The Once Again Shoppe at 100 East Elm Street in Penn Yan is the kind of thrift store that feels like it belongs in the town that hosts it — practical, unpretentious, and filled with genuine finds rather than overpriced castoffs dressed up as vintage. Gold for Best Consignment/Thrift Store in 2022 and Silver in 2023 from FLX Finest voters confirms what the Penn Yan community has known for years: this is where you go when you want quality secondhand goods without the boutique markup that has infected the thrift world in trendier markets.

The inventory is broad and changes constantly, which is the hallmark of a well-run thrift operation. Clothing, household goods, furniture, books, and the miscellaneous treasures that make thrift shopping addictive — it all moves through The Once Again Shoppe at a pace that rewards regular visits. The pricing is fair enough that you can fill a bag without doing math in your head, which is increasingly rare in a consignment landscape where some shops seem to think "secondhand" is a synonym for "15% off retail." Penn Yan shoppers are price-savvy and practical, and The Once Again Shoppe respects that.

Penn Yan's downtown has character — it is a working village center rather than a tourist-polished Main Street — and The Once Again Shoppe fits that character perfectly. It is a community resource as much as a retail operation, a place where donating, consigning, and shopping all feed back into the same local loop. The Gold-to-Silver trajectory might suggest a dip, but in an increasingly competitive FLX Finest thrift category, Silver in 2023 still means you are one of the best in the region. For Keuka Lake visitors exploring Penn Yan, this is the kind of discovery that makes a small-town detour worthwhile.