On one hand, I really should be happy that this store is still in Muscatine. I always thought it…read morewas nice to have a department store in town for things that discount stores don't sell. But this store really seems so small that there isn't a huge selection of anything. And perhaps the biggest annoyance of Bon-ton/Younkers/Carson Pirie Scott (they are all the same store)is their coupons. There are so many items excluded, it's hard to figure out what is actually covered. Just so you don't think I'm exaggerating, here is the list of exclusions on their most recent coupon: __________________________________________ Excludes regular price merchandise, Bonus Buys, Super Buys, Door Busters, Incredible Values, Yellow Dot/Black Dot merchandise, fragrance & cosmetics, Clearance Center merchandise, Smart Watches & Fitness trackers, Tech/electronics, fine watches, furniture departments and mattresses, post-season team merchandise, cause-related merchandise and other charitable items, gift cards, salon products, service departments, special orders, designer handbags & shoes from select brands, including all ASICS, Birkenstock, Bogs, Brahmin, Coach, Cole Haan, Columbia, Donald Pliner, Dooney & Bourke, Fossil Q, Frye, G.H. Bass Weejuns, Hobo, Johnston & Murphy, Kors Studio handbags & wallets, leased kids' shoes, MICHAEL Michael Kors, New Balance, Reebok, Sorel, UGG, Under Armour, Vera Bradley and regular price Børn, Dansko, Dolce Vita, Lucky Brand, Merrell, Polo men's footwear, Salomon, Sam Edelman, Sperry, Teva and Vince Camuto. Excludes Merchandise fromBLANKNYC, Chaser, Coach accessories & footwear, Columbia, Discovery Kids, Dooney & Bourke, Fossil Q, Free People, Hallmark, Hart Schaffner Marx, Jordan, Kate Spade, Levi's, Melissa & Doug, Michael Kors/MICHAEL Michael Kors ladies' apparel/accessories & footwear, Michael Kors men's sportswear, Movado, Mud Pie, Nike, NYDJ, Official NFL licensed fine jewelry, Ralph Lauren/Polo men's & kids' apparel, Ray-Ban, Splendid, Swarovski, Tempur-Pedic, Tommy Bahama, UGG, Under Armour, Vietri, Villeroy & Boch, and Wacoal. ______________________________________________ I think it would be easier if they just put one shelf in the center of the store with a gigantic spotlight on in to show off the three items in the store that qualify for coupon usage. Seriously folks...do people really wonder why all of the department stores seem to be going out of business?

Very helpful staff while I was there. Was able to spend time looking at various things were fairly…read morewell organized. The check out girl was very helpful with a my coupons in looking up my credit card etc. it was nice for this out-of-towner to be able to go get warm clothes on sale. I came from Arizona with not the right clothes for the unexpected chilly weather.