I look at coming here as going thrifting. Yeah, it's sorta pre-picked but there's a lot of junk and then sections with a lot of new stuff that looks Ardene-y, so hey, same with how it is at value village now!.
the deals are great. when i was last in it was 5 items for $40. after tax, $9 a piece. I could have been really shrewd and bought all leather coats and really picked for collector's items, but i moderated myself and bought two cotton bodysuits (killer), a 50s/60s era US Navy issue uniform top (reasonable, no?), a sweatshirt, and an awesome zip-up curling sweater. That sweater alone ,on the low end, would have been $45 elsewhere.
what you've gotta get past here is the crappy fitting room situation, annoying teenagers, and some grumpy staff. hunt for the deals, and be glad you're not sorting through second hand suzy shier or american eagle. enjoy.