Anthropologie

I can not understand the attraction to this place. I just don’t get it. It’s very popular, and there are lots of people here, and you can see by the reviews that it is a well liked store.
I found the stuff ugly and expensive. For example, a top made of sweat shirt material, and the prices were just waaaaay too much.
I saw a pretty dress, but at close to three hundred dollars for something that MAYBE should have been eighty bucks at the most.
The sales, don’t seem like sales, they aren’t even like the AT or other woman’s places where at least the sale price seems reasonable. These prices were rip offs.
Sorry, I just don’t get it.
Strange patterns, stripes, with polka dots, and just flat out weird color combos as well.
So — about my experience.
The staff was not friendly, no hellos or nothing. I was never approached by anyone while I was there walking thru the store. In addition to that, I actually had a dress that my roommate needed to return. As I waited and she tried on more stuff, I approached the counter girl to make the exchange for her, and the counter sales girl said, why is this marked down? I told her it was on sale last week. She said, Oh, I thought it might have been a birthday reward. I told her I just needed to get the next size up. She said, well, we can honor that price again. REALLY! I have worked in retail and I have NEVER heard of something so ridiculous. An even exchange is an even exchange. It didn’t matter that the price wasn’t the same anymore. Oh, great, so they honored it. Believe me, they would not have wanted to do anything other than that, or they would have gotten an earful from me.
So, after the funny comments, expensive crap clothes (sorry Anthro Fans, I don’t get it) I will do my best to not walk into this overpriced crap clothing store again.

It’s always a pleasure to shop at Anthropologie. I’ve found the staff helpful and friendly. The décor is really cool. I adore the house and home products. For that reason I started a wedding registry at Anthropologie.

I have always liked the style here. And the quality. But for all the times I have tried things on over the years, this was the very first time I found something exactly what I was looking for and it actually fit! I tried on at least 6 things, several of which I would have taken had they fit. I am short, but not «skinny petite.» Just sort of average, mature «short» and I can find clothes at several stores with nicely styled petite lines, but there are just so many brands now that just want their clothes on the tall skinny ladies.
The staff was helpful and they have especially nice dressing rooms compared to some places in this shopping center. It’s at a mall, parking is easy.

Absolutely in LOOOVE with the Volcano candle! A classic for Anthropologie and my alllll time favorite!

I love Anthropologie. I will admit that most of their apparel is pricey, but they have great home furnishings and gifts. This location has a great sale room with lots of sizes and pieces to choose from. The staff is friendly here and I always find something I LOVE!

Fun selection of clothing and household accessories. My favorite things tend to be the found objects that show up in each of the stores in addition to the installation of their seasonal window décor. The staff is wonderfully helpful in changing out sizes and suggesting options for clothing.
They have Nordstrom beat for service, selection and a generous latitude for returns. Thank GOD they made the decision to open here in Boulder!

My GF’s favorite, and an awesome store! I actually don’t mind shopping there, with her!

I wish I had money to spend!!! I just lovelovelove their clothes and the ever changing single color… AH!!!
The classic style and the right amount of jewelry and the shoes and the purse… I love their style!

Anthropologie is a lesson in why you should never have big discounts on your clothes. It’s famous for never having online coupons, preserving it’s brand value and image as a chain «Boutique». Not that it’s reputation isn’t well deserved because the clothes are generally well made, absolutely cute, and unique enough to last beyond the season. When they do have sales I splurge as let’s face it, they are a tad pricey for a graduate student.
I find the store at the 29^th street mall large, with super nice staff, and a great flattering naturally lit dressing room. Additionally, this store in particular seems to carry more housewares, baby gifts than other stores to which I’ve been.

I love Anthropologie! They have such lovely and girlie clothes. Be prepared to come with some money or a credit card that isn’t close to your limit because the clothes are pricey but we girls can justify the price to have that pretty little spring dress :-)
They also have a sale section which you can usually find something you… absolutely… must… have!
The store is always really nice to walk around in for getting inspiration and the staff are always really friendly. Check out the dressing rooms which are huge and you can actually see what you look like in the many mirrors (rather than thinking you look really good, when you really don’t)

I love, love, love these stores. There’s a variety of selection in every store, so if you go the one in Boulder and dislike what you see, go to Park Meadows or Cherry Creek and you’ll find almost completely different things. I know a lot of their prices are way, way expensive, but aside from gifts people have bought me from there, I have never paid more than $ 50 an item. The other day I found a very cute shirt for $ 10. When I”ve been gifted things from this store they’ve been around $ 100 an item, (a shirt, some pants, and a skirt) but two out of those three items are 5 years old and I still wear them; they haven’t deteriorated at all.

Love, love, love it… The colors, the textures, the art of it all… I got some lovely green glassware, a couple of colorful flying bird doormats, a couple of hip tops, some fun sunglasses, some exciting books, some pretty journals, and a fabulous perfume. I could seriously take nearly one of everything in that store! And the view to the West is incredible!

i don’t get why people love this store. it’s expensive, and even though i had a gift card, i still couldn’t find anything to buy. wholly disappointing.

Update 02÷25÷08:
I had to increase my rating of this Anthropologie to 4 stars after my experience today.
Have you ever just felt the need to purchase something? Anything? Well, that’s how I felt today. I just needed to shop.
Anthro did not let me down. I spent a few hours browsing through the sale room and I found a couple of awesome pieces to add to my wardrobe.
«Isn’t Anthro expensive?» you ask. Well, it’s a whole lot cheaper than spending two hours with a therapist. Retail therapy is truly what it’s all about. Not only do you feel better after shopping, you also have new clothes to wear.
(Side note: Though I’m still not a fan of the store layout, I can’t keep comparing everything in Boulder with the Bay Area. I’m determined to love the Boulder Anthro and I guess I’ll just have to keep shopping there until I do.)
Original Post 02÷17÷08:
I typically really like Anthropologie. Really, I do. The one in Berkeley on 4^th street: amazing. The one in SF on Market: also amazing. The one in San Jose on Santana Row: (you guessed it) amazing. The one in Boulder on 29^th street? Mmm. Not so much.
I tend to judge retail stores based on layout and sale selection.
The layout of this Anthro throws me off. There’s not really a good way to do a general scope of the store before deciding which racks to paw through. There is rack after rack after rack of clothing. Each rack has four or five tops and several bottoms and I really just don’t have the energy to figure out which racks I should be looking at.
The sale room is ok, but the selection is mediocre. In Boulder, the tops don’t seem to get much lower than $ 39.95 and the bottoms not much lower than $ 59.95.
Those two major gripes aside: the clothes are still super cute. I don’t know how the buyers for Anthropologie do it. I have yet to see anything unwearable. I especially love how most pieces can be dressed up for work or down for the weekend. :)
(-2) stars for: poor layout (it’s like a maze…), no deep discounts in the sale room

I love Anthropologie! I always seem to forget how pricey it is though! =(The layout is kind-​of long and skinny so I have to agree with Cyn on the poor scope-​ability of this particular store. I tend to get turned around on the west side of the store, near the sale room; maybe I just haven’t been there enough yet. It’s hard to keep visiting a store you can’t afford however.
So far my only purchase has been from the baby section: They have the cutest stuffed animals!