Slo Swim

Who knew I would be feeling the need to review a swim store! I didn’t even know I could have such an amazing experience at a swim store… Usually you try on pick it and go but this place is on a whole other level! Not only is their selection amazing!!! But the owner Shelly is so caring and so helpful in making sure you get exactly what you are looking for! Sue is so sweet as well. If you’re looking for a new suit or even just to mix and match for a piece you already have, look no further! You’ll find it here and will be leaving with a smile My only warning is that you may need to bring extra money cause you might end up buying 5 suits instead of one like me ;)

Okay, this place is still AMAZING. I wish I could give SIX stars. Shelly (the owner) is the person who worked with me when I last reviewed, and the one who shortened the band of my bikini top. I don’t wear it that often (1 – 2 times a year), but the stitches gave out a few weekends ago, and I happened to be visiting SLO this weekend, so I brought the top with me, to see if perhaps they could do something to fix it. I brought it in, expecting pretty much nothing, but Shelly worked with me! We found a new top that fit me nicely, and she said that, if I gave her the top, she’d take it home and try to repair it (but she wasn’t sure it was repairable). She said of she couldn’t repair it, she’d call the manufacturer and see if I could trade it in for a discount on a new one (She knows the quirks of all the manufacturers, and this one is apparently pretty chill with that sort of thing, though it’d been long enough since I bought it that they might’ve just said that I need a new one). Anyway, I left it with her overnight, and she called me the next day, telling me that she managed to repair it. And it was no charge! I picked it up a day and a half later, and sure enough, good as new! I felt bad for it not costing anything, so I bought a pair of sunglasses :)
Long story short, this shop stands by their merchandise. Sure, it’s more expensive to start with, but it LASTS, and Shelly is ridiculously talented and helpful, and I’m buying my next swimsuit from here. I live three hours away, but this shop is THAT GOOD.

Completely in love with this store!
They are quality suits so you will pay a bit more than your box stores but completely worth every dollar. If you ever have to shop online for those really hard to find sizes you know these prices are not unusual but very normal for the brands they carry.
The daughter forgot to bring her suit so I called around looking for her size and they had it in stock not only did they have 1 she liked but 5 and in her size in stock.
We had amazing customer service extremely helpful showing us the sizes where the sale items were as well as explaining the size variations by brand Etc. Shelly was just amazing not pushy but very understanding and helpful.
Great selection if you are a difficult size to shop for for.
The daughter bought more than one suit and was given an extra discount …
That’s really above and beyond super amazing customer service you don’t get in larger box stores.
We know where we will be buying our suits from now on.

Shawn was so friendly and personable. Great customer service. She took time to answer questions and told us more insider information about the area and how to make the most of our time in SLO. Lots of fun stuff in the store as well, but with so many stores that have similar products, customer service sets this place apart.

The store itself is small but has a large selection for small sizes. If you’re looking for anything that includes coverage or a larger size beware.
Both times I was in there I was looking for a specific type of bikini, one that I know looks good on my body. (A thicker bandeau top, not the itty bitty ones.)
The first time I was there I just looked around with my sister and we didn’t find anything we liked. They said more styles were coming in closer to the swim season. When I did return recently… I asked for help I felt kind of unwelcome. The girl had a bad attitude when I said I needed something larger. «They’re designer, they don’t get larger.» Needless to say I left a few moments later.

Bikini season is here and I am all set thanks to the girls at Slo Swim! I had such great and supportive service while swimsuit shopping — something a girl definitely needs for this errand! They offered suggestions and pointed out things I would never have thought of on my own. I LOVE LOVE LOVE their variety of choices and styles. The girls brought me a few styles I had seen in magazines and liked, and then brought me some that they thought would be flattering to my body type. They also suggested going up or down a size to find the right fit, which were great suggestions. To the other comments about cost, I have purchased suits from Slo Swim before and yes, a suit from Slo Swim is more expense than one from one of those giant chain stores, but you really do get what you pay for: the pieces actually fit in the right places, no saggy butts, color lasts longer, no stretched out strings or weird fraying. It is TOTALLY worth the investment as this suit will last and still look good! Bonus: with this inventory, you won’t have the exact same suit as two dozen other people on the beach/​at the pool like when you buy at Target!
I would HIGHLY recommend Slo Swim to anyone who is looking for a trendy, quality swim suit that they will feel confident in. The staff is super nice and very helpful, the options unending, and I will definitely be back for my next suit!
Thank you Slo Swim! I cannot wait to get to the pool and show off my wonderful new look!!!

Doing the impossible yet again! Priceless.
I am tough to fit and hate to shop because of it. Years ago a Shop Crazy friend dragged me into SLO Swim and we spent a pleasant 2 hours with the ladies in the store bringing one suite after another to my friend. They had the same amount of enthusiasm in the last recommendation as in the first.
It was during that visit that I got the first swimsuit, of me already adult life, that fit me right. That is saying something for a Sun & Sand-​Rat, raised on the beaches SoCal and Central Coast. The SLO Swim staff where amazing!
Now it is some ten years latter and I am older and in worse shape than I have ever ben in, but I am going on a trip and was told «you will have a swim suite!» Ugh…
I RAN STRAIGHT TO SLO SWIM. These Ladies did not bat-​an-​eye at my odd body shape with its 3x hips and regular large top. They did not make me hunt for hart braking disappointments in the racks myself.
They jumped right in, asked all the right questions and gave me the three things that they thought would look best on my shape. They honesly looked at the way they fit, adjusted there selections and in less that 15 min I had a suite that fit me just the way I am. It was not cheep, but neather is buying two different suites to get the sizes I need or having to drive form store to store looking for a suite that will (pray God) just fit, forget look pretty dang good. But most important of all I am not dreading even the «swimsuit day» of a vacation I have saved years to take. Putting the shine back on the dream vacation… Priceless! God Bless SLO Swim.
If they can make me look good…
Just THINK what they can do with a FIGURE LIKE YOURS!

I will never, ever step foot in this place again. It’s absolutely out of this universe expensive it’s a total joke.

I told my girlfriend I’d buy her a new bathing suit because she is gorgeous and deserves something that compliments her (instead of those ill fitting Ross suits).
I suggested that we go to SLO Swim and she warned me that it’d be expensive. I am starting to learn that she is often right, but hell I was right too! A good fitting suit looks awesome and is worth the price! It took a long time to narrow it down to the perfect combo but it was a fun afternoon. We also found a great pair of beachy pants things that really pull the ensemble together.
My only complaint/​advice is this: make a standing rule that if you buy 2 items you get a 3^rd item 25% off or something like that. It’ll make the customer feel like they got a deal instead of just getting reamed for $ 208 and it’ll also help move that third item for a little more profit instead of only selling 2 pieces.

Best place for a real woman with curves to shop for a bathing suit.
They have a great selection of under-​wire & C, D-​cup one piece suits.
Good selection of bikinis for the younger crowd too.
The fitting rooms have fans to keep you cool and calm during that stressful
try-​on time. Helpful sales staff too.

I have to say I was extremely disappointed when I visited this shop over the weekend! I’m going to Hawaii in a few weeks and have been saving up money to get a nice swimsuit… I’m a size 16 but in good shape from daily spin classes… I am very full figured on top as well… I’ve shopped here before so this was where I knew I could find something for sure… I was wrong… they have plenty of size 8 to 10 bikini tops up to cup size G and H… they did not offer a single size 16 anywhere that I could find in a 2 piece… zero…zip…nadda…I was willing to pay big bucks and couldn’t believe that they had not a single suit for me… the sales girl tried to be helpful by giving me a size 12 to try on… I couldn’t even get it clasped behind my back… I left pretty much in tears as I’d really been looking forward to this day and had been saving for weeks to come here… I will not be a customer any longer… they only cater to the young and tiny… they might have had a granny swimsuit in a size 16, but I am still young enough to pull off the 2 piece… very disappointed:(…I know its the off season… but there were hundreds of suits available for the young and tiny still… why not me?

I finally caved and spend some major bucks on my first really nice bikini, just in time for a trip to Hawaii. The suit is amazing, it fits perfectly, and my boyfriend LOVES it. After wearing it a couple of times, to my despair, the gold came off of the charms on the top and they turned a dull silver color. Some of the stitching came out of the top as well. I figured I had just gotten a bad one, so I brought it back a couple of months later hoping that they might be able to help me, but expecting to hear that I was out of luck.
The lady at the desk hung onto the top and got my phone number, saying that she’d contact the owner and let me know the next day. She called the next day, letting me know that they’d replace it and that I could come by and pick up the replacement any time.
Excellent, excellent customer service! From now on, you guys have my business when it comes to swimwear shopping. Thank you so much!

The lady that work there is so sweet and they such a big selection of swimsuites! i went there when a sale was happening and got the cutest suites for only 15 bucks a piece!

Swimsuit shopping is not for the faint of heart. Really I find the experience right up there with going to the dentist office for some work done or meeting up with your ex’s family for a «little chat about his behavior». If you honestly can tell me you have nothing but 100% fun going swimsuit shopping, then you probably:
a. are probably happy going around naked in public
b. have enough cash to justify spending close to a hundred bucks
on less than $ 5 of material
c. are delusional, sick in the head, or one of those sweethearts
who really do have a lot of self confidence and a healthy self
esteem; I hate you people
Anyway, I don’t possess any of these qualities; not by a long shot. I do enjoy going to the beach though and like to be properly attired. I like getting toasty tan and looking cute but I don’t like having to hitch and pull material around so that the girls are covered or keep my bottoms from migrating north or south. I don’t like cursing the unflattering exposure of my belly or the idea of any rogue thigh chub wavering in the wind ruining an otherwise fun sunny day. But just when all hope is lost, you find out that a store called SLO Swim exists and yes, you will not have to resign to wearing a mumu or some other type of beach burka.
I was first introduced here by friend’s daughter Devon. I was in full on pathetic whiny girl mode about how fat and yucky I felt and how there was no place in «Roxy girl land» (SLO county) that I could find a cute bathing suit in. Now Devon is a BBW (that’s big beautiful woman) with a rack to rival Aretha’s so my whining didn’t get too far. She swore to me up and down we would find cute stuff for both of us at SLO swim. Well one trip was all it took. The selection and staff were extremely helpful, suggesting brands to try and those to stay away from for individual body types. I found my first bikini at 21that a) supported my girls, b) stayed on my hips (I’m built like a pre teen boy; NO hips) and c) gave the illusion I had a waist! Devon outdid me by selecting an ensemble that gave her a va va voom old school burlesque appearance as opposed to «Shamu’s sister”(her words, not mine and I’m sure she was just referring to the black and white pattern of the suit). We both squealed at how great we looked. Cleavage and comfort? No chubby chunks of flub poking on the sides giving the illusion of chubby armpits? No boobs sagging into stomachs? No suffocating panels, poorly placed padding, shitty granny ruffles or straps digging into folds of flesh? Oh yeah, after dropping roughly a hundred bucks a piece we drove down the coast to Pismo and we strutted our fine ass selves along the shore breaking hearts along the way I’m sure. After my first experience, I swore up and down by this place, stopping by with (my annoyingly skinny) roommates in tow, particularly when there were sales. Whatever we bought was usually worn with pride at the next drop of sun.
By the way, I still have that hot bikini. It was worth the initial investment because after six years with good care, it hasn’t faded or lost elasticity at all. Considering I was at the beach 3 to 6 times a week during even the hint of warm weather this was impressive. Yep yep, my bikini lasted longer than my bikini body. I don’t whether that says more about investing in a good piece of swimwear or my slackass not being able to commit to working out but either way, Slo swim gets high praise from someone with body issues, just like everybody else.