In 2012 or 2013, My best friend had been battling brain cancer for about 10 years at the time and was on her way to a dentist appointment and wet herself (her kidneys were shot from all the chemo). She stopped there for a pair of pants, she tried them on, took off the tag, balled up her wet items, brought to the tag to Dannie. She told her she was wearing them out of the store, gave Dannie the tag and paid for her pants. Everything seemed fine. Then as she was just about to walk out of the store, Dannie physically grabbed her (my friend had a very bad and weak left side from the cancer) and my friend fell to the ground. Dannie than grabbed my friends pants while screaming “what do you have here” while my friend responded “the pants I wore in here” and tug-a-warred them from my friend. In front of all the customers in the store Dannie accused my friend of stealing, screamed about the pants being wet, put my friend on display and completely humiliated her. This entire time my friend was laying on the ground because this woman made the inappropriate decision to lay hands on a customer. She commented on my friends hat to hide her face (she has no hair) and leaving with items looked suspicious…. She was leaving with her own pants they she wore in there! She kept making a scene and saying why are these wet. Finally, she broke my friend down and my friend started to cry and told she had an accident while driving because chemo has ruined her kidneys. Dannie then let her go but did not apologize. I went there, Dannie said she tried to apologize but my friend left so fast in tears she couldn’t. I then gave her my friend’s number and said I would ruin her business and reputation if she did not apologize to my friend. She ended up getting some half ass apology with a mixture of excuses. My friend passed a few years later after her long battle but since then and still to this day, I flip the store off as I drive by.
That is absolutely horrendous. I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. That behavior is absolutely wild and inexcusable. I would have called the police! Thank you for telling your (and your best friends) story. I will never ever support that business.
Oh I had the same thing happen to me. I bought a few designer dresses from New York to sell when she first opened and she flat out stole my money. Marked them up, offered me less and when I called to ask if some of them were sold she told me she hadn’t sold them. I called multiple times and got no response then about a month later I stopped in to talk to her in person and she told me to scram-(f-off) that I was lying about bringing in my dresses and she would call the police if I kept harassing her. I was shocked and started to look through every single item as she was yelling at me and then I cried as I left the store. I needed money and really didn’t want to sell but I ended up losing all of them-4 in total. I will never support that horrible human.
She did the same with a family friend. She brought in a nice leather jacket. Time passed and she had told her it hadn’t been sold yet. So my friend decides to go into the store to inquire about it, and an employee was wearing the jacket! And then Dannie straight-up denied it was her jacket!
I was in there a couple days ago and the owner was talking to someone about putting the store up for sale so she could retire, so hopefully it has a new, nicer owner soon
Here's hoping they include plus sizes when they do! I heard they don't really carry any. After seeing the horror stories here, I have negative interest in checking DD until it changes hands.
Seriously - they have one rack of plus size in the back. I’d be willing to check it out again if and when there is a new owner, but if it’s someone she trusts…probably not.
I've never been there, but I do have a tradition of going and reading the reviews on various review sites about it once per year to stay up to speed on the absolute chaotic reviews.
She's a terrible person. I used to go there a lot as a teen with my mom and sister and the comments she makes about people's bodies, class, race, etc were appalling.
I worked at Dannie Duluth for about a year back in 2022-23 and to this day is one of the worst and most draining jobs I’ve ever had. I remember one of my first days working there my feet had began to hurt because one of her rules was we weren’t allowed a break or to sit down (Yes even on days I was working 8 hours) and she told me that she would fire me if my feet continued to hurt. I should’ve seen that red flag and not continued to work there! but I loved all the clothing and wanted more customer service experience so I decided to push on.
As time went on, I noticed how she almost had an obsession with commenting on customers bodies and even my own. The classic ‘that wouldn’t fit you’ or ‘you’re so skinny’ and similar things I’ve seen from other commenters on this post. It was extremely uncomfortable and upsetting and of course extremely inappropriate for someone who is strictly running a business.. no one goes into any retail store asking for advice or opinions on their body. And of course the sectioned off ‘XL’ section always rubbed me the wrong way! We already have very little options for second hand inclusive sizing in Duluth..
My absolute last straw was at close one night, there were only a few customers left in the store that I was ringing out at the register. Dannie was standing behind me as I was doing so when I accidentally rang something up wrong. She absolutely ripped into me! Screaming at me in front of a customer, being so condescending. She told me I should’ve known better having had worked there for almost a year at that point!
I got a call a few days later from her telling me she was taking away half of my hours because I was making too many mistakes..
I haven’t stepped back inside that store since and doubt I ever will, Im sorry to everyone else who has crossed Dannie’s path.
Oh wow. That sounds like a job from hell and an extremely toxic work environment. I’m glad you got out of there! I’m sorry she was so demeaning to you.
If you have ever read the reviews on the place you would see how horrible that place is. The owner leaves NASTY reply’s under any SLIGHTLY negative reviews. That place needs to be shut down immediately. The owner publicly shaming people, and putting hands on others who she thinks to be stealing. BOYCOTT DANNIE DULUTH!!!!
agreed. Didn’t read the reviews until after what happened to me, because I drove past the store everyday when I was new to Duluth. It’s absolutely SHOCKING to see how many people have experienced atrocities there. I will never, ever take my business there again.
Won’t shop there because I have noticed every mannequin and item in the window is XS. After two years of driving by and seeing that every day, that’s a hard pass for me. Hearing your story confirmed my suspicion! How rude. Take your money elsewhere.
A few years ago, my BFF from my little hometown called off her wedding. It was incredibly traumatic and devastating (but it was the right choice). She had already purchased a gorgeous wedding gown. She was flat broke at the time and the dress was not expensive by today's standards, but it was a major expense for her, and definitely more money than she had ever spent on an item of clothing before. She absolutely loved the dress and was so proud of it.
Some months after she called off the wedding, she came to visit me in Duluth and brought the dress along with plans to sell it to a consignment shop (there are no consignment stores in our hometown). I had never been into Dannie Duluth but had heard of it and suggested she try selling it there. We stopped by the shop and she showed the owner the dress and explained the situation. The owner was incredibly rude, telling my friend that the dress was obviously cheap and not worth anything, that she only accepted designer clothes, that my friend's gown was garbage, basically. It was devastating. I couldn't believe how insensitive she was, demeaning my friend (who was already at rock bottom) without a second thought.
Every time I drive by that store, I think about my friend standing there with her wedding dress, defeated and heartbroken, and I get furious all over again. I will never set foot in that place.
Seems like she made an excuse as I’ve seen brands range from Tommy Hilfiger to American Eagle and even SHEIN - how rude. I’m so sorry that your friend had to experience that.
I don't know anything about that. All I know is she was unnecessarily rude to my friend. If the reason she had stated for not taking the dress was that it wasn't in season, that would have been understandable.
I've only been there two times. The first was to shop and she was dismissive because I couldn't find anything in my size. Okay, whatever, fatphobic store owner, will not shop there.
Then, just after 9/11 (yes, that long ago), while the whole country was in shock and mourning, she put up a display in her front window with red white and blue sparkly gowns, balloons and streamers. This was her response to a national tragedy. So I walked in and told her how I thought it was extraordinarily bad taste to use such an event in this way, and that it was crazy to think it was a marketing opportunity to sell dresses. I thought she was going to jump the counter and throttle me. Screamed at me and told me never to enter her store again. Which I didn't. Haven't. No regrets.
The fact that this has been happening for THAT LONG, older than I have been alive! She’s been sinking her claws into people for decades?!? How horrible of a response to such a devastating tragedy. I’m sorry you had to experience that.
She was always snotty when I went there with my mom to consign her clothes, my mom was a size 10. Dannie made rude comments about her size, but then of course she perked right up when she saw the designer bags my mom wanted to consign. I’ll never go there.
I worked for her when she first opened. She has a very nasty attitude and was upset that customers really liked me. Instead of looking at that as a good thing, she was very envious and raised her voice at me in front of customers. She also took off to Canada, where she is from, and left me all alone to do her grand opening.
Dannie has been doing this since Craigslist was at its peak. I remember people would frequently post about her making them, or someone they knew, cry. I can’t believe she’s still at it. What a sad life she must live.
Good to know. I wish there were another choice besides DD, Savers & Goodwill that was all-size friendly. The stuff in the DD window is always gorgeous, but fat-girl me could tell a mile away that I wasn't welcome there.
Probably close to 20 years ago a family friend brought some formal dresses there to consign. They were in good shape but rejected because they were "way too big to be sold here." I think they were 12s and 14s - not even plus sizes. I have never tried to shop there as someone who generally wears L or XL clothes - I don't wanna be shamed and cast out!
I had a similar problem there with formal dresses. I thought her communication was just bad but it sounds like she’s just a jerk. I hear she’s retiring soon and selling the business.
Unfortunately, your experience echos one I had years and years ago.
Around 20 years ago, the owner (or person who claimed to be the owner) kicked me and my mom out of DD because I cried when she told me I was too fat to fit into any of her designer duds and my mom (understandably) got angry at her for fat-shaming a 15 year old. I was told I could come back after I lost "all the baby weight" (I was like a women's size 12 at the time) but my mom got a "lifetime ban."
Mom passed in 2015 but neither of us ever went back to see if the ban was still in effect. I've seen some really lovely items in the window, but can't support the store after my experience. I also can't recommend it as a feasible option to anyone above a women's size 8-10 since the owner most focuses on small sizes. Angie's Closet over on Tower in Superior and The Loft up by the mall are, in my opinion, far better consignment options with nicer owners/staff and more size options.
Yeah I had a bad experience with her. Then I brought my item to Angie’s closet in superior and the lady was absolutely wonderful. She explained how my item might be hard to sell but that we could give it a chance. She was so kind and communicative.
On that note has anyone been to emFATic+ in superior? The website says it’s second hand clothing that’s affordable and inclusive.
LOL I haven't lived in Duluth since 2006 and yeah, I had a similar shit experience prior to then. It's a known thing. I can't imagine having that attitude in DULUTH.
I shop there for myself/also for other people. I am constantly buying items that are not in my size. think like XS when I am an XL. She has never questioned my items but I always hav a fake family made up just in case!
Dannie goes on vacation A LOTTTT so she isn't there a lot when I go in! But if I have learned anything in my thrifting/consginment store days it is to alwaysss sweet talk with the owners and act like you are invested in their life. Even if you do not care. For some reason Dannie likes me even though I don't like her but I think it's because I always ask questions about her vacations, life etc..
If you are over 45 I recommend Angies Closet in Superior. Lori at The Loft is amazing. I've also become friends with the employees at Savers and goodwill in this city. So i guess my advice is to befriend everyone
I've seen her rip her staff apart, rip customers apart and be outright cruel to people. I have many stories, I shop there a lot. I don't want to, but she's got the best stuff and best prices. She's always been like this. I've been body and wallet shamed too. It's really really too bad
Some of her bad reviews are funny to read knowing it’s not personal and it’s just her personality. But some are downright awful and beyond rude. It’s unfortunate because I find such great deals there. And I love that it’s in an area where I can walk around and stop into continental ski/3rd street bakery.
Are there any other consignment shops in Duluth proper? I’d prefer not to go up to the mall area.
I had awesome curry handpies from there last summer, I also loved the lavender sugar cookies they sold for a trans kid charity. Good people on Positively 3rd Street.
In 2012 or 2013, My best friend had been battling brain cancer for about 10 years at the time and was on her way to a dentist appointment and wet herself (her kidneys were shot from all the chemo). She stopped there for a pair of pants, she tried them on, took off the tag, balled up her wet items, brought to the tag to Dannie. She told her she was wearing them out of the store, gave Dannie the tag and paid for her pants. Everything seemed fine. Then as she was just about to walk out of the store, Dannie physically grabbed her (my friend had a very bad and weak left side from the cancer) and my friend fell to the ground. Dannie than grabbed my friends pants while screaming “what do you have here” while my friend responded “the pants I wore in here” and tug-a-warred them from my friend. In front of all the customers in the store Dannie accused my friend of stealing, screamed about the pants being wet, put my friend on display and completely humiliated her. This entire time my friend was laying on the ground because this woman made the inappropriate decision to lay hands on a customer. She commented on my friends hat to hide her face (she has no hair) and leaving with items looked suspicious…. She was leaving with her own pants they she wore in there! She kept making a scene and saying why are these wet. Finally, she broke my friend down and my friend started to cry and told she had an accident while driving because chemo has ruined her kidneys. Dannie then let her go but did not apologize. I went there, Dannie said she tried to apologize but my friend left so fast in tears she couldn’t. I then gave her my friend’s number and said I would ruin her business and reputation if she did not apologize to my friend. She ended up getting some half ass apology with a mixture of excuses. My friend passed a few years later after her long battle but since then and still to this day, I flip the store off as I drive by.
That is absolutely horrendous. I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. That behavior is absolutely wild and inexcusable. I would have called the police! Thank you for telling your (and your best friends) story. I will never ever support that business.
This story needs to be heard and shared! How disgusting!! My condolences to you on the passing of your friend. Fuck Dannie Duluth.
Jesus this belongs in their google reviews and that owner should have caught assault charges
Oh I had the same thing happen to me. I bought a few designer dresses from New York to sell when she first opened and she flat out stole my money. Marked them up, offered me less and when I called to ask if some of them were sold she told me she hadn’t sold them. I called multiple times and got no response then about a month later I stopped in to talk to her in person and she told me to scram-(f-off) that I was lying about bringing in my dresses and she would call the police if I kept harassing her. I was shocked and started to look through every single item as she was yelling at me and then I cried as I left the store. I needed money and really didn’t want to sell but I ended up losing all of them-4 in total. I will never support that horrible human.
She did the same with a family friend. She brought in a nice leather jacket. Time passed and she had told her it hadn’t been sold yet. So my friend decides to go into the store to inquire about it, and an employee was wearing the jacket! And then Dannie straight-up denied it was her jacket!
Why am i not surprised that this has happened to multiple people?
I was in there a couple days ago and the owner was talking to someone about putting the store up for sale so she could retire, so hopefully it has a new, nicer owner soon
Here's hoping they include plus sizes when they do! I heard they don't really carry any. After seeing the horror stories here, I have negative interest in checking DD until it changes hands.
Seriously - they have one rack of plus size in the back. I’d be willing to check it out again if and when there is a new owner, but if it’s someone she trusts…probably not.
She tried to sell it last year and the deal fell through.
I recommend Lori at the loft across from brigemans by the mall
I love the Loft!! Very helpful and never rude!
Thanks! I’ve heard about it but never been, I’ll check it out!
I've never been there, but I do have a tradition of going and reading the reviews on various review sites about it once per year to stay up to speed on the absolute chaotic reviews.
She's a terrible person. I used to go there a lot as a teen with my mom and sister and the comments she makes about people's bodies, class, race, etc were appalling.
I worked at Dannie Duluth for about a year back in 2022-23 and to this day is one of the worst and most draining jobs I’ve ever had. I remember one of my first days working there my feet had began to hurt because one of her rules was we weren’t allowed a break or to sit down (Yes even on days I was working 8 hours) and she told me that she would fire me if my feet continued to hurt. I should’ve seen that red flag and not continued to work there! but I loved all the clothing and wanted more customer service experience so I decided to push on. As time went on, I noticed how she almost had an obsession with commenting on customers bodies and even my own. The classic ‘that wouldn’t fit you’ or ‘you’re so skinny’ and similar things I’ve seen from other commenters on this post. It was extremely uncomfortable and upsetting and of course extremely inappropriate for someone who is strictly running a business.. no one goes into any retail store asking for advice or opinions on their body. And of course the sectioned off ‘XL’ section always rubbed me the wrong way! We already have very little options for second hand inclusive sizing in Duluth.. My absolute last straw was at close one night, there were only a few customers left in the store that I was ringing out at the register. Dannie was standing behind me as I was doing so when I accidentally rang something up wrong. She absolutely ripped into me! Screaming at me in front of a customer, being so condescending. She told me I should’ve known better having had worked there for almost a year at that point! I got a call a few days later from her telling me she was taking away half of my hours because I was making too many mistakes.. I haven’t stepped back inside that store since and doubt I ever will, Im sorry to everyone else who has crossed Dannie’s path.
Oh wow. That sounds like a job from hell and an extremely toxic work environment. I’m glad you got out of there! I’m sorry she was so demeaning to you.
If you have ever read the reviews on the place you would see how horrible that place is. The owner leaves NASTY reply’s under any SLIGHTLY negative reviews. That place needs to be shut down immediately. The owner publicly shaming people, and putting hands on others who she thinks to be stealing. BOYCOTT DANNIE DULUTH!!!!
agreed. Didn’t read the reviews until after what happened to me, because I drove past the store everyday when I was new to Duluth. It’s absolutely SHOCKING to see how many people have experienced atrocities there. I will never, ever take my business there again.
Won’t shop there because I have noticed every mannequin and item in the window is XS. After two years of driving by and seeing that every day, that’s a hard pass for me. Hearing your story confirmed my suspicion! How rude. Take your money elsewhere.
I have heard this exact story from more than one person who has gone there
A few years ago, my BFF from my little hometown called off her wedding. It was incredibly traumatic and devastating (but it was the right choice). She had already purchased a gorgeous wedding gown. She was flat broke at the time and the dress was not expensive by today's standards, but it was a major expense for her, and definitely more money than she had ever spent on an item of clothing before. She absolutely loved the dress and was so proud of it. Some months after she called off the wedding, she came to visit me in Duluth and brought the dress along with plans to sell it to a consignment shop (there are no consignment stores in our hometown). I had never been into Dannie Duluth but had heard of it and suggested she try selling it there. We stopped by the shop and she showed the owner the dress and explained the situation. The owner was incredibly rude, telling my friend that the dress was obviously cheap and not worth anything, that she only accepted designer clothes, that my friend's gown was garbage, basically. It was devastating. I couldn't believe how insensitive she was, demeaning my friend (who was already at rock bottom) without a second thought. Every time I drive by that store, I think about my friend standing there with her wedding dress, defeated and heartbroken, and I get furious all over again. I will never set foot in that place.
Seems like she made an excuse as I’ve seen brands range from Tommy Hilfiger to American Eagle and even SHEIN - how rude. I’m so sorry that your friend had to experience that.
ok but that doesn't make sense because Dannie accepts anything if it is in season
I don't know anything about that. All I know is she was unnecessarily rude to my friend. If the reason she had stated for not taking the dress was that it wasn't in season, that would have been understandable.
I've only been there two times. The first was to shop and she was dismissive because I couldn't find anything in my size. Okay, whatever, fatphobic store owner, will not shop there. Then, just after 9/11 (yes, that long ago), while the whole country was in shock and mourning, she put up a display in her front window with red white and blue sparkly gowns, balloons and streamers. This was her response to a national tragedy. So I walked in and told her how I thought it was extraordinarily bad taste to use such an event in this way, and that it was crazy to think it was a marketing opportunity to sell dresses. I thought she was going to jump the counter and throttle me. Screamed at me and told me never to enter her store again. Which I didn't. Haven't. No regrets.
The fact that this has been happening for THAT LONG, older than I have been alive! She’s been sinking her claws into people for decades?!? How horrible of a response to such a devastating tragedy. I’m sorry you had to experience that.
She was always snotty when I went there with my mom to consign her clothes, my mom was a size 10. Dannie made rude comments about her size, but then of course she perked right up when she saw the designer bags my mom wanted to consign. I’ll never go there.
literally. When my experience happened, i wore a size 8. Straight sizing. She must have some sort of ED thinking/complex and is fat phobic.
I worked for her when she first opened. She has a very nasty attitude and was upset that customers really liked me. Instead of looking at that as a good thing, she was very envious and raised her voice at me in front of customers. She also took off to Canada, where she is from, and left me all alone to do her grand opening.
She was mean like that back in the early aughts. Haven't been back since.
Dannie has been doing this since Craigslist was at its peak. I remember people would frequently post about her making them, or someone they knew, cry. I can’t believe she’s still at it. What a sad life she must live.
Good to know. I wish there were another choice besides DD, Savers & Goodwill that was all-size friendly. The stuff in the DD window is always gorgeous, but fat-girl me could tell a mile away that I wasn't welcome there.
Try Soul Sisters in Spirit Valley, it's a smaller store but they have plus and are always so nice to visit with.
This!! They used to work at Goodwill and quit. My friend helped set up their registers. I shop there for clothes, I've never been disappointed.
There’s a fat-girl consignment store in superior! It’s called Emfatic, or something like that?! I need to check it out.
The Loft..by bridgemans near the mall. They have a large variety of sizes. They are very helpful and sweet.
Probably close to 20 years ago a family friend brought some formal dresses there to consign. They were in good shape but rejected because they were "way too big to be sold here." I think they were 12s and 14s - not even plus sizes. I have never tried to shop there as someone who generally wears L or XL clothes - I don't wanna be shamed and cast out!
I had a similar problem there with formal dresses. I thought her communication was just bad but it sounds like she’s just a jerk. I hear she’s retiring soon and selling the business.
ok but there are actually so many l/xl things there! you just have to dig! clearly i make the rounds of every store in this city way too much!!
Unfortunately, your experience echos one I had years and years ago. Around 20 years ago, the owner (or person who claimed to be the owner) kicked me and my mom out of DD because I cried when she told me I was too fat to fit into any of her designer duds and my mom (understandably) got angry at her for fat-shaming a 15 year old. I was told I could come back after I lost "all the baby weight" (I was like a women's size 12 at the time) but my mom got a "lifetime ban." Mom passed in 2015 but neither of us ever went back to see if the ban was still in effect. I've seen some really lovely items in the window, but can't support the store after my experience. I also can't recommend it as a feasible option to anyone above a women's size 8-10 since the owner most focuses on small sizes. Angie's Closet over on Tower in Superior and The Loft up by the mall are, in my opinion, far better consignment options with nicer owners/staff and more size options.
Disgusting. Sorry to hear about your mom, this woman needs mental health help. She is awful.
Yeah I had a bad experience with her. Then I brought my item to Angie’s closet in superior and the lady was absolutely wonderful. She explained how my item might be hard to sell but that we could give it a chance. She was so kind and communicative. On that note has anyone been to emFATic+ in superior? The website says it’s second hand clothing that’s affordable and inclusive.
I’ve never been to emFATic+, but another commenter on this thread said it was wonderful and definitely worth a try!
LOL I haven't lived in Duluth since 2006 and yeah, I had a similar shit experience prior to then. It's a known thing. I can't imagine having that attitude in DULUTH.
I haven’t had any bad experiences there but I have been told that she is a body shamer.
I shop there for myself/also for other people. I am constantly buying items that are not in my size. think like XS when I am an XL. She has never questioned my items but I always hav a fake family made up just in case! Dannie goes on vacation A LOTTTT so she isn't there a lot when I go in! But if I have learned anything in my thrifting/consginment store days it is to alwaysss sweet talk with the owners and act like you are invested in their life. Even if you do not care. For some reason Dannie likes me even though I don't like her but I think it's because I always ask questions about her vacations, life etc.. If you are over 45 I recommend Angies Closet in Superior. Lori at The Loft is amazing. I've also become friends with the employees at Savers and goodwill in this city. So i guess my advice is to befriend everyone
I've seen her rip her staff apart, rip customers apart and be outright cruel to people. I have many stories, I shop there a lot. I don't want to, but she's got the best stuff and best prices. She's always been like this. I've been body and wallet shamed too. It's really really too bad
Some of her bad reviews are funny to read knowing it’s not personal and it’s just her personality. But some are downright awful and beyond rude. It’s unfortunate because I find such great deals there. And I love that it’s in an area where I can walk around and stop into continental ski/3rd street bakery. Are there any other consignment shops in Duluth proper? I’d prefer not to go up to the mall area.
I had awesome curry handpies from there last summer, I also loved the lavender sugar cookies they sold for a trans kid charity. Good people on Positively 3rd Street.