This store is insane. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing. My boyfriend and I arrived about 15 minutes before the store opened and I figured we would have to kill some time, but there was a whole mob of people waiting to get in. Seriously, like 100+ people. So we just joined the mob and waited. Then a lady comes out and announces the specials and warns that aggressive shopping will not be tolerated. Wtf?! I'm starting to get anxious - partly because I'm wondering what type of aggressive shopper shops here and also because that must be a sign of good bargains!
Well the gate opens and the crowd surges in. Some people actually made a run for it, much to my horror. I hit up the dresses first because they're an additional 40% off today. I pick up 4-5 cute ones by Trina Turk, Calvin Klein and BCBG. I gave them a quick once over because I noticed that a LOT of the clothes here are damaged - from minor snags to a HUGE gash in the butt of a pair of jeans. The jeans here are also all previously worn. Yuck.
Next was the shoe section. I love Nordstrom Rack's shoes so I was really excited. Especially when I saw hot pink Manolo Blahnik's for $99. I picked them up, turned them over and they were majorly worn. Like seriously? They must have been worn 100 times and weren't even re-soled. I found more Manolos, Jimmy Choos, Pradas - but they were all worn or broken. Major disappointment.
After waiting about 20 minutes to get a dressing room, I was further disappointed to find that half the dresses I picked up had rips and snags that I didn't notice until I tried them on.
In the end, the bf found some shirts for like $10 each and I got pair of Sigerson Morrison flats for $29. Was it worth it? Not for me. Now I see why Nordstrom's doesn't put their name on this store. It's a HUGE step down from Nordstrom Rack, it's more like a garage sale.