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Urban Outfitters
Categories: Men's Clothing, Women's Clothing [Edit]
Neighborhood: Union Square80 Powell St
(between Cable Car Turnaround & Ellis St)
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 989-1515
- Hours:
Mon-Sat. 9:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Sun. 10:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
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317 reviews for Urban Outfitters
Review Highlights
The thing about most Urban Outfitters is that stepping foot in one can be a bit daunting. First, most of these stores are HUGE. There are stairs leading every which way, and androgynous figures float past you, and you're not quite sure which way is the women's shop, and which way is the men's.
On Powell street, the entire upper floor is dedicated to their women's shop. The entry-level floor has miscellaneous accessories and books. The bottom level (which is actually two-tiers) is dedicated to Men's and Home. The men's shop is quite extensive and features everything you would expect: plenty of denim (lots of Levi's), Graphic Tees, Hoodies and Jackets. Graphic Tees are actually EVERYWHERE and range in color and 'intensity.'
I will say, though, that help is pretty limited in an Urban Outfitter store. It's not a negative thing (in fact, some people take solace in the fact that they can shop without a commision-based employee breathing down their neck) but it's just something to be aware of. Urban Outfitters is self-serve.
Still, you can find a lot of clothing from a variety of hip brands. The Home section is pretty small and not very interesting, if you ask me. (I'd check out the website for the Home collection in its entirety).
Every once in awhile, I decide to take on the UO challenge and attempt shopping here. I hate the way this company merchandises. It's jam packed with way too much product and is so confusing and does not abide by the rules to have space for wheelchairs = utterly difficult to navigate. Finding shoes is impossible...the other half is always missing or the boxes aren't anywhere near the actual shoes style. And don't get me started on their sales rack! With so many employees hanging around and a door greeter! you think they'd be able to keep it more clean.
OK...enough on the actual mess of this store, on to experience. After finding the dress I wanted, which was on sale and had a broken zipper, I got a sales associate to help me locate another. She must have been new because nothing seemed to be working right. I felt bad for her as her associates were all coming by to ask her why she wasn't answering the phone, but wouldn't stop to help her use the inventory scanner that she couldn't get to work or look up the item in their computer. She resorted to calling stores, but didn't know the numbers and was having a hell of time figuring out the phone lines. Overall took about 30 minutes to find that it was online still and at a cheaper price.
If anything, it's because of her efforts to help me even when she couldn't that gives them the third star. As for when I'll be in there next, not sure, but I did score some awesome rain boots and a clutch for my birthday outfit. It's a love-hate situation.
I have always loathed Urban Outfitters for its smug hipper than thou vibe and marketing plan and have made fun of it for years, but...
Then they go and do something stellar by purchasing the final production run of Polaroid film, thus allowing the Impossible Project (http://www.the-impossi...) to fund an attempt to come up with a new way to make film for the 1 billion now useless Polaroid camera floating around our planet.
I recently fell in love with Polaroid and am quite sad that I am using the last of the original version of their film, so I am very happy that UO has invested in something artistically worthy.
I also have to give them props for selling Holga, Lomo, and other cool oddball photography tools. I realize that shooting in these formats has become a hipster fad lately, but anything that encourages photography and especially the use and preservation of film is aces with me.
Good for you Urban Outfitters! You suck 82% less than you used to.
I love its clothes. really cool and unique. I have been buying things things often here. The workers are quite nice and it always have some sale stuff. Just one thing that I can't accept is the prices. Too much to me. Sale is ok, but others, no I can't afford.
Well, whole san francisco is expensive, so it might be average though.,
This is probably my favorite Urban Outfitters in the San Francisco Bay Area. Overall, more pro than con. I go here when I want my dose of hipster clothes.
Pros:
1. Location: Central location that is transit friendly and literally stone steps from Powell MUNI/BART Station. Adjacent to a very happening block of Powell/Union Square area of downtown SF. I love it's location and its accessibility. Also, right by the cable car line.
2. SALES: Man, some of the best bargains for the type of clothes/brands you can find are on the 2nd floor of this store. Beware! it does get a bit messy and on countless occasions, I have seen items on the floor fallen from the shelves or on the lower shelf of a multi-tiered open drawer. I've found shirts here for under 5 dollars, jackets for under 20, shoes for less than 10, and much more. Great deals if you are into the hipster, haight ashbury, semi- retro hippie look.
3. Unique items and clothes: They are pretty original here and I have been unable to find similar clothing items in other stores. There is something quite unique about the wares and goods from this store. I also have an excellent time reading their books and print material that they have on sale. Some of it is just downright funny. Some are totally useless, but are nice to look at.
4. Ambiance/Design of Building: I like the interior design of the building. It does not overwhelm you and there is plenty of space to move around. The downstairs section is a surprise and I wouldn't think from the exterior of the building that there can be so much clothes and goods inside of here. I love the open layout and the staircase. Not the most friendly for those that are disabled or have mobility problems though...
Cons:
1. All right, some of their stuff (things that aren't on sale) are way overpriced.
2. Store can be more organized in the sales section.
3. Better promotions for ongoing and repeat customers. There isn't enough of a draw that would make me come back more often. As a result, I really only go inside the store on and around major holidays when I know there are sales. They can do a better job at marketing on this end.
I guess this is one of the larger Urbans around the area, definitely bigger than Santana Row with five stories of 'stuff' that is somewhat organized at least per floor wise. You enter into the main floor which has lots of books, accessories and trinklets. The upstairs area (both) are womens and downstairs (both) are mens. They have HUGE enormous sales, and personally I found the sales racks to be a little overwhelming ... there are about 120471204712 people trying to dig through them at the same time. It's very poorly organized and there is clothes all over the floor.
Urban is a place where shopping is a unique thing per person ... they have such a huge variety of styles that some thing that completely appeals to one person might be EWWWW to someone else. I feel like they should organize it better so if it is all dresses ... it should be all dresses! This place is definitely overwhelming at the least, so if you have a few hours to browse and are ready to tackle the piles of mess ... this is the urban for you!
My worst nickname ever: Panty boy
I'm taking another stroll down memory lane so if this type of review bores you please stop reading and if you feel it in your heart hit the Useful, Funny, and Cool buttons on your way out.
I worked here for a year and a half a long time ago. It was easy for me to get this job because I was acquainted with one of the movers and shakers at corporate at the time and dropped her name to get a job even though I didn't really fit in. It's a horrible place to work but I stayed at it so long because I will put up with crap for years to avoid job hunting.
When they hired me the only opening was in women's accessories, that's panties and bras, and I was in that department for three months until a position in receiving opened up. At UO receiving is by far the best department to work in.
It was in my women's accessories days and one of the suits was coming to visit the store, a Regional Manager or something like that. So we were told to make the store as presentable as possible. At the time UO had this giant wall sized fixture with stacks of panties displayed on it, we called it "the panty wall".
I don't know if you've ever tried to stack folded panties but they slip and flop everywhere. It's fine for putting in a drawer but kind of sloppy looking at a store. It was kind of slow and one of the managers told me to straighten up the panty wall. Being slightly OCD I took a couple hours stacking and re-stacking panties until that wall looked perfect finishing up just before the corporate visit. It might be hard for most of you to imagine being stunned at sight of a perfectly stacked wall of panties but if you ever worked in women's accessories you'd understand what an accomplishment it was. The corporate visitor commented on the wall and asked to meet me. For the next six months or so, until a good percentage of the employees had cycled out, I was known as panty boy.
Urban Outfitters treats their employees like criminals. Every once in a while the management plants some merchandise in a place that it isn't supposed to be and makes a big deal out of finding it so they can justify the continued fascist searches of their employees. I'm not joking, that's an unofficial company policy. Many stores check purses and backpacks of employees on their way out but UO makes you turn your pockets out and scrutinizes every inch of you before you can leave, at least a third of new employees never even come back for a second day.
I almost forgot to mention how poorly made the merchandise is. Every day people brought back clothes that didn't survive one wash. One big problem I noticed was when the material was Pre-shrunk but the thread wasn't. Run that through the washer and dryer once and you get a shirt that's puckered at the seams.
When I realized that I was the "associate" that had been there the longest I gave my notice that day without having another job lined up.
Appreciate the greeter by the door because that's probably the only sign of customer service you'll see while you're at UO. I keep my earphones in my ear and a tight clutch on my venti latte, which means I'm more concerned with finding cute stuff than trying to talk to employees who don't care to talk to me. Is it because I look like I shower or that I don't live above a liquor store in the Mission and I don't only listen to artists that nobody has ever heard of? You make like, what, $10/hr folding clothes and ringing people up, GET OVER YOURSELF. Maybe if you lose the elitist attitude, you'll be able to muster a smile.
UO is one of the few places where I'd rather shop by myself instead of going with friends. By shopping alone, I've found really nice stuff over the years that I would have overlooked otherwise. $19 super tight grey skinny jeans and a blue/black striped cardigan for $29. They have some really good sales and mark-down prices on certain things, which is the only reason I keep coming back. Oh, and really good prices on clearance shoes too. They have sneakers in colorways that I don't see anywhere else. There are some cute, inexpensive things...you just need to be prepared to dig.
I've heard bad things about UO's CEO and his views on certain causes that I am dedicated to, such as the legalization of gay marriage. A corporation who isn't supportive of equality and human rights doesn't sit too well with me.
Keywords: 50% off sale items. I think it's going on now. It's messy back there, so put your hair in a ponytail, put those leggings on, stretch and start digging - and possibly shoving other girls into the racks of clothes.
UO has some of the best vintage-inspired accessories and clothes around. They carry one of my favorite lines - Seychelles shoes which are always cute. For the guys, they have a good selection of Saucony shoes.
The downstairs is my favorite section of the store. They have great apartment items from rugs to bedspreads to art work.
I bought a leather jacket here not too long ago. And I've been wearing it every single day. I'm one step away from carrying a motorcycle helmet around and telling people that my bike is "in the shop."
Never mind that I can't even ride a bicycle.
By the time you've found the coat you saw on the website, it has been sitting in a pile of miscellaneous fitting room junk for an unknown period of time and roughed up by who knows how many prospective buyers. I've tried to get a few items out of backstock to get something that hasn't been through the gauntlet, but that rarely proves successful.
I understand that Powell is heavily shopped, but not all Urban Outfitters run with such a thrashed and ill-prepared presentation. I'm sticking to the website, even though they have a store in town. Yuck.
More like Suburban Outfitters. This is the place for suburbanites to shop in an attempt to look urban. It's all a marketing scheme. This place is as urban as The Gap.
My boyfriend has a theory that Urban Outfitters wants to keep out overweight people and the hip hop crowd who like to buy size XL+ to do that whole sagging pants thing. He concluded that if he was having trouble fitting into their largest size (Large), there was no way chubby people or hip hop kids could fit into their clothing.
I once found a blouse I liked but when I tried several on, one sleeve was longer than the other... on every blouse... not to mention the stitching was shoddy up close. For a $50 blouse I was expecting more.
Despite the blouse fiasco I would still frequent this place for the funky household goods. That is, until I found Etsy which has more affordable and better quality goods which are actually vintage flea market finds or handmade... as opposed to "flea market inspired." Now I no longer feel like I'm selling my soul and wasting my hard earned cash when buying a ceramic trinket dish or antique mirror that I don't need. Bah.
My kid loves the top I got her from Urban for her birthday.
Hell, she betta. I spent an hour looking for it. The top floor of this place is organized according to sale section, new arrivals, space available, and various principles of clusterf**k.
Seriously. I've had fever dreams that made more sense.
But whatever ... the kids seem to like it, and the music is both really creepy and loud enough to make your back teeth vibrate.
As the Flintstones said: you'll have a gay old time.
i hate this stupid place. everything is really shitty and costs like, a million dollars.
My favorite store.
No service around? I love that. Get over it and search for yourself.
Expensive? Many items are usually on sale even if not tagged as such.
They stick to a certain quality that's worth the price. I also love the location and the layout.
my review is ONLY based on two things. their plain BDG shirts and the messy but somewhat cool sale rack.
BDG shirts are 2 for $24, after 20+ washes doesnt lose significant amount of color AND softer than ever. best. shirt. ever. american apperal got nothing on them!
sale rack is a hit and miss. SUPER messy is an understatment, but crawl around enough and u can find some treasure. bought crown purple vans half cabs for $10. belt for $0.99. shirts for 10 bucks. yeah, when i have time i tear it up. but realistically i usually dont.
Yes, I understand this is a chain. I also understand its packed with teenagers and suburbanites on weekends. And yes... sometimes it can be pricey... and yes... Help is HARD to find.
With all those negative factors i still enjoy this store. Often times I find great items here. From beanies, to scarves, to the occasional T-shirt. Last week I picked up this red flannel shirt from here. I LOVE it!! Some things are pricey so be careful what you buy. I try and stick to the items that are under $40.
All in all this store is cool. They have a wide variety of clothing, especially for guys. Also, if you work downtown like me, its nice to come here on your lunch break. Usually its slow during the week and you dont have to deal with the annoying swarms of teenagers.
I can treasure-hunt for hours here. My eyes were spinning because it's clothes after clothes and more clothes. The store is huge with three floors and the racks are everywhere, so it can get confusing. But if you dig around, you definitely find unique clothes that you can be creative with in so many ways. My mom was lost among the cute Eugenia Kim hairbands, while I was trying on the endless skinny jeans. The staffs, complete with their heroine chic expression, endless tattoos and piercings could look aloof, but they answer all your questions.
In the past I've been a fan or certain Urban lines: their Lux and Kimchi and Blue lines, for example, typically offer cool clothes that aren't too pricey. I appreciate the fact that this Urban has a pretty decent menswear department - unlike the Pac Heights store, which is pretty bf unfriendly.
But I've seldom walked out of this store with clothing, as the layout is really not conducive to shopping. There are certain Urbans where everything is laid out so you can visualize the outfit; the collections are organized and the place is clean. This Urban frequently looks like it's been hit by a bomb - particularly the Sale racks in both the women's and men's departments. I always appreciate the thought invested in Urban's store layouts - but this one just feels like a lazy sister.
They need to work on their customer service. Some rude guy with dreadlocks, working the register, helped me today and literally, threw my credit card back at me. WTF is that?! And when I asked him a question, he responded with a lot of attitude. I've worked retail before too, and even though I hated it, customers still deserve respect. I wanted to tell him to shove it up his azz.
I like their blind box selection of toys. Thats about it. The other stuff is expensive or dont fit. The jeans are too tight.
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2/10/2009
The bad: Expensive stuff. Skinny pants and tight tops.
The good: Good quality stuff. Son cheap… Read more »
This review is for the chicks that work at Urban Outfitters.
You might be really hot but that snooty attitude doesn't work for anyone. I came in to get some t-shirts and was ready to lay down over $100 of my hard earned cash but after waiting for God knows how long in the most ridiculous line ever (and what- your cashier's are taking breaks with a 45 minute wait?) I get up to the counter and had the rudest service ever.
Hello? I'm spending good money here.
Take your attitude back to the Mission. Puh-lease.
I'm always under the impression that I'll waltz into this Urban Outfitters on my lunch break and find some glorious outfit that'll make the boys swoon and my friends jealous. Nope. Instead I get my bag searched by a 19 year old that thinks I'm shoplifting.
I live on the Peninsula, and getting into downtown SF and finding parking is inconvenient and expensive (gas wise/parking garages). That being said, I called their store to see if they had a specific dress in stock in my size, and I was told that they did. I travel into San Francisco, head into Urban Outfitters and start looking for what I want. Not only was the store completely disorganized, but the staff was rude, and the item I had asked about was in stock but NOT in my size. Thanks a lot Urban for wasting my time. I now know it's just better to use your website!
The person who rang up my purchase managed to convey that I am indeed blessed and unworthy of his so-cool-it-hurts salesmanship despite the fact that he never made eye contact with me at all. That's true skill. I'm sure he's at home right now giving himself a blow job; he's just that crafty.
But I love my new gloves. All the better to handle mass-produced hipster cultural artifacts with, no?
Update!
The one star is for the annoying girl who was trying to help her clueless boyfriend pick out a scarf next to me.
He was standing there like a lump while she was trying desperately to be hip and failing, holding up a scarf to his neck over and over, repeating, "I dunno, I think you could 'rock' it. But you gotta rock it. Hmm...yeah. I think you could rock it." I wanted to slap her and ask if she was trying out a new expression to make it stick, but instead I just set down the rug I was going to buy and walked out in a tizzy.
I had to dodge past like 300 girls who were all dressed like they really wanted to be quirky - like Ally Sheedy's character in The Breakfast Club.
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8/11/2008
I dunno, I used to think this store was awesome when I first discovered it (when I was about 22,… Read more »
Urban Outfitters is a store that simultaneously attracts and repels me. Every time I walk through the doors I ask myself, "Why I am I here again?" I guess it's because I've always held a grudge against the SF UO.
One time I found a snarky graphic tee that suited my disposition to the world. I patiently waited in line to reach a cashier who stated that the t-shirt I had wasn't for sale. Wasn't for sale? Then why the hell was it on the sale rack? They said there was a red sticker on it, this meant it was marked for saving. Saving for what? Is there going to be an UO museum? Was this shirt made completely out of lead? But I digress.
Even after this scarring event I still have found some decent shirts and bags. I think the newness of UO has worn off on me a bit. Their selection of toys, books, and art seem kinda stale to me too. Ehh, whatever. I guess I've been almost totally seduced by Internet shopping.
I love Urban Outfitters. I love fashion but I'm not a glamour girl per-say. My style is more California laid back. That said, the clothing is expensive for the quality so I usually only buy it on sale unless I'm in absolute love with it. They have great home stuff but I usually only buy that on sale too. Usually if you see an item and come back a few weeks later they'll still have it and it will be 40% off.
What I don't get is why the people who work here have such "too school for school" attitudes?? And how come you can never find them when you need help?
A cookbook on how to cook with weed?? SWEET
I did have a new plate crack in two after I microwaved my leftovers and it was only in there for a few minutes.
I could love this place if I ever could find something in my size. It feels like a thrift shop but at twice the price. Its crowded and stuff is all on the floor. Its hard to find anything here. Their shoe selection isn't that great. But I love their books and little knick knacks and toys section on the bottom floor. Yoj can sometimes find cute t shirts with cute sayings on them (if you are lucky).
Shop their website. They have more selection.
I'm used to other Urban Outfitters that are 2 levels. Technically this one is 3.5 levels, but with all the stairs it feels more like 5 to 6 levels!!! I'm not used to all that climbing. With each of the levels, I didn't quite feel any organization. I thought there was just too much stuff everywhere and it was difficult to look for things, especially the stuff on sale. My eyes just kinda when like O_O the whole time!!
My main complaint is that there are too many stairs =\ but I guess they can't do anything because it's in the city!
This place rocks! Aside from clothing and shoes this place has everything and anything even for your home. Practical things and very urban with up to date fashion accessories. It's hard to not pick thing's up and putting it back. Sometimes I get disappointed or frustrated just because of the temptations for things that just simply catch your eyes!
There's 3 1/2 levels and the downstairs is simply more room.
I give UO 5 spank'in stars!
Probably 1 of my more favorite clothing stores to stop by in Union Square. You can get your entire wardrobe for days over here and most of the clothes is pretty cheap/fairly priced. You can get everything here from urban street style t-shirts to plaid button ups to Nike kicks to belts to jeans to scarves to beanies to gloves to mittens to sweaters to jackets to pillows to books to toys to etc.
The clearance rack is a good place for deal hunters at times too, even though it might be a journey to find something of your tastes, as the rack is commonly seen ravaged with clothes all over the floor and scattered everywhere all over the damn place.
I KNOW Urban is wildly overpriced. And I KNOW that the clothing there is tragically hip. And I KNOW that I don't have half the fashion sense as some of the indie hipster kids that shop there, but still. Urban Outfitters has a warm spot in my heart. I can't help it. I'm drawn to the shattered facade and the man with the long hair, snakebites, and wayfarers without lenses standing outside, welcoming us in. I'm drawn to the orderly chaos that surrounds the store, the hilarious books [penis pokey... need I say more?], and the fact that they have a typewriter next to a record player. It's like Greenwich Village and Haight Ashbury barfed all over the store, and I love it.
Ordinarily I avoid UO like the plague. I figure that if I REALLY wanted to look like Kurt Cobain and Lisa Loeb's bastard love child, I would do so by shopping at a thrift store, NOT by spending $65 on a yellow and black flannel shirt.
But as my tagline says, le contexte est plus fort que le concept. And in this week's sign of the apocalypse, I was on a mission to find skinny jeans. Not because I've given up my suburban roots and want to be accepted by the cool kids in the Mission, but because I wanted some painted-on denim to tuck inside my boots.
Success!
My tall lanky ass was able to find a pair of jeans here for LESS THAN 50 DOLLARS. Do you understand what this means for me? The combined price of the last three pairs of jeans that I've purchased is $550, because only high end designers seem to understand the plight of the long-limbed. But no more. Tall girls - the super cheap skinnies here WILL be long enough (or at least long enough to tuck into boots)!
It's time to celebrate, bishes!
My savior for random cool gifts. Aside from clothing, they have a bunch of little nic-nacks that you would actually want to get for yourself.
Sure Sure they're a little expensive...thats why my favorite area is the basement sales spot in the back...you may have to do some digging, but there sure are a couple of cool cheap things (lamps, picture frames, mirrors, clocks etc.) that you can spruce up yourself for a low cost.
is it just me or is it always burning up on the top floor??? I swear that place gives me premature hot flashes!! I do like this store because it caters to many different styles but I also hate sifting through piles of clothes! And I can barely bring myself to dig through the sale section where it always looks like they just wheel barrow everything over and leave it in a heap.
I recommend shopping on their website instead of busting a sweat in the store.
Preppy hippy Native Americans rejoice ! Your style is SO IN right now !
I just wanted some boots. I found them. Also found a shirt. And a book. That's all I need.
Ack this location is so messy, disorganized and has a minimal selection despite being large! They seem to have a million of clothes all in the same size, both in the mens and womens departments. How hard is it to have more than 10 smalls and extra smalls? It is impossible to come into this location looking for a specific item, there are so many piles and cubbies for clothes to be hanging out in. Staff is often missing if you ever need help with anything.
70% of my closet consists of clothes from Urban Outfitters.
No matter where I am, in whatever part of the country, if there is an Urban Outfitters, I must visit it.
I probably visit Urban Outfitters' website twice a day, every day.
I get so many shipments from Urban Outfitters, my landlord no longer signs for my packages. You don't want to see my order history.
While writing this review, I submitted another order to Urban Outfitters.
I love Urban Outfitters.
When I was 14-years-old, Rachel G. and I went shopping at the Urban Outfitters on Telegraph Ave., because we were really cool. Or at least we thought we were in our dad's jeans, three pencils deep in eyeliner, trying to bum cigarettes off white Rastafarians selling genuine leather belts off the street with dancing Grateful Dead bears on the buckles.
We sorted through racks of clothes that would make us look homeless, but a little too sexy for our own good. While we waited in line to try on our overpriced, poorly made stack of clothes we saw Sean, Pedro's boyfriend from The Real World: San Francisco exiting the dressing room.
Sean validated our coolness, because if a fucking local celebrity's boyfriend wears cargo pants from Urban Outfitters, that means that we were in the same class of cool. No, we didn't have our own show where we lived with a snotty bike messenger who ate peanut butter from the jar with his fingers, but WE stood around talking to the greasy haired boys at Battle of Bands shows. We were important.
Well, I'm still trying to be somebody and for some reason, shopping at Urban makes me feel like somebody, even though the five somebodies next to me on Muni are wearing the same dress I bought for $60 at Urban Outfitters. That must mean they're somebody too.
I have a hard time finding clothes that fit me, and Urban seems to understand that all girls don't look like the skeleton's that hang in the front of the room of every science class. Unfortunately, the price of their foe-raggedy clothes can make a severe dent in your wallet if you don't pick and choose carefully. But the clothes are better made than the trash bags at H&M and last through 10 washes instead of three.
The staff are underage hipsters trying to figure out if they're gay or just bisexual and are uninterested in the customers they should be helping. I mean, who wants to ring someone up when you can talk about how drunk you got last night and how much you puked all over your skinny jeans in the bushes outside your friend's parents house in Sea Cliff?
And my one MAJOR complaint is the temperature. I'm 27 ya'll, I should not be feeling hot flashes at my age. Every time I step foot into this store I feel like I've been running up and down the stairs of BART for an hour. My back damp with sweat, my face flushed and red, I try on a few shirts before I just decide to buy whatever looks semi-alright on because I can't handle the heat of the UO fitting rooms. Maybe that's their plan. Sweat you out before you're brain is lucid enough to decide spending $80 on a scarf that doubles as a shirt may not be the smartest thing you do all week.

