Mode Off Hachioji Owada

“I heard that they had moved to the second floor of the old Murauchi building, so I went to check it out. The inside of the store was a little dim and had a vintage clothing store feel, and the selection was quite varied, but there were many problems. First of all, the denim section was terrible. Compared to the neighboring vintage clothing stores and recycle shops, the prices were shocking, and the sight of several items falling off the hangers onto the floor made me feel very sick. Secondly, damage, stains, dirt, and other obvious deductions were not written on the price tags, so it was hard to check the condition in the dimly lit store. There were other concerns, but I think it would be better to replace the hangers as soon as possible. It was my first time in several years to visit the store. I asked them to buy my items and walked around the store, but as usual, items were falling off the hangers and dusty items were on the floor... The buyback amount was just under 20% of the value, and there was a slight smell and people were sitting around the kilo corner, so to be honest, it was a no-go. It was torture to put sale items and cheap corners in that corner.”

“I think it's a good idea to bring out-of-season items that are hard to sell on Mercari. You can't expect a high price, though...”

“There are a lot of fashionable clothes. The prices are a bit high. This is the first time I've seen a section selling clothes by weight. If you want junk clothes, I recommend Off House next door. There isn't much parking.”

“It's on the second floor of a building in a different location than before. I think 90% of the items are men's. There are a lot of American casual and vintage items. Also sneakers. The interior is heavy and cool with a lot of atmosphere. I don't know the market price for men's items so I can't comment on the value, but since most clothing stores are for women, I think this kind of concept is very good!”

“There’s a discount promo if you add them in Line. That part is good, but the selection is not as varied as other mode offs or hardoff itself. Here there is a section where they price the items per gram and it’s an actual rummage sale, but be careful because after computation, the items turn out to be priced quite similarly to the ones displayed in the racks anyway. It feels like a trap ahaha. It just looks cheap because it’s 1 yen per gram, but you won’t know how heavy a blazer is until you pay for it at the counter. You’ve been warned.😝”