The Consignment Chick has spent eight years building an upscale consignment experience out of its storefront at 7505 State Route 5 in Clinton, New York, a village near Utica best known as the home of Hamilton College. Owner and staff opened the doors in 2018 with a clear goal: give women of every age and size access to current, trending fashion brands and household decor at a fraction of retail cost, without sacrificing the curated, boutique feel that separates a well run consignment shop from a typical thrift store. That philosophy shows up in the hand picked inventory pulled from a network of more than 2400 active consignors, a scale that keeps the racks turning over with fresh arrivals in tops, dresses, outerwear, shoes, purses, jewelry, belts, and accessories, alongside a home decor section covering everything from seasonal Halloween and fall pieces to kitchenware, lamps, wall art, and decorative pillows, all priced up to 90 percent below original retail.
The shop runs on a seasonal consignment schedule that mirrors mainstream retail, taking in spring and summer items from February through July and fall and winter pieces from August through January, with Christmas decor accepted starting in October. Consignors book appointments online, available only on Fridays and Saturdays and limited to one slot per person per month to keep the intake process manageable, and items typically stay on the floor for sixty days before the consignor needs to either collect anything unsold or let it go to donation, most often to Sauquoit Valley Friends and Neighbors, a local charity. Payouts scale with an item’s selling price, starting at 40 percent of sale price for lower priced items and climbing to 70 percent for anything that sells above 200 dollars, with balances paid out in cash under 20 dollars or by check above that threshold, and any accrued store credit never expires.
The Consignment Chick keeps steady hours, open Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 6pm and Saturday from 9am to 3pm, with the shop closing briefly each year for one week in August and two weeks around the winter holidays for staff time off. The business has also begun offering a selection of its higher end inventory through online sales, extending its reach beyond the walk in customer base in the Mohawk Valley. As of this writing, the shop is preparing to relocate to a larger space just across the street from its current Route 5 location, a move driven by the same growth in consignor volume and customer demand that has defined the business since it opened.
For shoppers across the Utica and Mohawk Valley area looking for constantly changing, on trend women’s fashion and home decor without paying full retail, The Consignment Chick in Clinton has built its reputation on treating secondhand shopping as a genuine boutique experience rather than a bargain bin afterthought.
