Ahhh may zing..my 1st time & won't be my last.. Gr8 selection, contemporary labels as well as more obscure lines/designers, $$ are decent, much better than tjmaxx /Marshall /century 21/ fox's, not as good as Gabe's (formerly.Gabriel brothers) however GABE'S hasn't any location in NJ, & they don't sell **Defects/irregular ** items here like GABE'S does, so that fact added to the distance (4 hrs away to closest GABE'S) makes Barney"S a much better choice (for those not familiar w/GABE'S, as not in NJ, I would suggest checking it out if going to Western PA, VA, FL, TN, IL, KY, SC, GA, VA, WVA, LA if u.r a bargain hunter ESP if u love ANTHRO /FP / UO as they sell their closeouts at SUPER CUT RATE prices, I walked out with a garbage bag (literally they put my purchases in a garbage bag!!) for approx $150 NO JOKE!!__) BUT this review is for BARNEYS BARGAINS which in its own rite is Pretty AHHHSOME.. Staff at Barneys treated me better than Nordstrom. Attentive, friendly, extremely kind. and the Barneys staff was GENUINELY nice & not condescending nor patronizing like their Namesake higher end dept store staff tends to be (which BTW this store has no ties to the BARNEYS NY which is legendary & ahhh may zing IMO, just shares the first name which might confuse some folk..was the selection of name intentional?! Hmm something to mull over..
Tons of pros but since I am impartial I will also reveal.the cons.. Parking.. Not so good, the 4 hrs I was in there I kept peeking out the paper covered window and door to ensure my car parked in Popeyes across the street was not in the process of being towed. ( 4 hours not that the store is huge, rather it is small & tightly packed however I.am a TRU bargain hunter & check prices online b4 I purchase since prices here are good but not go crazy buy everything in site you can grab great, plus it took a few hours to go thru the tightly packed together stuff. For me that is a plus. A treasure hunt of sorts. It might be off putting to others,plus if you are OCD & don't like people uncomfortably close this is not the store for you, it is small with little room to maneuver & you will have elbows in your sides, people brushing against you, in short plenty of physical contact which usually I.don't like but even the customers were SOOOO friendly and forthcoming just like the staff & sorry and excuse Me/pardon me were accompanied by every elbow in the side, rump bump, leg brush that I.didn't find myself having an anxiety attack (quite literally like I do during sample or warehouse sales or even on Macy's super sales) and only open 3 days a wk although they have 2 other locations, which I am stoked to go to ..
Wow this is epic I.am eagerly anticipating the season end clearance that employees & patrons of the store alike told me was second to none, all this praise on my 1st visit, I.am sure that my 2nd etc will sunstantiate this praise
Scores $39 for CURRENT rag & bone jeans, mother & AG jeans, $199 for Freebird Aztec southwestern ankle boots which retailed $495 (I.had them on my wish list for over 2 yrs finally purchased at a great price!! Which made my day/week/month) I left behind the IRO sweater that was $49 (selling on ebay for $250) Because it was too small, however I can't stop thinking about it so might go back, in short great store with wide variety, unique finds, but not the most visually pleasing, kinda looks like a dump from the outside, to be perfectly honest, but the old saying /cliché "don't judge a book by its cover " couldn't be more appropriate
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