First Choice Consignment

Absolute theives! Dropped off some furniture and went back 2 weeks later to see if it sold. The young kid behind the counter acknowledged it had but boss wasn’t around. Took 3 months to get a hold of him. FINALLY confronted him ans was told it was shipped to Salvation Army. DO NOT BUY OR CONSIGN WITH THIS CROOK!

If I were just considering the selection and quality of their products, I would have given them four stars, but one of the staff members was extremely rude to my friend when she asked about an item. They also had items on the shelves that were not yet for sale and they would not give a price on them. Why put out items if they aren’t for sale?

Great spot with endless things to look at. Lots of great antique furniture and trinkets. Its the kind of place you can just wander around in for hours. I like how much of a labyrinth it is and you can find decent and not-​so-​decent prices, but definitely plenty of amazing one of a kind pieces.

For some reason I found my visit to First Choice Consignment to be nowhere near as pleasant as the other 2 reviewers! The place is big, so that’s certainly a positive, but it’s loaded in much the way you’d expect to see a hoarders house packed, that is, with absolutely no logic or attention to cleanliness!
I can’t recall the exact number of pieces I picked up that were brought in in 2009 based on the tags, but I know I stopped counting well into the teens! THAT’S 3 YEAR OLD MERCHANDISE SITTING THERE! So clearly the bargains aren’t there, or stuff wouldn’t be sitting for 3 years! Most consignment shops I visit rotate out old merchandise after 3 months, let alone, 3 years! It’s like a throwback to the olde tyme grandma’s junk shops, with literal junk sitting there with $ 50 price tags until the tags are so faded they can’t be read, because the owner is out of touch with reality and ignorant on all aspects of economics.
I found a couple of neat vintage retro things, one dated January of 2010 on the tag, to which the pretty damn rude older guy behind the counter, refused to negotiate on more than a few percent off the last price on the tag (which was 2 years ago to the month!) I bought it anyway because I hate leaving empty handed, but regretted it when I got home.
Lots of things were broken or just plain dirty, especially in the basement, and the prices overall were just really unreasonable in my opinion. I shop at a LOT of antique and consignment stores on a regularly basis, but this one is not a revisit for me. Stop in for a poke around and a laugh, but wear your protective gear!

I really like First Choice for furniture. I’ve found some good pieces at very fair prices. I don’t find that they bargain at all on price — they (like most furniture consignment places in RI) have a % off system — after a certain amount of time has gone by that the piece doesn’t sell, the price lowers by a set %.
A good mix of quality stuff, tacky 70’s junk, and fun retro items. Be sure to look in the far back room in the basement. It keeps going and I scored a cool chair that was literally at the back wall of the building. The fun is to go back often because the inventory changes often.

I’m kicking myself for adding this place-​all you yuppies are gonna rush in and drive up prices! JK, I love you guys, and it’s a recession and all so I had to share.
Parking here is kind of a bitch, it’s in a little strip mall, but you’ll get over it when you go in. We needed a small kitchen table set, w/​2 chairs. Ideally I wanted a butcher block set, but no had one-​not even just the table for less than 150. That’s including Craigslist. Anyway, 20 steps in and I eye the most beautiful butcher block table, with 2 stools. All solid wood, perfect height and size etc. 125. That’s right! 125! They have 2 floors of clean, well organized items, mostly larger furniture items, and loose odds and ends. Very minimal on the whole brass and glass/​wicker cast offs from the 80’s. Too much to tell about, but I’ll say that all the table sets I looked at including dining room ranged from 80 – 400. They do negotiate, and they have this weird pricing system where it goes down after a certain date. The guys working there were awesome, and they helped us take the legs off and carry it to the car.
Some items of note; — An icebox from the 20’s-30’s
–A card catalog
–Framed Nagle prints in beautiful condition (may have been original!)