A Houston-area thrift chain that sells clothing by the pound is setting up shop on Austin's Guadalupe Street. The Bins will open its first Austin-area location at 2915 Guadalupe St. on Sept. 25, running from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. that day, with prices starting at $10 per pound during opening weekend before dropping day by day.
A New Player on a Crowded Stretch of the Drag
The Bins is described simply as a Houston-area thrift store that sells clothing by the pound, according to Community Impact Newspaper. The Sept. 25 opening marks the chain's first foray into the Austin market, and the outlet reports the store will stock both women's and men's apparel. The Guadalupe Street address puts The Bins in the middle of what's already a dense thrifting corridor, joining Leopard Lounge, Pavement and Buffalo Exchange along the same stretch.
The new location is moving into a space previously occupied by Flamingos Vintage Pound, which relocated to 2820 Guadalupe St. in Austin, according to the store's social media as cited in the same report. The pricing structure mirrors the pound-based model that reportedly defines The Bins' brand: shoppers pay $10 per pound during the grand opening weekend, with the per-pound rate decreasing each day afterward, per the report.
Guadalupe's Existing Thrift and Vintage Scene
Leopard Lounge already has a foothold on the Guadalupe strip, with a second location in Houston's Montrose neighborhood, according to Leopard Lounge. The shop sells vintage clothing and accessories. Buffalo Exchange operates its own Austin storefront at 2904 Guadalupe St., per Buffalo Exchange, just a short walk from where The Bins is set to open.
Pavement, meanwhile, hosts the Guad Vintage Market every Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at 2932 Guadalupe St., according to The Daily Texan. The student paper described the Drag as already one of the city's biggest thrifting spots, naming Pavement, Leopard Lounge and Buffalo Exchange as fixtures of the scene The Bins is now entering.
Secondhand Shopping's Bigger Moment
The Bins' Austin debut arrives as the secondhand apparel industry keeps expanding nationally. The U.S. secondhand market is projected to reach $78.8 billion by 2030, growing at an average annual rate of about 7.3%, according to Retail Dive. The outlet also reported that in 2025, the U.S. secondhand market grew nearly four times faster than the broader retail clothing market, with Gen Z and millennials expected to drive more than 70% of that growth through 2030.
That momentum builds on figures reported by Fashion Dive, which found the U.S. secondhand market grew 11% to $43 billion in 2023, citing ThredUp's 2024 Resale Report. Online resale specifically is projected to grow at a 17% compound annual rate and hit $40 billion by 2028, according to Fashion Dive. Against that backdrop, a pound-priced thrift model landing on one of Austin's busiest secondhand blocks fits a broader pattern of resale retailers chasing bargain-driven shoppers.
