Christine’s

I had recently moved to Edmonds and I had a friend visiting from NYC for a few days and was showing her around my new neighborhood. We walked into this store since the clothes looked to be of fine quality and style. The sales person whom I assume was also the owner completely ignored us and looked at us like we shouldn’t be there. That was ridiculous because my friend is a CEO of a cosmetic firm in Manhattan and has no problem spending whatever she wants on her wardrobe. I understand that some people just have a certain look about them that may come across as snobby or rude but come on this is a retail store. If this is her business she should hire a person with a more congenial personality. Maybe the business only deals with private clients and in that case should keep the doors locked and a sign that states by appointment only. With just a handful of women’s boutiques in the area it’s too bad that this one is so off-​putting.

Love Love this place!!! Cannot believe the reviews… If I am in a beautiful store I do not want a bunch of kids running all over the place!!! thumbs up for the owner for making it a wonderful store to shop in!!! It sounds like the other reviews just could NOT AFFORD THE STORE SO THEY ARE TAKING IT OUT ON THE OWNER!!!
Anyway I have been shopping there forever… She is so informative about her designers, etc. She even has a Degree in Design from the UW.
If there were 6 stars she would get it!!!

I completely agree with the reviews regarding rude service (not sure if it’s the owner or not.) I live in Edmonds and pass this store frequently — and have occasionally ventured in and made purchases. In general I find the merchandise unique and good quality, but following my last experience about a year ago I will not go back. I had purchased several items and returned 1 item the next day after seeing it would not work after all. She reluctantly refunded my purchase but made me feel about 1″ tall. Further, she’d seen me at another store in the area and essentially called me out for my visit to ‘that other store’. Unbelievable! Will not go back…

I wish I had read the other reviews before shopping here. The clothes are beautiful and expensive and so I expected to be treated well. And I was when I bought something. But when I attempted to return my purchases after deciding that the fit was not quite right (especially for the price) I was rudely informed that I could receive only a store credit. I explained that I hadn’t been told there were no returns and was then treated as if I were an illiterate ill-​informed fool. The owner was uninterested, curt, rude and refused to discuss the problem. I wound up having to purchase something in exchange in order to keep from having to go back and dealing with her on another day. I’m really distressed that among so many lovely Edmonds merchants, this one store stands out as an example of how not to treat customers. I too would have checked a minus rather than one star given an opportunity. This was one of the worst shopping experiences I have ever had. (By the way, the owner informed me that if I posted a negative review, I would be seen as exhibiting abusive behavior. I guess I did).

Not even 1 star for this place.
10 yrs ago I walked in to browse this boutique… the owner was so rude– said she didn’t allow strollers”.(2002 approx) my girls are teens now.
Really?
The owner of this place clearly SHOULD NEVER be in retail. She is rude and a total snob… she looks at you like your bothering her…
10 yrs yes 10 yrs… Later…2012.I told the women I work with about how horrible she is… And that story… so for fun we got ice cream… and strolled down to her store… we walked in and mind you we are 30 – 40 year olds… business women… she told us «I don’t want food in here.» as if we would spill or wipe dirty hands on something!
The ice cream was in a bowl. not a cone. needless to say it proved my point to my co worker!
I wonder if her husband pays for her store… It would explain her lack of liking people or good sales?
Don’t give this lady your money… she won’t crack a smile of gratitude.

How horrible experience that I had from visiting this place! I visited Christine’s with my two kids. The owner was very rude when she saw the kids. The kids were not touching anything, they were just looking around like grown-​ups do. The owner told me to hold onto the kids so that they would not play with the candle light which my kids did not even attempt to play with. My son tried to climb up to the chair to seat down, but the owner told him to get down. My daughter who loves fashion was walking away from me to look around while I was getting my son from the chair, and the owner directed me to get my daughter, and told me that her store was not for kids and asked for us to leave. When we were just leaving, I heard her saying «the lawsuit to be waiting» Hey, I understand that the kids are active. However, her attitudes were extremely rude. All I want was a nice scarf since it was little chilly. My kids did not cause any problem in her store. They are very good kids, and the matter in fact, I get many compliments from strangers how well my kids behave. With my husband being a pediatric psychologist, we try our best to teach our kids with very best behavior with good ethics. Any mom will understand the difficulty of shopping with kids. I did not expect any support from anybody, but I certainly did not expect such a shameful treatment by any business. It was even embarrassing to talk with her in front of the other customer. Was that a discrimination against kids? Or since I was an Asian, she didn’t want me in her store?!