Kid to Kid Ahwatukee
Rating
Price
Free
Duration
30-60 minutes
Best Ages
0-12
About
Kid to Kid Ahwatukee at 4940 E Ray Rd is a resale store for children's clothing, toys, books, and baby gear, and it is one of the more genuinely useful stops on this site for parents who are tired of paying full retail for things a kid will outgrow in five months. It runs in both directions: you can shop, and you can sell the pile of outgrown clothes currently taking up half your closet. The 4.
7 rating across more than 1,100 Google reviews is unusually strong for a resale shop and says most people leave having found what they came for.
What is on the floor is gently used kids' clothing in baby through preteen sizes, plus toys, books, and baby gear. Because inventory comes from other local families, it changes constantly, which is both the appeal and the catch. Go in with a size and a category rather than a specific item, and you will do well.
Go in needing one exact thing and you may strike out. Prices run a fraction of new, and that changes what a shopping trip feels like with kids in tow. A four-year-old can pick a toy out of a bin for a few dollars instead of pointing at a $30 box.
The selling side is where families make real money back. Bring in outgrown clothes, shoes, toys, and gear and the store will sort what it can use and pay you in cash or store credit. Two things worth knowing before you drive over.
First, call (480) 753-3506 for current buying hours, because those windows are usually shorter than store hours and can pause when the store is full on a given category. Second, wash and sort by size before you come, since clean, in-season, good-condition items get accepted at a much higher rate. If you plan to shop the same day, take the payout as store credit, which resale shops typically value higher than cash.
Logistics are easy. Free surface parking sits right in front, close enough that carrying bins in is not a project. The store is indoors and air conditioned, which makes it one of the sane Phoenix errands in July.
A stroller handles the main aisles, though the tighter runs between racks are easier if you park it at the end of an aisle. Fitting rooms exist, but we cannot confirm a dedicated changing table, so ask staff or handle that before you arrive.
Budget 30 to 60 minutes to shop, longer if you are also selling. Restaurants sit a minute west at the Foothills Park Place center, which makes this an easy pairing with lunch.
Age Suitability
Parent Logistics
Stroller-Friendly
Yes
Nursing / Changing
Unknown
Kid Meals
N/A
Setting
Indoor
Rainy Day
Great option!
Plan Your Visit
Best Time to Visit
Weekday mornings, when the store is quiet enough to actually dig through racks with a toddler along. If you are selling items, call first, since buying hours are usually narrower than store hours.
Wait Times
No wait to shop. If you are dropping off items to sell, the sort and quote can take 30 minutes or more and runs longer on weekends, so ask about the current turnaround when you walk in.
Nearby Food
No food in the store, but you are on the Ray Rd corridor in Ahwatukee, and the Foothills Park Place shopping center sits just west at 4802 E Ray Rd with restaurants and quick-service spots. That turns a resale run plus lunch into a single easy trip. More options line Ray Rd in both directions within a couple of minutes of driving. Check individual restaurant hours before you go.
Why Kids Love It
Kid to Kid works on kids because it feels like a treasure hunt rather than a store. Bins of toys, shelves of books, and racks that change constantly, all priced low enough that a kid can actually pick something out without a parent flinching. Little kids head straight for the toy and book section, where the $10 that buys one new toy elsewhere buys three here.
Older kids like the unpredictability, since resale inventory means there is always something on the floor they have not seen before.
Pro Tips from Parents
- Call (480) 753 to 3506 for current buying hours before you load the trunk. Buying windows are usually narrower than store hours and can pause when the store is overstocked on a category.
- Take store credit instead of cash if you plan to shop the same day. Resale shops typically pay more in credit than in cash, so ask how the two compare on your specific items.
- Wash and sort what you bring in by size. Clean, in-season, good-condition items get accepted at a far higher rate than a jumbled bag out of a closet.
- Shop the season before you need it. Off-season racks are where resale pricing gets genuinely cheap, especially on jackets and holiday clothes.
- Sizes here run baby through preteen. Call first if you need junior or teen sizes so you are not driving over for nothing.
What to Bring
- Outgrown clothes, shoes, toys, and gear to sell, washed and packed in a bin or bag
- Current sizes and shoe sizes for each kid, written down or in your phone
- Reusable bags for the haul home
- A carrier or compact stroller for the tighter aisles between racks
- Snacks and water, since there is no food service in the store
Cost Info
Free Admission
Estimated Cost (Family of 4)
$0 to walk in and browse.
Resale pricing is the whole point here: a bag of gently used clothes plus a few toys and books for two kids commonly lands in the $30 to $60 range, well under what the same haul costs new.
Check kidtokid.
com/ahwatukee or call for current pricing.
Tips to Save
- Sell before you buy.
- Bring in the clothes, shoes, and gear your kids have outgrown, take the payout as store credit rather than cash since resale shops generally pay more that way, then shop with it on the same visit.
- Ask what is currently marked down, since resale stores usually run a clearance or tag-color markdown, and ask whether they keep a rewards program or email list, because that is where the real discounts get sent.
- Shop one season ahead, when off-season racks are cheapest.
