Beautiful — organized — clean and action packed! Wow — what a collection. Outstanding! Clothing, accessories, shoes & boots, & on and on. This place is a treasure. I believe it opened in 1979. Comic book collection as well. A must see & shop store when in the Twin Cities.
Esse T.
Tu valoración: 5 Minneapolis, MN
Love this place and the people. I have found some amazing pieces here that I continually get complimented on. I also enjoy chatting with the owner a passionate intelligent lady that understand what a fashion lover wants.
Tino K.
Tu valoración: 4 Minneapolis, MN
This store caters primarily to one specific genre of style — cowboy/rockabilly. Tons of Levi’s, cowboy boots and flashy belt buckles to be found here, and from what I can tell, all in pretty decent shape. I scored a sweet vintage Levi’s jacket here for my brother for Christmas. It was the exact style my Dad used to wear and my brother wore to pieces, so I was thrilled when I found him an exact replacement and in near pristine condition. I’ve only ever purchased accessories here for myself; they have some neat jewelry, purses and shades. The prices are pretty reasonable and its a convenient place to waste a few minutes if you happen to be wandering around Uptown. While the clothing selection doesn’t suit my tastes particularly, this can be a good place for some neat gifts.
Lorraine N.
Tu valoración: 1 Minneapolis, MN
They always have such a great display in the storefront-which drew me in… but once inside I couldn’t believe the prices they were charging for the western inspired merchandise. It is cool yes it is — and the shop owners seem to know it… they were not chatty or friendly either. So I looked but feel you should just shop e-bay or yard sales or thrift stores yourself and get a deal…
Joshua S.
Tu valoración: 3 San Diego, CA
I’m sure the«Uptowners» love pedaling over here for vintage clothes and stuff that was worn and sold a couple decades before they were born but not exactly my thing. The place was cool and they had an assortment of old stuff(magazines, biker coats, jewelry, boots, etc) but definitely nothing to drive in from the ‘burbs for unless you are in to 2nd hand stuff or searching for a gem somewhere out there. The people working there were friendly so no complaints there. Unless I’m ever searching for an old military coat to fit in up here or searching for an old Buffett record, I probably won’t be back.
Alexandra H.
Tu valoración: 3 Twin Cities, MN
This is a fun store to browse if you’re in the Lyn-Lake area because they have so many vintage goods – accessories, magazines, housewares, vinyl records, etc. – but I must say, I’m with Annie D. on the clothes: Meh. Last time I stopped in I almost bought a sequin clutch but it wasn’t in good enough shape to drop $ 15 on. Bummer. Drop in if you’re in the area, but don’t plan on leaving with a new wardrobe(see Rewind Vintage for that).
Annie D.
Tu valoración: 3 Minneapolis, MN
Corner Store doesn’t do it for me. I may have overlooked the jewelry case and the record room yesterday, but for clothes… meh. Mens rockabilly, Levis jeans, belt buckles and cowboy boots aren’t my style. If that is your style, you’ve found your secondhand home here. I probably would have given two stars, but last Halloween I went to every vintage store in town frantically looking for a plain red scarf(to complete my Mary Poppins costume) and they were the only place that had one. Props for that, Corner Store. I went in yesterday looking for a Mad Men-inspired cocktail dress — nada. They had some pretty(and pricey) dresses from the ‘20s and ‘30s and one cute sun dress in the window display, but the rest of the store didn’t have much of note. Especially in the way of Joan Holloway. Drats.
Christopher h.
Tu valoración: 1 Fairfax, VA
Expensive, boring vintage. Great for jeans if you still like Levi’s
Jillian C.
Tu valoración: 5 Chinatown, Manhattan, NY
I am still a loyal patron of the Corner Store and continue to find really great vintage jewelry and old vinyl among lots of other things. I wanted to add to my previous review that they also have housewares, awesome vintage aprons, and I got a gorgeous skirt suit that I wore to my last job interview(and got it!) I’ve also acquired a really great gold winter coat with a big warm fur collar that’s to die for. Don’t miss the section in the back where they have a collection of old 60s magazines/gossip rags that you could read for days — the stories and advertisements in them are priceless. My only complaint is that she once told me that she won’t sell her vintage lamps that are scattered around the store. It’s the only time I’ve left disappointed in three years of shopping there.
Jenny A.
Tu valoración: 4 Saint Paul, MN
This place is pricey because the owner specializes in a certain type of vintage and they have a killer selection within the world of rockabilly, western; the type of stuff that would be termed«VLV» on ebay. If you are a guy and you wanna go Swing dancing and you need to get kitted out this is the place to go. If you want to find Vintage Levis in your size and don’t want wade through endless racks of 550s at Savers and Goodwill then this is the place to go. If you a gal looking for that occasion cocktail dress that just has to be killer, then this is one of 5 or 6 places to go. Not my favorite, but if this were in LA people would be trampling one another to get to it.
Zachary S.
Tu valoración: 4 Minneapolis, MN
I hadn’t been in here for years, but being chronically early for things, we had some time to kill before the Bryant Lake Bowl Unilocal Elite event lastnight. So in we went. I was dubious, but there was some really quality stuff! Lots of vintage tennis shoes and of course, hats that are too small for my enormous head. and jeans. no, I didn’t try to put those on my head too, but I did go so far as to suggest to J that the skirt she tried on might fit better if she wore it upside down. Thankfully she was in a good mood and didn’t accuse me of calling her fat, which she isn’t.
Kathy C.
Tu valoración: 3 Minneapolis, MN
This is a decent place to get vintage clothing, but it’s kind of overpriced and the owner seems like kind of a crab. They are pretty selective about what they take in, so you don’t need to do a lot of digging. I for one, like Tatters a lot more. But if you’ve got the money and not a lot of time it’s a great place to find old Levis, cowboy boots etc.