Designer Consigner of La Jolla

Heidi is really sweet but the business is now closed and I had a fur coat there for consignment and don’t know how to get in contact with her to reclaim my coat! Does anyone have a direct number or email? Or if Heidi sees this? Please leave a comment or message me!

Well the last time I was there getting my stuff the power was being shut off.
I really felt sorry for Hiedie and actuslly was going to help her stasy open but her story changed so many times I knew I wasnt getting the truth.
So I took my stuff and left.
She really coukd have used a web presence and a 12 year old to run the shop.
Yes she was there 33 years but I dont know how!
I wish her luck, she was going to move to the Grand Cayman Island and start a BandB, or so she said.
My son really liked her, she dressed him like a gamgster in fur.

sad HEIDI what is up with you… Get your SHIT together… we all know…

Great place!

To those that have had problems or ripped off by Heidi Larson please contact 9 256 992 608 for further information. To those who are considering doing business with Heidi stay away because you either won’t get paid or you are getting a coat that someone is basically giving away for free.

Heidi Is Fraud !!! Stay away !!! I don’t understand how she is still in business !!! I regret not ready all Unilocal reviews before I spent $$$ at this place. I hope she will go out of business !!!

I am a fan of Heidi the owner of Designer Consigner of La Jolla. She’s been around a very long time and knows just about everyone. I purchased a mink coat and a mink jacket that was very unique since it had a mink piece that could be zippered on the bottom to make it look great for wearing with boots! I believe Heidi has a heard of gold and would do whatever she could for someone but like all of us, may have fallen on some hard times, given the benefit of the doubt, Heidi will do the right thing.
The furs I bought I love and she led me to the best and newest furs and I feel I received a lot for my money. My beautiful minks were stolen by a boyfriend and uninsured. Of course, heartbroken, I stumbled upon Designer Consigner and Heidi.
She has beautiful necklaces, and although you make think things appear unorganized, give it a chance — you’ll surprise yourself with a treasure you didn’t expect. Good hearted, caring and I believe honest, Heidi will tell you the truth or if you doubt her, she’ll come through and won’t let you down. I’m waiting for alterations to the furs I purchased which we signed an agreement on almost three months ago but since I haven’t had the need for the furs with the weather here, I’ve extended my request to Heidi to have them finished pursuant to our agreement (this will be a 5 star review when I receive the garments altered to our agreement specifications. I believe I’ll have the furs I purchased in my possession by May 18^th 2013 at the latest (that would have let Heidi have the furs for alternations promised for four months). Needless to say, I’d be devastated if the alterations promised and agreed to weren’t
done. She knows I trust her and wouldn’t hurt her — i feel she did the very best in getting me the furs I liked in the newest condition possible and I think once you meet her, you’ll feel the same. No matter what you read or hear, I believe when it comes to consignment you have to go with your ‘gut’ and the only way to do that is to
dig deep and get to know the person you’re dealing with.

Update on my review; the story changes. Now Heidi claims her sales are ‘confidential’ and final so she can’t ask the buyer to return my custom size four sable jacket with front zipper! She also now claims she sold one of my fur hats-​but I told her to ship the hats back. She is vague about when she sold the jacket but was certain it had not sold when I cancelled the contract. Only when I mentioned the D.A. and civil court would not honor confidentiality did she agree to ‘try’ to find my coat. Oh, and she even offered to give me one of her coats to replace a sable, not used according to her as it was given to her by someone. Oh, isn’t that used. Everyone who wrote a complaint should contact the San Diego District Attorney.
Hum, if she sold my coat in March, and I wasn’t paid yet, when was she planning to pay me?

The BEST of the BEST can be found here! And the owner Heidi is so sweet and welcoming I always look forward to seeing her. Go, have fun and be surprised at the large selection and great prices!

I was visiting La Jolla from Boston last week. While in the area, my friend and I decided to check out this high end designer shop. What a great time we had with Heidi, the owner! We left with a darling pair of shoes, a Louis Vuitton handbag AND a beautiful mink coat!!! Heidi treated us very well and even gave a few pieces of jewelry as a bonus! I will definitely come back to Heidi’s shop next time I’m in the area! She has some BEAUTIFUL designer pieces! Heidi made our day GREAT! Thanks, Heidi!

First off I made the mistake of leaving 2 coats with her after she assured me they would sell. 90 days later neither sold. She asked to keep them for longer because she was certain they would sell. 4.5 months after leaving them with her, I called numerous times to pick them up during business hours and she never answered. I showed up twice during business hours and she was not there. Finally when she is there she cannot find one of my coats. So she asks me to help. Little did I know she has thousands of coats in the back not even visible to customers. After helping, actually doing all the looking myself I refused to look anymore and told her to call me when she found it. After I drove 30 minutes to get home she mysteriously found it. Neither of my coats were sold and when I asked her what the coats were made of again she told me one was mink when previously I was told it was squirrel. I never saw the price tags she put on the coats. Overall she is extremely unprofessional, rude, snobby, and a liar. Do not ever try to sell anything there.

I wouldn’t buy anything from this store, and I STRONGLY ADVISE AGAINST CONSIGNING ANYTHING THERE. The owner promised to send me a check when my goods sold, but she never did, so I thought they simply hadn’t sold. The store’s phone always goes right to voicemail so, after half a year had passed, I decided to just go down there and take my things back. The store is often not actually open during its posted business hours so, whenever I did manage to catch the owner in, she gave me a runaround. I started taking time off from work, paying regular «surprise» visits to the store, only to get another convoluted story. Only after I got really assertive did the owner admit that maybe my stuff had sold after all. She promised to phone me the next day after checking with her bookkeeper. Of course, that call never came. Finally, eight days later I went down yet again and actually shook her down as she was trying to leave in her car. I got paid, but the amount wasn’t nearly enough to compensate me for the time and annoyance. Now I’m just hoping the check doesn’t bounce.
How DO people like this stay in business?

How apparently rare it is to get a chance to speak with a human being when calling this place! I actually feel ridiculous for trying to pursue this store for as long as I have, for nearly 3 months.
The one time I did get to briefly talk to someone (in November 2010)? She couldn’t have seemed less interested in answering a potential customer’s questions.
The first time I left a recorded message (in December 2010)? No call back.
The second time I left a recorded message (in January 2011)? No call back.
The store’s answering machine message – as well as store days/​hours rattled off in it – seems to change often. Apparently the owner has all the time in the world to change the message but no time to return calls. At one point I even received a notification that the message box was full, no doubt full of messages from frustrated would-​be customers like me.
My fantastic worn-​once cocktail dresses will find a new home elsewhere.

Designer Consigner… You are a cattle car of Vintage Crazy.
I wonder if the owner either has ties to the building management or has a 99 year lease on the cheap. It says Est. 1952 but– How does it stay open? HOW!?!
Store is full but not in a good way, some racks are too tightly stuffed to pick through.
Clothes are ALL unorganized and most very expensive.
Store set up is not conducive to browsing, relaxing OR having fun.
The little browsing you can do is made uncomfortable by the owner who is watching your every move and commenting on what you touch.
Furs seems unkept, unorganized and funky. There is a special way to store it and she’s not doing it right. (ie– Cold Dark Storage, not hot sunny humid store)
THE WORST– front of the store houses a «sea» of shoes, which last time I visited were lots of eroding leather, clumped together in an impassible mound. Started having flash backs to the «shoe room» at a certain museum in Washington DC I saw on a 8^th Grade Field Trip. (figure it out, seriously)
Owner seems quirky and has almost been nice but seems mostly interested in you if you’re kinda dopey with cash who won’t ask too many questions or try to bargain.
When you start to leave because of her inflexibility she may start to bargain with you as a desperate (and lame) attempt to win your business.
The jewelry case is a disappointment and a laugh,
Newsflash, I know what bakelite is and sadly there isn’t much or any at this place! I felt my style knowledge was judged by my youthful appearance.
With all that said there are a few things to look at and maybe you’ll find something that catches your eye but with such MEH customer relations and inability to have a clean and organized shopping space, it’s just time wasted that you’ll never get back.
It’s just not worth the effort, unless you are standing RIGHT outside and it’s somehow open.
La Jolla’s jewel?
More like La Jolla’s drool.
Boring & Expensive & Not Comparable to other stores nearby.
Done.

I tried three times to shop here. The two times, the Open sign was out but the building door to enter was locked and closed! I hate that awkwardness of — am I an idiot for not knowing how to open this door or maybe they forgot to open the door — moment.
The third time, the building door was finally open but you had to press a button to have someone open the store door for you. So I pressed the button and waited and waited. No one came. It didn’t look like anyone was around.
From what I could see through the window, there were a lot of fur and I saw some LV and Gucci. I saw this gawdy shirt and it was priced at $ 250.
Maybe I’ll try again but I already spent a lot of time and effort just to get through one door.

I hate when you walk into a shop and the only clerk is on the phone, it’s obviously a personal call, and she looks at you as if you are a nosy intruder. That was my experience here.

I found this tiny shop after exiting Encore of La Jolla, a true consignment emporium. The immediate comparison made it obvious that Designer Consigner hawks a gaudier, less classy version of designer dressing.
Also, lots of fur and spangly items.
Skip this and go directly to Encore for classic designer names to bolster your wardrobe.