This really just echos what most others have said. What a bizarre way of selling. Most of us adults know when looking at it if a dress might compliment or support our bodies. I needed a dress for mom prom. No idea of color, just needing a supportive fit for my mom bod. There was a post-it note on the door that said they would open at noon. They did not. Around 1240 when I checked for the 3rd time it was opened. Same thing that others have said, all of the dressy/formal gowns were crossed off with stanchions. I had kind of assumed she just wanted to know before people were in there and be able to be helpful or tentative. Nope. I asked if I could look at those. She was very abrupt and said I needed to tell her my budget and colors I wanted to look at. And that she would choose some for me to try. WHAT? I told her I don't know what color I want. Red, blue, green, black and that I would expect to find that out by looking at dresses that caught my eye. I said I want to pick my own dress with my own knowledge of my body and not a stranger picking a few for me. It's just so weird. All I can think is they're aiming for an extremely upscale luxury type feel. But if that's the case, they need a different location with a far less crowded and cluttered look with different dresses. I'm not knocking the dresses, i'm sure there was many in there that would be perfect for dances and proms, and the like. But they're not extreme luxury brands and quality AND the shop is so packed and cluttered that it feels like a flea market so... All in all, I didn't care for the selling model, she was rude, I told her what I said above (that I'd like to pick my dress, duh) and I walked right out end of story. I don't know how they can stay in business with this business model. I doubt they will. read more

The owner or whoever the crazy Russian lady was, asked if we had a budget and I said 300 for a prom dress she proceeded to tell my daughter the dress would be 300 ( she hadn't even showed us a dress) and that there was a 100 deposit and if we decided not to get the dress she was keeping the money........uh what??? I laughed and said no we're leaving and she replied with "it's my time and my product". This has got to me some illegal scam! Do not recommend!! Zero stars! read more

Went into this store for my daughter who was looking for a prom dress. The owner Lucia was extremely rude and pushy for a sale, her first question was what is your budget? She immediately told my 18 year old daughter to not touch the dresses. My daughter liked a dress in the window but Lucia would not let my daughter try on a dress unless we paid a $100 deposit. I asked her what if the dress does not fit she said it was non refundable but could be used towards another dress in the store that she would find. In the middle of her store she has areas roped off so you can't go near the dresses. I have never been treated this way in a store and will not be returning or buying anything from her ever! She was so rude and could care less about customer service. read more

I was in the mall & decided to stop by to see if there was anything i thought my daughter might like to wear for homecoming. I was told there were strict store rules, and that I needed to bring my daughter, along with a picture of what style of dress she wants and tell them how much I wanted to pay. The owner would then find something SHE thought would work for her. She said I wasn't allowed to look at the dozens of racks of dresses even though they were protected in plastic. Most people who shop want to browse the rack and see if theres anything THEY like. She probably loses a lot of business by operating this way. We live 40 minutes away and won't be returning. read more

The woman who was working inside, was incredibly rude. We asked about a dress and it wasn't available. I wanted to let my daughter-in-law look around and see if she could find another one she liked. The woman would not allow her to look through any of the racks of dresses and kept trying to get her to commit to a color or a style of dress. I asked again if she just allow her to look and she said."oh, you no like? You go." We left. We will never ever return to her store. read more

lucia's boutique - The dress we were interested in. - Women's Clothing Near Me - Spokane, Washington

This dress shop was amazing. Upon arrival, my daughter had her measurements taken and was asked what color and style she wanted. I was asked what price range. With a couple colors and a vague "puffy bottom", the woman there was able to find the exact dress my daughter was looking for. From there, we paid the $50 deposit (understandable due to the cleanliness of people entering the store) and she assisted my daughter with the dress fitting. Once we chose a dress, she took quick measurements and had us come back later with the straps adjusted correctly and the dress steamed. The only problem I saw with this store is its location. If they were a stand alone store, they wouldn't have to worry about people just wondering through their store without seriously planning on buying anything. While we were there, three girls with food and drinks (one with ice cream) came in and gave attitude when the owner informed them that they couldn't walk around with food and drinks, even offering the counter as a place to put it while they looked. Overall, this is where we will be shopping for every formal gown and probably most dresses as we are guaranteed a perfect fit. Price wise, it's on the low end to middle range (we paid $350 for a dress listed at another retailer for $500). The quality of the dress seems great and the service was wonderful. The cons are there were only two people working so it's best to get an idea of what you want prior to going in so it speeds up the process as they can easily become overwhelmed. read more

I was a bit taken back at the hundred dollar deposit needed to start dress shopping for my daughters prom. But after the amount of work that I saw being put into it -try this dress let's try that dress I saw the purpose of it. We found an amazing dress great quality and they were able to do the alterations in House very quickly. The night before the prom we had an issue with the fitting and zipping it up. We hadn't had time to try it on after picking it up for alterations so I called the number late at night thinking I would just leave a voicemail and they actually picked up. And they DROVE to meet me in Coeur d'Alene so that we could make sure that this dress would be ready for the prom. turns out I just didn't know exactly how to get the dress on her and it was already perfectly altered so they drove all that way to show me how to zip up my daughters dress! That's amazing customer service and care for someone they don't know. 10 out of 10 - they were awesome! read more

lucia's boutique - Women's Clothing Near Me - Spokane, Washington

Was told we needed to make a non refundable $50 deposit to try on dresses after being recommended to go here by someone who had recently purchased a dress that same day . I let the shop owner know we would come back and make an appointment but after talking to the person who recommended me she told me that she didn't have to make a deposit of any amount before trying on dresses. Will not go back read more

Lucia is always very accommodating. This is the 2nd dress I bought from her and she did not disappoint. She helped me find the perfect dress and tailored it for me. It was for a themed wedding and I got so many compliments. Her dresses are high quality and always fit perfect. She is amazing and I highly recommend! read more

lucia's boutique - Women's Clothing Near Me - Spokane, Washington

I went to Lucia's because I was told they had a lot of dresses from formal to casual and they really do. But all of them are in plastic bags covering them so you cant see them really well and this Russian or German lady, she was the only one in the store, asked if she could help me find something so I told her what I was looking for and everything she pointed out wasnt what I was looking for (a conference in Hawaii) I found one that looked more Hawaiian like with a pretty blue and bright melon color flowers with tank style strap instead of spaghetti straps. I told her more this style and cut, not really meaning that particular dress, its too too flowery than I want, and I told her I would to like to try it on to see how it fits. She said if I let you try it on are you going to buy it, I told her well yes if I like it, and she said well if it fits you will you buy it, are you here to buy something today. I said yes, but I wont know if I like it unless I see it on. I said maybe I should take in a few more to try on, she said you'll have to pay $30 to try on more, I dont work for free. So I just tried on the one and ended up feeling so pressured to buy it and she offered to alter the length then charged me $50 more. I walked out with a dress Im pretty sure I wont wear, at a price I would have never paid anywhere else; I know it is on me that I bought it, I should have walked out the moment she wanted to charge me to try on something. read more

We were, unbeknownst to them prom dress shopping for my daughter and this was our experience in the two minutes we stayed there. They said you have to pay to try things on or you have to buy something. They apparently just reopened? but I think they shouldn't have bothered as i think they would be more suited to running a bingo emporium. I guess they do have to get rid of the enormous stock of horribly tacky dresses somewhere. read more

Would not even give a 1 star! We went in there for a homecoming dress for our daughter. We found a blue dress our daughter liked. The price was $350. Pretty steep! We wanted to see how it would fit. The rude old lady said we had to put a hundred dollar deposite down. It would go to the price of the dress...... if we bought it. If we didn't purchase a dress, they got to keep the deposite. We found the SAME dress on Amazon for 70 dollars. We looked up other dresses that we saw there on Amazon. She is buying Amazon dresses with a 500% mark up. Do not waste your time. read more

Absolutely horrible!! The Lady was super rude and completely unprofessional! I went in there on FaceTime to show a dress to my wife and this lady started yelling and ordering me to leave very aggressively and shooing me off with both of her hands. read more

I wouldn't give this place any stars if I could. I went in here with my daughter and grandsons to look for a bridesmaid dress for my daughter. She asked if we were buying which I thought was really weird. I replied if she finds something she loves then yes. She asked if we could come back another time because she is busy. We told her we were from out of town. She whipped out a tape measure and started measuring my daughter without even asking which was super awkward and her breath smelled of onions. She told her what color and style of dress she was looking for and we were told to stand back and she would go grab a couple. She showed her one and said it wasn't her size, but if she was going to buy it, she would get her size. But if we wanted to try on it would be $50 non refundable deposit. Most awkward experience ever, would not recommend! read more

Lady working here was very rude! She never made it clear that there was a $100 deposit just to try on a dress which she insisted we do, nor was there any signs explaining it either. She claimed that she told us this multiple times but we never heard her say it. Also to add onto this, she waited until the last minute to tell us about the deposit. She was also always hovering over us as if we were going to steal something. We will not be returning. read more

I went here to get a dress for a recital. I was looking through the racks of dresses and the owner came up to ask if I needed help. I asked her to point me to dresses at my price point, and she asked if I'd like a dressing room so I agreed. She kept bringing me dresses, so I tried a few on but didn't settle on any. I was on a bit of a time crunch that day, so I thanked her and said "I'll come back another day when I have more time." She started YELLING at me??? She said "you expect me to work for you for free???" I said "No! I just don't have time today to keep looking." She kept yelling at me, telling me I was rude and disrespectful for using a dressing room (which SHE had insisted I do.) I ended up rushing out just to get away from her, and I will not go back. This was during a very stressful time in my life and I ended up crying in my car after this awful interaction. I'd truly planned to come back to look at more dresses later on, but she ensured I would never return. She's not a kind woman. read more

Do NOT waste your time or money here. HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE! I took my daughter in to shop for her first-ever homecoming dress. The employee who approached us seemed friendly at first, but the taped-off, segregated set up prohibited us from looking at dresses at our own free will. I asked if dressing rooms were open and she said only if we planned to buy. I agreed that our intent was to find a beautiful dress and we were prepared to make a purchase. She only allowed my daughter to take 4 dresses into the dressing room, so I continued to browse as she tried on dresses. Apparently that set off the employee who reminded me that we had to buy a dress today. I chuckled and said that we plan to buy a dress if we could find one that we like but we aren't going to be bullied into buying something we don't like. Our debate quickly escalated, she took the dresses out of the dressing room and then proceeded to tell me we have to pay a fee to use the dressing room if we don't buy a dress. I firmly told her I do not agree with her business approach, and I instructed my daughter to put on regular clothes. When I told the employee that she lost out on a good customer and a sale, she disagreed with me and walked away. I literally have no idea how the store sells anything in a legitimate manner. I will never go back. read more

lucia's boutique - Horrible business and sales approach. - Women's Clothing Near Me - Spokane, Washington

I would rate this a big 0!! Extremely rude to the costumers. Went into the store to find my first homecoming dress. Lady was really nice at first, saying she could make altercations to my dress if it was to big. My mom was bringing dresses to my dressing room, so I could try them on. Making sure to leave them outside my door. But then after trying on only two dresses insisted on us buying a dress and telling us to pay a fee if we didn't find one we were for sure buying. Non stop arguing. Grabbed all of them dresses and told us to leave. We gladly did. DON'T COME HERE!! read more

My daughter and I were shopping for wedding dresses and stopped by Lucia's Boutique in Northtown Mall in Spokane WA. The first question out of the owner's mouth was "are you buying something today?" to which my daughter responded "if I find what I'm looking for". Then the owner made it clear that my daughter would not be allowed to try on any dresses "unless she was buying". Who buys any dress, much less a wedding dress, without trying it on? My daughter hasn't even truly decided on a style of dress which is why she planned on trying on several. A wedding boutique that doesn't allow you to try dresses on? And it's not just her wedding dresses, she doesn't allow customers to try on any of the dresses she sells and her attitude bordered in rude. Id zero stars were a choice, that's what her rating would be read more

Lucia's Boutiqu, I feel is so fun to experience. They have more dresses in one store than I have ever seen in my life. One of the things that I truly find amazing is they take great detail in how their dresses are handled. Please know, if you do not have a dress in mind it maybe hard to find what you would like with covid regulations, and wanting to keep the garments as nice as possible, and off the floor, to unsure there are no rips tairs or snares. I know without a shadow of a doubt if you walked in with a couple of pictures from the internet, she could pull two or three dresses that are, if not identical then really close to it. They have a wide variety of long to short as well as long-short dresses, camisals, covers, lace tubes, strapless bracelets that can be tailered to fit, and or even add cloth/mesh to a bustline of a dress. They have dresses for every event posable; from cocktail, prom , homecoming, bridesmaid, and even wedding. In every color, and or shape tailered to fit your figure perfectly. All the accessories that you would need, including shoes, and hand bags. They take pride in wanting to give you the best service possible. I highly recommend you checking them out. Look at the bustline of my daughter's dress. The inside lining looks like it was made to be that way with shorter straps and putting material in to make it beautifully modest. Thank you for pouring out, making my daughter look beautiful at her first dance. read more

lucia's boutique - Women's Clothing Near Me - Spokane, Washington

Exceptional service! Wound up with a wonderful dress for a wedding! Will go back any time I need something for a special event!

North town Mall - Spokane WA We went here for a prom dress and were told we had to pay to try on the dresses. We were not permitted to touch any dresses. The owners were super rude to a large group of customers while I was in there. You were not given back the money as a deposit to try on the dresses they kept it Saying they were providing us a service? Overall don't shop here it was a horrible experience. read more

-0 stars. Worst experience they make you pay to try on dresses or even look at them in close, and got them altered but waited until we got there at the time they said they were ready to start altering them. Would not recommend read more

The women working there said that we weren't allowed to try on any of the dresses. We had to tell the women that we were planning on buying the dress to be able to try it on. She was rude and there is definitely some weird things going on in this store. DONT COME HERE. read more

If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. As prom approaches, stay AWAY from Lucia's boutique. We brought 3 teen girls over for the weekend, stopped in this little boutique that had some adorable dresses in the window so we went in. The lady asked if we were shopping or buying. We explained we were shopping but if we found something they loved, we'd be buying. Fast forward to her showing us some awful dresses and 2 of 3 girls trying on, not finding anything they loved, someone mentioned we were done. The lady snatches all of the dresses, goes to the front, starts talking shit about us in Russian. She then comes back to the dressing rooms (where we still were because the girls were getting dressed) and starts freaking out about how she was going to remember our faces because we lied and said we were buying and she would have made us pay first if she knew we were only trying on.. $50 a person.. After explaining to her that we told her that we were shopping and buying, she shouted some more at us, to which we were not having any of. Great customer service! read more

Like another reviewer I wish I could do 0 stars. M daughter and I went shopping here to buy her a dress recently and the lady informed us she could not try anything on unless we planned on purchasing that night. Even though we were on a really tight timetable and needed a dress quickly, I was happy that after trying on at least half a dozen dresses we chose not to purchase here. I will never return to this store. Actually maybe I will so that wen she asks if we are planning on purchasing that day I will sa yes but not here and walk out. read more

I went to try on a prom dress and possibly buy. The man working first told me I wasn't allowed to try on the dress because a woman wasn't there and I would have to set up an appointment. Then he told me I couldn't try on a dress unless I was buying a dress that day. He was very rude and seemed to not want to "waste his time" with someone he didn't know was going to buy a dress that day. not spending my money here. read more

We went in today 3/11/2018 as a family for our daughter to begin the process of finding her dream Prom dress. We asked to see one from off the wall. The Russian woman says "will you buy it?" I said we don't know, she's got to try it on and see if she likes it. The woman said "you afford this dress?" Looking at us like we were pigs in our Sunday jeans and tshirt outfits. I said yes, the budget it $300. She said she wouldn't bring down the dress to try on if we don't agree to buy it first. I told her there were 3 dresses my daughter liked so she wanted to try them on. Russian lady said I had to agree to buy something before she would show it to me. We walked out with her yelling obscenities and unknown Russian words being hurled at us as we left. I'm not agreeing to buy something if we can't see it upclose and try it on first. That's crazy! read more

Extremely rude sales person. Would not allow my daughter to try on bridesmaids dresses "without paying for it" (salesperson's words) What is that? Walked out. My daughter was upset. I went back into the store and told her how rude she had been and she kicked me out! Terrible experience, terrible store, terrible person. read more

Rude employees who talk about customers behind theie back, have some attitude problem if you dont look "wealthy" speak rudely about you in Russian.overpriced garbage read more

I needed a formal knee length dress- which is IMPOSSIBLE to find! This boutique had a good selection of them, but the one I liked the most was a full length. The owner offered to alter it for us for a reasonable price! This was a very important dress and there was a bit of a language barrier, but she assured us that she does quality work and we went with it. When we picked it up- it was PERFECT! She did a beautiful job and we couldn't be happier! this was not a simple alteration- we're talking pleated chiffon being cut to a very precise length we had to meet! Thank you for doing such a great job, we were beginning to think we would not find this dress!! (Yes, I copied and pasted from another review I submitted elsewhere!!) read more

EXTREMELY RUDE employees/owner. They will tell you to get out if you dont look like you have money. (1st time I went) 2nd time I went, thinking maybe they had a bad employee..NOPE. They will be rude as hell if you bring your well behaved, not touching anything, child. They watched me the whole time as if I was trying to steal read more

Awful store. Cheap looking clothing and rude customer service. The owner is extremely unpleasant. You'd think a store that sells cheap tat wouldn't question the wealth of customers. I would give zero stars if I could. read more

Had an absolutely terrible experience there. We were told that we could not try on a dress unless we were serious about buying it. Well how are we supposed to buy a dress without trying it on? The owner then shamed my mom by looking her up and down and asked if she could afford the $289 dress. Say goodbye to my money then. I'm now prepared to pay more at a boutique where they treat me well for a dress I like less. read more

My Daughter, granddaughter and I went into this establishment on 3/10/18. We were looking for a specific length dress for granddaughter for DYW program. We were treated very poorly by both the male and female working there. They acted as though we were the scum of the earth (they acted as though we were poor and unable to pay for any of their precious merchandise). I will NEVER go back and am spreading the word in hopes to warn others. Worst customer service ever!! read more

Some of these posts must be due to a lack of communication. The man who helped me is probably Eastern European & was very helpful. He did mention plus size, but I am & wasn't offended. Lots after pretty clothes, but a bit overpriced. . read more

Came in to shop for a wedding dress as we are on a budget. There were several options that we liked and I found a dress pretty enough for a wedding as well as a more comfortable after party dress. She allowed me to put down a deposit on the wedding dress to hold it for 2 weeks until I had the money. The woman who works here if very sweet and returns my phone calls and even offered to adjust the dress size so it would fit me better. It makes sense that she wouldn't want anyone to try on a dress if they weren't serious about finding something to buy. She was never pushy about me buying something I didn't like and brought tons of options for me. She would tell me if she thought something wouldn't fit me but she took my measurements so she was just being honest. These dresses are expensive and obviously easy to rip. I am Hispanic and Italian and neither her or the man who works there were racist. I think that if they came off rude it's because of the language barrier and people just don't realize that they are not trying to be rude just honest and helpful. It is their business and there aren't many stores with dresses of that quality for the affordable prices they have. Prom and wedding dresses can run up to thousands of dollars in many places. The other stores in the mall have nothing but ugly plain dresses and the owners have to order these dresses personally. My advice to all of you is to get over yourselves and if you don't want to buy a dress or have the money don't try it on. If you're actually interested in buying one she will let you try them on and you don't have to buy something you don't like. She's obviously not a thin woman and she isn't fat shaming. Just trying to get people sizes that will fit and this is not a plus sized store! read more

We bought my daughter's prom dress here and absolutely appreciate the excellent customer service, great selection, and very comparable prices. My daughter was on crutches and the owners went out of their way to ensure we could find the right dress that would work for her brace and if she has to use the crutches. We so appreciate them fitting in the alterations with little turnaround time. It's a great place! read more

This place is the rudest place I've ever been to also bad quality. My friends and I were looking here and we got harassed by someone saying we had to buy the dress if we were trying them on them they said she was allowed to try it on when we were going to leave and my friend was too scared at that point never go here!! read more

Don't waste your time. Extremely RUDE and unprofessional. They ask upfront if you are buying and how much money you have. You are not allowed to try on dresses unless you are buying. They will even take it out of your hands. How would someone know until they put it on. I will not ever go into this store again. read more