Cecile’s

Outrageous pricing on the furniture. It reflects resale pricing not thrift store prices. Tsk tsk. Greed will kill you every time. The clothing store was cool.

I would recommend steering clear of this store. The prices are outrageous. I just saw a partial set of spring blossom cinderella mixing bowls on «sale» there for $ 49. They printed out an eBay ad where some seller tried to sell a complete set for $ 74. They tried to make it look like therefore it’d be a great deal at $ 49. Here’s the issue, that seller had all 4 bowls in great condition. They only had 3 bowls in okay condition. Also those sell online (full sets!) from $ 30 – 65. Anyone trying to get more than $ 65 for ALL 4 bowls will have a hard time selling it.
So this store pretends to help new collectors while giving them bad information and pushing the prices up to a ridiculous extreme. Stay away. This is deceptive and shady.
A partial set should cost you no more than $ 35. Someone is selling these exact bowls for $ 10 on etsy. $ 49 is taking advantage of new collectors. Buyer beware.

These people are scammers and treat their customers very rude. I went with my mom and they treated her very rudely and dismissive when she simply asked a few questions. & when I had brought in a lot of clothes for consignment, after they had selected a few I told them that I wanted to sell them for 20% (as is stated on their web site!), and a woman said that ‘we’re not selling today”. I was livid! I took time to select clothes, hang them on hangers, drive there, take everything in and wait! All to be blown off. They hope that you just consign with them (instead of sell for 20%) and forget about your clothes. Don’t worry Cecile’s owners/​persons working there, me and lots more customers now, will forget about your store instead :)

I had good initial experiences selling here (reason for 2 stars instead of 1) but my last experience was ridiculous. — [note: this review is referencing an event from July 2014. Been meaning to leave this review for a while…]
I came to collect 3 expensive dresses (or my payout if they had sold). They were unable to find an invoice for or return ²⁄₃ of my dresses (a beautiful, silk dress I wore once and a brand new $ 500 evening gown with tags on it) and rudely told me to come back another day so they could look for it. So I did, and brought clothes to sell as well. They hadn’t looked for my dress, even though I corresponded with them about this before coming, and seemed frustrated that I was even asking. So she (Cecile) tried to write me a small check that would cover the cost of maybe 1 average dress. As opposed to 2 expensive, in-​style dresses. I inquired, obviously. She made me wait for 30minutes while she angrily went through the clearance racks, saying it must have been moved and something about me being wrong about something, eventually gave up, and then started to write me another check. I asked her to explain the amount to me, because it sounded like she was shorting me ~$ 50 based on the values we had discussed, and I wanted to find out who was mistaken. She got really pissy, refused to explain any further, gave me back the clothes they had said they would be buying, handed me a check with that amount deducted, and walked away in a rage before the issue was resolved. Even though THEY are the ones who lost MY dresses, and therefore either still had them and could sell them later or already profited off of them. When she stormed off I had one of those moments where I was just standing there like «What the hell just happened?»
I also really hate the appointment-​based set up at this place. It’s inconvenient and does not save time.
Milk them for what you can on instant-​cash sales, but NEVER trust this dump with real consignment items. You’re better off with Sandy’s or eBay.

I’m sorry. I don’t care if this place is consignment, high end, or whatever you call it. I see the same stuff at the Goodwills. I bet they even buy from Goodwill to resell it.
The furniture prices are OUTRAGEOUS. I had bought a similar piece of craigslist for a third of the price they had it listed. And the art/​items they sell? Again, I can pay less than a third of the price at one of the Goodwills. Also, I have looked up many an item and see that you can usually buy it less on eBay (glass is usually more expensive since shipping fees, but, sometimes it isn’t.)
I’ve only been a handful of times but, everytime I went, there was only one or two other people there in their ‘consignment’ shop. There was never anyone in the furniture building when I went.
The people working didn’t really offer to help me find anything, either. It’s like they expected you not to buy anything. I asked the price of some paintings that were not marked and they said they would call me about it. They never did (which, to be fair, they didn’t have to but why make such a big show about it?)
I just see the same stuff at Goodwill. I own some of the same stuff there that I didn’t even pay a buck for and they have it at $ 20. 2 for $ 1 at Goodwill but $ 20 a piece at Cecile’s. Vintage doesn’t always mean worth something, people!
I would like to note that the consignment/​items/​clothing building is kind of dark and old looking on the inside. Could do with a better layout or something. The dressing rooms are a joke because there’s art everywhere– I could barely move around in one.

These (ancient) women bring new meaning to the phrase «lie, cheat, and steal.» They’re some of the most loathsome individuals I have ever come in contact with in my entire life. Avoid this place like the plague!

Cecile’s is one of my favorite stores in Gainesville. There are so many amazing unique and/​or vintage things to look at. I’ve found tons of awesome things for my house, along with some great accessories. I could spend hours in this store. I almost forgot to mention that there’s a super chill store cat, which is an automatic win in my book!

I don’t understand why this place has such poor reviews! It is a consignment shop, not a thrift store, so of course the prices are a little steeper. The selection of clothes is great, you just have to dig. Of course there are clothes for older women, older women run the shop! I and many of my friends have found great vintage dresses for under $ 30 which is a steal for clean vintage with no damages. Also have found great handbags, jewelry and knick knacks. And now they’ve got furniture next door! Love it here.

Tim & Ted are great guys ! They used to own a used car lot and closed it down. It’s probably because they’re too honest & took exceptional care of customers after the sale. I got a used cat from them back then & Bill the Cat has been problem free for 10+ years! The point is that they are very trustworthy & honest!

I honestly would give it no stars! They have nice stuff but extremely over priced for used and damaged goods. It’s utterly dirty! Dresses were around thirty and I’ve been going to all the thrift stores and they’re about 5 – 10 everywhere else. The place is dusty. They have small vintage luggages for 25 and I bought one 3X the size at another store for 5.00. The staff was so rude to me. I asked her if it was final price due to the high price on something 20 years old used and broken and she said yes. I said that’s unfair! She said I was rude and I need to dye my hair meanwhile other customers walked out after she said those things. I’m an attorney with my natural hair color. I don’t find that respectable at all. I do intend to call the better business bureau!!!

This shop is horrible. The staff consist of a bunch of complacent old ladies who are not friendly at all. The shop is full of old women clothing and kitchen ware that is of no use. This is why most of the items sit on the shelves with dust forever. The place is just stuffy and full of very unfriendly staff. There are many WAY better shops in Gainesville. I’d pass this one right on by :)

I’m a clothes-​obsessed 20-​something living on a grad. stipend so I buy my clothes almost exclusively second hand. and often. Now that I’ve lived in Gainesville for a year I feel I can weigh-​in on the most worth-​while thrift/​consignment store and I surprised myself by choosing Cecile’s which is arguably the least targeted toward my age range. I always find something I love and will actually wear. I usually try things on and dread looking at the price tag but I’m only ever surprised by how reasonable the prices are here. They must be super picky about the quality of the clothes you can consign because every single thing looks new (I also assume they do some of their own washing/pressing.no way everyone brings in a pile of perfectly ironed clothes). The store is well organized and the racks are never over-​crowded. They also maintain the most reasonably-​priced and actually wearable collection of vintage clothes I’ve seen in town.

Cecile’s is a rockin’ consignment/​thrift store near Ward’s. Sometimes I feel like I just have to go in when I drive by, seeing the colored glass in their window with the sun hitting the bottles just so…
They are in the same area as a bike store, so if you miss it, look for the bikes outside…
I went to Ceciles when it was near Thornebrook and have been coming to their «new» location for a while now. I like their selection of vintage clothes the best of any Gville thrift/​consignment, though I have only bought one shirt. Sometimes you can find something good during their dollar/​half-​off sales…
I have bought shirts, dresses, a California Raisins boxer shorts (new in box), a beer glass, an antique medicine bottle, and vintage spice tins from here. Prices are reasonable to downright cheap. The owner is very sweet and approachable.
If you haven’t tried i out and like the 70s feel, go here to see if anything floats your boat. There is cool stuff here a lot of the time.