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Oncore for Your Home Consignment Shop

Wilkes Barre PA

What you can find in the shop: At Oncore, find new and gently used furniture, home décor, seasonal decorations & jewelry. Ann Teresa, Oncore’s owner extraordinaire and Patricia, the shop's creative director work together most days. This is a truly a fascinating feat as they are mother and daughter “Working with my mom has been a blessing in my life, we each have our own strengths,”Oncore's seasonal decorating ideas will spark your imagination! says Patricia.

Who you will meet in the shop:  “Our regulars will be shopping our ever changing array of eclectic and unique goodies as they gab about most anything. All you have to do to participate is get a word in edgewise! The people are from all walks of life. We treat everyone with the kindness of a long lost friend. People who are new to Oncore are just friends we have not met yet.” 

What do they like best about their shop:  “We have customers spend upwards of 2 hours in our 600sf shop and still not see everything. We are the little shop that packs a lot of punch, creatively that is! Many of our customers tell us that shopping at Oncore is better than therapy. 

“We especially enjoy meeting new people and hearing the history of items brought in for consignment or what the customer intends to do with their purchase. They come Sit and relax with Oncore's unique scrapbook of old and new friends and their ways of using the unique decorating items from the shop!back with a story or a picture so often, we have a scrapbook with stories and pictures. Buying experienced décor adds the character they are looking for, our customers tell us! We would love for you to stop by and see what our customers mean when they say Oncore has opened their eyes to a new way of shopping.”

Special services they are proud of: We offer a convenient no fee and no appointment needed consignment policy. We also offer ample free parking, frequent shopper rewards, a  birthday club, monthly newsletter where we share recipes, tips and hints and we debut new arrivals, a wish list, and the valley's only declutter brochure to help you clear the clutter and make room for all the new stuff!”

Their favorite customer story to share:  “One of our regular customers saw a familiar face in a new customer. She struck up a conversation and realized they had worked together... 30 years before! 

“In addition to helping people decorate and declutter their homes, we have also been a liaison in people helping and networking with one another. Mention you need an item or something done within the walls of Oncore and 9 times out of 10, we will get it in on consignment or we will connect you with the right person to do the job. At Oncore, we always want to be big enough to serve you and small enough to know you.Oncore's a family owned business. That's daughter Patricia to the left, Ann Marie to the right, and in the center, playing Santa Claus, is Patricia's brother Patrick!

“We are so proud to be a pioneer in the area being the first consignment shop with a website & blog. We were recently honored to have won an international contest from Too Good to be Threw. Each year, we hold a holiday open house with free pictures with Santa for all ages, a children's shopping night and an after the holidays spring preview tea. We enjoy helping the community by hosting a yearly sidewalk sale for the benefit of St Joseph’s Center. We also donate our unsold jewelry to Wesley Village Nursing Home Activities Department to be used as bingo prizes for the elderly. We also have monthly and weekly events. We feel that shopping should be an experience.”

Where the shop is located: Located in Northeast PA in the heart of the Pocono and Endless Mountains, Oncore is at 474 North Main Street in Wilkes Barre, “at the corner of North Main Street and Hollenback right next to Wilkes Barre Poultry Market,” says Patricia. “Look for our bright Open flag. Come into Oncore once and you will see why we have converted so many to consignment shopping! Call us at 570-270-4151 and visit www.oncorehome.com
Oncore is open Tuesday-Wednesday-Friday 10 to 5, Thursday 10-7 and Saturday 10-3 and we accept cash, Visa, Mastercard & Discover.” 

Why this shop is worth a trip from anywhere! “With many new items arriving daily you never know what you will find. Come into Oncore once and you will see why we have converted so many to consignment shopping!”

 

 

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