Yes!! This place was my bread, jam & peanut butter!…read more I always like to get souvenirs that are usable for everyday life. Like some nice clothes or yummy foods, etc. This place had everything I needed and more. I bought my son some super cute pants and shirts for only 12 euro. He still wears them and they're adorable. I also found some great candies and nail polishes to take home to my friends and family. Definitely stop here before you head home! Apparently, a lot of the Hema's have a food vendor on site that sells a very popular (with the locals) sausage. I had one on a food tour and it was pretty yumtastic! But don't forget the mustard.

I absolutely love the HEMA, I could spend forever in here. Whenever I come to Europe this is one of…read morethe places I want to go to! You can pretty much find everything here and lots of fun Dutch treats and such (even in Paris).

Massive building with lots of designers all assembled into one. I wish I would have spent more time…read morebrowsing all the stores but I spent so much time in LV-- I just wanted to escape. For people from the US-- the VAT department is located on the Fourth Floor towards the back. Also, the bathroom is located on the fifth floor, along with a cafe. I would definitely say this place is worth a visit while in Amsterdam.

A massive building full of a hundred little stores. A must see if you have the time. Not for the…read morefaint of heart, it is busy and crowded. Nice cafe upstairs and a bar on the first floor. Huge selection of everything you need. Some good deals here. Great service too.

Is this a Target or Walmart? It seems like a commercial department store. Were still in search of…read moreextra socks and underwear. This store has a full service coffee and pastry shop near the entrance. Four floors were too many for me at this point - feet are killing me from walking. Very nice organized store with an abundance if tourists, but no sale for me today.

Spoiler alert: I am not a local. I'm in the Netherlands for an event and decided to make a trip of…read moreit, so I am spending a lot of time poking around. Instead of (ahem--in addition to) the usual souvenirs, I wanted to pick up some clothing items, so I have been popping into clothing stores here and there. Depending on which location you go to, Hema might be mostly clothing or more of a department store. Either way, you'll find staples at good prices. If disaster has befallen you and your last few clean shirts? Hema has you covered. The disaster happened to be your shampoo or gel exploding? Hema. I really like the dressing room situation--most locations have an attendant to guide you to an open cubicle when you have found what you want to try on and take any items that didn't work out when you're done.

Great Hema winkle in the Station Amsterdam Centraal. It's not small by any means but smaller than a…read morelot of their other locations. But the selection is close to what you'd find down on Kalverstraat or de Kinkerstraat. Most of the staff appears to be laboring away at that food area near the front window. People do line up to buy that stuff. It does look good! So I guess if and when I'm traveling in a hurry and want something prepared, I'll go there. The Hema person working there smiled at me today when I was shopping, looking at the fresh bread selection. I had my face mask on and even though I smiled back, not sure if she saw it. I think she did. Nice place. One of the flagship stores at Centraal station. I'm so glad it's open again!

I guess the best analogy I can make of Hema to any store in the US would be that it is similar to a…read moreTarget. They are all over the city, super convenient and carry items of utility for low prices (well by European standards). After coming from the other side of the Equator (and clearly not well prepared for the brutal Dutch wind), my fingers were about to fall off from frostbite. I came in here desperately seeking warmth and shelter from the snow and wind. Oh yea, I needed gloves too. I found a nice pair of fleece gloves for 7 Euros. Hey, not too bad. They kept me warm the whole time I was in A'stam and now I have them safely stowed away in my luggage, ready for another use and hopefully in back in the land of Hema :-)

Selection seemed small but compare to the US, prices were cheaper. Not as cheap as Italy, but still…read morebetter! Employees were nice and said hello upon entering. They also went out of their way to show me suggestions for what I was shopping for. Didn't find exactly the wallet I liked, but they were very nice, welcoming, non-judgmental despite being in scruffy vacation outfits.

Great staff!! I wanted a special bag and the service rep even held it for me when I said I would…read morereturn the next day. They gave me flavored sparkling water while I looked around the store as well.

Normally I would probably rate this place a 3 accept for the fact of the rooftop terrace that they…read morehave were you can eat lunch and look over the entire city of Haarlem (and beyond). Well worth it if you are in the area and are hungry. The food there is just standard La Place food but the view is what makes it great. The store itself is pretty big and I would say offers a cheap to mid price range worth of merchandize. Sometimes you can find good deals depending on when you go.

Store is filing for bankruptcy so review probably shouldn't matter but still would like to mention…read morethe rudeness of customer service. My husband bought me a coat for Christmas that didn't fit and they told him if I needed to I can take it back for store credit. I browsed and found nothing so I decided to get house stuff instead. Brought it to customer service and was told I could only get store credit for the brand name of the coat that was bought. I seriously never heard of such a thing but fine. I went back and just picked a few things and the one of the pants I bought were incorrectly marked so it was more than my credit. I said well just take them off and give me the remaining in store credit. She said she couldn't do that but still took the pants off leaving the store with a gain of 11 euros. I said I'm not giving you the 11 euros so please put the pants back on and I'll pay the increase. She took my money and not so nicely gave me me my change and walked away.

Haastje Repje is a nice ladies fashion shop in the Ferdinand Bolstraat. Their collection contains a…read morelot of dresses and skirts and is very colourful. They sell several brands like 'Edith & Ella' and 'King Louie'. When I pass by this shop I often go inside to see their lovely dresses (I love dresses! I NEVER wear pants). Unfortunately I do think this shop is quite expensive. It's not that their stuff is unaffordable for me but the prices are high enough that I often don't buy anything. 130 euros for a dress is a very regular price in this shop and for me that is quite a lot of money to spend. It is to much money for a dress I only like because for 130 euros I have to fall in love with a dress and this does not happen so often at Haastje Repje (My wallet is glad.) So this is a nice shop with very nice dresses but if your usual budget for shopping isn't very high you might think this place is a bit pricey. Of course you can always have a look and see if there is something you might fall in love with.

This place is great because it's cheap. My husband and I didn't know it existed till a local…read morementioned it to us by our Airbnb. It's dirt cheap. We were able to get beer for €0.59, CRAZY CHEAP!!! They had the essentials we needed to put together a tasty little tapas meal at home and some great chocolates. PROS: - food was inexpensive - employees were nice and helpful - frozen food - Veggies - have small cart if you can't rent regular basket CONS: - Small, not as much variety - No bakery - limited cold sweets - €3 to rent a grocery cart!! Weird