Hamrick’s

Lots of polyester, and elastic in the women’s clothing. Think silver haired women, and you’d have 90% of their customers spot on! I think Tuesdays are senior days, as when you walk in, you see all the elderly men sitting in chairs at the front of the store, while their wives shop. I’d recommend going on a day other than Tuesday, based upon that observation alone, as canes, buggies, carts, etc, liter the aisles, making it hard to get around. Plus, they seem to bathe in a powdery perfume, which causes instant headaches and allergy symptoms for those under 50.
Many of the items that are offered by Hamrick’s are not the best quality, but, are an okay value, with the 15% off coupon found in most weekly papers. In my experience, they usually have one size in one or two colors, another size in another color, etc, so you never find your size in the color you want. There are never any associates on the sales floor to ask questions to, and the check out lines are usually three to five deep, and take forever to get through.
There is a manager or assistant manager out there, Jem, I think her name is? that is pretty rude, clueless, and unhelpful. I had a receipt for something my parents’ had bought two weeks beforehand, showing it priced at $ 19.99, plus tax. It was currently on clearance for $ 8.56, plus tax, and they could not get it worked out that I should receive the $ 19.99 back, not the $ 8.56 it was listed at. The return policy is thirty days, and it had only been less than two weeks. I had to settle for the $ 8.56, and I left pretty upset about it. I asked for a store credit even, for the difference, but that was denied. The item had been out of the store bag, once, to be tried on, and it was found to be way too big, and had to be returned, unwashed, unaltered, unworn, etc. Not sure why I had to be penalized for almost $ 10, when I had a receipt, and it was within the return policy time-​frame.
As long as you don’t mind exerting extreme amounts of patience, and dealing with less than stellar check out employees, it’s an experience everyone should have. Usually they have a large selection of the «seen on TV» items, and that’s a fun section to browse through. This is one department store definitely geared to the over 70 crowd, so be prepared when you go in. Hopefully you’ll find a bargain, and support a regional business in the process.