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| - The primary question...do you want to drink the Lululemon Kool Aid? If yes, you will love this store. If not, you will think it's overpriced.
For a quick background, Lululemon sells high end exercise apparel and also fitness "lifestyle" wear as you call it (ie--wearing yoga pants, stylish reflective jackets, on an every day basis). Both men and women's clothes are sold, but with a greater variety of women's clothing. You do get clever details like little pockets for exercise gels, appropriate layering options, reflective gear, nicely tailored jackets, etc. But it IS very expensive--prepare to pay up $75 for a pair of yoga pants and $16 for a headband, and any discounted merchandise is final sale only. Hemming for pants is free, as one would hope with $75 pants.
The store is always well-staffed with employees ("Educators" in luluspeak) knowledgeable about the products (ps--they don't wear nametags, so you just have to ask a Lululemon wearing person if they are an employee). On Saturday mornings, there are free yoga classes for the public as well as the store offering a community board advertising local fitness opportunities.
I think that most people find that if they love the clothes, they really love it and shop there on a regular basis, but some are completely turned off by the high prices and lack of sales. If the prices don't give you sticker shock, I recommend checking it out as they do have some interesting pieces that rotate regularly.
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