Forever 21

Probably my favorite clothing store at Easton, for a few reasons.
1) It’s cheap. Not ridiculously cheap, but cheap enough. I don’t have to spend over $ 20 for a simple pair of jeans. They have great sales, especially after the holidays. I went in today (1÷29÷16) and they still had things from before and around Christmas that they were practically giving away. Seriously, a lot of the stuff in there today was marked ‘Buy One, Get One Free;…FREE!
2) They have a plus size section. It’s not as big as the section for the teeny tiny girls, but there’s some decent finds in there. For me this isn’t a big deal because I’m shaped weird lol. I need plus size jeans (I’m in between a 12 and a 14) but size Medium to Large in shirts.
3) I don’t have to venture outside the mall to find the store… which I hate doing. Easton is pretty big mall. I still remember little 12 year old me getting turned around at the mall with my then best friend after being dropped off by my worried mother. Well, I still get turned around in Easton. Luckily, this store is actually inside the mall and for my memories sake, on the opposite end of the food court.
My only peeve, and this can’t be helped, is how crowded it is Friday-​Sunday. I can come here any other day and have zero problems bumping into people, people bumping into me and no weird, pretentious folks staring at me. I try to only do this store when I’m shopping alone and it’s before everyone starts getting off work around 5ish… Monday-​Thursday.

Why the hate, people? Despite its size and its busy location, the floor is incredibly well-​maintained and organized. The store is huge, and retail staff can only do so much, especially on busy weekends. Asking Forever 21 to be perfectly organized ²⁴⁄₇ is asking way, way too much (people tend to treat the store like a yard sale). That being said, this location seems to do very well. I rarely find anything out of place, and the staff seems to be good at coordinating styles with one another. This is definitely the best location I’ve been to, both within Columbus and out.

This F21 is seriously going downhill. The last couple of stops in have been hugely unsuccessful. The floor is a disaster, my laundry basket is more organized than their racks. The fitting room seems to be much smaller than Polaris, and therefore the lines are much longer. The staff around the fitting room were particularly useless yesterday, making endless comments about how much clothing needed to go back on the racks, but no one seemed to care to PUT it back. I just loved listening to all this stimulating conversation while I waited 15 minutes for a fitting room. Thank goodness I didn’t buy anything, it was another 10 minute line to check out. Skip Easton’s F21, go to Polaris.

The sale reps are super rude! The plus size area never has anything cute. It’s the same thing every season. They also stopped carrying high waisted pants which is still a huge trend. When I asked a sales rep. If they had any, he replied with attitude that they didnt. Went to check out with a tank and cardi. And the girl at the front counter asked if I had any trouble. Of course I’m going to state my issue of no high waisted jeans. She just looks down at the clothes I brought up, doesn’t say a word and gets a face of disgust. Sorry my size 16 ass grosses you out! she should have apologized and continued on.

I really like this store. What are the chances that an 11 year old and her definitely not 21 year old mother could shop at the same store? This is our spot, although neither one of us should be trying to be, dress or look 21! The store is huge, plenty of selections in xs for my daughter and a decent sized section of plus sizes for me. The clothes are fashionable and not way too trendy. Quality wise, you may want to avoid tossing some of the items in the dryer — serious shrinkage! The nice thing is, every time I shop here, the salesperson has honestly warned against this. I’ve only bought clothes, no jewellery or shoes. If I remember correctly, 30 days return policy with a receipt for an in store credit. So, both my daughter and I will continue to shop here so we can both look like a 21 year old, or at lest feel like one!

I am not a fan of this place. My problem with this location is the square footage is huge so they should have enough staff to service the people. The people who designed the building should have built two sets of cash registers. You would have thought there was a fire sale because of the lines.

As many reviewers, I am excited that they have a plus size department, which seems bigger each time I go. I LOVE that their plus size clothes are fashionable, and I don’t feel like I am dressing like my mom… my mom is ‘cool’ except for a lot of her clothing choices ;-)
Again, as others have stated, the quality isn’t always phenomenal, but you can find great pieces if you’re willing to look… I may be wrong, but I think the Plus Sizes have higher quality fabric and stitching which is smart on their part… I’m not someone you wanna see with a ripped seam.
Note: they don’t do refunds… they will do exchanges or credits only… which they NOW explain with every purchase, but was an unpleasant surprise to me the first time I shopped there many, many moons ago.

All workers are nice and helpful, good prices and big stores. Not organized that well in the back but other then that great. :D

Lol, I’m the Duke of Forever 21 at Easton. I guess I am there pretty often.
I’m the only guy I know that shops there. Way in the back corner there’s a section for The fellas. They have cool jeans and t-​shirts that I buy when I’m not feeling fat. I like the loud dance music, I pity the employees who are forced to listen to the same songs over and over.
The clothes are not buy-​it-​for-​life type items, they wear out pretty fast. It’s not too expensive though, a good place to find something a little trendy and stylish without breaking the bank.

Plus size fancies :) size ¹⁴⁄₁₅ dresses make me happy.

This location is pretty big! A lot bigger than the one where I live. I went in on a busy day and so it was a bit overwhelming! I wanted to get some leggings and couldn’t even find them after going around the store twice. It was so crazy in there that I couldn’t even find an employee to ask cause they were all either at the register or helping people.
On non-​busy days, I think this would be a nice forever 21 location because it’s really spacious and big. But on busy days, the size of the store can make it hard to find things.

It can be overwhelming to shop here, but the clothes are cheap and I love the styles.

This Forever 21 has plus sizes!
I used to loathe F21 before I discovered they made my size. I have been hitting the Easton one really frequently because they get constant shipments of new stuff.
As other Unilocalers have said the quality isn’t here. You must be particular about what you buy and inspect it beforehand looking for tears and issues.
I also suspect that given the clientele and the price that you are paying for the clothes, is in direct correlation with the customer service you receive. My mom would be appalled by the customer avoidance and generally indifference of the staff, but I accept it as the a*hole tax I am assessed for shopping there and being 27.

While newly renovated and huge, I was really disappointed in this Forever XXI. They didn’t seem to have as much on the racks and most of the younger customers seemed to be just «hanging out» instead of shopping which made it hard to walk around.
The dressing room smelled horrible and the music was so loud I could hardly hear myself think. While I was checking out, the girl behind the counter barely said a word to anyone she was helping and continued a conversation with her co-​worker the entire time.
I’ve been to F21’s in Indianapolis, Polaris, Tuttle, and Chicago and none of them were as irritating and overwhelming as this one.

This Forever XXI was just renovated! It is still gigantic, but it seems to have a little more order. Each different area has a different style. I always find that helpful so that I’m not surrounded by slinky dresses when looking for sweaters. The staff is friendly enough. They don’t give any attitude, but you can tell some of them are not the happiest people on the planet. And, honestly, I’d rather have someone be polite than overly happy and fake.
The clothes are a whole other story. Their stock is constantly changing; I used to browse once a week and I think the whole store was new every time (or maybe there was just so much, I couldn’t take it all in). The clothes don’t last more than 5 washes or so (depending on the wash cycle). But for the price, you can afford to buy more and change your wardrobe knowing you’ve gotten what you paid for when you throw the old rags away.
The accessories are great. They’re cheap, wild, and fun to wear. As long as you’re a little delicate with some of the studded rings and such, they’ll last for a long time.

If you’re looking for a one-​time outfit or a trendy piece of clothing that will last you a season, then Forever XXI is your go-​to place. Cheap prices with the qualities to reflect. Qualities are still better than, say, Target though, and I do have a few articles of clothing from F21 that have lasted me 3+ years. But don’t be too surprised if your newly purchased top falls apart after a single wash.
The store is meticulously arranged in the categorical sense. (One may also go on to say that it’s arranged by colors as well.) You’ve got your goth-​wannabe clothes on one corner, emo-​wannabe on the other, and the last three nooks I browse from time to time: the sporty, casual, and the classy corners. That said, you WILL have to pick through piles and piles of clothing. Organization is a foreign term to the people running the F21 stores, I swear.
F21 introduced a new line of men’s clothing late last year. I don’t know why, but I do know it’s a big mistake. The only guys I see inside the store are either 1) accompanying their gfs or 2) bored beyond belief because they’re accompanying their gfs shopping. So, it doesn’t matter if the line for the ladies’ fitting rooms is out the door, employees won’t budge if you ask them if you can quickly use the guys’ fitting rooms (that are always empty, btw.)
I’ll be a Forever 23 in a couple of months, but that’s not going to stop me from shopping here.