Norman’s Uptown Cheapskate is set to open at a new location Thursday and will become one of the consignment franchise’s largest stores in the United States.
The Norman location has been publicly hinting online at a location change that promised an abundance of space since October. Now, the new site is finally coming to fruition and will be one of the company’s biggest stores by area, boasting 8,000 square feet. The new store, at 1544 24th Ave. NW, formerly a Kirkland's, will be twice the size of its original location.
Margarette Baze, the store’s owner, said she is ready for the opportunities the space will bring.
“We’re going to have twice the amount of inventory in this store. You can just see how much brighter and lighter it is,” Baze said. “At the old store, the buyers really struggled … (now) they have much more room to take in and a lot more items to buy.”
Baze said the franchise has been growing across the country, so when the original location’s lease was expiring — and after the closing of their satellite store on Campus Corner in 2020 — she knew it was time to give the community what they wanted.
“They’ve been asking for a larger store for a few years now … so finally it worked out,” she says. “It’s going to be really great for the customers, for the staff, for everybody.”
The new location opens at 10 a.m. Feb. 5. The first 30 shoppers will receive a free gift bag to give back to the people of Norman who’ve supported the store.
“The community really loves the store, and we’ve been very thankful for that,” Baze said.
This story was edited by Madisson Cameron. Andrew Higgins and Gretchen Schultz copy edited this story.
