The Waltham Clothing Exchange (WCE) is a friendly thrift shop and consignment store serving the community for 67 years!

It’s a lot more than clothing. We offer affordable clothing for all ages, shoes, dozens of handbags, a variety of household goods, glassware, dinnerware, small appliances, countless books, CDs, DVDs, toys, games, puzzles, stuffed critters, craft materials, art pictures and picture frames, and jewelry. It’s like a huge garage sale!

See us on Instagram and Facebook.

2024 – 2025 Hours and Special Dates

The Waltham Clothing Exchange opens its fall season on September 10.  Our hours are Tuesdays only from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Special dates:
* October 5 – one Saturday opening, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

* October 19 – the last Saturday opening, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

* December 10 – the half-price sale

* December 17 – our clearance sale, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Closed for the Winter, Spring Season starts February 11.

Visit

We are located in First Parish at 50 Church Street, Waltham MA. The entrance is at the lower parking lot on the left side of the building, next to the donation bin. There is free parking in the lot, limited street parking on Church Street, and a municipal lot nearby on Lexington Avenue.

MBTA Buses 554, 556, 553, 505, 70 & 61 have stops near our building. Ask the Senior Center Bus to bring you!

We are handicapped accessible.

Consignments

See our Updated Consignment Rules for how to consign or donate merchandise.

Donate

Donations are accepted only during our open hours, Tuesday afternoons preferred. For large quantities, please email us first. Off-hours donations, clothing, other textiles, and shoes can be placed in the Epilepsy Foundation New England collection bin by our entrance.

Volunteer

The WCE is volunteer-run. Volunteers price, tag, shelve, and evaluate incoming items. They track sales so we can pay consigners. At season’s end, they bag and box the unsold items for pickup by charities. They like to socialize.

If interested in volunteering, whether just for a Saturday opening or on a trial basis, WalthamClothingExchange@gmail.com.

Serving the Community

The WCE provides a low-cost source for gently used clothing and household items for people trying to make their dollars go further. About 100 to 150 customers visit the Exchange each Tuesday and we have about 80 consignors. Some of our customers buy items to send to family in their home countries. We support the environment by giving a second chance to items otherwise bound for the landfill.

We provide winter gear to several local organizations. Leftover housewares go to Welcome Home in Newton. The Epilepsy Foundation New England Donation Center pays us a modest amount for the donation bin and unsold clothing at the end of the season. The rest is given to Goodwill and to <a “https://shop.mtwyouth.org/”>More Than Words.

We raise over $4500 a year for the First Parish budget and special building needs.

Contact Us

Email us at WalthamClothingExchange@gmail.com or leave a message at 781-330-0389.