Old Navy

Old Navy has good clothing for a decent price. Nothing new there. The Albuquerque/​San Mateo location, however, has enough for me to write a review about. This one’s going to be about «location, location, location,» and this store’s not in a great one.
Yes, its in the middle of a strip mall with lots of other money-​taking stores around it. Yes, lots of customers frequent it… my beef is with the parking and general set-​up. For a five-​minute «I gotta run in and get *one* thing,» it took around 20 minutes. Finding parking, getting through the (mess of a) store, and having to deal with disinterested employees (is there a factory that is creating these employees en masse?)
Bottom Line: The clothes are decent quality for the price. I haven’t been inundated with their annoying ads in a decade or so; so I actually don’t mind shopping there… when I can get a spot.

What a mess. Clothing items were strewn about the store, there seemed to be little organization to the store and while not the store or manager’s fault, there were kids running rampant through the store throwing footballs, pulling clothes off the racks and leaving them on the floor. Definitely NOT my favorite shopping experience. I had to leave and go next door to Skechers while my wife finished shopping.

I understand peoples hatred for Old Navy. The clothes suck, the jeans give you mom butt, and you end up looking ridiculous in most of their «in season» stuff.
However, let me tell you about the silver lining, Old Navy’s workout stuff is BOMB, tank top sales are GLORIOUS, and they have HOLIDAY WEAR!
The workout clothes are ridiculously comfortable and breathable. They look like they would show all of your goods, but when you bend over you can see NOTHING. Whoever decided workout clothes should become invisible when you bend over should be shot, what do I look like to you? A yogastripper? Well, you can rest your Kim K butt assured that it will be held in place and none of your goods will be visible to the weird breathing yogis or joggers behind you. I even took the time to ask my SO if he could see my butt when I bent over, he replied, «of course I can see your butt.» however he did not see any butt crack! WIN!
Secondly, I love ribbed racer back tank tops. I’m not sure what it is about them, but I think they are a staple in my wardrobe. I can wear them under sweaters, I can wear them when I work out, I can wear them with shorts, with jeans, in a bus, on a truck, in a maze, on a cave, you get the idea. Usually, I buy them from Victoria Secret, but Old Navy was having a sale on tank tops, so I decided I should just stock up on a few even if they don’t fit the way I like it’s still just tank tops. So, $ 4 for racer back tanks, and I’m in love. They’re longer than VS’s teas, they’re softer, and they were $ 4 a PIECE! That’s right all you fools paying $ 10 – 25 on a tank top I got mine for FOUR dollars. Even if they last half as long as my other ones it’s only FOUR dollars down the drain not more.
Lastly, Old Navy is like the most festive place on earth. Oh, you need the American flag on a shirt for the 4^th of July? We got you covered. Oh, you need light up shirts for christmas? Here’s ten different choices! Hows about them ugly Halloween shirts? WE GOT EM! I can never not be festive because I only have to spend like $ 5 – 10 on a festive shirt to be set for YEARS!
So, for most things Old Navy is not my cup of tea, or anyones. However, when the sales hit, or you need to get back in shape, this is the place to get the basics for ridiculously cheap.

I have not been in Old Navy in a while, especially this location. I went in looking for something specific and was unsuccessful. Most of their clothes are not the best quality, so I guess it’s lucky for them that styles are always changing. How is it that on a weekend they only have one or two cashiers? Not the best idea. I did not like a lot of their stuff this go round. Hope they’re not headed down the same path as their tacky commercials.

Old Navy is not my cup of tea.
I went with a friend who was really excited to be headed there, but I was just along for the ride. I was curious, since I had never been to an Old Navy before, so I wandered all around while she excitedly stocked up on multiple items of clothing.
The store itself was a mess, with many of the displays in disarray, clothing strewn around and needing to be re-​folded or re-​hung. There were mobile racks all around, so I guess that’s how they normally display things? Seemed tacky to me, and potentially hazardous.
Staff were scarce and when found, rude.
The clothes themselves seem to be of poor quality, so the low prices are hardly a mystery — when you have to replace your $ 7 t-​shirt every month, they end up making a fortune from you.
I will admit I bought two baby presents there — it was shortly after a particular holiday and they had cute baby clothes on sale. They were very cheap and a baby will only need clothes for about a month anyway, so I succumbed.
I certainly don’t begrudge anyone for spending their clothing dollars there — especially if you have kids — but I don’t see myself going back any time soon.