I've only been to Espy once and it was during this trip that I ended up finding my favourite sweater ever.
It was during Inglewood's SunFest, so the store was packed. But they had enough staff on to make sure everyone had some help. Whenever I go shopping by myself, I always get frustrated because I can't tell if the clothes look good or not. And quite frankly, I don't care if I think it looks good, I care if YOU think it looks good.
Like I do in any store, I weaseled my way back to the sales rack and began looking through the clothes. I immediately found two Penguin sweaters and couldn't decide which one I liked more. They were both 50% off but they looked so much alike, I couldn't justify buying both.
Cue mini-fashion show for Espy staff.
They were great and we had a lot of fun. Of course I was motivated by the live DJ playing in the store's Bay window. We found the sweater I wanted and I'm actually wearing it right this very second. To be fair, I'm always wearing it.
I could see how some people might be turned off by their prices, but as long as you know that you are buying quality clothes and supporting an independent business, isn't that worth the extra few dollars? And if all else fails, just wait for the sale.