Uniqlo has finally arrived to Fairfax!
Located in the Fair Lakes Shopping Center right next to Target, Uniqlo has opened another location in the DMV. For all the people living out in the suburbs, there's no reason to have to drive all the way out to Tyson's to browse for clothes anymore.
I attended the grand opening on Friday (9/23). It was a little cold that morning, but the Uniqlo team was awesome and brought us iced coffee and even hot Dunkin' Donuts coffee. It was much appreciated while we waited for the store to open at 10AM. Once the store opened, we were handed a free swag bag with Pocky and even a Hokusai hand fan.
During the grand opening, there were also some limited edition shirts with designs specific to Virginia and Fairfax. I managed to grab one of each before they went out of stock. There were some other deals throughout the store for the opening week as well.
Checkout is really quick -- you can either checkout with an employee, or use the self-check kiosks. You just set down your bag into the kiosk and it automatically calculates your total. Technology is so wild!
Between 2 and 4PM, the store also offered a chance to win some more swag. My friend won a tote bag which looks like it's really high quality. Another fun way to celebrate the store's grand opening.
Overall, I'm so glad to have a Uniqlo that's a lot closer than Tyson's. One thing to note about this store is that it is definitely smaller than Tyson's. The selection might not be as big as what you are used to, but that makes sense considering the store is about 1/2 the size of the huge flagship locations. You can also place orders online and pick them up in the store which is convenient. read more