Everything But Water

Customer service is somewhere between poor and terrible. Spent over a half hour in the place before anyone spoke to my wife and then only because she had to ask for help. The girl at the register spent the entire time having an inappropriate conversation about her personal relationship with what seemed to be a friend/​mom/​aunt? The store was beat up, fixtures were broken, chairs were grotesquely stained and my wife’s bathing suit was $ 200!?! You would think this company would reinvest some of what I’m only sure is a ridiculously huge profit margin back into their stores. CEO needs to be replaced, very apparent there is a huge disconnection between the top and the bottom.

After literally spending two full days going from shop to shop around town and hours online and being completely un-​inspired by bathing suits. I finally decided to visit Everything But Water.
The customer service is this shop is great, and they will likely have a suit that you like. It just might cost more than you wanted to spend.

I have been shopping for swimsuits at Everything But Water since last summer, and consistently get great service from the women working there. Today I went shopping for an upcoming beach trip, and received excellent service from Kerri. She listened to my various requests and kept the wheel turning, bringing in a variety of options to the fitting room that she thought would fit my style and body type. She was right on the mark! Last summer, I visited the store in the spring and again in the summer, and both times received the same amazing service from Amanda. She even remembered my name when I visited the store a year later. I won’t shop anywhere else for my swimsuits, ever!

I was looking for a swim suit today and thought I’d try this shop. There were 2 women working and 1 of the women greeted me when I came in however she did not stop her task to ask if I needed any help. She and the other woman appeared to be changing the displays or rearranging stock. I was the only customer and I received no help whatsoever. I stayed and looked at quite a few suits but I was completely ignored. I decided that a little customer service was not unreasonable for spending at least $ 200 for a swimsuit. I left and will not be back.

I went there today to find some swimsuits for my upcoming Florida trip. I was very stressed since I’ve gained weight and dreaded shopping for swimsuits. Amanda was fantastic, brought me tons of tops and bottoms and made my shopping experience great! She was on a mission with me to find me a couple of suits, I was so happy that I did not mind paying $$ for it. Great experience and I recommend everybody to go there and ask for Amanda! I’m a odd size, top /​bottom and difficult to fit. I’m so glad that I went there.

I had to buy a swimsuit very last minute and last time I needed a suit this place came through! I walked in and was greeted right away. After asking me some questions about my needs the person helping me brought me a ton of options in my size.
They were very subtle about cross selling/​upselling and didn’t push too hard. I ended up buying several items I may have passed up, and I’m glad because I’ll have everything I need!
Swimsuit shopping is always hard, no matter your size; Everything But Water had enough options to make it as painless as possible.
One suggestion; put doors on the dressing rooms! The cloth coverings are not doing the job. It feels uncomfortable to know that while you are getting fully nude and doing something vulnerable like trying on suits that others can see right in!

Just came home with a well-​fitted bikini. They did not have a very big selection in my strange size for the top, and I usually dread buying a swimsuit because it’s so hard to find my size. Amanda was incredibly helpful by bringing me everything in the store she thought would fit — I didn’t have to dig around at all to find a suit. The suit was expensive — but the service was great. I would like it if they had a bigger selection of suits in different sizes, but this was as good as I’ve found in Austin.

I took my wife here last week to buy some bathing suits and couldn’t have been more disgusted. There was puke on one chair in the waiting room and the only other chair had stains reminiscent of a murder scene.

If you like customer service, don’t shop here. Several employees passed me and didn’t even look, let alone say hi. I’m not one to be waited on, I probably wouldn’t have even needed them. But I do like nice things and customer service is one of them. Besides, I saw a lot of the same things at Dillards.

They have the best selection of swimsuits, resort wear, bags and hats that I’ve found in Austin.
I always spend way too much money at this store.

Awesome selection, excellent service, pricey but worth it.

Cute cute bathing suits but expect to pay an arm and a leg for them. Staff was very nice and help find some bathing suits to flatter my post pregnancy body and that is the ONLY reason why I was willing to pay over $ 60 for bathing suit bottoms and $ 90 for a bathing suit top. There is a reason why they call them Miraclesuits…
Beware-​if you need to return anything, you only have 10 days to do it.

I went to Everything but water and found a very nice swimsuit… without the assistance of anyone at this store. An older lady working there attempted to assist me, but provided no insight, or suggestions. She acted very inconvenienced. Its already hard to shop for a swimsuit, throw in the mix a less than helpful sales clerk… awkward! She was more than happy to take my 138.00 for the suit. I think the name of the store should change to «Everything but helpful»

So I have been putting this review off for a while but I really want to let it be known that this place rocks!
I had a cruise to go on in October of last year and like two days before I pulled out my year old tankini threw it in to wash and my washer shredded the bottoms. I guess that’s what I get with a Target suit :(So with few options I went to the Everything But Water store in the Arboretum (why aren’t they in the Domain?!) with little hope of finding something that fit my «curves» and made me look my youthful age.
It was seriously one of the BEST shopping experiences for me. The sales lady was sooo helpful and informative. I never realized how different each brand can fit and that I needed to be fitted for the suit. She definitely knew her stuff and I never felt uncomfortable through the process. I not only got a kick ass tankini but she also sold me the cleaner/​protector that I would normally totally write-​off as a sales move but after seeing my shredded Target one I figured why not. And it seriously makes the suit stay nice and soft. All that ocean water was rough on my suit!
So in all, this place definitely deserved all 5 stars and when ever you are on the hunt for an awesome suit go visit the girls at Everthing But Water in the Arboretum: D

I found a hole by my butt crack!
Um…let me rephrase that. I found a hole in my bikini right by my butt crack.
I haven’t had any reason to wear a bathing suit for awhile, so I never noticed that there was a hole on my butt. I guess if nobody was really staring at that spot then they probably wouldn’t have noticed it either, but I did when I was packing for my trip.
Where can I get a swim suit in October?
Well ladies, if you happen to need a bathing suit at anytime of the year and maybe a size that you can’t find at the mall (I always have that problem) this is the place. I thought the price would be sky high, but it’s not.
They have swim suits in any shape, style and size that you need. You can mix and match however you want. Sweet!
So, if you happen to need a swim suit at the wrong time of the year, like me, this is the place! Too bad they don’t have anything for hubby, but they still deserve a five for always being there and having very good customer service.

Guys. Don’t go here with your significant other. Everything is fine unless you need to use the restroom. Apparently there is not one for men. Only women. Was sent half way across the arboretum to a locked bathroom. Then I came back and they didn’t know the code to get in. Why not make the bathroom unisex? I’d love to see a place that only had a restroom for guys and didn’t let women in.

I absolutely love this store.
I love to swim and be outside, so I always need swimsuits. I’m also a huge swimsuit snob and I absolutely hate settling for poorly made bikinis with cheap fabrics — they end up stretching, sagging, fading, and are generally no good. Instead, I tend to buy one really nice (i.e., pricey) swimsuit every two years or so and just wear the hell out of it. Ever since traveling in Colombia, I’ve been addicted to brands from South America. They fit better, are made better, and, although you’ll pay more, I swear they’re well worth it. This is where Everything But Water comes in.
This store has a fantastic selection — truly unbeatable — of mostly mix-​and-​match bikini tops and bottoms. This is a must for those of us who aren’t always the same size top and bottom. The salespeople are helpful and let you try on as many as you want/​need, which is critical in the brutal business of swimsuit shopping. Also, they have brands from all over the place — Brazil, Colombia, hot new designers from Miami (here’s to you, Luli Fama), traditional U.S. brands (Roxy, La Blanca). The options are truly dizzying.
Honestly, I cannot imagine putting up with the limited swimsuit departments at Nordstrom, Macy’s, and such now that I’ve found this place. Did I mention I also snagged a pair of Havaianas for $ 10? I’ll be back…