We Love Good + Used

We accept donations during store hours:
Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 to 4.

Like any retail business, we stock the store with items our customers are looking for.

To help you determine what to donate, here’s a list of items we do and don't accept:

Items we gladly accept

Clothing for women, men and kids
These are our best sellers. Please be sure they’re ready to wear without stains or tears

Decorative items 
Our customers love to come in for a vase or interesting objects for a shelf or coffee table

Seasonal decorations
Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Summer et all

Wearable Accessories
Scarves, hats, gloves, mittens, backpacks and related

Purses and Jewelry
These are our second best sellers

Kitchen items
Cookware, bakeware, ceramics, countertop machines in excellent working conditions

Tabletop dishes, glassware, china, crystal and flatware

Art, Lamps, Pendants and Chandeliers

Furniture - small pieces such as coffee and side tables, footstools and occasional chairs. If you have larger furniture, call or email us a picture beforehand so we can gauge if we have space for it. 847-482-1705.

Items we don't accept

Obsolete and broken electronics and desktop tech
Printers, monitors, computers, cables and connectors, VHS and cassette tapes, remotes. Recycle these at your local municipal recycling center.

Personal medical equipment
Crutches, walkers, boots and slings

Exercise machines
Treadmills, stationary bikes, massage chairs

Baby Items
Cribs, exer-saucers, bouncy chairs. These may have recall warnings and therefore be dangerous.

Common sense items such as mattresses, tires, pool equipment, carpeting pieces, paint

Books: Please donate adult books to the Friends of the Lake Forest Library. Donate children’s book to Bernie’s Book Bank.