Sweet Lorain

"As a local and as someone who has been coming here since they were a kid, sweet Lorain is a city staple for vintage ANYTHING. The space is overflowing with clothing, home decor, jewelry, prints and records. You can find just about anything in here! The owner is always so kind and I respect his eye and passion for collecting vintage. That is someone who loves what they do! I did get stuck in the snow that last time I was here and not in their parking lot. The owner came out with a shovel and pushed my car out. This was the kindest thing someone has done for me in a while and I didn’t ask him to help. I hope I can take my children here one day !"

"Sweet Lorain is my favorite vintage store in Cleveland. I've found so many amazing items here. Things like furniture, jewelry, housewares, and sewing supplies. Plus the absolute best selection of clothing I've ever come across. This store has a bit of everything, and be ready to dig!!"

"Was told about store by a friend and wanted to check it out. First off the store was too packed, I felt uncomfortable like I was going to break something just walking around. Most of the clothing which I came for went for eBay prices or higher and when I asked for help from an employee who has previously asked me if I need help. I was rudely pulled away and given an attitude. I really was looking to splurge and buy myself something nice for the holidays but quickly put everything back and just left. Bad first experience"

"Somewhere buried in this place is a much better, smaller, more-curated vintage shop. I get that the insane abundance of themed knickknacks is kind of the draw but then you get to digging and there’s not really gems buried anywhere because it’s all quite overpriced. I did buy one of my favorite pairs of shoes here a year ago, so there’s that. But I paid top eBay-level dollars for them so could have just bought them online without having to have my allergies freaked out by the dust. This last visit I found another pair of nice vintage men’s shoes but the condition was well below what the price suggested… they price everything like it’s a diamond in the rough. I think there’s probably more to be found on the women’s side (my wife has found some nice vintage hats here not terribly priced). So they can price things at whatever they want, it’s their shop. But what are you paying for? It’s THE shop for tacky Christmas stuff though. And porcelain turtles."

"Okkkkk...so I'm from out of town and I love a good vintage shop. That being said...this place is nuts! When you first walk in you are hit in the face with tons of stuff! This is good and bad...the first main room literally has piles of stuff and it's hard to move...this part is also dirty and dusty. The second part is way more organized but it's packed!!!! Tons of collections if you like turtles or xmas stuff. Overall I would probably visit again when I had like hours to be there and could deal with the mess."