Very nice store. Staff friendly and helpful. There was a very god variety and some fun new styles…read more Prices are reasonable.

The staff were very helpful and patient. The store has an amazing selection if ISU merch.read more

Unexpectedly spent more time in Ames than planned, but this store saved me, and I want to thank…read morestaff member Nancy for her help and pleasant customer service. The store has a terrific selection of men's clothing and I was grateful to be able to have not only a well-stocked store but a high level of customer interaction.

The customer service at this J.C.Penny's location top to bottom is absolutely amazing. The mall its…read morein might have seen better days, but whoa, does the caring attentiveness of the staff more than make up for that! Would definitely highly recommend. A special shout out to the young lady who helped me pick out a gift for my roommate in the Sephora section. I think her name starts with an R? Her customer service skills are off the charts amazingly high!

We went in looking for a very specific pair of shoes and got very close! The salesperson, Alex, was…read morevery helpful and made the experience very pleasant! We ultimately decided to try another store before placing a shoe order but he offered to ship in shoes for us to try on, above and beyond!

When I walked in here today, they had a section for "Pride Month". See pics. While I'm not gay, I…read morefully support gay pride and was totally impressed! Plus I bought some of the pride stuff! Kudos Target! Friendly staff. Very family friendly. Lot parking. I found what I came in there for and was thrilled. The place is clean. Easy to find what you're looking for! There's also a Starbucks in this location. Marcy'sDinerTantrumScale 5/5-no screaming kids!!

It's Christmas Eve day and heavy snow is in the forecast. Yesterday, we barely made it back from…read morethe Twin Cities in the freezing rain before I-35 was closed. Today, I just got off the phone with Delta to delay our departure a day to avoid the upcoming blizzard (a term first used in Estherville Iowa). So with a Ho Ho Ho!, it's off to Target we go! We bought a few extra gifts for David , made sure that Gayle had enough wine as we hunker in on Erev Christmas, and bought some egg nog to go along with the Templeton (Iowa) Rye Whiskey at home. And of course, we're safe at home and with family, as our dreams of a White Christmas have come true (and more).....

My last couple visits to BAM have been accented by a really friendly and engaging guy who has come…read morefrom behind the counter to help me find a particular book, magazine, or gift. And last week, he was wearing a cool Puerto Rico baseball jersey (Santurce Cangrejeros) with Roberto Clemente's number (21). BAM also has an extensive magazine collection that you just don't see anymore. It's right next to the coffee shop, which accentuates the book and periodical browsing experience.

I love that there's still a bookstore in town. There used to be that amazing bookstore over in the…read moreLincoln Center mall, and we had Borders, but now this Borders has closed and turned into a Books a Million. Everything is laid out about-ish the same that Borders used to have it laid out. There's music and movies in the same spot, the children's area in the same spot, the coffee and seating in the same spot, and of course, the bathrooms haven't moved. Shopping here is nice. They have a ton of clearance, but that seems to be standard for a lot of bookstores. Prices are pretty standard for books (higher than online), but they also are lower than prices I've seen at Barnes & Noble, so that's a positive. It was easy to locate the area that I was looking for. There are large signs on top of shelves that let you know what type of books are on there. They have a pretty large biblical/Christian section which I found surprising. It's larger than quite a lot of the other sections, and I think it actually might be getting close to the size of some of the fiction sections. Over in the Transportation section, I found what I was looking for pretty easily. They even had a good selection. However, the books were not in order like they should have been. Books about airplanes were strewn throughout and between books about motorcycles, trains, and cars. They were in the right section (Transportation), but definitely not organized how they should have been. So if you're looking for a specific book, make sure you look through the whole section. There were quite a few Clearance books, and I came out with 5 books instead of the original 1 I was looking for. Most of their clearance is very reasonably priced at about 50% to 75% off the original price. The books are in decent shape too. I had a really fun time looking through clearance. Check-out was nice and simple. They asked me to sign up for their membership program which I declined. They also offered me to sign up for their "3 free magazines" deal, but none of that was particularly pushed on me. They were really friendly about it and didn't push when I said no. Staff was extremely friendly and I was greeted on multiple occasions. Didn't try out the coffee area or look through the Children's area. Final thoughts: I'd definitely come back. The prices are higher than what I could get online, but there's something to be said for in-store book stores. I love being able to buy a book locally and help support the local economy as well. Plus, looking through Clearance is easily one of my favorite aspects of bookstores. I came out with 5 new books at least than $40; that's definitely amazing for book prices. I'm glad Ames still has a local bookstore.

Kickin' Ass, Takin' Ames!…read more This is Raygun's new outpost in Ames. I've also been to the mothership in Des Moines and the Iowa City Outpost. The Ames and Iowa City stores more closely adhere to Cyclone and Hawkeye merchandise (t-shirts, stickers, notebooks, magnets, etc.), plus other politically progressive themes. I had a couple nice visits during my recent stay in Ames and found that there's always something that catches my interest no matter how many times I've been through. My current fave was t-shirt mug shot involving a certain Florida man being arrested. :)

6/13/26 We've been…read moreto this location a few times now, and each time has been pleasant. We're not pressured to buy anything or feel uncomfortable. It's nice to be able to walk around and look at things without being followed or pestered constantly. The store is brightly lit and very well organized, with a wide variety of merchandise. Each time we've gone in, we're greeted with a smile by whoever is working. The employees are also very knowledgeable, non-judgmental, and easy to talk to, which is a huge plus in this type of environment. There also tends to be some sort of sale going on each time, which is always a win lol. Plus, the prices are pretty reasonable compared to other similar stores/online. If you're looking for an "adult" store, this is definitely the place to go.

Well I'm impressed little Ames even has a sex store! For a small town it's not so bad. They are…read morelacking a tad bit in some of the sex toy aspects that you'd likely find in a city, but there are a lot of cool costumes and a VERY diverse pornography collection. I didn't expect to see any ethnic porn or interracial porn but there's a whole large section. And if you'd like a hookah pipe and a little hookah, they sell that as well! I just checked their website and everything they are lacking in the store the website makes up for. The people working there are nice, friendly, and professional. There's also a back area that I think people can pick out a video and watch in a private room for one. There are multiple rooms and multiple videos - for a price, mind you. If what goes on in there is what I think goes on in there, then I hope they wipe those rooms down with disinfectant wipes afterwards.

Left my phone out in the rain. Verizon didn't want to take my phone apart and sent me to CPR. They…read moretook it apart and fixed it as I waited. Super service and pleasant, friendly staff. Would recommend.

Great service and very knowledgeable!! Great experience, will use in future for all my cell phone…read moreneeds!