Animal Traffic

It is important to know that the Annex will not accept returns. They will only provide credit for exchange. I bought shoes but then found other shoes that fit better 20 minutes later, and the owner would not except the return. If I had worn the shoes, I would understand, but the shoes had not been taken out of the box. I won’t be returning to Animal Traffic or the Annex.

The staff here have no idea what they’re talking about when it comes to treating and conditioning leather products, especially shoes. It’s just another pretentious overpriced boutique shop in Portland full of BS. I picked up a $ 10 item to then exchange it 2 hrs later for an $ 8 item. They then proceeded to give me a handwritten $ 2 credit in their store. I asked for my $ 2 cash back and they said they don’t do returns. Well, since they sell a bunch of overpriced junk my $ 2 is going nowhere. So, they practically made me pay $ 10 for an $ 8 product. They hurt my feelings deep inside. That’s what I get for taking my money into the heart of Portland poseur paradise. Never again!

Love this store, one of my favs to visit when I’m in portland! I haven’t found much in the way of clothing but they have great accessories by local designers and really cool shoes, I just recently bought a pair that are handmade in Peru by a new company who was just funded as a kickstarter. It’s a great store to find unusual items and brands. Price point are not cheap but I think it’s worth it to have a unique piece that you can wear for years. Plus the staff is really cool and friendly, not pushy at all

So much style!

On the outside, this store looks really adorable, appealing, and hip. However, once you start actually perusing through the racks and notice the inverse relationship between quality (low) and price (high), the appeal of the store quickly slips away.
Have you ever been to the bins? This store is basically a curated bins. Although I guess most vintage stores or thrift stores are basically a curated bins. Well, the prices here just seem so absurd for the quality of clothes. Most of the clothing here is made of polyester or a cotton with stains, and that’s missing buttons and whatnot. Yes, the clothing is stylish, or at least looks stylish from afar. My extremely skinny (size 0) roommate found really cute vintage boy scout shorts here once, and they looked fantastic on her, but I am unfortunately not a size 0, so the stylish, vintage here will not look as good on me as it looks on its hangar.
This store has a pretty large selection of boots, if you are in the market for a pair. I’ve closely inspected (tried on) a few pairs here before, and it looked like they took better care of the boots than they did of the clothes. A pair of vintage boots there were in good condition, and I could tell they were recently polished and re-​laced. They also sell very expensive backpacks… but that’s a whole other story. Gosh cute backpacks are just all the rage right now and the skyrocketing market rate just proves it. Animal Traffic, we will not be crossing paths again.

AT is a bit of a wash. If you like the NW ranch/​logger look you may feel fairly blessed to come across such a store that just happens to curate to that exact style. However, the prices are much too expensive, especially considering how you could just find them for half the price in any amount of consistent thrift shopping. Factor that into the rumor mill about the management and store policies and maybe you’d rather just not go in? I’ve bought some overpriced pendleton from them and they’ve held up well. Large men’s selection, not always the case for the niche thrift stores. More second hand items then the downtown location.

I had an issue that I posted about yesterday in regards to the return of defective merchandise. I emailed the owner and was received a rapid response and a fix of the problem. I was hasty in judgement and had the problem rectified. They allowed me to exchange the Hershel pack that was defective with a new one. thank you very much. I recommend.

I’ve been coming here since they opened, and this is still one of my favorite vintage shops in Portland. And being a northwest girl my whole life, I like the western style they focus on, but also like that there’s a smattering of new and 80s/​90s stuff too.
Prices aren’t thrift-​store cheap, but still reasonable, especially when they’ve curated a great selection of clean clothes. And they buy clothes too! I think I’ve made most of my purchases here in store credit. The owner and staff are always super nice, even when they have to tell me there’s too much dog hair on the clothes I’m trying to sell (which is my bad anyway… but hey! Known that you’re not buying hairy clothes!)
My only wish is that they had more vintage ladies «outdoor» wear as they do mens. But I understand that it’s not their fault that folks from yesteryear decided only dudes liked the rugged outdoors. Ah well…

I was in line to buy something when the smug blonde guy behind the register interrupted what he was doing to card two teenage black girls who had just walked in the store. He kicked them out, saying people under 18 weren’t allowed anymore because they had issues with shoplifting. The whole situation was very awkward for all the customers in the store and in my opinion seemed racist. Needless to say I put back what I had intended to purchase and have no plans to return. There are plenty of overpriced thrift shops in Portland that don’t have the bad attitude, I would strongly suggest taking your business elsewhere.

A great place to shop for vintage and heritage brand clothes. I much prefer this location to the downtown shop. My boyfriend is an XL clothes horse, which is tricky, but we have had great luck at Animal Traffic. I feel like every time I get a complement on a new dress at work I got it here. Check it out– it is really one of the few reasons I still go to Mississippi Ave. It is not catering to the get off the freeway and park tourists buying 40 bucks of truffle salt. The staff is not pretentious and the clothes are not overpriced.

I recently stopped in at the North Mississippi branch to just look around on a most pleasant Portland afternoon. What’s here includes «vintage» Western wear, second hand shirts (T and Flannel mostly), lots of backpack brands (including my favourite Duluth Pack), and various knick knacks.
I picked out a nice and reasonably priced multi-​purpose canvass wallet (made in Portland) among of a plethora of multi-​level quality inventory. I’m also sure that if and when I return, another layer to this selection onion will be revealed.

Let’s first focus on the pros of this shop. It’s clean, bright (major yay!), with a fun, very Portland plaid lumber jack feel, very well laid out, fairly decent prices, and an often friendly staff.
Now let’s talk cons… er, rather con… as in singular. The inventory. Today it seams «vintage» means anything that isn’t brand new. And this shop tends to focus a lot more on the 1970s, 80s and 90s, rather than «true vintage». So, if you love the 50s and earlier, don’t bother. But if you love the current «Thrift Shop”/Hipster/Lumber Jack look, this is the place for you.

This boutique is pretty rad! I didn’t understand what type of establishment it was when I first wandered in and at first I thought it was some sort of men’s cowboy store, which I would support. Instead, it has a great selection of men’s and women’s clothing as well as footwear. I found many amazing dresses and rompers that I never would have thought would fit me well. For a tall curvy gal, finding several items that fit in a vintage shop is no easy task. I walked out with a Margot Tenenbaum type dress that is getting rocked hard as soon as the weather decides it’s actually spring for real.
My only complaint is one that I’ve seen in some of the other reviews: the prices are a little eek for Portland. I’m a wheeler and dealer from Philly so when I ask you to drop the price a few bucks on a killer dress because there is a stain on it and you refuse, you are a fool because that dress is still on the rack.

Whether I’m searching for dresses, sweaters, ponchos, candles, boots, or any interesting gift items-​this is the place I go to if I want to walk away with something in my hand.

One of the coolest boutiques ive ever been to. Great quality and selection of items. I especially love their assortment of home goods like pindleton pillows, US army wool blankets and saddle blanket rugs/​throws. They were all affordable and great quality/​finds.

Wearable vintage western, nautical and lumberjack wear served up in a perfectly curated setting. The racks are labeled in good humor (dude, there was a rack titled «My So-​Called Life») and everything’s in very good condition. There’s stuff for both the ladies as well as the gents. Sales peeps were friendly (they stripped a mannequin for my husband without rolling an eye). If my huz and I lived in Portland, I bet the huz would return all the time.

This place is nothing unique, like a lot of Portland vintage stores. They sell holey Pendletons for up to 40 bucks and the girls selection is bizarre and stagnant. Enjoy if your visiting town for the first time, but FYI you can go to Rock n Rose on Burnside or Billy Goat Vintage on Alberta and find the same exact western shirts and pendletons in a lot better condition and at even better prices.

It is such a breath of fresh air to look at the price tag on an article of vintage clothing and not gasp. The owner is a cool guy, they carry ponchos (awesome), and I actually left with exactly what I was looking for (never happens). Hell yes Animal Traffic. The downtown store is awesome too!

Pendleton rack? Yup. Sick back-​packs? Yup. Cute hipster chicks? Yup. Did I buy a bunch of shit? Yup.

This shop is a great find. And I made some great finds in this shop!
I made a bee-​line to the giant rack of dresses and started flipping through. I am not above buying a dress that doesn’t quite fit me just so nobody else can have it. But I didn’t have to do that, because I found 2 awesome, great-​fitting dresses for great prices, and got my vintage fix for the day.