Plato's Closet Temecula Shutters January 15 As Employees Seek New Jobs

TEMECULA, CA — Temecula's Plato's Closet is closing its doors, and all sales are marked drastically down in price, according to a key employee who declined to be named. Everything in the store was marked down to $5 per item on Tuesday. By Saturday, whatever is remaining will be on sale for $1 per item, they said.

The resale store, located at 41377 Margarita Rd #102, has operated since in the Ring Road area of Promenade Temecula Mall since 2016. It has long been a staple for area residents' closet clean-outs for cash and store credit.

Plato's Closet is a franchise brand under the Winmark national shingle. It buys and sells gently used clothes, shoes, and accessories. According to Winmark, each store is an individually owned franchise.

"On Saturday, everything will be $1, though we're pretty well cleaned out," another employee said.

No more clothing is being collected at this location. According to the corporate website, there are 18 other Plato's Closet locations in California.

After the final sale, approximately 10 store employees will be without jobs around Jan. 15, the final day of the going-out-of-business sale. Patch was told that the current owner decided to shutter the shop to spend more time with family. Patch has reached out to Winmark and the shop owner and will release more information when it is received.