Platos Closet - Gainesville (FL)

2 /5 Em M: This is one of my least favorite Platos closets, to be honest. The majority of the clothes here could be described as "sorority fast fashion" (which does make sense with the Gainesville demographics) - and good luck getting them to buy anything you have or finding anything to wear there unless it fits that aesthetic. I dont feel the store is particularly well-organized/labeled and the shelves are constantly overstocked. Its difficult to browse when there isnt space to move hangers aside one at a time to get a good look at the clothes. The store overall feels overstuffed. The lighting and atmosphere are not particularly nice, especially in the dressing rooms. Other Platos put effort into making it more of a formal clothing store experience and are more selective about the pieces they take. Also, the point system is insane. You have to spend I think $10 = 1 pt while my favorite Platos is $1 = 1 pt and I get lots of % off options almost every time I go into the the other store. This store does NOT have prices good enough or clothes good enough to not offer $1 = 1 pt - its insane. This is just a glorified goodwill imo. The staff are generally friendly and helpful though! Ive never had a problem any time Ive come in.

3 /5 Roberto Figueroa: Plato’s Closet is a pretty store and well organized, but it’s disappointing that, like many thrift stores, the men’s section is extremely small—maybe 2% of the store—while the rest is dedicated to women’s clothing. It makes shopping feel very limited if you’re a man. Also, the employees didn’t really smile or seem welcoming, which affects the overall experience. Nice-looking place, but the atmosphere and lack of balance in merchandise could definitely be improved.

2 /5 Tiffany: First time visiting a Plato’s in a few years, went in to sell a few things I’ve had laying around recently, selling was great and fast .. only complaint would be while waiting and walking around it was hard / near impossible, racks and bins all over the floor including a whole isle of clothing , I’m not sure if a reset was happening or what .. then when I was standing in back not even facing back wall or browsing an employee ? I think I’m unsure because no one had name tags or badges or any identification on, she turned to me and said excuse me if you’re going to shop this back wall I need you to make sure your being very careful and putting everything back in the spot you got it and neatly because I am redoing this whole wall right now… and the way it was said .. was very off putting and I was done in there at that point. Highly recommend making sure staff are noticeable and not as if they are customers shopping / stealing (one had his hood on and was walking around very odd like ) , I would recommend customer service classes and just simple classes on how to speak in a work place setting, dress code reminders.

5 /5 Nicole Geri: Amazing. I keep coming back and leaving with large hauls of clothing at affordable prices. Best Plato’s I’ve ever been to with some of the best high end brands that I love like lulu and free people.

3 /5 SJ Autry: Meh. Nice items are basically trashed by careless, poor placement of security tags - giant holes made by security tag needles in middle of knit fabrics. Not sure if destroying the fabric of $10 athletic wear is overcoming the store’s theft losses.