I went in to Clive Daniel Home about two weeks after it opened. I have been waiting to see if I return, in order to write a review. Sadly, my three stars are for my first and only time in.
I wish I could say that I've got a home that needs furniture, but I don't at the moment. That's not to say it wasn't fun to poke around the store and dream, because it was really laid out nicely. It made me pretend to pin stuff on an imaginary Pinterest board.
The honest not so fun part is while walking around, I felt like this place is true from what neighbors say - it is posh living: stuff too exquisitely priced for people looking for everyday items with lesser value than half the price of a new car. Although, I DID like some of the artwork, even if they might have not been on sale. My pocketbook thanked me by not purchasing anything, as there are custom items located within the building.
So what was good, what was bad?
The good:
You're greeted by someone at a front desk and then a sales person might find you in another section and offers you a drink (seriously... mimosa? Beer? Water? How about a cookie?) and the adult you are shopping with accepts the orange juice and champagne combo, where else can you go besides slowly peruse around the store?
While we are still on staff, they weren't bothersome. As I travelled the different sections of Clive Daniel, there was no rush to be sold anything. Occasionally someone would stop us and ask if we needed anything, but we primarily were just browsing. I think the staff realized that when we weren't going right up to pieces and checking them out.
We may have been on a mission to look and not touch, but it also was calming to know there's no one down your throat to make a sale.
The various departments of the store made you envision what the item could look like in your house, and that was nice. Pieces weren't completely on top of each other nor were they so stretched out, you felt like you needed another drink because you were getting dehydrated from walking. The cool thing is there's a chef's corner in the back that this location does private events with (as the building was previously Winn Dixie and Sweetbay prior).
The bad:
The price of some of the items.
It's not horrible for those looking to outfit their million dollar home or do an upgrade from what Ian left us with, but you have to have a specific budget for it. I'm sad I don't, but it truly was an experience and it made me see what type of things I could buy if I help redecorate a place with no limits on anything. read more