Childish Things

Consignment is the way to go when buying gifts for children – they outgrow things so quickly!
The staff here is lovely, lovely! They helped us find a great selection of gifts for a ‘dinosaur’ themed birthday party we are attending. We could have spent 30 minutes looking around aimlessly, but the 2 women working had a selection of options for us in less than 5. Exceptional service!
I do like that they have both consigned and new items. Some things you just want to buy new and they understand that here. No pressure either way!
My only tiff with Childish Things is this: it’s a little expensive for a consignment place. Other reviewers have mentioned this and I agree with them. But the awesome service well makes up for it.

I thought this store was great! After reading the negative comments on here I was a lil worried, as I am on a budget. However, I was able to find multiple items that were in *great* condition for very reasonable prices. NO, this is not the Salvation Army of baby stores. But you can find really nice, good quality brands for reasonable prices. If you want 3 sparkling new onesies for $ 10, go to Walmart. If you want beautiful little dresses that were originally $ 30-​$ 50 marked down to $ 10-​$ 15, this is your store! I was thrilled to find a used baby carrier that I’ve been craving for less than half of the cost that you can find it online! They also have some really lovely new items (hand made cardigans, organic cotton onesies…) that are a bit pricey, but might be nice for a special occasion if you can afford them :) I will definitely be returning to this store!

I have been shopping at Childish Things since I was pregnant 13 years ago. I enjoy shopping here because it is not like other consignment stores, that often have a funky smell. Childish Things only excepts clean clothing that is in good condition which is one aspect that makes shopping here worthwhile. I can count on finding clothing in good shape that doesn’t have stains. The prices are good for second hand and the frequent shopper card brings items down in price even further. The lighting is great, items are well organized and they even have a great supply of new toys and puzzles that make nice birthday presents.
The staff have always been genuinely friendly and helpful. They are happy to put your name on their wish list for items and always call when they get something in you are looking for. In addition, when they realized how much my son loved sharks they would point things out for me that he might like. While standing at the register the other day, I was looking around and realized that it feels like a nice boutique but doesn’t come with the sticker shock when you hear your total.

The ladies running this business are clearly unhappy. They are rude, inconsiderate, and not helpful at all. There are plenty of options in Boulder… I would highly recommend going ANYWHERE else.

Pay brand new prices for used clothing! The woman who runs this store clearly needs to retire. I think she’d like to run a high end boutique and has forgotten she sells used children’s clothing. Yesterday I was there and witnessed her turn clothes down from a woman she had told she would buy if she took them home and washed them. This lady was furious, as was another mother standing next to her, and is nearly every woman I mention this store to. I can’t believe they are still in business. Especially when Once Upon A Child is only 15 min away in Longmont. Nearly everything Childish Things won’t take, they will, and they give you more money and have a much better selection of clothes, toys, and everything you can think of for babies and kids. The owner’s expression tells you immediately how unhappy she is. I think it is that they have forgotten to acknowledge how much work it takes to bring this stuff to them only to be turned away. I have almost stopped going there but they are so close it’s seems like I should try. But then I see the ridiculously high prices for used clothing and laugh. $ 69 for a used snow bib? I could do better at Costco or a sale at Naartjie! Can someone else in Boulder open a reasonable kids consignment store? This place is absurd.

Childish Things is great! Our daughter is a week old, and we’ve found everything we need for her there.
The staff is expertly trained in diapers and can give demos, and they even looked up a YouTube video for us to explain a particularly complicated stroller.
The clothes have all been under ten bucks an item, which has been great too. I appreciate not having to sort through 20 year old junk that’s probably been recalled at the thrift stores around town.
I saw lots of one star reviews complaining about the store: maybe Childish Things has turned over a new leaf, or maybe those reviewers were just colicky.

After reading reviews that really weren’t that Great ! I thought I would go see for myself, Big Mistake!!! I was there for 30 min looking at extremely overpriced clothes and toys. Never once did someone greet me or ask if I needed help! It was not busy! When I did decide to buy something, I went to the register to pay there was two people before me waiting as well ! After 15 min the people in front of me went to ask for someone to ck them out! Not only is it not worth your time or money and the gas from driving from Erie !!! I know it’s BOULDER, but come on really you don’t need to treat customers this way !!! I would rather go to once upon a child ;-) It’s to bad you can’t give — *

Even though the staff are friendly and the store is laid out nicely, their children’s clothing is consistently overpriced by 20% — 50% versus competitors in the Boulder area. I’ve found higher-​end clothing and better used items at other consignment stores. Perhaps their rent is too high, but I will definitely be shopping elsewhere for my daughter’s clothing and baby items.

I love Childish Things. I took off one star for the prices, but for most of the brands they sell, the prices are actually great — compare them, for instance, to buying Hanna Andersson stuff used on eBay. I’ve found HA stuff at Childish Things that is practically brand new and in the $ 8 – 15 range. No, it’s not practically free and you do have to choose carefully or you’ll spend a mint. But I haven’t found a better source for high-​end kids’ clothes and shoes in great condition. Now that my kids are older (elementary school) the clothing selection is pretty limited, but I still stop in periodically. They often have ballet slippers, tap shoes, and soccer cleats too.
I haven’t consigned there, so have no experience with that. No problems with the customer service. Maybe it isn’t extremely attentive, but I actually like that – I hate to be greeted the second I walk in the door and would rather take my time and just wander around. I’ve been going there regularly for 7+ years.

Walked into Childish Things on a detour to Casa Alvarez (next door) and was surprised by the amount of amazing clothes that they sold. They had a large selection of children’s/young adult clothing — including winter coats and nice dress shirts; the amount of overalls were overwhelmingly amazing. Though the prices are a little high, they’re almost worth it because the condition of the clothing looked almost brand new.
The customer service is what I am here to Unilocal about. It was amazing and for this reason, I will hopefully encourage others to give this place your money. I’m not sure if it is a local shop or a chain, but it definitely seemed to have a local «mom-​and-​pop» feel to it which is also a plus.

I’ve tried, repeatedly, to shop at Childish Things and am consistently disappointed. At this point, they have lost my business. The new things they sell can be purchased elsewhere at a competitive price and their used things are consistently over-​priced. Most recently, I tried to purchase something and they had lost the consignment information so couldn’t sell it to me. It took them about 20 minutes of looking to finally tell me this and they were SO RUDE about it that I haven’t been back. I also stopped trying to consign there long ago; not worth the effort. And I agree with another reviewer’s post about the staff. They are young, disinterested, and generally rude. They don’t seem to like or care about kids or customers. I’d much rather go to Shop Kids over in Longmont.

I like others found this shop to be extremely overpriced. They did have some good brands but not a huge selection of maternity clothes (literally only a few small racks in the entire store) in very limited sizes, which is what I went looking for. That being said, I was able to get a diane von furstenberg wrap shirt for about a third of what it would cost new and a dress by ann taylor loft that was about half the price it would be in the store. Both were in like new condition so I justified it, but I really think used clothing should be cheaper than this. Though maybe I am just cheap. I also noticed a lot of their children’s clothing seemed to be overpriced — a plain white short-​sleeved onesie I picked off a rack for example was $ 8. I don’t care what brand it is, a onesie, used, should not cost that much. They did seem to have a huge selection of children’s clothing, cloth diapering supplies, and toys/​equipment (strollers, swings, etc.) but when I took notes on prices and went home to compare to «brand new» prices later, I found most items were only marked down around $ 20 off the new price. Not my favorite consignment store in the metro area, but does have some nice brands if you are willing to pay. As others have mentioned, shop is very clean and well-​organized also.

This is by far THE BEST consignment shop in the denver/​boulder area! ALWAYS quality goods and higher end labels. And, you need not sift through loads of cheap rubbish to find it. Its all clean. Pressed. I will agree with all other reviewers that this place is overpriced. BUT– all of the area children’s consignment stores seem to be. At least this shop has weekly sales (each week, 2 colours of tags are chosen to be 50% off!) and, I have been to a sale they had where everything was only $ 1! I think that taking all these things into consideration, it is the best one I’ve found in the Boulder/​Denver area. (Ive been to a lot. Nearly all of them, actually) They have higher end labels and everything is in good condition. I love this shop. It is clean. Well organised. And NOT overcrowded. I think the prices are fair for the quality. Especially with the sales. I ALWAYS find bargain’s and never feel I’ve overpaid.
My favourite in ALL the Boulder/​Denver area!

Like the other review, I find the clothing to be extremely overpriced. Used Target brands should be 50% or less than the original price. I find better brands for a few dollars at Savers.
However, I LOVE the staff and atmosphere. It’s bright and cheery, kids can play and they have an awesome variety of products for a little shop. I was also able to buy all of my cloth diapering needs (new) and the saleswoman was very helpful in telling me the differences between all of the brands. I ended up with GroBaby, Bummis and Snappis.
*Also, their location has moved and the photo on Unilocal is not current.

Not for me! I will have to agree with PP that this store is overpriced, but my main complaint is no XL. I am not talking about Plus size, just XL in general that is sold in any maternity store.
They had a crib (not the color I wanted) I just looked at in Babies R Us that was $ 329 (in the color I wanted) and they had it for $ 239. Is $ 100 enough of a savings to buy a crib that is used and you have no history on with obvious signs of use? Not to me but maybe for someone else. I am not sure if it came with the mattress that was inside it, if so that would make it a better deal.
I checked out clothes. Carter’s clothes is often on sale at Babies R Us, TJ Maxx, etc. so the actual retail tag is not a good indicator of the value of the clothes. THey had a pack of new onesies (4 of them) (retail tag stated $ 24) for $ 15.95 but I just saw them on sale in a retail store (maybe not exact same print) but for $ 10.
A cute onesie, with a stain was $ 7.95, it was cute but still!
I didn’t see a swing, but they did have a few bouncies and strollers but I didn’t price them.

It is true that Childish Things is pricier on average than other consigment shops as a shopper. However, the payoff is less junk to look through (their merchandise is always seasonal and in very good shape). And I’ve also found some great deals… Hanna Andersson, Gap, etc., especially for the littler kids. If you use their punch cards you can get 15% off regularly priced merchandise.
I really like consigning there because they allow you to pick up what doesn’t sell, and because you can make a reasonable amount of dough. based on the way they price. Easily twice as much as Once Upon a Child. I drive up from Denver!

This is the Hot Spot for all things cool and kid-​friendly – lightly loved and used items reused and recycled. Take your kiddos’ old toys and lightly worn clothes there to consign and use the balance in your account to bring home new toys and gear. If you’re expecting and on a budget, check this place out before you register – you can find everything from cribs to baby carriers and lots of great baby clothes for a fraction of what you’ll pay at the mega-​stores and you might be slightly less overwhelmed on entry… The only downside is that some of the used clothes are not that much cheaper than you can find them new, but there are some great deals, and the gear and toys are often MUCH cheaper. Moxie Moms get 15% off of non-​sale prices.