Thrift stores in Vaduz
If you like the hunt, Vaduz, Liechtenstein is worth a wander: 13 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. All 13 are independent second-hand stores rather than charity shops — Vaduz leans commercial when it comes to used goods.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Vaduz (within about 30 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include brocki.ch Altstätten and Bockenhaus Werdenberg, plus Brockenstube — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Vaduz's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Vaduz thrift lineup
13 mapped within about 30 km:
brocki.ch Altstätten
Second-hand storeRun by Heilsarmee
Run by Heilsarmee, brocki.ch Altstätten is an independent second-hand store, found on 23 Kriessernstrasse in Altstätten SG. Also worth knowing about brocki.ch Altstätten: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
23 Kriessernstrasse, Altstätten SG, 9450
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off
Phone: +41 71 722 35 90
Bockenhaus Werdenberg
Second-hand store
Bockenhaus Werdenberg is an independent second-hand store on 11 Moosweg, Buchs SG. Bockenhaus Werdenberg also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11 Moosweg, Buchs SG, 9470
Phone: +41 81 740 16 19
Brockenstube
Second-hand storeRun by Frauenverein Rebstein
Run by Frauenverein Rebstein, Brockenstube is an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Brockenstube: the map lists its hours as Jan-Dec Sa 09:00-11:30.
Hours: Jan-Dec Sa 09:00-11:30
Flohmarkt Lädele
Second-hand store
Flohmarkt Lädele — an independent second-hand store, found on 82 in Blons. Also worth knowing about Flohmarkt Lädele: the map lists its hours as Apr-Nov Fr 10:00-18:00.
82, Blons, 6723
Hours: Apr-Nov Fr 10:00-18:00
Hätt i gern
Second-hand store
Hätt i gern — an independent second-hand store, found on 13 Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße in Hohenems. Also worth knowing about Hätt i gern: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
13 Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße, Hohenems, 6845
Phone: +43 664 1420655
Brockehus Sarganserland
Second-hand store
Brockehus Sarganserland — an independent second-hand store, found on 4a Langgrabenstrasse in Sargans. Also worth knowing about Brockehus Sarganserland: the map lists its hours as We 14:00-17:00; Fr 14:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4a Langgrabenstrasse, Sargans, 7320
Hours: We 14:00-17:00; Fr 14:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +41 81 723 80 40
Flohmarkt Walensee
Second-hand store
Flohmarkt Walensee — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Flohmarkt Walensee: it has a website with more detail.
Gross Brocki
Second-hand store
Gross Brocki — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Gross Brocki: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:30-17:00
Phone: +41 81 756 01 06
Brockehus
Second-hand store
Brockehus is an independent second-hand store on 15 Hauptstrasse, Nesslau.
15 Hauptstrasse, Nesslau, 9650
Blaukreuz-Brocki Landquart
Second-hand store
Blaukreuz-Brocki Landquart — an independent second-hand store on 10 Riedlöserstrasse. Also worth knowing about Blaukreuz-Brocki Landquart: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-12:00, 13:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Riedlöserstrasse, 7302
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-12:00, 13:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00
Phone: +41 81 322 45 49
Fifty-Fifty Kleiderbörse
Second-hand store
Fifty-Fifty Kleiderbörse is an independent second-hand store. Fifty-Fifty Kleiderbörse also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th 09:00-12:00; Fr 13:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00.
Hours: Th 09:00-12:00; Fr 13:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00
Brockenhaus Vorderland
Second-hand storeRun by Lebenshilfe Vorarlberg
Run by Lebenshilfe Vorarlberg, Brockenhaus Vorderland is an independent second-hand store, found on 53 Müsinenstraße in Sulz. Also worth knowing about Brockenhaus Vorderland: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:00; it has a website with more detail.
53 Müsinenstraße, Sulz, 6832
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:00
Brockenhaus Buchs
Second-hand store
Brockenhaus Buchs — an independent second-hand store, found on 12b Altendorferstrasse in Buchs SG. Also worth knowing about Brockenhaus Buchs: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12b Altendorferstrasse, Buchs SG, 9470
Phone: +41 81 756 24 00
What the map tells us about thrifting in Vaduz
8 of the 13 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Vaduz — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Vaduz; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
7 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Most shops in Vaduz list a phone number. Use it — a thirty-second call beats a wasted drive, especially for furniture or anything you can't carry home on the bus.
The Vaduz thrift circuit
The efficient Vaduz thrifting route strings these together: brocki.ch Altstätten on 23 Kriessernstrasse, Bockenhaus Werdenberg on 11 Moosweg, Brockenstube, Flohmarkt Lädele on 82, Hätt i gern on 13 Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Straße, Brockehus Sarganserland on 4a Langgrabenstrasse, Flohmarkt Walensee, and Gross Brocki — 13 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 5 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Vaduz
Thrifting in Vaduz goes better with a little prep:
- Inspect electronics in the store at brocki.ch Altstätten. Plug it in before you pay. Most thrift shops sell electronics as-is, and a cheap record player can be an expensive paperweight.
- Look behind the front row at Bockenhaus Werdenberg. Shoppers pull things out and shove them back carelessly. The best find is often one rack deep, half-hidden.
- Learn your fabrics. A quick touch tells wool from acrylic, leather from pleather. Natural fibres at thrift prices are the whole game.
- Go often, buy rarely. The regulars' secret: short frequent visits beat rare long ones. Ten minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly expedition.
Good to know
We searched about 30 km around Vaduz — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Vaduz can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 13 that's closed, or a great shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
Prices at Vaduz's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Vaduz included.
Thrift store listings for Vaduz: 13 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.