Anthropologie

Every yearly visit to Carmel, Anthropologie is a must on my list. My sister and I always remember which outfits we bought at the Carmel Anthropologie! I even find outfits that were at my normal stomping ground that I never saw and were transferred here for the sale rack! What a find!

I’m giving this location one star, particularly due to the customer service. My husband and I were shopping for house hold items (probably about 30mins total in the store), during that time, the Sales Rep passed by multiple times, but never asked if we needed help or had any questions. I didn’t pay any mind until my husband pointed out that heard this Sales Rep offer to help the woman RIGHT NEXT TO ME. The first time, I didn’t let it bother me, but then I started noticing she was actually following me around the store, almost like she thought I would steal something. It was an awful feeling and I will never go back.

The customer service is horrible!!! Will not shop at this store again!!! I was never acknowledged when I was there. I needed some help finding a pair of jeans. But no one seemed to care to help!

I always enjoy coming to this store. By far, it is he largest anthropologie store I’ve been to. Most importantly, my husband has a wonderful place to sit while I shop for a good 1 – 2 hrs in this store. It is always clean, and the staff are extremely friendly. There is always something cute to find here. Do note that street parking is hard to find, and it’s $ 3 per hour.

Carmel Plaza’s Anthropologie is an absolute MUST when I’m in town and one my daughters and I frequently shop at, both for their great selection of beautifully crafted clothing and gorgeous home-​enhancing touches. Perhaps the most unique calling card and a secret for their success in the «customer loyalty» department for this particular Anthro are the special events they promote, like the ever favorite «Local Farmer’s Market» day where they welcome you with fresh lemonade, coffee and all sorts of interesting food items, yum! In the past, they’ve had a «Spring Flower Arrangement Day» where they provide lovely bouquets of colorful blooms which we got to take home in our vases, what fun! But my favorite event this year was the Spring Succulent Gardening Day where a wonderful gal (Oriana?) put together a «do it yourself» mini succulent garden design workshop where they provided the cute glass containers, plants, beach glass and designer touches so eager fashionistas could dig in and create nifty little treasures to take home. And of course, we shopped our hearts out for that special Spring dress, some cute ocean themed plates, and «back room» sale items!
As far as I know, Carmel Plaza’s Anthropologie is the only one to host special workshops like this as I’ve checked with the ones in San Jose, South Coast Plaza in OC, and Fashion Island in Newport Beach… so lucky to have our Anthro in Carmel where the customer service is an A+ and the store is always chock full of new, neatly arranged and gorgeous items!

I’m a huge fan of this store! Its huge and covers all of the occasions that could possibly come up. The sales girls are a little uppity, but that doesn’t stop me from getting my shopping done!

Really lovely store, big and the central garden space is lovely. The sales area is well organized. I found a shirt I wanted but it had no care tag or spare button; they just cut it off another and gave it to me. Lovely service.

I love Anthropologie and this store is the best of them all! Great selection and super friendly staff. Always very helpful without being overbearing. Its by far the best store in all of Carmel and Monterey. Don’t miss it!

i lived and still work in the bay area. Anthro in Carmel is by far way better than the santana row location, stanford and is right up there with Chicago (theirs is better but how often do i go there). if you can get by all the tourists and flashing camera’s there lies on the second floor a wonder called Anthropologie. Large selection of clearance, bedding, clothes, jewels, shoes, ok not totally large but bigger than the other two. i always find something here and the sales women are always sweet and helpful, surprising for carmel… i know… j/​k!

I’ve been to this store multiple times and it is always beautifully merchandised and decorated. I was in for Black Friday twice and the sales associates were super friendly and helpful. They were great about taking items out if my hands and creating a pile of goodies behind the register. Even though the store was busy, the ladies were smiling and attentive. The store had little confetti party favors at the registers for customers to pop with some having prizes on the inside. I won an adorable porcelain set of measuring spoons. I was also happy that the sales associate gave me a price adjustment on the items I’d purchased earlier in the week. I went home happy with my experience and with lots of cute clothes, jewelry, and candles. Love this store, especially around the holidays with the great sales and beautiful set up.

This is a weird review for me because to me Anthro is Anthro anywhere you go BUT this location is GORGEOUS! There is a walk through garden like area — loved it! I agree with other reviewers the place is neat and organized.

I love Anthropologie stuff, though shopping here is a form of torture because I definitely can’t afford most of the stuff. Tear.
The sales girls are always friendly and I love the artsy displays they have.
I am especially impressed that they host ASPCA adoption events! Bravo!

This is my favorite Anthro store. It is spacious and has a huge selection of clothes and home décor accessories. The staff there are ALWAYS so very helpful, and if they cannot find a particular size/​color, they will do the catalog ordering for you (can’t beat free shipping).
This Carmel store has a large sale room, and with 3 daughters who love the store as much as I, this room is where we like to hang out. I would give the store 5 stars, but the price tags on some of those clothes (that really shouldn’t cost THAT much) holds me back. I know the pricing strategy is the company’s — not the store’s — but for most of their lovely dresses — we have to wait for a sale to make our purchase a reasonable one.

Best Anthro yet, and I’ve been a customer since the get-​go!
Great informal ambience, since it is laid out like a home, with separate rooms for different departments. Newest stock in each section, with lots of it. Last time there, I was able to pick from 4 different mercury glass containers to get the perfect shape for my bathroom.
We were on a mission, and each got new spring items, I got a flirty little girl style flower print dress that goes over jeans. This worn with great success everywhere!
From the capacious sale rack, a jersey and rayon beige beaded casual top to wear with everything!
Attentive sales staff, and cute dressing rooms with natural tree trunk seats. We liked the French provincial chair lavished in hand embroidered fabric that we were sitting on so much, that when we noticed that it was on sale, we bought it!
The friendly sales woman even carried it to the car for us!
Cheerfully!!!
Can’t wait to go back!

Oh sweet Jesus! I love and want everything in this store.
They always have beautifully crafted and incredibly unique items.
Kudos to the buyers. The staff are always psyched to see you.
They probably get a generous discount which is why they are so HAPPY to work there. I am a huge fan of the bedding, the sleepwear, the crockery, the clothes — the list goes on.

Gorgeous store with a wide selection of clothes and home goods. Located at the second story of the chic Carmel Plaza mall off of downtown Carmel. One giant level.
I came looking for a dress to meet my bf’s parents and was pleasantly surprised by the selection as well as the adorable dressing room that is removed from the main store. Extremely friendly customer service (but it was a rainy Saturday, not very busy) and I was in and out in only 20 minutes.
Added bonus, after shopping you can go to the coffee shop downstairs and drink cocoa and lust after other people’s dogs.

Fan of Anthropologie in general and this one in particular is up there and luckily it’s the closest to where I currently reside. Always a friendly upbeat staff, great sales (in the special room) and I always find fun kitchen décor here.
But what I love most about Anthropologie is that they carry my signature scent… Tocca (green label) Florence.

What’s up with the lame customer service? There will be a line of customers with one sales clerk ringing people up. While waiting in line, I watched 3 other sales staff meander back to the cash-​wrap, putter around, and leave the area without even a glance at the customers. Hello? How about one of you girls put down your little task and get on a register?
Then when you do get up to the register, the sales girls are dumb as posts. Once, I paid with a dollar coin, and the girl had to go ask her manager if that was real money? Seriously, WTF. It’s a DOLLAR. Duh!
I will say that the store does have interesting houseware items. You can always find some smelly candle or a nice tablecloth on markdown in the back.
Their window displays are always creative, and the store is always clean, but the music is frequently too loud and the selection of products is too «hipster.»
To sum up: This store is hit or miss. Sometimes they have cool products for the house, and other times I simply walk out in frustration because I can’t stand either the music or the ignorance of the staff.

I’ve been to many, many Antrhos, and this is by far, my favorite! The carmel location always has such a great selection of styles and sizes, and everyone who works here is alway so helpful.
I normally shop here during my lunch break and the store is never super-busy…which is kind of awesome b/​c I feel like I always get first dibs on sale stuff. I’ve scored sooooo many great coats, dresses, blouses, home goods at reduced prices.

One of my favorite stores ever!
I try to make a point of stopping by whenever I’m in Carmel. It is one of the largest Anthropologie stores I’ve ever been too. So many lovely and wonderful things to look at!
I adore the clothes at Anthro. I really appreciate that the ensembles I purchase are of good quality and are super cute. So important! The home accoutrements are also fun to peruse. Cookbooks, hardware and bedding galore! I love the whimsical design of their furniture too.
Fact. ;)