Look Again Resale Shop VA 22314

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Nola

A nice mix of used items and clothings. I like their mission. Tons of $1 soft cover books. Their cook books are priced more like a used book store, not a lot of deal of be had for this category. Lots of clothes upstairs, as well as artwork. Both tend to be priced on the higher side and that fact alone made me lose interest.

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Gloria Black

An event I experienced there last week led me to question some of what's going on there. I had noticed a small table at the back of the shop with no price on it, and questioned a person working there about the price. The individual I asked said it wasn't priced yet, that it was an antique from the 1880s, and that she had no idea when it would be priced because she was so busy. The very next day I happened to be in the shop, and the table was now in the front of the store with a price on it. In my view, this was perhaps a copy at best, judging by the consistency of the finish stain both above and underneath the piece and the state of the wood which showed no sign of age. So when I saw the $39 price on it, I thought that was a good price and took it to the counter to pay. As I was paying, the same person I spoke to the day before suddenly appeared, grabbed the table from me and said that $39 was not the right price, and further, the sticker on the piece was not even one used in the shop. She said she had no idea who priced it like that and claimed once again this was a very expensive piece worth valued at least at $800. There was no offer made on her part to hold the table for me once she (or someone) would put on the new price and let me know what it would be. I abandoned the interest in this purchase. But it really caught my suspicion when I noticed the little white sticker with the price on this piece seemed to be just like all the other stickers I was seeing in the store. I later wondered whether that was all a set up of some sorts, whether the alleged false sticker price was a set up, whether someone wanted the piece for themselves. Perhaps the whole event was perfectly legitimate. But as someone who herself has always made donations to the shop, although I've never once had any bad experience before, I will now think twice before donating again. And I also think a little more courtesy was called for in grabbing an item away from a customer who already handed over the money to pay for it.

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Abigail

Some neat stuff if you’re really looking but very overpriced. They overflowing with stuff so I image they can’t get rid of it with their prices. For example, saw this glass jar priced at $15 each when the original Target sticker is still on the bottom for $5. They also had individual wine glasses for $10-15.