Posh Resale offers quality clothing at discount prices

If you're looking to give your wardrobe a boost with unique, one-of-a-kind items, then Rainier's Posh Resale might have just what you need. Posh Resale offers hand-curated, pre-owned clothing at deeply discounted prices. The items are pulled from overstock inventory from the flagship store, Simply Posh and Posh Jewelry in Lake Oswego. Simply Posh and Posh Jewelry is a well-established and popular upscale consignment boutique that offers high-end day and evening wear, handbags, shoes, accessories, men's clothes and accessories, and jewelry.

Simply Posh already offers pre-owned items for nearly 50-percent off retail prices. Now, with Posh Resale, shoppers can find items in the Rainier store at even deeper discounts with items sold at a minimum of a 50 percent discount from the Lake Oswego store.

Simply Posh and Posh Resale is a woman-owned business co-owned by sisters Lisa Crader and Lori Prins. "We have 23,000 consigners," said Crader. "We have so much overstock and, even after we donate to schools, veterans, churches and other places, we still have all these clothes left over and we don't want to put them in the landfill. So we opened a store in Rainier to bring our overstock units for sale. We have clothing racks that include items from $10 to $20."

Rainier proved to be the perfect location for a number of reasons. They were looking at a location within an hour of the flagship store in Lake Oswego. Prins's daughter is a Rainier local and is managing Posh Resale on the day-to-day. There was also a recognized need in this area for quality merchandise and brand names at an affordable price that didn't require going across the bridge to shop. "I just think that there's a need right now for resale with the economy," said Crader. "We offer excellent quality for very inexpensive prices. We repurpose everything and it's just great for everybody, you know? The prices are lower, the clothes are good, and small towns need that, they do."

Crader shared that the inventory will continually be curated based on what the community wants and needs. "Right now, we're just starting out and it usually takes six months to really kind of know what the community wants," she said. "We went to The Interstate restaurant and bar, and other places for lunch, and asked people what they would like to see and they said they just wanted everyday clothes, really good prices, in great condition."

Posh Resale is located at 106 E. B. Street in Rainier, and is open Tuesday from 1-7 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can also visit them on their Facebook page, Posh Resale Rainier.