Banana Republic Women's and Home

Elite '08

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Lo-an L.

Quincy, MA

Where I go for all my basic office work attire.  Sure this place doesn't inspire you to be the diva you want to be but that's what the weekend is for.  BR is a weekday in the office people, especially during the winter when all your creative juice is zap and you only want to go in with some warm wool trousers and a cardigan.  Where else can you find reasonable wool trouser that can fit your 5 feet frame and not have to have it hem.  It helps SOOO much that they carry petite sizes!

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Elite '08

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Caitlyn L.

Boston, MA

Anywhere that carries Petites is good with me!  This location has a good-sized petites selection (and I, too, am 5'0" and thin, so this is crucial to a non-frustrating shopping experience) and seems to carry everything Banana Republic makes.  In general, Banana Republic seems to fit in with my style, which I like to think of as classic rather than boring, so I shop here when I can and ALWAYS hit the sales, which are usually fantastic.  I bought a pair of great suede wedge heels for $30 in the after-Christmas sale.  Can't beat that.

As for this particular store, the help ranges from friendly associates who will chat with you about the store and run back and forth from the dressing room getting different sizes to the few I've run into who either pretend you're not there or one in particular to whom I had to ask for my size in a shoe three times before she actually got it (and no, the store wasn't busy...I was standing in the shoe section the whole time and she wandered around a bit and just never came back to me), but I've generally had good experiences here.

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Elite '08

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Ina K.

Silver Spring, MD

Oh, Merri - I couldn't disagree more! I love BR, and this store is the best ever with the most selection you can find anywhere. I used to work here and I know that the team there is always dedicated to giving the best service. From what I remember, the stock room is always well-organized and things are very under control.

But really, other than the quality, style and selection of the clothes and amazing customer service, what else can you ask for?

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Elite '08

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Megan M.

Ashland, MA

While the styles at BR have lately been more than disappointing for me, I will always check in here for work clothes. Traditionally, their clothes are tailored enough for my conservative job, and the quality allows me to wear them for years.

Boring, maybe for some. But I tend to think of it as classic, simple lines that will never go out of style.

Now, if they could just stop making all skinny "work pants", Bermuda shorts, and sheer tops, we'd be all set. Can't wear those to work, and they do nothing for me.

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Elite '08

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Natasha A.

Cambridge, MA

...because you cant shop at skank by Jasmine Sola if you have a real job. I single-handedly rescue the economy from imminent collapse in this store.

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Elite '08

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Ashley M.

Boston, MA

this is the flagship store in boston meaning that they have the largest selection of merchandise of any of the banana republic's in the area.  it also means that if you can't find what you are looking for at another banana republic you're more likely to find it here.

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Merri L.

San Francisco, CA

i dont like banana. they are the epitome of boring. you look up boring in the dictionary and there's a picture of someone wearing banana clothes.  my friend m has had a gift certificate to this place for over a year so we always go in (to the mens side but i still look at womens as well occasionally) and he can never find anything and i see the boring womens ones and go ugh.  over the years, ive never bought anything here because as well as being boring, they dont fit.  theyre too big.

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