Thrift stores in Vladimir
If you like the hunt, Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast is worth a wander: 25 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. All 25 are independent second-hand stores rather than charity shops — Vladimir leans commercial when it comes to used goods.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Vladimir (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include В порядке вещей! and На Гагарина, plus Находка — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Vladimir's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Vladimir thrift lineup
25 mapped within about 40 km:
В порядке вещей!
Second-hand store1.0 km from Vladimir
В порядке вещей! — an independent second-hand store.
На Гагарина
Second-hand store1.1 km from Vladimir
На Гагарина — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about На Гагарина: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00; Sa-Su 10:00-18:00
Находка
Second-hand store1.1 km from Vladimir
Находка — an independent second-hand store.
ЕвроВещь
Second-hand store1.3 km from Vladimir
ЕвроВещь is an independent second-hand store.
Модная 7я
Second-hand store1.4 km from Vladimir
Модная 7я is an independent second-hand store.
4 сезона
Second-hand store1.5 km from Vladimir
4 сезона is an independent second-hand store. 4 сезона also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa-Su 10:00-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa-Su 10:00-19:00
Хит сезона
Second-hand store1.6 km from Vladimir
Хит сезона — an independent second-hand store.
Хит сезона
Second-hand store1.7 km from Vladimir
Хит сезона — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Хит сезона: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa-Su 09:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa-Su 09:00-18:00
Секонд-хенд "Микс"
Second-hand store1.8 km from Vladimir
Секонд-хенд "Микс" is an independent second-hand store.
Секонд-хенд "Микс"
Second-hand store2.0 km from Vladimir
Секонд-хенд "Микс" is an independent second-hand store.
Секонд хенд
Second-hand store2.4 km from Vladimir
Секонд хенд is an independent second-hand store.
4 сезона
Second-hand store2.8 km from Vladimir
4 сезона is an independent second-hand store.
Европеец
Second-hand store2.9 km from Vladimir
Европеец — an independent second-hand store.
Секонд-хенд
Second-hand store3.3 km from Vladimir
Секонд-хенд is an independent second-hand store.
4 сезона
Second-hand store3.7 km from Vladimir
4 сезона is an independent second-hand store.
Сорока
Second-hand store3.9 km from Vladimir
Сорока — an independent second-hand store.
4 сезона
Second-hand store4.5 km from Vladimir
4 сезона is an independent second-hand store.
Б-Утик
Second-hand store4.5 km from Vladimir
Б-Утик is an independent second-hand store.
Крем
Second-hand store4.7 km from Vladimir
Крем is an independent second-hand store.
Второе дыхание
Second-hand store4.8 km from Vladimir
Второе дыхание — an independent second-hand store.
Находка
Second-hand store4.9 km from Vladimir
Находка — an independent second-hand store.
Наши детки
Second-hand store4.9 km from Vladimir
Наши детки — an independent second-hand store.
Модная 7я
Second-hand store5.1 km from Vladimir
Модная 7я is an independent second-hand store.
4 сезона
Second-hand store6.2 km from Vladimir
4 сезона is an independent second-hand store.
Комиссионный магазин
Second-hand store23.2 km from Vladimir
Комиссионный магазин is an independent second-hand store on 118 Октябрьская улица.
118 Октябрьская улица
What the map tells us about thrifting in Vladimir
3 of the 25 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Vladimir — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Vladimir; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
The one mapped shop sits on 118 Октябрьская улица — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.
The Vladimir thrift circuit
Plot these 25 on a map and the day plans itself: В порядке вещей!, На Гагарина, Находка, ЕвроВещь, Модная 7я, 4 сезона, Хит сезона, and Хит сезона. That's the full Vladimir circuit in one sensible order. 17 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Vladimir
A few things worth knowing before you work through Vladimir's thrift stores:
- Learn the colour-tag system at В порядке вещей!. Many charity shops discount by tag colour on rotation. Ask which colour is half price this week — it changes regularly.
- Smell the leather at На Гагарина. Real leather smells like leather. If it smells like plastic, it is plastic — price it accordingly.
- Seasonal items go cheapest off-season. Winter coats in April, fans in October. Buy the season ahead and pay half.
- Ask about hold policies. Eyeing furniture you can't take today? Many shops will hold an item for 24 hours. Ask before someone else buys it.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Vladimir — 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 Vladimir can take a while to appear. The 25 above are only as current as the community map. A shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
Prices at Vladimir'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 — Vladimir included.
Thrift store listings for Vladimir: 25 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.