Anthropologie

Always a line. Never enough cashiers. Waiting in line far longer than one should. Should have enough cashiers to accommodate the store. Since it is always busy, I’m not sure why they don’t hire more people. Makes for bad customer service. I prefer to go to another anthro to do my shopping.

I have been to this anthropologie several times and have never had a good experience. The last time I was in the store, I waited in line for 10 minutes while 10 employees buzzed around, completely ignoring my presence. This time, I waited in line for 15 minutes while the cashiers dawdled around. Mid checkout, the cashier struck up a conversation with another customer, acting as if I was not even there. She could not have been more put off to have me bother her with my purchases. I think there needs to be service with a smile rather than an eye roll and a groan when a PAYING customer waits to checkout. I do not plan on shopping in this location again because it is just absolutely ridiculous that I need to feel as if I’ve inconvenienced someone who is being paid to help me. I have experience in retail and I never treated a single customer this way. Overall, I’m very disappointed.

I don’t actually buy things from anthropologie because every time I do, I get put on their damn catalog list. And it takes me MONTHS to get around to calling them to cancel, and then, I swear, they don’t even do it. I can never really remember if I’ve called or if I’m in that «six month waiting period» or whatever to get off the list. They say they print out their catalogs months ahead so it can take awhile for the unsubscribe to process. It’s such bullshit. Urban Outfitters is the same way.
I guess I should thank them, though, for giving me a good reason to not buy anything. I definitely can’t afford it. I do enjoy the few pieces I have. Some of them I shouldn’t have bought because they don’t fit. Reason #2 I don’t (can’t) buy anything from there.
I have got to say, they throw a good party every month for birthdays. Cake, balloons, big spiral lollipops, wine, cakepops. Seriously.

Prices are off the hook here but my girls like to go. Hopefully they will stick to the meager selection of sale merchandise. The sales staff are nice. The store is not well designed as it is very crowded in there.

Not bad…
If you don’t know, Urban Outfitters owns Anthropologie, as well as Free People, and a few other retailers/​brands. That being said, UO and Anthro carry a lot of the same brands and sometimes the same exact merchandise. Anthro does seem to project a more hippie-​ish bohemian DIY baker gal vibe whereas UO is more ironic hipster-​themed. However, both have that same mindset of selling cheaply made clothing at ridiculous prices. And yes, they get a lot of business from people with fat wallets but if you’re like me, you’ll wait until things go on sale and go huddle in that tiny closet space in the back jammed full of the sale items.
This particular location has a particularly small sale section but I can usually find a few cool things. Most recently, I found a weird dolman sleeve wrap sweater for $ 10 (marked down from $ 60) and a dress that kind of looks like a vest for $ 30 (marked down from $ 90).
Also, did you know Anthro offers free personal shopping sessions? It depends on who’s there, but some of the girls are really helpful and won’t pressure you into buying the pricey stuff. The girl that helped me, can’t remember her name, sorry, was really sweet and did her best to dig up things from the sale section and a few full-​priced items that weren’t crazy. I ended up just buying 2 out of the 8 to 10 things she picked out but she didn’t scoff at me — she just complimented my choices and rang up my items.
I love the housewares also — v. cute to look at. Not always affordable (to me) but great for ideas and inspiration. They also sell a lot of door hangers and knobs and a lot of times they go on sale. I’ve made DIY jewelry hangers, DIY wine bottle stoppers, and replaced knobs on my old dressers, tons of uses for that stuff besides what it’s meant for.
The last little bit that I love about this place is that they wrap up your purchases, no matter how large or small, in tissue paper. It feels like you’re unwrapping a present once you get home, and who doesn’t love that feeling?

I generally avoid the regular-​priced clothing at Anthropologie because the while the clothing is nice looking, the quality is not nearly as classy as items you can find in, say, a J Crew, and at Anthropologie you pay more. However, the sale room in this store is usually packed with clothes (not always things you would want to buy but on sale nonetheless) and is also usually packed with people (people go right to this part of the store).
However, this particular Anthropologie has a fantastic notebook selection! As a fan of notebooks and stationary, this Anthropologie has an excellent range of stationary items. Also notable are their home furnishings and décor. Anthropologie jewelry is usually not too expensive and is quite nice looking.
When you do buy something, the cashier wraps it very nicely, which is always a perk!

This is one of those stores that you *say* you love. You go into it almost every time you’re in the mall. The staff is really friendly & helpful. You spend a lot of time wandering around, picking up things, looking through the home section & sometimes trying on dresses. You’ll contemplate switching all the drawer-​pulls in your house to ones with a cute millefiori pattern.
But do you actually buy things?
If you’re like me, you only buy things when they’re on EXTREME sale. This store is crazy expensive! And I don’t know why. Their merchandise is beautiful — especially the bedding. But $ 88 for a pillowcase?
I can’t.
Here’s a tip: if you fall in love with something — a dress, a sheet set, whatever — keep an eye on it. Track that baby. Watch for sales! Ask for gift cards. And once it goes on sale, Tonto (Jump On It)! It will disappear quickly.