Lane Bryant

 

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C S.

Santa Clara, CA

Okay, let me start with saying that I used to be a huge Lane Bryant fan! I used to shop there on a monthly basis, this was back in 2002, and prices had started going up then, and being a college student living on my own, I just couldn't afford the clothes any longer!! Well I am still a college student, but now I have a credit card ( this could be bad!), and after just recently moving to Fremont (almost a year ago), I kept noticing Lane Bryant  at the hub shopping center and thought how random, so decided to go and see if the selection and to see if prices were any better. I walked into the store and almost fainted! The clothes were 3x cuter than they used to be, still a little pricey, but they had a huge $9.99 sale going on. Not to mention that Cacique was having a bra sale too! I still ended up spending $200, because I had to buy a strapless bra that was $42, and there was a really cute shirt that wasn't on sale either, oh well I still managed to find a few $9.99 shirts and 2 pairs of pants that were on sale.

Now for customer service, I had a few different associates helping me, and since the sizing for jeans is a little different now, I definitely needed all the help I could get. One of the women measured me just below my boobs (upper abdominal area), and didn't take into consideration the large behind that I have, and gave me 3 pairs of jeans that didn't fit. (She got the body type right, which was red, but the size was wrong). She was nice and I can't be upset at her for not being able to guesstimate my size. One thing I used to love about Lane Bryant is that if I had a stack of clothing in my hands and was walking around browsing, an associate would immediately ask if I wanted to start a dressing room. This was not the case yesterday, I dropped my stack of clothes twice before finally asking an associate myself, to start me a dressing room. This is why I am taking off one star. Otherwise everyone was really nice, very helpful, and the store had a great selection of fasionable plus size clothes, much nicer location and set up than any of the other stores in the South Bay, East Bay and Pennisula.  Can't wait to go back!

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Elite '08

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Rox M.

San Leandro, CA

Prior to going to the store, I had checked out their website.  Specifically, I needed to shop for intimate apparel.  So I ask for assistance, and somebody measures me and says I'm actually a size smaller than I really am (mind you, I had been measured at the Southland store when it existed last year).  I'm like okay.....so I go to try on a few bra's and lo and behold, they don't fit, too small.  I get someone else to help me, and she claims, 'Oh we don't have them in that size." (My actual correct size)  Another associate nearby says, "Yes we do."  Turns out they do, but their in-store selection is quite limited.

Meanwhile, time goes by, I'm getting impatient, and I'm opting for just shopping online.  And that's exactly what I'll do.

One star for the staff's willingness to help, and one star for the cute selections that were in the store....but not in my size, unfortunately.

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Elite '08

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Amy R.

Berkeley, CA

This location is nicer than a lot of others, the salespeople are super helpful as usual, and they have REALLY nice dressing rooms.  I still wish they'd drop down just one size...but I'll forgive them.  Also, if you're not boobilicious, don't expect to find tops here.

A lot of the other women in there were kinda glaring at me (though not as much as they were glaring at the really skinny girl).  I guess "die skinny bitch" vibes are nicer than the "who does she think she's kidding" vibes I get at the places where I really want to shop.  This being in between crapola really stinks!  I either need to gain or lose about 50 pounds.  Anyway, they really can't be held accountable for their clientele.

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Clarissa R.

Fremont, CA

I'm only going to review this location, not the whole company (I have serious issues with their styles and cuts and quality and price).  

Regardless, this location is a good one! The staff are friendly and helpful, there's a waiting area for the dressing rooms, and they often have good things on clearance. If you wear a size 14 to 30 in Fremont, your choices are VERY limited, so it's almost worth it to stop by weekly to check clearance.

I pretty much only buy from those racks, and the salespeople are totally OK with that. Being a grad student when I first started shopping here and a teacher now, my budget is very small, so I often have to ask "Is this one on sale?" and other vaguely embarrassing things. The clerks at this LB have always been super friendly about my miserliness, even empathetic. Being large and poor is not the most esteem-boosting situation for a woman, so I really appreciate their friendliness.

NB: This location has an attached Cacique lingerie store, and is also conveniently located between a Ross and a Marshall's if you want to first check the possible bargains there. This store also carries the new sizing in both jeans and Houston slacks, so if you haven't fit their jeans or dress slacks well in the past, try the new line. They also have some of LB's new, more casual styles aimed at teens-20somethings. They've  started carrying party dresses over the last few years, which is good because the Newpark Macy's has NO PLUS SIZES in their "social dresses" department, and no social dresses in their plus sizes department!

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Randy R.

Fremont, CA

Lane Bryant stocks clothes up to size 26W.  My sister is a big girl and it's difficult to find her size at most stores, so I've often had to resort to buying her Christmas presents at Lane Bryant.  Every time, without fail, I'm appalled at the poor quality and the exorbitant prices for what they carry.  If that weren't bad enough, I'm convinced that their buyers hate women and go out of their way to stock ridiculous styles that make women look bigger.
This store gets one star for existing at all, 'cause when you need these sizes it's better than nothing.  But just barely!

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Valerie F.

Fremont, CA

Yes they are a bit more than it should cost but the styles are modern and cut properly and by that I mean not cut like an effing tent.

I don't know about you but if the stuff is cut too loose you actually end up looking fatter not slimmer. If you don't understand this see TLC's What Not to Wear.

They also have some sexy lingerie and that is hard to find in plus size! Makes my hubby happy!!!

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