Second Home

It appears to be closed. Locked gate in back, empty store front, lease sign posted.

Very cool consignment store, with quirky items that are CLEAN AND IN GOOD CONDITION. Add to that the fact that the prices are reasonable, and the staff is uniformly warm and friendly.
This place is the opposite of Pauline’s on Park Street, which is cavernous and dusty and full of old, useless (yet FASCINATING) crap. (And presided over by The Terror of Tiny Town, Pauline). Yet I love both of these stores, and strongly encourage people to visit both. You will find treasures beyond your wildest dreams, at reasonable prices…

I have no complaints. I have been happy as a buyer and consigner. Glad to report customer service is now excellent. I especially appreciate that they price their items to sell.

I like this place but don’t understand how they decide to put your goods in their store.
I brought nice wine glasses but the owners said it will not sell. I ended taking them to goodwill in Alameda.

As far as consignment stores go this one doesn’t seem to have a lot of merchandize. What they do have is easy to see and is reasonably priced

Lovely shopping experience. Fantastic items and really reasonable prices.

I had sent pics ahead of time, and Suzette (the owner?) was enthusiastic that she could take most of the pieces I had. When I showed up with a truck full of furniture (and the guys I was paying), she sent one of her employees to look, and insisted she make the decisions. She only chose one piece. I ended up taking the other three pieces to Poor Honey’s who gave me dimes on the dollars these pieces are worth. What could I do?

My mother and I come here a lot because of the cool objects that we find, my mother comes here more often though.
What I don’t like about this place is how rude the staff is.
Maybe it’s because neither I or my mother have that «rich looking» appearance that they treat us like we are intruders. I noticed how more nice they act towards the may I say, richer looking customers compared to me and my mom. If this store didn’t have interesting things then I don’t think we’d come here as much as we do.

This is a great place to find great deals on most everything they have. I almost always walk outta here with something. It’s become a dangerous place (in a good way) for me to go! Haha. Great selection, service and anything that’s been there for a little bit they will haggle with you. I’ve bought numerous things here and I’ve been very satisfied with all their goods. Thank you!

This store has very nice, good quality things at very reasonable prices. The owner of second home is by far the best and nicest business owner I have met in California! I bought a king bed frame and a little after getting it home, I realized I was not given the support slats. I went back and she was very apologetic and got them for me right away. I ended up sanding, repainting and refinishing the frame and when I tried to put my bed on it, I realized the bed had been mislabeled and was really a Cal King bed. I took it back and even though I had repainted it, she was again very apologetic and gave me a full refund! She even gave me a gift certificate for what all had happened! I am beyond impressed with this store and owner, I will most definitely return!

Love them!
Treasures abound!
Prices cannot be beat. Always ask for a discount. Some things that have been there for awhile– they will give you a discount if you ask.

We just recently moved to Alameda and are trying to make our apartment a home without spending too much money. We have ventured into Second Home every week or so so far and have been able to find some pretty good stuff for our apartment. We were able to find a great couch, a desk, dining table chairs, lamps, etc. This place can be hit or miss though — really depends on what people have brought in to sell and how much room they have to display the stuff. Prices are definitely fair. Customer service is great. We had them deliver some of our pieces and the delivery company they use is excellent — cost = $ 25.

Nice stuff and great prices. And the ppl who work there are nice.

Got Junk? Second home does. Not very friendly staff, they look at you like you are intruding. Had to wobble around the junky furniture on the floor, too crowed and parking was difficult. The smell was bad, not sure if it’s from the old stuff grandma use to have or the owner? I could find better stuff on Craigslist.

Love this place! So many neat little finds, and at a good price! I was pleased to come across home décor items from Pier One Imports and Pottery Barn for a fraction of the cost.

I have had great luck at Second Home, and have also been here on hit or miss days. Really, its what to be expected with consignment shops. The most important thing is that the merchandise rotates. I have also sold items here. I appreciate the honesty of the staff — I sold a bunch of consignment items here and totally forgot about them — uh for like 2 years… It was really nice that they had me in their computer system, then just handed me $ 25 cash!

Quality Consignment Home Goods Friendly Service.
I totally stumbled on this place in a drive by. In addition to my taste for quality home furnishings I am also total bargain shopper. One mans «quality» trash is another mans treasure sets the tone here. They have great quality one-​of-​a-​kind furniture pieces and art i.e. solid wood dining tables, cocktail tables, headboards, pots & pans, serving wear, books etc. I lucked up on a few Calphlon cookware for $ 15 hence the prices are very reasonable.
This is a consignment store if you really like something buy it right away because it may not be there tomorrow. The store is pretty big and filled with so many great furnishings. This is nothing like a Goodwill or some raggedy thrift shop so its worth the shop. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. I tend to make my way here every couple of weeks since inventory turns pretty fast here. Don’t forget to put money in the meter!

Staff have definately seemed to be making an attempt to be nicer.

I’ve been a customer at Second Home for several years and agree that the merchandise, although second hand, is clean and presented well — that the prices are excellent, and that the customer service has alot to be desired. I don’t like being approached, or hard pressed by any means, but a greeting is simple, and in all the years I have been shopping here I have NEVER been greeted upon my entrance. Thats fine though, I will continue to shop here and I am fine with their lack of customer service.

I’m confused by the reviews calling the staff rude. I quite like shopping here. I walk in, I wander around to my heart’s content unmolested by pushy salespeople, and when I’m ready to buy the counter staff chats with me about the items I found, they ring me up and I go home. Once, when I bought some larger pieces, one of the employees helped me carry them out to my car without me asking. (I think this was because they happened to have someone working that day who could lift the thing; it probably doesn’t happen all the time.) They seem kind of perfect to me.
Also, the store’s selection is (for me) fantastic. I’ve found some real treasures here at great prices — everything from unusual china (matching the stuff I inherited from my great-​grandmother!) to furniture to holiday decorations. It’s definitely worth checking out if you’re looking for housewares with some personality.