Vintage By the Pound

No selection, just a bunch of old crap. Vintage by the pound? There is hardly a pound of vintage in there!

What an awesome idea! The store is pretty much what its name suggests, vintage by the pound! There are a couple of racks with clothes hung up and for the most part everything is sorted on table bins. You kind have to dig for what you want. I love going here for costume pieces. There are accessories like lots of wigs and hats. I’ve gotten a top hat for a $ 1.19 and a wig for 2 bucks! I love the surprise of how much the item may and waiting for the store employee to weigh my items. I usually like going here after I make a stop at acrap, which is directly across from vintage by the pound.
One thing is it is hard to find things I wish more things were hung up or even separated by size?
Bonus: I saw lots of formal dresses, but they tend to be heavy so they’ll probably cost a bit much.

Just when I thought Portland couldn’t get any better, I found this place!
I can’t believe I moved right next to Scrap and then found this awesome store! The owner is super sweet and the clothing is so fun! Costumes and vintage clothes for super cheap. It’s a good store to just stop in often because the selection is always new and constantly changing.
They also buy clothes by the pound too!
I love vintage and I love this store!
When Macklemore shops in Portland he’ll buy your grandpas clothes here!
:)

i’ve been here numerous times, and it’s a great IDEA, but the actual merchandise is crap. a bunch of ratty junk, really. i’m willing to dig for cool stuff, but this was just a lot of digging and nothing good. also it’s VERY LOUD.

Cool idea, clean store, friendly staff.

I thought it was kind of a gimmick and a bit steep. Clothes seemed some-​what clean but not really. Staff were friendly but mostly silent. Prices are not much different from a normal Goodwill.

I found a really beautiful silk blouse there and some awesome vintage baby clothes that are simply gorgeous! Only complaint: the music. It was some serious LOUD hard punk and it honestly was giving me a major headache or I would have stayed longer and no doubt spent more money. The music was not only horrible but the woman had it so loud I actually had to shout to communicate with her.
The staff is awesome though and the clothes are amazing and cheap!

I wasn’t nearly as enchanted with this pay-​by-​the-​pound thrift store as other reviewers. Maybe it’s because I’m spoiled by having several giant Goodwill Outlets (aka «the bins») in the Seattle metro area that are much cheaper?
Vintage by the Pound charges $ 6/​lb and the sign says that most items end up costing $ 3 – 6. There are special rates for extremely heavy items, too. The New Arrival bin is stocked on Tuesdays and Fridays; on a Sunday afternoon, they were all pretty empty and picked-​over.
The store consists of large, shallow waist-​high bins running around the walls. There are also big boxes of more clothes stuffed under the tables that you can also go through, although it’s a bit more awkward to dig through them on the floor. The bins are divided by type of clothing, and they have a children’s costume section that looked fun for the kids. There’s also a couple of racks of shoes and new handmade jewelry up at the front and a fitting room in the back so you can try stuff on.
It didn’t take very long to go through the bins I was interested in, and nothing really seemed that great to me… lots of polyester and dated-​but-​not-​vintage stuff. At $ 6/​lb, the prices seemed too high for me to be doing all the work digging through the boxes. I don’t think I’d bother going back.

Bins of beautiful and CLEAN clothing! be prepared to find a wardrobes worth of goods!

I seriously walked past this place and almost didn’t notice it until last minute! It had minimal signage but I am so happy I checked it out. I’ve purchased by the pound before and sometimes leave promptly because I just get so overwhelmed by the mess that these stores are sometimes in.
This place was pretty organized, I must say. The bins are labeled with the type of clothing you’ll find in them and aren’t busting at the seams with clothing pieces. The shoes are arranged nicely on the floor and boxes under the bins are ALSO labeled — THANK YOU.
I was the only person in the store when I went, which was also nice. I hate having to feel like I have to shop faster than anyone else in the store to find the goods. There is one dressing room in the back, which is really nice and the chick working that day was super friendly. I bought about 5 lbs of clothing (some really choice pieces) and even scored some emerald kitten heels for the grand total of $ 24.
HUGE WIN.

I stopped here because I drove past and was intrigued by the concept. It only took me about 10 minutes to look through the whole shop and I found an awesome purple velvet blazer for $ 6. I’ll definitely stop by next time I’m in the area with hopes of finding another gem.

Neat little shop with bins full of clothes to rummage through. prices are $ 6 per pound and if you get up to 5 it drops to $ 5 a pound. They had a few cute dresses form the 60’s but they didn’t fit. Good place to stop in regularly and see what they have. Gal working there was super nice.

They had a bunch of new items the day I went. They had a good men’s selection of shirts, sweaters, and jackets. They are extremely nice and helpful. I left my sweater there while I was trying on clothes, and the owner was great at finding it and keeping it for me until I could come back for it. I came away with some sweaters, shirts, and a ski jacket for less than $ 20. They even wash the clothes at the laundry mat across the street. Try finding a store that does that!

Exactly what the name says. Sometimes it’s a hit, sometimes it’s a miss! But for $ 6 bucks a pound, it’s worth the visit to make sure you aren’t missing out on hidden treasures that may be lurking in those bins.

Super friendly awesome owner, dirt cheap prices for clean quality stuff.
Some things are on hangers but digging is more fun!
Convenient location across from SCRAP.
Found a kick ass vintage dress for 3 bucks.
Will be back!

I keep coming in here and hoping to find something I love… but I haven’t been successful yet. The folks are cool and helpful… No problems watching me stroll around and dig through the piles.
It is EXACTLY what the sign says… you can take that as a warning or a welcome!

I ran across this place unexpectedly while going to scrap across the street. I was getting a bit frantic and pressed for time so luckily vbtp had exactly what i was looking for. Also, had lots of odd accessories that could easily be zushed up to fit perfect into my halloween look. I ended up getting backup looks since it was so cheap!
Super friendly staff, crazy affordable, lots of hidden gems. Even some cool vintage dresses and clothes to wear day to day.
There’s a hilarious pair of clown pants there if anyone needs a last minute something.

yay. new favorite place to vintage shop. super reasonable

I’ve been waiting for a couple of months for this shop to open. It is exactly as billed: vintage clothing by the pound! Bonny, the owner, is super friendly and very excited about her new venture.
The clothing is clean and sorted into bins by gender, clothing type, etc. There is a dressing room with a big mirror for you to try things on! I stumbled across lots of polyester clothes, some Hawaiian shirts, a square dance dress, some 80’s getups with massive shoulder pads, and a plethora of fancy skirts for someone skinny and tall. If I had more free time I would have bought a few and altered them to my size. Some of the clothing have small tears or stains, but for the price, it is still totally worth it.
There are also upcycled handbags for sale, and Bonny hinted she has plans to bring in additional cool products and services. It hasn’t been open for very long, but it already shows a lot of promise.
This is the perfect shop for people who love the concept of The Bins but either…
A. Don’t want to make the drive to Milwaukie
B. Want some of the sorting work done already
C. Want to avoid the contagion
Or some combination in between. Definitely for those crafty people who are enthusiastic about creative reuse and upcycling clothing.
Today I picked up a super fun black polyester blouse for just a couple of dollars. I can’t wait to see what I find on my next trip!