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3.0 of 5 stars.
I prefer Red Light over Buffalo Exchange. They have good customer service and so much to choose from.
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Vintage and thrift stores are really hard to judge because it all depends on what you find. Clothes wise, this place didn't have much for me. Many of the sizes were just too small and like some...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I came here looking for a dress for a 40's party my friend is having and I didn't think I would find anything, but I was really wrong. I found not only a 40's dress cheap , but also found two other...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Stores like this are cheap for a reason... most clothes are used. Fine.Despite mixed customer service reviews, I went to Red Light anyway. Their wide selection of sunglasses (seriously, neon heart...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is good for 3 things.1. Burning Man fashions2. Halloween3. Ugly Christmas Sweater partiesReally, they're just for costumes in general. You'd be hard pressed to find day-to-day clothes. The...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Red Light was where I recently found the perfect dress for my 80's prom themed birthday party. The selection is huge and it seems this placed is packed to the brim with clothes! I would almost...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It has been a year or two since I've been into the Red Light Clothing Exchange. However, I felt the staff was not friendly at all. It was like the employees were too tragically hip to be real with...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Red Light Go is a very decently sized store, filled from wall to wall with racks of "vintage" clothing and other ridiculous accessories. There was even a Pabst Blue Ribbon trucker hat for sale to keep...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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I brought in a box of very nice designer clothing (Theory, BCBG, Rene Lezard, Big Star, DKNY etc...) and the buyer would not take one piece == nothing! I guess my clothing was too nice. While waiting for him...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm of the opinion that most of the things here aren't really vintage. And if they are, then the selection is pathetic. Everything seemed so costume-y to me and there are few things I would wear as...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I keep trying Red Light, really. I want to like it. I do. But I have a couple of problems with it. 1. It's super dark. Am I getting old? There's one corner in the dresses where I really wish they...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The difference between "Red Light Clothing Exchange" and the Goodwill on Grand?: location and image. I'm only speaking from a man's perspective, but the clothing selection is complete shit. Racks...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2008
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both stores smell like trash, and their clothes may well have come out of these said trashcans. sometimes a real, real jewel in the place, like a vintage shirt or that sick 70s dress shirt, but mostly...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My key to continued success at Red Light is to remain focused.I enter.I beeline to dress section.I flip.I flip flip. I continue to flip through dresses.I grab. I flip.and so forth.I wait for dressing...
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This was definitely better than some of the used stores in the Haight in San Francisco. I found quite a few dresses to try on although I found a few of them had stains and rips. Pay really close...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
After nine months in Paris I'v finally gotten used to recieving bad customer service almost everywhere I go. Today I went into my local bakery and recieved a tight lipped stare rather than the usual...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Money must move. Clothes must be worn. New clothes sometimes previously worn by others must be obtained with a modest amount of money. Non-customer-service-oriented individuals with silly haircuts...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
oh hey, red light clothing exchange. i'm no expert, but i think the secret to success is friendly employees, versus the dick heads who currently work at your store. i bought a boatload of goodies...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really enjoyed going through the racks - dresses, super 80's sweatshirts, fashionable boots from the era my parents lived through. We visited on a day they had a huge sale, so there were tons of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i was in portland for the first time back in october 2007, so of course we had to visit the hawthorne district! i was naturally drawn to this store, mostly because i'm a thrift whore by nature. i...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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Staffs at Red Light are RUDE! I asked if I could try on some boots and they said no! Tried to ask them some questions about the items and they just shrugged and blew me off! I guess I'm not punk or vintage...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Although I'm SURE I could have gotten a Marines Jacket for less than $20 I didn't mind at all. This place is awesome. It's packed with goodies and not so goodies too lol but you'll love it if you love...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
No, Portland isn't stuffy. I think this area is called the "Hawthorne District." It's like a hip, funky clean version of Telegraph Ave in Berkeley.We popped into the Red Light Clothing exchange...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Is there any better place to find faded vintage T's to go with your perfectly disheveled hair?! No... I didn't think so.
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My best 40's and 50's vintage finds have been at this Portland/Hawthorne location - even better than the two Red Lights in Seattle! (May lightning not strike me dead for saying so ...)
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I am so not hip. I dress very boring. A few years ago while visiting Portland, I found two "hip" vintage tees here that might look good on me. And, they did. I still wear them all the time, and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Rock and Roll/New wave digs for cheap. my only gripe about this place is that it is hard as hell finding the xl size... not everyone wants to fit into a large for every t-shirt they own. One of my...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2007
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The staff writes you off pretty fast if you aren't dressed like a hipster. The clothes are decent and they're pretty fairly priced, especially compared to any other vintage or department store. Go if you're in...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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Happy staff equal nice shopping environment. Unhappy staff equals uneasy shopping environment. I hope that this store makes a comeback, as recently seems a bit stressed. Used to be a must stop in and browse,...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/08/2007
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Sure, this one is bigger, but that doesn't make up for the bad business sense and customer service. From a Buyer/Seller perspective, the owner is a pompous fool who doesn't know fashion(he wears the same...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great clothing exchange store... if you have a little patience and time. Sorting through the racks will bring a variety of responses from"...wow! Check this out" to "...can you believe this was...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2007
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This is a great place to bring clothes you don't want and get some new ones. They have a really good selection, and this way you don't have to spend all your cash, you can just spend your clothes.
kudzu.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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I have heard bad things about the SE Red Light, particularly the staff, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt and tried it anyway. No, thanks! They are rude, rude and rude! Not to mention overpriced, and...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/22/2007
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The Burnside staff as a whole, has a much better eye for quality vintage merchandise, and are much friendlier, period - In addition, from a buying and selling perspective, I very was VERY disappointed to see...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
To me, this store is amazing if you have a love for vintage clothing, and also have a few hours to actually flip through all of the items in your size before carrying them to the dressing room to try...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
--History of my hip Atari t-shirt--1983 Manufactured in Taiwan1984 Purchased on the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, CA1985-2005 Sits in storage, surviving three moves, two marriages, and one flooded...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I prefer the stores in Seattle, due to the fact that they are arranged by era, thus allowing me to avoid any 1955 and new hippie crap. When it comes to vintage, I realize I have to scour, but damn it...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have to be in the mood to shop vintage. Usually, I get bored/a.d.dish after about five minutes and leave. However, I've gotten a few great things at Red Light. Including this sweet vintage...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
With stylish used-clothing, good prices, and good shopping music, Red Light is an easy fashion addiction. The uber-hip staff is friendly and helpful, and the clothing selection tends to be of a much...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Red Light is a cavernous and hip collection of vintage clothes. Although somewhat daunting to rummage through the many racks of clothes for both men and women, the selection changes so frequently...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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I hadn't been here in a while, and I was surprised at how different it was from what I remembered. The store seemed empty somehow, although there's still a ton of stuff. And when I browsed through the racks, I...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't have the best luck at the red light,,,,,, but to be fair, my fashion sense tends to be more new clothes by indie designers. I think the red light has better women's clothes then men's clothes....
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has a vast selection and I've picked something up on all my trips to Portland. The only nit I have with the place is that it seems that they have decent prices only the obviously used...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
it makes me think of that sex and the city line where carries says she was looking for the perfect 7$ dress to go with her 400$ shoes. Red Light has one of the largest selections of vintage clothes...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Some of the best, most fun vintage clothing.Besides walking out of their like a hipster on crack or an S&M dominatrix, the cool thing is just that, you CAN do that if you needed to.The array of fun...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2007
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Back in the day, this place used to hold a bit of a soft spot in my heart; fun selection, fair prices, a kitschy photo booth, and a true vintage shopping experience. Lately, not so much. Photo booth gone....
citysearch.com - user review - 11/11/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Probably the best vintage clothing store I've ever been to. The men's selection at such places is usually skimpy, but here it was great. In addition to landing my black and purple cowboy boots, I...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2006
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I had stopped going to the Red Light for awhile because of declining merchandise. But the past few times I've stopped in, there's been an obvious improvement. The lighting still stinks, but I'm finding gems...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/18/2006
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I am not a huge fan of Red Light. Newer clothes outweigh their vintage, and I find it tends to be a little overpriced. I've never had that great of an experience at the Hawthorne store because of the awful...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/26/2006
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So, I went to Redlight in a hurry today, and instead of trying on, just bought to take home, figuring, well, I can return them. They don't, of course, tell you that you can't actually return them for anything...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/24/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After a movie at the Bagdad, walk down to the Red Light (3590 SE Hawthorne, 97214) and dig through the vintage goods. An expansive men's section as well as women's, where I scored a pair of Chuck...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've gotten some of my favorite vintage pieces here, for pretty reasonable prices, and some newer, trendier stuff, too. Fun to browse on a rainy Saturday afternoon, but yeah, like the other reviewer...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2006
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Don't go here with an hour to spend; go here with a day to spend, it's that good. Racks upon racks of clothing, some vintage, that you'd be lucky to find in a thrift store and which on a good day are...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/23/2005
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i really get upset at the parking space available at this store. it was too little parking space. to park your car, you have to drive all the way around the store to the other side and to my surprise, there...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/23/2005
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The one good thing I will say about the Red Light is that they have a black and white photobooth. Everytime I go in this store, I am underwhelmed with their selection. The vintage items are ok, they should...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/13/2005
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I think customers are paying out the wazoo just for the atmosphere... The lighting is HORRIBLE, maybe because they don't want you to see all the stains and rips on the vintage clothing? I see more cheap...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/09/2005
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There is no place else quite like the Red Light. The selection's always good--sometimes amazing. Great atmosphere, too. Not the easiest place to find super basic items, but definitely the best store for...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/19/2005
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The Red Light is a fun place to look for wacky out of the ordinary clothes. They buy and sell your clothes, and work basically like any other exchange store. For everyday clothes and better prices, Bufffalo...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/08/2005
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The Red Light is ok. I really liked it when I first moved here, though now it's kinda going downhill. The selection is diverse, though it's hard to find things if you're particular about your style, or if...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/18/2005
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This store is fun and has lots of really cute stuff. It's also a great place to go if you are shopping for costumes! But it's not as inexpensive as shopping at the goodwill or something, so be prepared to pay...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/04/2005
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This place is sort of overwhelming - it's not as nice of an experience as buffalo exchange, but they pay more and take more. I reccomend selling here, but it's hard sorting through stuff to buy.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/01/2005
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Apparently, style cannot be synonymous with politeness, or even efficient customer service. Not only do the Red Light's clothes get more and more bizarre as their prices skyrocket, but the staff seems to get...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/29/2005
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This store is exciting to shop in. The atmosphere is very alternative and retro, just like the clothes. Since the clothing is secondhand, the prices are very reasonable. It certainly blends well with its...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/29/2005
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From 9-5 I am mostly in suits and ties. Boring. In the evening and on the weekends, I like to let loose and have fun. I like shopping here because you find things that other people just do not have. I hate...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/27/2005
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I have been to the red light a hundred different times... usually I will find something (they do have tons of stuff)... but rarely am I satisfied with my purchase. Most recently I bought a vintage dress, but...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/15/2005
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I know this store is meant to be for everyday living. And I've seen younger people who wear the clothes during their everyday life. However, I would think of this store if shopping for something to wear for...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/12/2005
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The Red Light has been a favorite of mine for a whilea more dramatic alternative to Buffalo Exchange sans the J. Crew crowd. The service isnt all that helpful and they dont really care whether or not youre...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/11/2005
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My only problem was that they seemed to have a difficult time keeping anything besides XS and XL in stock...I am a medium, and even things that were marked M, were either XS or XL. Beyond that, there were some...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/11/2005
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I haven't been to the Red light for a while, and was surprised on my latest trip to find that just about everything I looked at seemed to be either new or made by local designers. Still some cool stuff, but I...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/06/2005
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The aroma of incense immediately invokes the feeling of a laid back new-age hippy environment. A funky, eclectic crowd frequents the store where your old clothing treasures can be turned into money or store...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/10/2005
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The Red Light funky and still fairly priced, compared to some of other vintage stores about town. The merchandise moves quickly, so there's always new things to check out every few days. As a bustier gal, I...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/21/2005
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redlight is the kind of store where you feel like you are being sized up and picked apart the moment you enter the door. they have some gems, but overall the selection isn't the best. they are also rather...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/18/2005
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Like Buffalo Exchange, The Red Light is a great place to sell your old clothes to buy new-to-you items to add to your wardrobe. They have a large selection, especially in the women?'s section. It is almost a...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/07/2005
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This place is quite popular with all the hipsters that are so prevelant on Hawthorne Blvd. I love their accessories and have found many vintage handbags and shoes there to add to my collection. I must say that...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/30/2005
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hi I have only been in your store a few times only cuz of the drive to get their but i love your store your clothes are out going and keep up with my personal style. Pluse it is the one store that both me and...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/13/2003
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wonderful store! exceptionally nice and helpful staff. best place to find affordable and unique clothing. however, the lighting is less than brilliant. it's difficult to see the racks of black clothing due to...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/03/2002
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I heard about this place from a friend, and went in looking for something I had visualized in my head: red vinyl knee-high lace up platform boots. Imagine my total shock when I saw the exact pair I had dreamed...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/21/2002
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