Zara

Good sales. Nice clothes. I frequent this store and I find the staff to be helpful, but not invasive or pushy. Store is always clean. Layout is nice. I don’t get strange looks when I shop in the men’s section. I wish they had more socks. I don’t like to go to more than one store to get what I need.

I haven’t shopped in Zara since I lived in Spain. It was my go –to.
Back at home, I hate paying full retail, so I usually shop online or buy used.
This Zara a refreshing shopping experience. I love the selection, layout and service. I paid $ 20.00 for the coolest sweater! It looks really high end.
No wonder the queues are long.
I’m a big fan.

I love the selection of clothing and other fashion items that Zara as a brand offers, but please shop at a different Zara location. The staff at the Southgate Zara are usually more focused on socializing with each other than helping the customers. During one of my visits in, I even overheard staff making fun of a slightly larger lady saying «What does she expect to find in here? An extra large? Like she’d fit that.»
Not really something shop staff should be saying about a potential customer, it could have been a gift for someone for all they know.
Some items from Zara are a bit too expensive for the material and construction and don’t justify the $ 100 – 200 price tag, but they do have some decent sales during the year so I recommend waiting for those.

Alright, now don’t get me wrong, I love me some Zara but this review is solely based on my very numerous Southgate Zara experiences.
I adore the affordable and chic variety of clothing Zara always offers. Much of their styling is on-​point with new trends and they refresh their stock frequently, which I love. I know in a quick pinch I can always head to any Zara location for a stylish and cost effective last minute item (a cute dress to attend a wedding/​event or a classic trouser for a work function) but I shall try to visit other Zara locations in my future shopping endeavours…
I have now twice purchased items from the Southgate location that were priced incorrectly (far less expensive on the tag then what I got charged at the register). I absolutely understand errors happen, no biggie! My concern lies with the way management dealt with me via showcasing the errors as both times I was treated very rudely (by the same manger or assistant manger, I’m unsure of her exact role, each time) and made to feel like I was a massive inconvenience. This my friends, I do not appreciate. I brought to her attention the store should honour the marked price on the tag which only led to a quite frustrating and repetitive argument… both times. Needless to say they didn’t honour the price either time and I left empty handed, having returned the items… BOTH TIMES. I had the same pricing fiasco happen to me at the West Edmonton Mall location and the manager there was delightful, friendly and instantly adjusted the price to reflect what the tag said. Now that I absolutely appreciate, customer service at its best!
Point in hand, it saddens me to have such miserable experiences at the hands of the management at this location as all of the other staff have been fantastic. I shall be a frequent customer of the West Edmonton Mall Zara from now on and nothing short if a stranger at the Southgate Zara location.

The clothes at this place are nice, shoes and bags are awesome. I do however find the customer service at this store horrible. The girls are not friendly at all and all stand together chatting.

If you told me that I could only shop at one chain store for the rest of my life, I would probably pick Zara. Well, maybe Anthropologie if it weren’t so dang pricey! So Zara is my happy medium between fashionable and affordable.
You’ll see some similar styles in here to stores like H&M and Jacob but with a slightly higher-​end, more European feel. The front half of the store has a nicer, fashionable-​girl-​in-​a-​creative-​office kind of feel. For summer, think loud pants and silky short-​sleeve blouses. The back half of the store is a bit cheaper in terms of cost and taste. Raggedy denim shorts, message tees, etc. Still, I love picking up their cheap tees for casual days or layering.
I have a few staple pieces from Zara too, that have lasted pretty well for me. If you’re in the work force but not rolling in the dough quite yet, or still paying off student loans, Zara offers fairly well-​made pieces appropriate for the office at a decent price point, plus the clothes are totally cute. Blazers, pants, and especially their dresses!
If I wasn’t so hooked on local boutiques I’d be here in all the time!

I normally really like the clothes and selection at Zara. I was surprised at my last shop here early in Jan. The quality of clothes were consistently poor and the sizing on several pant styles were way off. The quality of the clothes were shockingly cheap-​not something I’d ever experienced here.
I was very disappointed and hope this was a temporary after Christmas issue.

Zara has a wide range of styles and some very cool items. They have clothing in just about every fabric you can imagine (you can mix and match textures which is always fun), and they focus on neutrals more than any other color scheme. That doesn’t mean they don’t have anything brighter, though.
The prices range drastically, sale items being as cheap as $ 10 for a sweater, up to a standard $ 60 to $ 100 for a nice dress. Only the odd item is outrageously priced.
The store is a little messy and picked through, and sometimes you have to watch the construction (mostly on items made from a silk-​like mystery fabric — they don’t hold together well) but for the most part the construction is decent.
Great place to go whether you are looking for a basic item or something more interesting.

I really like this store. It is like a better laid out Forever 21.
The clothes are similar to those at Forever 21, but are also geared towards an older more professional crowd.
I found a really nice cocktail dress here for $ 60 and I wish I had bought it. It was really flattering.
I suggest this as a place to find some great work clothes and some casual clothing as well.