The single word that best describes Honest Ed's is "overwhelming."
When you first walk into this whale of a department store, you really don't know what to do with yourself. With 3 floors spread out over two buildings which over an entire city block, chances are that if it's your first ten times coming here, you'll get lost. But the entire store is such a novelty in and of itself and you can't help but trying again and again.
Eventually, you get used to the layout on the store. Food in the basement next to the ancient artifacts, with lamps on the other side. Jackets, gloves, hats and curtains (shower and otherwise) is above the floor with the hygiene products, which is next to the electronics department.
Silly? Yes. True? Also yes.
The best thing about Honest Ed's is that it has just about everything. From tables to milk to water guns, you'll find it here. There's a good chance that it'll be a crappy knock off of a knock off in terms of quality, but it'll be here. It's just up to you if you want to buy it.