resonably priced. But the couches aren’t what I was most impressed with. They have these heavy, solid wood dressers and buffets that are on clearance: $ 25-​$ 30. OMG! I have to have that buffet. It’s near mint condition. I plan to rent a truck and grab it later today. Hope it’s still there! Fingers-​crossed!!!
I have only been thrifting for about 3 weeks, and I am hooked. I never shop the clothes, but I have found some great kitchen and furniture items here. I will definitely be back to keep my eye out for the perfect kitchen table.

The store is clean and well organized, However my treatment at the cashier was horrible! The cashier that rang up my order took away one of my items claiming the price was wrong (it was ticketed with the same price Twice!) and all but accused me of switching the tag (both of them!) Her attitude was condescending and altogether unnecessary. I Will never go back to this store, I shop at thrift stores all the time and I have never been treated this this.

I always donate here. It’s a great cause. Now that they’ve spruced up the place, it’s much more browsing friendly and attractive. It looks like they have a lot of good stuff too. I didn’t have a chance to look around, but what I could see was nearly retail quality stuff.
Parking lot is awful and counter-​intuitive. Giant yellow concrete block in the most inconvenient place.

I support the Wings Retail Store for many reasons. The store provides support for homeless and abused women. Diane the manager, and all the staff are very friendly and extremely helpful. I once needed a formal dress and shoes for an event. With just hours to spare the wonderful staff helped me select a beautiful Dress (Nordstrom sale tag attached to this garment) and matching shoes … how awesome is that!

I like thrift stores/​resale shops A LOT. So I visit my favorites pretty regularly. This is one of them.
I LIKE Wings for several reasons. The biggest is that the store provides support for homeless and abused women, and that’s something I can totally get behind. The staff is very friendly and helpful, even when I wander in right before closing. Here are a few more reasons:
1) Good furniture. The only thing that stops me from buying more is the size of my car. (I’m limited to what I can cram into or tie on top of it.) If you like quality wood furniture, you should definitely come check out their selection. So far, my best «score» was an awesome wing-​back chair in outstanding condition. FYI, you can have them hold your purchase till you can return with a larger vehicle.
2) Excellent clothing. The regular clothes are in good condition and sorted by size. They’ve also got name-​brand and high-​end brand names. You get what you pay for, so the prices are in between a thrift store and a consignment shop, but the quality is very good. (However, the mens’ section is pretty small compared to the ladies’. The kids’ section seems large too, with quality stuff.)
3) China sets. This is one of the few stores I’ve seen that actually has complete (or nearly so) dinner services. Some of them are everyday plates, some are fine china.
4) A large book section. I regularly find recent releases here. They’ve also got DVD’s, audiobooks and computer games too.
They regularly have sales. Be sure to get on the email list, because there are periodic events that are cool. I went to the grand re-​opening this December and it was a lot of fun. Raffles, refreshments, discounts and a free T-​shirt!

I managed to locate a crushed velvet painting here. So this place gets a thumbs up in my book. They are not trying to be overly hip, but they aren’t run down. Its clean, organized, and decent. Nice place.

I’ve been here once and I gotta love what they do. It’s for a good cause. I prefer to donate here. I have bought one thing from here (Slutty, clubby top) and almost bought other things. They have a lot of stuff and it’s fun to search through it all!

I have been to the Wings Niles location and just love them. I have gotten evening dresses like Vera Wang, leather boots and shoes and some cool pieces of small furniture. I love their charity and what they do with the money so they are always my first pick for donations. My friend and I shopped their one day and she walked out with 6 cutest blazers and jackets! anyway… as with anything retail… it is a hit or miss. They also have daily discounts and a frequent flyer card. You should check it out as a definite.

Pros:
Great cause– as mentioned by others, WINGS provides social services to women and children affected by domestic violence. So, you can feel good about shopping here. (Extra star for this!) Also, the volunteers who work here are very helpful and kind and seem to really appreciate the customers.
Like Kathy R. said, it’s a big space and it’s very light and bright in there, so you don’t feel like the walls are coming in on you. Also, it seems very clean– I mean, the clothes are not the hippest around, but they’re clean and in good condition. The stuff is also pretty decently organized, so you don’t have to dig through piles to find something good.
Diverse selection of goods– toys, books, housewares, furniture, along with men’s, women’s and children’s clothes.
Cons:
As mentioned above, the clothes are pretty dated and it’s pretty hit or miss on finding something. Still, it’s worth perusing if you’re in the neighborhood– I saw a woman walk out with a brand new Pop Culture DVD Trivial Pursuit game as I came in (if only I had gotten there first!)

As a thrift store, it is hit or miss, but its profits help homeless and abused women which alone earns four stars. It is a fairly big space, so you don’t get the claustrophobic feeling from the cramped quarters in some other resale shops.
I think this is definitely a place where you have to come early to get the best pick. On my last visit, the one item I would have snatched up in a heartbeat — a Gucci purse — was… in another customer’s basket. Damn. I haven’t had much luck with garb for me. The womens clothes haven’t proved very designer-​oriented. But I always find nice things for my toddler. I think each item was $ 2; an incredible bargain.
They had an interesting selection of toys — I saw a set of the original Colorforms (which they don’t make anymore). And in the wayback machine, I saw a Gone with the Wind board game. It was obviously vintage and, if you were a GWTW fan, an amazing score. (for $ 2.00!).
The cashier gave me a coupon to use on my next purchase, and gave me a genuine thank you for coming in. I’ll make it a regular haunt — but I’ll make sure to go early.

I have to agree that as thrift stores go this one is quite decent. Most city thrift stores economize their space by filling up on clothes and small housewares, WINGS is different. Out in the ‘burban sprawl they have room to spread out so their store has great offerings of furniture and books.
Other pros about WINGS is that many of the larger items, such as furniture, have scheduled price tags, so you’ll know that that $ 45 chair will be $ 30 next week, even though it was originally $ 60 two weeks ago. For a thrift store, they can be a bit pricey, but you are probably paying for the cleanliness and organization of the store, something that often is unheard of in thrift stores. Also, they are open on Sundays, if you are planning a trip out to Hadassah to same day.

WINGS helps homeless and abused women and children by offering integrated services that meet their needs for shelter, education, guidance and support. This resale shop, down the road from Golf Mill, is set up to help raise money for this organization. They also have two other locations in Palatine and Schaumburg.
Decently sized store, crammed full of pretty much anything you could want. Clothes, toys, electronics, furniture, jewelry, household goods, you name it. Pretty hit or miss though. One time I was there and could have easily dropped $ 100 on stuff — yesterday when I went I spent $ 1.63 on 2 cookbooks.
But hey, isnt that the thrill of thrifting?