On my mission yesterday to purchase a new career warerobe, I decided to walk into stores I usually…read morediscount. I've walked by Tristan many times without looking inside - I thought the clothes would be for an age group older than mine, or too expensive. I walked in and was pleasantly greeted by a sales person as I immediately spotted and was drooling over a lambs wool blaser. I was excited to notice a large portion of their clothing is Canadian made. While I felt some of the designs were too mature for me, much was suited to a diverse range, very well made using fabulous materials. I managed to spot a lovely red cardigan on a sale rack, unfortunately they didn't have my size. They also had great classic dresses which were oh-so-Audrey, impeccably cut for a woman's figure, gorgeous fabric, and cheaper than the crap you find at Le Chateau. Prices borderline on moderate to much more than I typically spend, but the quality and timelessness is there which translates to great investment pieces. As a sweet marachino cherry on top the service was top notch! My MOA was to look in every store, think about items, return to the store for try on. One sales woman recognized me as coming back and was very sweet and helpful. I will definately come here!

I typically don't go to this store but as I was walking by, I spotted a shirt in a particular…read morecolour that my husband was looking for. I went in to ask a simple question about sleeve length (as most men's dress shirts indicate sleeve length - this one did not) and had to repeat the question 3 or 4 times as the sales associate(s) would try and answer before I had a chance to complete the question! (Listening skills, folks!) When they finally listened to the question and understood what I was asking, I had 3 sales associates trying to answer the question... too funny. (I was almost inspired to make a new joke: "How many sales associates does it take to...?"). It took about 10-15 minutes for them to grab a measuring tape and measure the sleeve length for me... Hmm. The staff is friendly enough I suppose (although the store has a bit of a "snooty" atmosphere) but it's like they operate on slow motion or something. I eventually purchased the shirt but had to return it as it wasn't suitable. During my return visit - again, service was in slow mo. The return process took forever... I might return as I did notice some really nice clothes. Some things were a bit pricey but the clothes seemed stylish yet classic/timeless and of high quality. If I do return, I'll remember to make sure I have lots of time to spare and to not bring my kids in with me as they will likely be waiting for-e-ver...

This store has great selection & service with warm European owners. I have been a customer for…read moreyears and the owner has kept the store open just for me! It's better than personal shopping. The nice Italian cafe nearby also makes for a perfect stop.

I was upset and dissatisfied after a recent experience at this store. I simply wanted to exchange…read morea small "leather" (inside label reads PVC) handbag for a larger one,. The owner refused to consider my request due to the store's policy that handbags are deemed accessories along with belts, jewelry and shoes, which are all considered "final sales". I couldn't see any indication in the store or on the sales receipt to support this. I will never return to this store on account of the total unwillingness on the owner's part to make ANY concession to retain my business and encourage good will. BUYER BEWARE!!

Aritzia falls under one of those "love hate" categories for me…read more I nipped in to check out their anniversary sale yesterday and my experience was just like every other I've had. I will summarize: 1. Walking in I'm utterly ignored. Fourteen year olds are acknowledged but I'm ignored every fucking time. Who has $400 to drop on jeans, me or them? 2. Their merchandising semi-irritates me because it's spotty - some displays are good, but looking through the racks is a pain and makes me feel like I'm at Winners. They have some nice stuff of good quality, and some looks not so good. 3. I find jeans I want to try on. Now I have a few hundred dollars of merch in my hand and a big bag so a staff member pounces on me to "start a fitting room" (aka - make sure I'm not stealing said jeans... again, me or the 14 year old?) 4. The fitting rooms; for once they don't make me lock my bag away, but I hate that they don't have mirrors in the room. Seriously. Now I have to fight for mirror space and try to tune out the employee who is telling me how great some unflattering jeans look on me. Yesterday however, I did like both pairs I tried and took the word of another customer. 5. I'm ready to buy - in yesterday's case it was a pair of Seven jeans which were just so cheap I couldn't say no (and couldn't rationalize the $400 jeans because I was looking for dressy jeans and they were casual-dressy). 6. Where is the line for the till? At least the cashier desk runs like a well oiled machine, and they are making the effort for customer service (friendly at the desk, walk around to hand you your bag). 7. Get me out of here, there are too many 14 year olds in my way! I like Aritzia for their kick ass sales, and the odd time for a kinda-cas-y-kinda-dressy cotton t-shirts. However, in general I will pick Holt Renfrew over Aritzia on most other occassions... Holt's is actually marginally cheaper and just a better shopping experience in terms of visual, merchandising, brands, and service. So Aritzia gets my firm más o menos.

I had a racist encounter , I walked in searching for something pink . luckily 2 of the workers here…read morewere so helpful and looked for something, I guess because I was shopping for like 40 minutes they thought I was going to steal?? because im black so obviously this means I won't buy something right? I go to the fitting room they don't even try help me no one comes and asks me anything and I just wanted this piece of clothing and I still don't get help with sizing and everything so I just buy the other colour I spoke to a manager and she was helpful but when I asked another girl she just said "Not here order online" I asked again and she walked away! disappointing

We recently had a mother-daughter shopping day so stopped into Cleo while at Coquitlam Centre…read more Super cute clothes for women and girls of all ages and very size inclusive. Everything was 30% off, so the prices were great for what seems like decent quality. I bought a super cute gingham dress and skort (super lightly lined, more like a brief, unlike you're typical "skort") for less than $100. The ladies working here are absolute dolls. I'll return on my next visit to Canada.

Old navy has been my go to 99% of the time for shopping (in store or online). For me personally, I…read morefind that old has options for me in terms of my style of dressing and in terms of sizing too (especially for pants and jeans). I am short so often enough pants/jeans from other brands don't really work for me unless I spend the extra $ to get them hemmed in - however, old navy is great with having the different lengths for jeans (short, regular, tall). Sucks that this location is no longer in the mall but also great it hasn't gone too far from it.

Went in for the 50 - 70 percent sale and WOW, surprisingly found a great mix of trendy and classic…read morefashion deals. So much so that my sister and I brought our mother here to pick out her birthday outfits. The ladies there knew their stuff and were fabulously prompt at juggling size, color and style requests. I bought a Jackie O style smock dress, a tunic top and sexy sequined tank for less than $100. I live in Chicago which is no place lacking in fantastic shopping, so I was impressed with what I found.

The store manager was extremely rude and unprofessional. I will not return due to this experience…read more When speaking with her, she cut me off mid-sentence repeatedly and spoke down to me. I'm a business professional and I came into the store well-dressed. To my astonishment I was treated like a second class citizen. Regardless of how I was dressed, I should have been treated and spoken to respectfully. Instead, she turned her back to me. Maybe she was just having a bad day and decided to take it out on me. Either way.....I will not go back.

I have shopped at the Newport Village Bellissima for several years now and I have had a…read moreconsistently excellent experience every single time. I shop there very regularly and really look forward to it. The manager (D) and the entire staff are extremely attentive and helpful; going out of their way with truly personalized service. I appreciate that I never feel rushed and my time spent browsing is never interrupted. It's one of my favourite places to shop and I highly recommend it.

This was a great experience!! This store is gorgeous. I went in for a pair of jeans (great 'Miss…read moreMe') styles. The group of girls working were super friendly and lots of fun. They have everything from mid-priced tops to pricier and really special pieces as well. They also had really cute and inexpensive hand bags and gorgeous fashion jewels. The girls had me try on stuff that I would not have gravitated to. They know their stuff. They carry a huge amount of Part Two and In Wear that I love. Anyway, I went in looking for jeans and left with two pairs, a couple tops and matching jewelry. I no longer need to shop in Vancouver!

Recently brought in a branded pair of slacks for repair. Well, I contemplated awhile between…read moretossing it or repairing it.... Since it costed me north of $$$$, I thought for the first time in my life I ought to mend it. The problem -the drawstring has entirely disappeared and the elastic was no longer elastic. The lady was very understanding and thoughtful in providing a variety of options. I went with the most reasonable solution-cut open the area and replace and repair. Not knowing that was perhaps the most costly route. Anyhoot, they did a fairly decent job tho for a pretty penny. Would come again if I must.