Loehmann’s

A friend recently told me about this place. I had been to Leohmann’s Plaza TONS of times, shopped at the super market, eaten at Jack’s…never knew it existed until now. I didn’t think the selection was great, expected more higher end brand names. A lot of the clothes looked too young, too old, too cheap or too funky. I thought the shoe department was lacking. The intimates department was small, but decent enough. I wasn’t impressed with the prices, I didn’t feel that I was getting that much of a bargain. I went to browse through the clearance, but didn’t have the patience as they do not organize it by size, it’s all just thrown on the racks together. I did not know about the community dressing room, wasn’t too crazy about that. I don’t mind trying on a pair of pants or a top with other ladies in the room, but when I am trying on bras I like a little privacy as I hoist the girls into the under garments. And the mirrors, wow, a bit much, I could see my thong clad bum from every angle of the room! I did manage to find: a nice ‘For Cynthia’ black stretch pencil skirt, MSRP $ 68.00, my price $ 32.99; a pair of ‘Athena Marie’ black stretch pencil pants, MSRP $ 68.00, my price $ 29.99; and a ‘Paniz’ red stretch top with ¾ length sleeves, MSRP $ 79.00, my price $ 19.99. Never heard of any of these brands before, am I just not worldly enough? Hmmmm. I proceeded to the check out and browsed the perfume on the way, an okay selection, but not much of a savings. Would rather buy from Ulta or Nordstrom and pay $ 5 – 10 more and get my points. The girl who rang me up tried to sell me an annual membership — pay $ 25 to save 10%. Told her I didn’t think I would be shopping there enough to warrant the purchase, plus I don’t pay Nordstroms money to get rewards. She then told me to pick out three magazines, I told her no thanks, so I hope they don’t send them to me anyway. She wasn’t very friendly or customer service oriented, just seemed to be going through the motions. Maybe I’m just a little spoiled frequenting places where the sales associates know me. So, bottom line: I would not make Loehmann’s a regular shopping place, nor would I go out of my way to go there, but I might drop in every once in a while should I happen to in the plaza and found myself with a few extra minutes on my hands.

i’m sorry to burst anyone’s bubble here, but i can’t recommend this place to many if any. and here’s why.
the selection is great, Many items be they blouses, jeans, shoes, perfumes etc that are some great names. rag & bone, marc jacobs, lotsa good stuff. mens department is definitely small, but i found plenty of things i might like to buy.
i found a large assortment of diesel jeans and thought i’d hit pay dirt. theyre usually very expensive and then i looked at the price tag– $ 179.99. i frowned confusedly. the tag said that it «was» $ 279.99 and i laughed. UM, NO. anyone who is an avid shopper and knows what things are worth at full price in places like nordstrom or saks will be annoyed with this place pronto! those diesels would have been $ 200 tops at nordstrom (and $ 119.97 at nordstrom rack) which makes $ 179.99 a price thats not awful of course but hardly worth it as opposed to being at saks and having them hemmed with actual service.
i looked at narcisso rodriguez perfume (unbelievably good-​smelling, i buy it for girls i know as presents & they all love it). and i found a 1.6 ounce bottle for sale… $ 69ish which is $ 5 less than dept store retail.
you get the picture. what is the point here??? they do have some sales sometimes when things are an additional 40% of or around there that makes things a good deal. but over all i would definitely say skip this place.

Mostly women’s clothing, but they have a surprisingly decent selection of men’s as well in a small room in the back. Of course, I only found this out while trailing my wife around like a lost puppy dog on a recent dress-​hunting excursion.
I selfishly admit that clothes shopping is of absolutely no interest to me unless I’m shopping for myself. So it was a happy accident that I discovered the mens section while aimlessly wandering between racks. They have some nice, fashionable and seasonable selections and a lot of it is heavily discounted, although I should note that their idea of a «discount» is just slashing the price on a already severe mark up.

The SF location is a definite 5 stars. LP in Sac, a 4 due to limited selection. Don’t love the open dressing rooms where you change in a big olé room, but it works. I love the prices and the designer goods for cheap. Great spot to pick up a nice bag or signature piece. The staff is always nice and even looked up a receipt once. They can, although it’s only for the club members that spend $ 20 a year for membership.

I come into Loehmann’s every so often and find some pretty good deals. Kathryn was a lot of help the last time I went in. She ordered a pair of boots for me because they didn’t have my size. She was very helpful and showed great customer service. I’ll definitely keep shopping here!

I love their shoe selection here, its very affordable and have good choices on casual and formal items. I like their beauty stuff, I get my hair masque treatment stuff here for 30% off the original by Biolage. I wish I could look more through their clothes, but its hard to shop through some of the questionable items they have out. Some of it is just too formal or aged for a college student.

Ahhh… My fellow Unilocalers had a bad experience here… I loved this place, I found some cute things… You have to go in with a «Ross”/“Marshall’s» mentality… You are searching for super bargains with name brand quality amongst other women who want the same deal… If you don’t like digging and flipping through racks, shop on-​line! Or go before 3pm on a weekday. This is a great place to go if you need a dress for a special occasion, you are about to go on vacation or you need a specific outfit for a specific event… If you like CK, Free People, Wacoal bras, Seven jeans and all of those other foo foo brands that fit your body… Have fun finding your deal! I also love that last week I bought one item and got the other 50% off and they have 20% coupons all of the time… I have shopped here for years… Love Loehmann’s…Another secret!!! FYI… If you are shy and don’t like changing in front of other «women» you won’t like the dressing room…

I can always find something here on the sales rack, a Free People sweater and LA Made shirt. I got my wedding reception dress and matching shoes here. My husband and son dislike as it has no men section, which is too bad as it limits my trips. The hubby does at times get his American Crew pomade here and we have gotten numerous gifts for our teen girls.

This is the only Loehmann’s I’ve ever been to, so I can’t compare it to other Loehmann’s. It’s like a pricier Marshalls, with better brands. Less items, but better stuff. I like a lot of the brands they have, especially the jeans. One things I don’t like is the fitting room… but I don’t think anybody likes it! It’s one big room with mirrors everywhere. The first time I was here I felt so awkward…

What store completes an expensive renovation without thinking to build fitting rooms??? Really, has anyone ever been to a store (that wasn’t of the secondhand variety) in America that requires you to try on clothes in an open room filled with other women (and allows access to men and children)???
I’m one of the lucky ones who found fantastic deals at this store. I wanted a The Sak bag that I found online, and my mom happened to find the exact one the next day at this store for $ 70 less than the retail price. I also bought a fantastic BCBG satin halter dress for about $ 50 that I’ve worn to many an occasion. Every time I visit I inevitably always browse the sale racks and find some great buys.
However, customer service is lacking, the selection’s limited compared to other Loehmann’s, the store is inevitably ALWAYS a mess, AND they are so laughably stupid for renovating the store and not even considering building ONE 3×3 ft. fitting room. Really, really silly.
If you have a few spare hours and are in the area, by all means, come on down and give yourself a headache painstakingly combing through racks upon racks of dismal-​looking shirts. You just might get lucky like me and find something worth taking home!
(In the store’s defense, I continue to stop by on my way to work every few months. I’m cheap like that. Some people aren’t so patient.)

I love the merchandise, it’s the best kept secret in Sacto if you shop regularly. Not at all the same as the Back Room selections in SF and NYC, but I don’t go here to look for high-​end clothing and samples.
Some of the ladies who work here are super nice and some are super lame and crazy. I shop here all the time, and got a pair of jeans home last week that still had the security tag attached. I went back to Loehmann’s to have it removed and two salesgirls said that they didn’t have the right machine to remove the tag (was put on at a different store apparently) and to take the jeans to Macy’s or drive around to look elsewhere to get it removed because they couldn’t help me. Whaaaaaa??? Yes, I want to waste my time and money driving around fruitlessly to get a security tag removed.
Also, the magazine thing is a total SCAM. Even if you say you don’t want magazines, somehow you get charged for them and they show up at your door. The magazine company said Loehmann’s authorized the charges– since I know I didn’t authorize the charges, I am wondering if the sales ladies do it on the sly to meet their magazine sales goals (yes, they have both magazine and membership sales goals). I might report this to the CA Attorney General’s Office if it happens again.

Just went there for the first time and I was definately NOT impressed. Everything is insanely disorganized and not a huge selection of bigger sizes i.e. large tops or jeans that would fit a normal sized American girl. I was there for two hours and found two tops, disappointing. And the public dressing room is ridiculous! I mean really?! Don’t think I would go back again.

Sometimes you can get lucky with some good buys… but I prefer Norstroms Rack for more selection on discount designer goods, if I had to pick one or the other.
I don’t think the service is very good here. I guess one could say «that’s what you get at a store like this», but it seems like the service should be better regardless.
The dressing room situation is an issue, but I suppose you get used to it if you’re not too shy.
Update: I just got some «EMU» boots there for $ 50 (I saw the SAME pair @ Macy’s for way over $ 100!)

For designer brands at affordable prices, this place is great. I always find key pieces here, which I would never be able to afford elsewhere.
They often have coupons via email or the mail. Every time I buy something I usually have some sort of discount to apply via the coupons.
Although other Loehmann’s I’ve been to in other areas are bigger with more of a selection, this Loehmann’s is convenient because of its location to my work/​home. So I shop at this one all the time!

This Loehmann’s had the worst selection ever. The Loehmans in San Ramon, Sunnyvale, & Milpitas are much much better than this one… There was nothing, and it was small.
I was ultimately shocked because the whole plaza was dedicated to this one store, being named «Loehmann’s Plaza»
A true disappointment. You might get lucky once in a blue moon here.

I am a huge fan of Loehmann’s. Once you get over the idea that it’s always going to be hit or miss, this is such a fun and addicting place to shop around a discover great finds.
With that said, the one in San Francisco is 100% more amazing. It also has three stories, so it’s hard to compare.. .

Walking into this Loehmann’s is the most depressing experience. Even Ross has a better selection.
I think my father put it best when I described it. «It’s like every other Loehmann’s in the country dumped all their crap in this store. And then this store had a 75% off sale and THIS is the inventory left»
Terrible layout, tiny, and no real designers like the SF store? Where’s the Marc Jacobs dress I want but can’t afford? Where are the equally beautiful Diane von Furstenberg clothes? Why don’t I recognize any of the brand names except Calvin Klein, DKNY and BCBG? Why are all your remotely cute clothes in size Large and up?
Note to self… never try shopping for brand names outside of major metropolitan areas…

They are not very consistent. I sometimes forget about their short return policy –14 days and I wanted to return a pair of jeans. Too bad, it’s past the 14 days. That’s not what the b’s said when I returned a designer bag! She probably wanted it for herself. But I will definitely return when I want a high that only a clearance item can provide. And don’t just look in the clearance racks, because I’ve found things that people have tried to hide. Sorry. Best find: BCBGgirls pumps for $ 25!

Loehmann’s is a purveyor of chaotic shopping at its finest. If you come here, you should expect disorder and yes, wearing your undies in front of a room full of strangers (we’re all in the same situation, it’s not that bad and no one is looking at you).
I just got two scarves for about $ 8 each (they are $ 70 at Loehmann’s in SF!) two pairs of shoes for about $ 10 each (nice shoes that retail for $ 80) and a Marc by Marc Jacobs dress that I love.
The key is to know what you’re walking into, take your time and maybe bring a friend. And it’s always worthwhile to whip through the unmentionables section, it’s packed with Calvin Klein and Donna Karan undies for a few bucks each (helping you prepare for the next time you find yourself in a community dressing room).
And I have a confession to make… I just took advantage of my mom’s Loehmann’s «Birthday Discount». It was an accident — I usually give her phone number because I don’t want to be asked if I want an Insider’s Card every time. Suffice it to say, I saved an additional 15%. Oh, and please call me Marilyn.

My husband summed up my disappointment of this place exactly when he said, «nobody would shop here if all the designer labels were replaced with a Walmart label».
Everything here is a weird size, the wrong colour, or a strange shape. The «aisles», if you can call them that, are really crowded [with clothes, not people] and the clothes are really disorganised. You can find a size 6 of one item at one end of the store and a size 8 of the same item in a completely different section.
I’m glad my friends told me about the public dressing room here otherwise I would have been surprised to see ladies getting naked in a giant room. I did see a sign that indicated that a private room could be requested.