Living for many years in the Boston area, I'm familiar with this store because we have one in Downtown Crossing. I was surprised to see one in Albany when I visited Crossgates for the first time in a couple years. It's like a lower end H&M, with a heavy focus on trendy and novelty items. They have stuff for women, men and kids as well as a small amount of home decor and beauty products. This store is not nearly the size of the one in Boston but still good sized. Many items are inexpensive and low quality but they also have decent stuff that is not high quality but doesn't need to be. For example, they have great, cheap flip flops, shoe covers to use in your luggage and collapsible nylon bags for your packing. I also really like their hair accessories which are an amazing deal and trendy. They also are a reliable spot for basics like tanks and tees. I always enjoy stopping in Primark and usually find something. This visit I scored some nice nylon, packable totes for traveling. The one in Boston was a great spot to get tissues and beauty products like sponges and Q-tips but I couldn't find any of those things at this location, but will check back again while I'm in the area.
No service whatsoever, it's self checkout and you have to scan your receipt yourself to exit the checkout area. read more