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| - Ross is usually a great store. I say "usually" because you can find great value-priced items, cheap deals, and the random item that you hadn't planned on initially purchasing, but hey, while you're here....
That said, this is a different sort of Ross. And with here, different, does not always mean "good", and yet it is still largely dependable. So for this review, I'm going to break down this particular store to get those points across without it coming across as a conflicting travelogue.
The Ross on Charleston/Rampart and even Decatur/Sahara are simply better stores. And seemingly larger. If this store is the same size, the spacing is not used very well, and never has been. There are a lot of "dead" areas in the store which make it a little more clearance in feel that a clearance store should be. They don't have the merchandise or the variety in selection of other Ross stores I've been to, but if you like emptier stores in terms of people, then that may be taken as a benefit.
I've never seen this store particularly busy or with huge lines, but what lacks in lines makes up in slow service. I can stand behind one person in line, and it feels like an epic, time-invested affair. I'm all for casual pacing, but when you can start to feel yourself physically age from waiting, one may want to reconsider putting a little spring in their step. On the plus side, the cashiers are generally friendly.
So yes, this store has a few issues, but the plus side is that the value from this to any other Ross store is still in place. You can find some decent things for cheap prices. For me that ranges from picture frames, bedsheets and linens for when guests arrive, and locating one of the few items that I generally have to hunt down elsewhere....
Plain black socks.
Seriously, you would be surprised to find how hard it is to find normal black socks in stores. Not with plaid or argyle designs, or spots, or dots, or blots, or 2-pair packages. I want some plain old black socks, and this is one of the few stores that carry them in any normal sense for a DECENT overgouged price that doesn't feel like you're questing for an artifact with such a high rarity that it would draw Indiana Jones' attention.
So this is a not a perfect store. It's not well-organized or stocked, it's not overly busy, and it's maintained at a majorly leisurely pace. But it is the closest one in my area, and it takes the "Holy Grail" feel out of wanting to find some basic linens and sundries.
For that reason, they can be a little unpolished. For specific little things, they do just fine.
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