This location has moved to the spot where here Barnes and nobles used to be. The new location is so…read morenice! So spacious and very clean , love the huge selection of items. It feels like a treasure hunt . You can find some awesome deals. I found a pair of super cute blowfish shoes and I love them! Staff are really nice here and be try helpful. Definitely like the new location and it feels so much of an improvement .

This Marshall's seems a bit smaller than most other locations but they seem to have pretty decent…read moreofferings overall. The store was well stocked and generally organized. You just never know what they will have. I like mostly shopping for stationery, little accessories and anything Sanrio related. Prices are still pretty fair considering.

Good Things is a gem and always a must-stop for me when I'm bopping around White Bear Lake! Every…read moretime I pop in, I find something new--whether it's cookbooks, cards, puzzles, kitchen gadgets, jewelry, clothing....you name it. The selection here feels endless in the best way. Allow yourself some time because the store is pretty big. I especially love coming here when I need a gift or something Minnesota-based as they always have unique, MN-feeling items that hit the mark. It's the kind of boutique where you can happily wander and browse for A WHILE. I haven't had much interaction with staff beyond checkout, and I've noticed they don't typically come out onto the floor--at least not during my last couple of Thursday visits during Marketfest. That said, checkout has always been smooth. Highly recommend if you're in the area and love a good browse through a thoughtfully selected mix of finds! Also, highly suggest joining the rewards program and checking out the clearance section while you're here... there could be some great deals tucked away!

We stopped in to the Good Things store while visiting White Bear Lake on Monday morning. This is an…read moreamazing store! I would definitely call this a "must see" boutique. There are 3 parts to this store and you owe it to yourself to experience them all! I started in the style area, which is the clothing part of the store. This is an upscale women's apparel store, with habitat, Liverpool, Johnny Was, and many other upscale brands. All of it is beautifully curated and displayed. You will have fun browsing the racks. The sales associates were super helpful and knew exactly how to interact with people--making customers feel welcome, but not pressured to buy. Downstairs, there is an amazing sales area. Don't miss this gem! Bargains galore and beautiful things! I'm sure it changes regularly. Then stop at the cafe and have a coffee, pastry, or freshly baked cookie. All the treats look and smell delicious. The staff was very sweet and service was prompt. After that, continue shopping at the Good Things gift shop. This is a top notch gift shop the likes of which I rarely see. It is brimming with themed displays for almost every interest or occasion. If you can't find a gift here, you may never find it! Seriously. You can wander in this shop for an entire morning and still not see everything. I hope you stop by Good Things. It's a fabulous shop. Locally owned. Go there for your next gift.

I've passed this Patina so many times traveling through St. Paul. I've have wanted to check it but…read moreparking is extremely difficult in this ever busy area. We were finally able to get around to checking it out & I LOVE that when you walk in it's so bright and colorful with a plethora of items. Makes me so happy. This location is 2 floors of shopping. We didn't get down to the basement but the main floor had enough going on for me. If you never been to Patina, they sell home decor, gifts and such. The store is pretty randomly organized but in a cool look at everything way. Like you can be looking at display that's different pink items, or Mn themed or food themed. It is on the expensive side but overall good quality stuff.

I have lived in the Twin Cities since 2000, and loved loved Patina when it opened. Their buyers…read morehave been excellent in their selection of highly creative, wonderfully and uniquely patterned-colored-textured-designed products. Just walking in was an exhilarating experience. The last six years we have spent more time in Florida and I had not been in a Patina store all that time. Yes, it is beautiful colorful fun and everything is displayed so perfectly. But the price points have SOARED and the uniqueness/quirkiness/extra special FUN has dropped considerably. The cards are lovely but not outstanding. Text is minimal. The entire store is more monochromatic in terms of product designs/ concepts/unique creativity. The buyers are good but not excitingly wonderful anymore. There was no service at the St Paul Highland store. A tall gentleman was aloof, just "there" to check out... Sad.

I am a frequent shopper at Madewell, a few times a month to be exact. I recently went into the Mall…read moreof America store to exchange a jacket that had a part of it rip off. I had only worn the jacket about 3 times because I had just moved from Southern California. When I originally purchased the jacket two weeks prior it was 20% off, the jacket was now 40% off. When I asked if I could completely return the jacket and re buy it so I could get the extra discount I was told no. Not only was I told no but the reasoning was because I may have destroyed the jacket on PURPOSE to get a discount. Come to find out, this woman is one of the store managers. Her name is Madeline, according to my receipt. I am baffled that this is how customers are treated, as the store where I typically shop in California is full of a bunch of wonderful employees. Out of curiosity, I drove over to the Edina store to see if this was typical protocol for Madewell stores in this area. I had a very pleasant experience there and will continue to do all my Madewell shopping at the Edina location. I had a really nice woman by the name of Ariana help me out. She was extremely helpful and very sweet! The Bloomington store could have had another loyal customer had they not accused me of purposely destroying a product. If you want people to spend money at your store it's best to treat them with respect!

This store is literally the best ever. Their size range is so much better than any other store…read morefocused on good quality denim, so many different fits as well curvy short long etc. The people working there where so nice to me and stoping there absolutely made my day !!

A fun place to shop and hunt for bargains. A great place to stop for items you need, but aren't too…read morepicky about (e.g. garbage bins, bathroom toilet paper holders, organizers). I really love their $1 reusable bags; they're usually displayed on the barrier wall near the check out area. Product selection varies greatly, but patience can pay off sometimes. Service is hit or miss. Some cashiers are super efficient and some can get a bit too chatty for me.

I got to HomeGoods through Marshalls. It's essentially a combo store where you can visit one and…read moremeander over to the other seamlessly. This HomeGoods is nice. It's nicely lit and I like the merchandise that I saw. The floor lamps were nice. I wish that I could buy one and bring it back home, but it's not practical bringing such a purchase on a plane. Not a bright idea... haha! I do like the kitchen accessories. The storage containers were pretty, durable, and cool. I liked the Sistema snack containers. I was tempted to get one, but I truly didn't need it. I like how fancy cupcake carriers are getting. Hey, you have to protect precious baked goods when they are on the move. I enjoyed looking at the cell phone accessories, too. There was a cute Mickey Mouse case for an iPhone. It's unfortunate that there isn't a whole lot for Google Pixel phones. Since it's a Marshalls-HomeGoods combo store, they share the same checkout area. It comes in handy when you are purchasing merchandise from both. I like this store. I'd come back again. (110)

I was in Eagan at a craft fair earlier. I'm starting to like The Grinch and knew they carried a lot…read moreof Grinch items. One thing that was annoying is that the lady was stocking items, while people were shopping and looking at stuff. While I'm decluttering, I found a Grinch plastic tray, stuffed grinch and small blanket/throw. Last year, I saved 90% off and got 2 Grinch pillows and drying mat. I'll probably hold out again this year for more sales. Cashier was nice. A great variety of holiday decor. People are weird and boycott these stores due to their beliefs. I suppose all companies have issues then.

To the elderly lady who "runs the floral department" and was too lazy to walk away from the…read moreregister to see the sale sign for the poor woman who knew her ONE flower stem was 50% off.... maybe you shouldn't work in that department or work in customer service at all. I was appalled how the employee refused to assist this poor woman which resulted in her walking about and not buying anything. I actually got the 50% off deal the day before on my floral stems and attempted to step in and help and she still wouldn't budge. Even though there is a large sign right in the aisle. Pure laziness! I felt so bad for that customer.

This Marshall's was pretty organized and had a decent stock of items. I do feel like it's generally…read morea smaller location and things are a bit more spaced out. I loved checking out all the Halloween decor as well as some of the other home goods. The prices are pretty fair for most items. I'm naturally like those TikTok's when they guess what the price is and if it's over what you guessed you put the item back, because you probably don't need it anyways. Generally you never know what you'll find at Marshall's which makes it fun. Didn't have much interaction with staff until we checked out and the cashiers were nice.

I am a SERIOUS shopper.... years ago in the '70's i started out as a personal shopper store wide at…read more58 th Street NYC Bloomingdales. So i know textiles, quality of construction, price points. And this Marshalls is not getting the quality merchandise they used to get / years ago. Women's clothing us almost a disaster. Fabric, construction, wearability after repeated washing, poor poor poor. I now rate this dept a one star. I stopped looking.. Luggage: used to be one of their top departments where every now and then you found quality labels and some very good construction. Rate a 3 star. Men's clothing you must read labels, examine fabric construction quality VERY carefully i rate a 4 star. All shoes are simply terrible, a one star. Don't even look. Women's lingerie under garments: HUGE drop in quality . Bras have inferior non stretching elastic, most of inventory has manufacturing defects ( must try on), very poor materials. Rate one star. Women's sleep wear: hunt VERY carefully, this was a top dept. rate 3-4 star. Read labels, examine quality of fabrics carefully. Bedding towels: this WAS a 5 star area, now 2-3. VERY high prices, very poor boring selection of prints styles colors. HUGE disappointment. Decorative/ kitchen/ housewares: one of the only areas which is still good. Hunt very carefully, some prices are TOO high. Rate 3-5 star Food products: WAS my favorite, now a 4 star. watch out for very high prices. Some items are poor low quality mfg trying to copy the " look" of famous $$ brands. Lotions /hair products/ face creams/ soaps: The MOST drastic change of all with many products disguised with copy cat labels of expensive brands WHEN in fact... they are poorly made cheaply in CHINA where ingredients for safety etc are poorly monitored. Take GREAT care what you apply to your face. Rate one star. These changes have happened very very fast in the last 18 months- 2 years. Read your sunday sale fliers for bargains at Target, Macy's, Walgreen Target's cosmetics have improved a lot and at decent price points. Marshalls is trying to increase their profits by stocking with pretty packaged decorated designed colored " pretend" products made very poorly in China. READ labels VERY carefully. Take more time to hunt CAREFULLY. There are still some good buys, just not as many.

Okay. Today's topic is oral hygiene. More specifically, flossers for your teeth…read more Up and Up Floss Picks vs Oral B Glide Floss Picks: Which one is better? Up and Up by a landslide. Here's why: Up and Up is a Target brand. Oral B is not. With that said, oral hygiene is important, and flossing one's teeth is very important to me. Which brand is the best out of these two? Well, it's not Oral B. I ran out of the Up and Up brand flosser, and went to Target to get more. Lo and behold, they were out of that brand, so I bought the Oral B brand instead. Um no. It took nine of the Oral B brand flossers to floss all my teeth because they kept on breaking vs one Up and Up brand flosser. Bottom line, don't waste your money on Oral B Flossers. Dang it Target, you win again. My teeth thank you.

This Target is always so BUSY and almost never has enough lanes open for checkout. Not ideal for…read morewhen you are in a rush. I was buying items that needed security tags removed and it took about 15 minutes to checkout with only 2 people in front of me. The cashier was really nice though. Like most busy stores there's a bit of disorganization in some areas, I'll give them grace for that. Overall I just don't enjoy shopping at this location.