Find Discounted Designer Clothes at Salt Lake City’s Best Thrift Stores

Utah’s capital city has stunning views, is close to amazing skiing, and is the most heavily populated city in the state. Salt Lake City’s thrift shopping encompasses unique boutique options that specialize in high-end goods and popular thrift shops like Goodwill. So whether you’re hunting down a great vintage item or new clothes for your kids who never stop growing, there’s a store for you.

We have tracked down 12 of Salt Lake City’s best thrift stores, with the deals and discounts they offer. Thrifting in the city is an experience that will leave your wallet a little lighter and your arms full of terrific discounted finds. Read on to discover some of the best thrift stores in Salt Lake City.

Deseret Industries Thrift Store

The Deseret Industries Thrift Stores have five locations in Salt Lake City, Utah. Part of the charity arm of the Latter Day Saints, these non-profit store and donation centers also offer outreach programs for job training, education, and connections to find jobs.

It’s a chain store, similar to Goodwill and stocks similar items. The Salt Lake City locations stock a wide variety of items that include furniture, appliances, kitchenware, and enough clothing to keep you shopping for hours. They do not carry large appliances, so if that’s on the list, another store will have to do. Any specials are typically in-store, but their Facebook page is very active.

Assistance League Thrift Shop

2090 E 3300 St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84109

Open since 1974, the Assistance League Thrift Shop is part of a charity and has several outreach programs, including Adult Survivor Kits, Operation Health Teeth, and Operation School Bell.

This store offers great merchandise, including jewelry, clothing, furniture, housewares, and even a few antiques. The Assistance League Thrift Shop is one of the best and has a long history of helping people with the proceeds from the store.

Melly’s Thrift Store

2683 Preston St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84106

Melly’s Thrift Store is a hidden treasure on Preston Street in Salt Lake City. Although a bit cozier than the other shops on the list, it stocks many of the same types of items as the larger stores, albeit in smaller quantities. This adorable shop has terrific deals waiting for you to find them.

Uptown Cheapskate

This chain has locations in several states and Uptown Cheapskate offers an outstanding selection of high-quality, often designer clothes. Uptown Cheapskate has four locations in Salt Lake City to choose from, and each one has rotating stock. These stores purchase your gently used fashion and jewelry to resell, giving you the choice of store credit or cash-in-hand. They have periodic sales, but when you’re looking for a great new piece at an equally great price, Uptown Cheapskate is the place to go.

Pib’s Exchange

1147 S Ashton Ave, Salt Lake City, Utah 84106

Pib’s Exchange offers unique items you won’t find anywhere else, at least mostly. The store’s focus is vintage clothing and costumes at great prices. Selling your used clothing and costumes will land you either 55% of the item’s resale value in store credit or 30% cash.

The store happily accepts gently used, relatively trendy clothing and vintage pieces on consignment. Pib’s unique focus means there’s always an interesting selection of great pieces, and customer reviews mention reasonable prices.

Name Droppers Resale Clothing

If you’re looking for designer clothes, accessories, and name-brand items for your home and wardrobe, Name Droppers is the place. The store is a consignment resale boutique where you can find all sorts of treasures at deeply discounted prices. You can shop at two in-person locations or online from the comfort of your home. Name Droppers actively seeks current fashion and are selective in what they take on consignment.

iconoCLAD

Combining new and vintage items, iconoCLAD thrift boutiques provide a terrific selection of new and used clothing and festival costumes. Their two locations aren’t far apart, so if one location doesn’t have it, the other might. IconoCLAD offers consignment options, where you keep 50% of the sale price. So, that $100 handbag will net you $50 without having to do all the extra work to sell it.

Both locations have huge festival costume selections and the Best of Utah reader’s poll voted them the best boutique and best consignment store in 2022.

Shop Vintage

1115 E 2100 St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84106

For a curated selection of modern fashion at affordable prices, Shop Vintage can help. This shop is a high-quality thrift shop in Salt Lake City that carries classic clothes from past decades alonside new, discounted items. You’ll find nostalgic items from the 1970s to today and while you can’t shop online, they’re happy to help over the phone. Shop Vintage is a fun store with plenty of deals and definitely worth a stop on your thrifting trip.

Vantage

774 E 800 St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84102

This upscale vintage shop holds treasures for those willing to pay a little more. Vantage opened in 2017 and carries various unique, high-quality pieces that they carefully curate. The shop posts much of its latest stock additions on Instagram , but the best way to see what they’ve got is by stopping by when you’re out shopping.

Found N Kept

1332 S 2100 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

This consignment boutique is known for curating some of the best finds. Found N Kept posts some items on its website, and you can call to see what new items may have shown up. Consignments in the shop offer a 40% payout, but if the item is in the store for more than 60 days, the resale prices may be reduced.

You can also donate items to the store at the curb, where staff will pick them up. Also offered are consignment consultation services to help you decide whether the items you’re considering offering are a fit.

Love Street Salvage

1328 S 2100 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108

Love Street Salvage not only sells consignment pieces, but local art, and upcycled fashion. They host classes, workshops, pop-ups, and other community events. Google reviews mention the good prices, cute pieces, and very kind staff. Whether you’re local to Salt Lake or not, this spot is worth a stopover.

Re-Finery Salt Lake City

329 Pierpont Ave, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

Salt Lake City has its share of upscale boutiques, and the last one on our list is the Re-Finery . This luxury consignment shop offers designer goods and other name-brand products at deep discounts. Because much of their inventory is high-end category, the prices are higher than normal thrift shops. However, the Re-finery offers a great selection for the discriminating shopper.

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