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| - I love clothes thrifting and have been wanting to visit Sweet Repeats for a while and finally made it there. The boutique has two sides: the upscale side and the consignment side. The upscale side carried brands like Valentino, Miu Miu and lots and lots of St. John which is generally worn by a more mature and refined woman. The prices on this side of the boutique were pretty high. The cheapest thing I saw was a blouse for $150. There is a clearance rack but I didn't see anything that I would even consider wearing.
The consignment side of the boutique is geared more towards women who were born in the 1970s and beyond. The brands that I saw on this side included: Juicy Couture, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and BCBG just to name a few. Again, the prices were a bit high in my opinion, but definitely more affordable than on the upscale side. This side also featured Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Coach handbags.
I will say that I found several clothing items that I liked but wasn't willing to pay for them as I don't really need another pair of pants, jeans, shirts, sweaters, jackets, dresses, or handbags. Nowadays I only buy things if they speak to me and a montage of events in which I will wear the items flashes through my mind. I did find a few items on the clearance rack that I liked and ended up buying a pair of Joe's Jeans. The original consignment price was $69.50 (way too high for used jeans) and I got them for $17. I have at least 4 pairs of Joe's Jeans all of which were purchased brand new and I've never paid more than $50 for any.
I would go back to Sweet Repeats but only under two conditions. 1) I was already in the area as I wouldn't make a special trip and 2) would only purchase items from the clearance racks on the consignment side. Even though the selection of items for sale is quite good I can't give this boutique more than 3 stars because of the high prices.
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