There is no doubt that at ANY Home Goods, chances are I am going to walk out with SOMETHING. I either go in there looking for something specific, or I go there to just see what they have in stock at the time. I do not have a lot of patience for shopping,, but Home Goods is different because on any given day, I know I am going to find something "cool" or appropriate for the house, whether it be for the kitchen, bedroom, or especially my Bar. It is like "mining for Gold!!!"
My mission today? Find a Coffee Steeper, A Nice Tea Pot to Boil the Water, and my new discovery: Blue Mountain Jamaican Coffee. Of course Home Goods has a lot of containers and jars for the kitchen, so I needed to have one to put the coffee in. Simple? For Home Goods? Yes.
I can't count the number of times I have been to Home Goods near me in Ft. Lauderdale and never reviewed it, but THIS Home Goods is different and I said to my wife that this store is worth bringing attention to. Why this store specifically?
THE SIZE AND INVENTORY: When I walked into this store, my first thought was, "this is going to be fun". It seems to be a much bigger store and the shelves were stocked and full. A couple of the Home Goods stores were not that ways. Too much inconsistency, and a lot of empty shelf spaces, just not that appealing.
NEATNESS AND ORGANIZED: I was really surprised that this store actually did not have the clutter in the isles that most of the ones I've been into had, room to walk with a cart without bumping into the stuff that stuck out into the isles. The BIGGEST aspect of this store that I really loved was, for once, a Home Goods that had the merchandize organized into where one would think to look. So many of the stores split up the same type items in different isles. And the shelves were FULL. When I went by the area to look for the jars, there was a whole section of different jars, totally full. The Towels and Pillow area looked like Bed Bath and Beyond with full shelves. It was like that everywhere. The store was marked by sections that were easily seen, like "Gourmet Cookware", "Specialty Foods", "Furniture", etc. If you are going to Home Goods to find something specific, this store really made it easy to zero in on where to go. And everything I thought would be there, was.
Surprisingly, Home Goods carries FOOD, and the greatest section of Gourmet Foods I have been to in any of the stores. When I got to he coffee section, I was hoping to find what I wanted because it is rare to find the exact blend of specialty coffees there, but they had a huge assortment and "BINGO" found my Blue Mountain Jamaican. What I saw on that shelf of dozens of bagged coffee items, is going to bring me back to get the Kona Hawaiian and others I saw. Great colorful merchandising!!! And I turn around saw full shelves of gourmet jellies, honey, and syrups. Amazing and filled to the brim. Found my Coffee Steeper, which I love, a really nice tea pot and the jar I picked out had a great top to seal in the coffee and a little black , small area on the jar where you can put what the contents are by using chalk. Never knew they even made these.
I was so happy. So now it was time to shop Home Goods for things I never came in for. That is always the best part of shopping at Home Goods. You never know what they have that day. We found some copper toothbrush holders and some other bathroom items.
Home Goods has a great selection of colorful pots for planting outside, pictures, mirrors and this store had a larger than normal Furniture section. I love to see what types of small pieces they have that "creates a need" to buy. The Clearance signs are everywhere is different sections where you can find even GREATER PRICES on items you may never find. 40 to 60 percent off!!!
The prices will definitely surprise you. Name brand items with prices that are reduced so much cheaper than the conventional department stores.
Checking out is easy. The lines may look long, but they take the next person in line by calling out one of 6 registers and it keeps moving. Of course while you are waiting in line, there is merchandise all around you and you just may pick up something else. You shop to the end, and it is Fun.
Love this store and will go out of my way to come here over the others. read more