A three year anniversary earlier this year gave the owners of It’s Worth Repeating a reason to throw a proper celebration, partnering with local businesses including Isla Pearl Life and Sip Local Wine Club for an event that doubled as a thank you to the Durham Region shoppers who had turned the Courtice consignment boutique into a neighborhood fixture. The store deals in women’s consignment clothing, taking in pre-owned dresses, tops, jeans, and accessories from local sellers and reselling them alongside its own curated finds, giving shoppers a way to buy gently used designer and brand-name pieces without paying retail prices, while giving the original owners of those clothes a return on items that might otherwise sit unused in a closet.
Courtice sits within the municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, east of Oshawa along the Lake Ontario shoreline corridor, and the shop has built its identity around that community feel rather than trying to compete with the larger fast-fashion retailers found in nearby shopping centers. Consignment shopping works differently from a standard thrift store: sellers bring in their own clothing to be assessed and priced, then earn a share of the sale once an item moves, which tends to keep the overall quality and condition of the stock higher than a typical donation-based secondhand shop. It’s Worth Repeating has leaned into that model with a Platinum consignment tier for its most active sellers, rewarding regular contributors with better terms as they keep the racks stocked with fresh pieces.
The shop recently completed a renovation, working with local design studio Uncluttered House and contractor BTL Contracting to add new fitting rooms and refresh the retail space, a sign of a business reinvesting in its physical footprint rather than standing still after its first few years. Beyond straightforward consignment sales, the store also offers speed style sessions, short personalized styling appointments that help shoppers build outfits from the current stock rather than browsing racks unguided, a service that sets it apart from consignment shops that offer no styling support at all. That kind of hands-on service tends to matter most in a smaller, community-oriented shop where staff have the time to get to know regular customers and their preferences.
Shoppers can follow the store’s day to day activity and new arrivals through its Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok accounts, all active under variations of the It’s Worth Repeating name, and the business maintains a dedicated store hours page on its website for anyone planning a visit, since consignment shop hours can vary by season and by staffing. For Durham Region residents in Courtice, Bowmanville, Oshawa, and the surrounding Clarington communities, the shop offers a sustainable alternative to buying new, built around the straightforward idea that clothing worth wearing once is often worth wearing again. It’s Worth Repeating is a women’s consignment clothing boutique in Courtice, Ontario, offering pre-owned designer and brand-name fashion, personalized styling sessions, and a community-driven consignment program for Durham Region shoppers.
