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Current Trade-In Information:


During this unprecedented time of great health concern, we are doing what we can at Bohème to play our part in being conscious of the well-being of our customers, employees, and community.  Due to this, we are conducting trade-ins by appointment only and with special protocols in place.  Please contact us at yelena@bohemethreads.com to schedule a trade-in appointment.

To receive information regarding changes in our business hours, trade-ins schedule, and resources with how you can help small businesses in Davis such as Bohème during this challenging time, please make sure you sign up for our email newsletter on our Contact page.


Thank you very much for your patience, understanding, and patronage!

We accept donations, and you may drop them off at the store at any time.  Thank you!

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What we are now buying:
​We are currently purchasing winter items.  Long sleeve dresses, sweaters, flannels, jackets, hoodies, raincoats, leggings, etc. are desired.  There are some items we purchase year-round that may not be "in-season", as noted in the detailed list below.

We are overstocked with jeans, pants & shoes, and will be extremely selective in what we purchase.  Shoes must be in "like new" condition for us to consider purchasing!  We will also be extremely selective in purchasing discount brand clothing (accepting very limited and unique items of brands such as Forever 21, Target, Charlotte Russe, Wet Seal, etc.).

Please only bring in the following items unless you want to donate items not mentioned on this list.


Women's Items:
  • skirts (heavier/warmer)
  • long sleeve dresses
  • long sleeve blouses
  • leggings
  • retro high-waisted jeans
  • overalls (accepting year-round)
  • jean jackets (accepting year-round!)
  • raincoats (accepting year-round!)
  • snow pants & suits (accepting year-round!)
  • jewelry
  • Vans, Converse, and other "name brand" skater shoes (only in excellent condition)
  • high-end or funky shoes and boots (only in excellent condition)
  • festival / burning man clothing (accepting year-round!)
  • costumes (accepting year-round!)
  • ugly Christmas sweaters (accepting year-round!)
  • anything interesting (funky, retro, vintage, crazy looking, or unusual - accepting year-round!)
  • most popular size is medium in women's clothing, so we may accept more items in this size than others

Men's Items:
  • Hawaiian shirts (accepting year-round!)
  • flannel shirts (accepting year-round!)
  • name brand, character, movie/show, & entertainer / music band t-shirts
  • stylish short & long sleeve button-up shirts
  • raincoats (accepting year-round!)​
  • snow pants & suits (accepting year-round!)
  • jeans (most popular waist sizes are 32 & 34, so we may accept more items in these sizes than others)
  • bow ties, suspenders & skinny ties
  • Ray-Ban, Oakley, & other name brand sunglasses
  • Vans, Converse, Nike & Adidas (and other name brand) shoes
  • festival / burning man clothing (accepting year-round!)
  • costumes (accepting year-round!)
  • ugly Christmas sweaters (accepting year-round!)
  • anything interesting (funky, retro, vintage, crazy looking, unusual or unique - accepting year round!)

We are only buying items that are in very good condition (no holes, rips, stains, odors, etc). We are looking for higher quality brands (not fast fashion brands) unless exceptionally cute/fashionable. We buy women sizes 00-14 and men sizes S-XL (but only size 30-34 pants).

If you don’t need store credit or cash, we accept donations anytime! Thanks so much!


Buy/Trade FAQ:

How does it work?
  • Bring in items during trade-in hours (see above for current hours)
  • No appointment needed.
  • We process trade-ins on first come, first served basis.
  • We offer 25% in store credit or 12.5% in cash of the price we might be able to sell the item for.
  • You receive cash or store credit on the spot, and you have six months use the store credit.
  • Items should be in good condition, clean, smoke-free and wrinkle-free.
  • To sell items, you must be 18 or older or accompanied by an adult.
  • If you don’t need store credit or cash, we accept your donations anytime.

What do we pay for clothing?
We offer 25% in store credit or 12.5% in cash – of the price we might be able to sell the item for in the current season. We resell most non-premium items between $6 – $12, so you will receive on average from $1.50 to $3 each in store credit or $.75 to $1.50 in cash for each piece.

We pay extra for most premium labels, vintage and highly unique items. Conversely, we discount items from lower-end brands (i.e. Forever 21, Target, Charlotte Russe, etc.).

You do not have to wait for the items to sell, you receive cash or store credit for the items. You have six months to use the store credit.

Why can’t we pay more?
Some stores pay up to 50%…. Consignment stores do not pay you UNLESS your item sells, and their prices are often much, much higher than ours. Bohème is not a consignment shop. We pay you regardless of whether it sells, so we take all the risk because we don’t know if the item will sell or not. At $6-$12 for most items, Bohème is a low cost alternative shop and we couldn’t offer you these low prices if we paid more for clothing that we are not sure we can resell. Hope you understand.

Please keep in mind that even though we love to purchase or trade for all kinds of stylish and fun clothing, we have very limited space to keep "out-of-season" items and can't pay for clothing that we feel would be sitting and not selling for months.  If we are unable to purchase or trade for your items that are out-of-season, you could hold onto them until a later date... or we would always appreciate you donating them to our store!