Reel Cycle

Awwww, looks like this dump went outta business. BYE FELICIA!

This is a really cool store! The concept is great, and I love thrift stores so of course I love this one. The only reason I’m only giving it 3 stars is because I don’t always find something I want to buy, but maybe because some of their stuff can be on the more expensive side and I’m very picky, haha.

What a fun place and a great concept.
Wardrobe from movie sets goes here to find a new home. Hence the name «Reel Cycle». It is great that these items are being diverted from the landfill especially with the amount of waste on sets. My favorite part is that when I purchased an item, they looked up which movie it came from their inventory book! I LOVE that!
If you work in wardrobe, this is a good place to know about. They have a lot of men’s shirts in multiple sizes and same colors. Some of the items look just as if they came from the wardrobe extra rack. Tags still attached. A lot of the clothes there currently are 90s style so there must have been a lot of 90’s themed movies and/​or that style is hard to move. But they do have dresses, tanks, shirts, props, ballet shoes, jewelry, some vintage, ect. It’s kind of fun to see what you will find. They are willing to make a deal on the price so if it seems over-​priced just talk with them.
Movie posters and a cardboard cut out of a very attractive Brad Pitt. Super fun thrift stop!

This store is very well organized and has a lot of great, quality items in it. I got a pair of boots for 24 dollars and a BCBG MaxAzria shirt for 22 dollars– that’s a steal!
They had some items that were still quite expensive, but these were high luxury brands, such as Christian Louboutin. Although they were still quite pricey, I know they marked them down at least 50%. The Christin Louboutin heels I saw were priced at $ 220, when they are normally $ 500 or more.
Anyway, I liked this place a lot– I’ll be sure to come back the next time I visit my home city!

This shop is worth a stop. Whoever is marking prices needs a knock on the head, but other than that, there are some lovely items for sale here.
And anyway, it’s a resale shop, so calm the hell down, make an offer, and see if whoever’s watching the store will make a deal with you. It’s fun to haggle, especially if you’re ice cold like me. I’m ice cold, baby.
There was a solid wood chest of drawers here this past weekend marked $ 100. The piece was beautiful, something you might see on the set of Mad Men. We asked if we could get it for $ 50. Turns out that it was already $ 50; the price tag hadn’t yet been changed. So we asked for another discount and the lady knocked off another 15%. So… yeah. Nice. (It was from «The Invention of Lying,» starring Ricky Gervais. This adds only slightly to the appeal of owning a nice used piece of furniture, but good to know.)
Mary is lovely! Friendly and engaging. She tried to work with me on the price of a faux fur jacket, but couldn’t go low enough. So I had to let go of visions of Sacher-​Masoch/​Velvet Underground-​themed cocktail parties and put the jacket back.

This is buy far the BEST shop i have seen in LA yet. Mary is a complete DOLL and the items are soooo cooool! I found some of the best deals on clothing an furniture there. I bought 2 leather chairs — originally 300 for 225 together!!!
AMAZING items, AMAZING service Fantastic store! I WILL BE BACK!
Logan, West LA

This place is not worth going in to. I’ve stopped in twice hoping they got it in their heads that the prices were too high but, yep, still outrageous. They have some great designers but they’re marked at retail price, not resale price.
I asked the guy if he’d been to It’s a Wrap (a similar store) and he said that their inventory wasn’t up to par with the stuff on Reel Cycle’s racks and that they pride themselves in being picky. At least in It’s a Wrap, you can see which show or movie the item is from and not have to ask the guy. I found a pair of shoes that I purchased for $ 15 at Target marked up to $ 25 here and they were visibly USED.
I was also not pleased with how pushy the sales guy was. He was holding up the ugliest, gaudy pieces of jewelry pretty much begging me to buy them.

I found a great shirt for me and another for my fiancé for $ 20 a pop. These items were both 50% off their originally marked reelcycle prices (red line through the price). I stopped in today and didn’t find anything calling to me in my size, but there were some good deals on some cute/​nice items. If you’re lucky you can get a great deal on something that both fits and that you love.

Grrr… just missed the FTR. Oh, well. I suppose my opinion still counts.
I, too, saw this little storefront sitting at the traffic light, albeit on my way to (yet) another thrift store. This one certainly has the looks of a treasure trove, yet with further inspection unveiled a big fat sheath of disappointment.
«Everything in here is at least 50% less than what you would find in a regular store,» says the man. Hmm. Let me just log on to
here… one moment please… ah. Well, it seems that shorts are retailing for $ 155 online. And what did your price tag say for those shorts, if I recall correctly? $ 199? Yes. I believe it did.
One example among many. I did find a couple of nice, moderately priced things in here, but… really? Allow me to get «real» here for a moment. This is Venice Boulevard. The storefront of this place — it could be mistaken a tattoo parlor. And it’s next door to Floyd’s Barbershop. Haven’t you LA boutique owners taken any sort of business classes, about how to best reach your target market, anything? I know people from LA aren’t the smartest of the lot, but I’m constantly shocked at how ignorant you guys can be.
Sigh. At least I didn’t have to pay the meter. Lucky me, someone prepaid for an hour and left me with 58 minutes. That was nice. Or dumb. :)

I was on my way to the post office and while I was sitting at the traffic light I saw a sign for this AWESOME store! :D They sell clothes, shoes, jewelry, accessories that come from movies and TV shows. They have great brands and all of the stuff is new or gently used. I went into the store with the intention of just checking it out and out I go with a floral free people dress for well under $ 18 and a super cute floral shirt for $ 1. The lady ahead of me scored two adorable and very in skirts that you would find at urban outfitters for $ 1.99 and the other for $ 9. I’m pretty sure if i wasn’t illegally parked at the post office I would have stayed longer and bought a lot more stuff.
They just opened a month ago and I think they are filled with great-​priced treasures. In addition to BOTH men and women clothing items they also have a couple of props, posters, and small furniture pieces. There is a kick ass Star Wars Painting on the wall that I was tempted to get for my boyfriend but it was out of my spur of the moment price range. Other interesting items include signed jerseys, movie posters, picture frames, end tables, etc… you get the point. I got a very «hip eclectic» vibe from the store.
The service is wonderful! I was able to meet one of the owners, Dan, while i was there and he was chatting with me and another lady about the store. He owns it with his wife and you can tell he is so excited about his new venture in Mar Vista. The lady who rang me up was named Mary. She is super sweet and helpful. She was directing all of the customers to whatever they were looking for in the store.
They are super new and are continually putting out new merchandise out for shoppers and if you buy something you can feel good because you are supporting a local business. Overall, check it out!. I hope you all find something really cute and fun: D