Storables

I drove over to the Storables Store in Westgate mall the other day. Much to my dismay, I found the windows have been covered over, signage is down, and the store have been shutdown.
WTF! I really liked the store a great deal and would often come here in search of different products for organizational and storage needs. I felt as though I had lost a dear friend. I know how stupid that sounds, but that’s sort of the way I feel.
The demise of this store in my neighborhood has caused me to wonder: What happened? Where did they go? How close is the nearest location now? Well, I don’t have any answers to the first question but as far as the second and third questions the answers are rather explicit. Now you have to go all the way to Oregon and Washington in order to visit their closest store.
So long, old friend. I doubt that I’ll be able to sojourn to the vast lands north of me for a shopping expedition in the wilderness of Oregon. You’ll be missed, I assure you. As a minister, I am already planning a memorial service on your behalf. Interested former customers are more than welcome to attend!

Oh no! I can’t believe they closed! I went last month and got several baskets and bins that either I couldn’t find at The Container store or were much cheaper. Customer service was friendly and helpful. I didn’t even get to use their coupons :(how sad… Maybe they are closing to expand? I’m hopeful…

Update, after sending in a complaint on their website, the store manager called me back. He apologized for the poor customer service. I probably still won’t be shopping here, but at least I got an apology.

Pretty much a focused store on containers… and the prices are okay but you can get alot of the same things at Target, Walmart, Costco or any other kind of store like that. Was not that impressed.

Great store. Closer to me than the Container Store and parking is much easier here at Westgate than Santana Row.
They also offer a year-​round 20% teacher discount. Nice.

Considering this is a smaller store than The Container Store or many other fine retailers, Storables has quite a few interesting and useful items for a variety of household purposes. I’ve come here in the past to purchase parts for shelves and although some of the prices for each part are rather pricey at times, it does allow you the option to choose your sizes and customize what you need. Sometimes this option might be better than purchasing an already packaged box with set dimensions. The quality does make up for the prices, though. Service is pretty decent and sometimes the salespeople will assist with carrying and/​or loading items.

Same as the container store. I definitely love anything that helps me organize and get things in order!
Every staff member was standing around talking amongst each other. A gentleman did greet us on the way in… Cool thing I found is that they had a bike rack for the wall. Something I might need in the future.
I went directly to the cubes that I needed, but no luck. Well, I should’ve figured that seeing that this is a smaller store than The Container Store it wouldn’t have what I was looking for… Aunt works at a salon and needed a container small enough to fit her locker but bit enough to carry/​hold hair dye.
Boohoo.

Let’s face it, the Container Store is better than Storables because it’s bigger and there is a bigger selection. However, Storables has decent customer service and is a good option when you just cannot bare to drive to Santana Row to deal with that madness.

This place has some really awesome stuff for organizing just about everything and more! I found a lot of great stuff here that I wasn’t able to find anywhere else.
I only end up giving them a ⁴⁄₅ as they’re a bit pricey, though I’ve been impressed with the quality I’ve seen so far, overall.

I would give this place more stars I had more money. Seriously, it’s so expensive but I do like the products that they carry. You can get way cheaper things at Target, Ikea, Costco, and the like but it’s very soothing to shop here. No big crowds and not overwhelming with too much stuff like BedBath and Beyond. Alas, I can’t afford to shop here unless the things are deeply discounted!

Stumbled upon this place by accident on my way to Nordstrom’s Rack. Ended up spending $ 60 there but nothing at Nordstrom’s.
Under-​the-​bed storage containers, bath organizer stuff. I could go crazy here with another few hundred to blow. I like organization.

Purchased two shelves that required assembling. I don’t like having to do that, but the manager at the westgate store (Robb) walked me through what needed to be done.
A few hours later, I had the shelves set up and as Robb had promised, it wasn’t that difficult.
I found the staff to be very helpful and knowledgeable.

The more I visit this store, the more I like it. The selection is smaller than places like The Container Store or Bed Bath and Beyond, but it’s a well-​edited selection of great items; I usually find what I need.
Yes, the prices are high, but that’s because they carry mostly higher-​end items. I’ve just been price shopping food storage containers, and it turns out Storables’ prices are the same as or less than other stores, including Amazon.

I’m actually quite surprised this place has been open for this long. I was only enticed to come here because I live across the street, and they mailed me a Westgate Mall coupon, and on the paper, Storables had a 25% off coupon.
The prices are very comparable to Bed Bath & Beyond and The Container Store. In fact, with the BB&B 20% coupon, it would knock Storables down so many notches. Not only that, the 2 I’m comparing it to has a much bigger selection and the space is also bigger. I like being inspired by the things you can organize, but Storables lacked such inspiration.
It’s pretty much a get it, and go shop. But why not just go down the street to BB&B? I’m also giving it two stars because I had to wait a while for customer service, I wanted a SimpleHuman Dish Rack ($ 70) and wanted them to help me order it online if possible because I didn’t see it in the store.
The lady who helped me looked through her massive binder of inventory, and it was a very manual process to find the dish rack I wanted. Then she told me they discontinued the product, and I’d have to go somewhere else. Not even an online selection huh? The only reason I can think of of why people would come here rather than BB&B and the Container Store is maybe because it’s easier to park and convenience? You tell me.

Being organized is always a priority. But having a small house causes organizing to be a very difficult process.
Shopping (well, more browsing) at Storables is heaven! The displays encourages and inspires ideas. Unfortunately, some of Storables items are pricey. That’s where the «browsing» comes in. If you cant afford it, at least you have an idea. lol. The jewelry storage isles are my favorite. You can never go bad with those items.
I did my online research before coming in. Called to make sure they had the items I was searching for. And they set aside the items for me. The sales associates are very helpful and friendly.
I definitely don’t regret my time spent here.

This place inspires me. It makes me think of all the possibilities I have with the space that I live in. I think that if you’re moving or have moved and just don’t know what to do with your empty space, that you should stop by here. I really like how the store is laid out and how they have so much choice. I think that if I had more money I would be an organizational freak because of this store.
There was a guy who used to work there, I dont think he does now. But he helped me when I was looking for shelving. He totally helped me map out my room, talked to me about practical uses for what I wanted to do and also what would work within my budget. I don’t know about you but I’ve never received that much attention just for metal shelving. On top of this guy, all the staff is nice when I go in.

I love the whole organizer products concept, just the way my «mobile» lifestyle is, and not wanting to lug heavy furniture everywhere.
This store has smart, innovative and aesthetically appealing products, and I’ve bought an array of desk organizers, plastic storage drawer units for my kids and me.
But, they’re just too expensive.
Service was a bit oppressive (in a nice way), everybody asking if I needed help (like 4 different people, 4 different times in 5-​minute period), but the only true negative is the prices are too high. I bought a matching paper tray, desk organizer thingy, and a pen holder cup thingy, and was surprised when the tally was $ 100+.

So now that I am serious about getting my home organized, my dad suggested that I check out Storables, which is the closest to my home. I haven’t been to Container Store or Hold Everything like other people have mentioned, but have been to B3 and Linen N’ Things before which are kinda similar.
Storables had a few items that I had been looking for, but couldn’t find in other stores such as those hangers for towels that you put over the cabinet door. Or maybe I was just looking at the wrong places: B3, Target, Long’s, Crate & Barrel, etc.
The place is laid out pretty nicely, and definitely had a lot of things I could use in the future when I need them. The staff was also very friendly and able to help answer my questions on different things. When I was carrying too much in my hands, they offered to take it from me and bring it to the front which was definitely a nice touch.
Like others, my only complaint would be that there was not a wide selection, so I’ll have to check out the other stores at some other time.

My closet committed suicide sometime during the night on Monday. I found it — all of it and it’s entire contents in a heap on the floor on Tuesday morning as I was reaching in to grab clothes for work. It was truly a very sad moment.
Thanks to Phil and his design skills I will have a new closet by the weekend — installed by moi (with the help of my stepstool, drill and level I’m sure). After years of one rod in a long and narrow closet I’m looking forward to multiple hanging options by the weekend!

Storeables is a great place to find organizational products for your life. however, it is quite overpriced here. for example, they carry plastic bins in all sizes, the type that you can buy for $ 7 at Target. at this place, a similar product will be doubled in price.
Although its overpriced, i have to say that they did earn somestars for customer service. on my last visit i was approached 4 different times, by 4 different people.. all were very friendly.