Laila Rodriguez
List updated Oct. 2010 [To read about vintage and consignment clothing shops read here]
Window display at a second-hand shop, thrift store in Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland – I must confess; the font of knowledge in our household vis a vis Geneva thrift stores, is my husband. He’s an avid shopper and a true bargain hunter who found several thrift stores while waiting for us to join him in Switzerland and who continues to find great bargain basements in the Lake Geneva region.
I like two thrift stores in particular: The Salvation Army store or Armee du Salut in Geneva a no-frills storehouse which always has treasures in plain-sight, and the Caritas brocante in Plan-les-Ouates which also has great deals and is very well organized and welcoming.
Window shopping at a second-hand store in Geneva
Thrift stores are called brocantes, which is also the name given to privately-owned antique stores selling high-end and expensive items.
The list I provide here, are charity-run stores not antique shops. If you are interested in leaving your clothing for sale on consignment or buy fine second-hand clothing follow the link up top.
