Excellent. Stop in and meet the greatest corgi on the planet while shopping the greatest fashions…read moreon the planet.

From the owner: Ely Road Boutique is a speciality women's clothing store, & offers clothing, shoes, jewelry &…read moreaccessories @ affordable prices. Everything in our boutique is hand curated with you in mind. We get new shipments in store every week, & promise you that you won't find items that are this unique & affordable in any other boutique in town.

I had an incredible experience today, finding museum worthy vintage designer sets and phenomenal…read moreshoes! For about 1/5 to 1/10th of retail. This will be a regular stop for me now. People were so nice.

I was very underwhelmed at Blue, Goodwill's "boutique" of supposedly nicer clothing brands. I…read moredidn't see anything that I haven't seen in regular Goodwill retail stores. The price tags were too high (some were even higher than you could have found them at retail for), the selection was awful, and several items were very worn, out of style, or even damaged. I felt like everything was XL, next common was the size Smalls, then Larges, ending with the elusive Mediums. Everything is organized by size, but the method is extremely confusing. The employee who was there was nice, but for half of my visit, I couldn't figure out if she was an employee or customer. After walking around trying to find size mediums, looking baffled I'm sure, I finally asked her if she worked there. I asked her where mediums were and she pointed in a vague direction. I eventually figured out that each rack was a different size, or at least I think? Other racks were sorted by color. Maybe eye catching but not practical. When I asked if they had any size 6 shoes, she acted like I was a unicorn with two heads and told me they never ever got a size 6 in. (I've never had trouble finding size 6 shoes, ever.) The store isn't super easy to get to, and make sure you bring some change for the parking meters. Avoid the morning and evening commutes because you can easily get stuck in Downtown Akron among all of its construction. I can recommend 5 local thrift stores that have better items, prices, and services than Blue. It's a good idea in theory, just very poorly executed. (Thinks it's because I'm a size medium with size 6 feet? )

I've heard tales of how Ross is always such a mess, but the Howe Ave location is amazing! it's…read morealways organized, the staff is super friendly and nice, and I always get the coolest stuff. I go all the time, and there's always new stuff to find. I come home with a smattering of cool clothes, makeup, housewares, and chocolates! it has spoiled me from shopping at anywhere else- there isn't any other store where I can find jeans I LOVE for under 15 bucks!

This store is just as sad as the rest of Chapel Hill, empty, unfulfilling & a copy of a copy…read more There's already a Marshall's, Tuesday Mornings, TJ Maxx & Home Goods; do we really need yet another replica? And a poor one at that- the place looked as if it was going out of business rather than just opening. They carry very similar items to the other chains I listed above but charge significantly more for junkier merchandise. The shelves were a wreck, everything was just thrown on top of one another and half of the items were broken or failed to have a price. Although the staff was friendly the overall experience was so disappointing that I can't see this place remaining in business for much longer. They barely had anything to offer and it simply isn't worth the visit.

I was standing near my husband, who was shopping for clothes, when an older, skinny brunette staff…read moremember came up to me, completely unprompted, and said directly to me (not him): "Just wanted you to know all the clothes run small. All the clothes run small." Really? All these different brands, including plus sizes, all "run small"? So you're saying the sizes on the clothes aren't correct? It honestly felt like a rude and judgmental comment directed at me rather than helpful information. I wasn't even in the women's clothing section. I felt singled out and uncomfortable. She didn't say anything to my husband and then walked straight to the back of the store behind the double doors. Update about 30 minutes later: As I was walking toward the checkout with my cart (which we'd had since walking in), the same woman came up again and said, "Oh, now I see you have a cart!" She kept looking at me after she said that like she expected a response. What does that even mean? I was so confused I just stared at her and then kept walking. I even heard her trying to talk to my husband behind me, but he didn't realize she was speaking to him. We'll still keep shopping at Big Lots because we love the prices and have gone for years, but this experience upset me and left a bad taste in my mouth. That employee could've just asked if we were finding everything okay or needed help, instead she made unnecessary comments that felt unkind and inappropriate.

Mike in furniture sales was very helpful with my mattress and box spring purchase. He was very…read moreknowledgeable about the product which sold me on it right away!!! Thanks Mike!