Urban Outfitters

Went here to buy my daughter some Chuck Taylors and an album. The good: nice selection of cool items like Polaroid stuff, t-​shirts, shoes, bags, and loads of other trendy stuff. It’s like today’s version of Benetton for us Eighties folks and Trade Winds for the Sixties hangers-​on. The bad stuff: very poor use of floor space with some stuff packed into small areas and large open spots with little merchandise. Hipsters. No parking anywhere nearby when they are busy. And it is expensive. In fairness though, they seem to have a lot of overhead and they do have super helpful staff that went of of their way to make sure we found what we were looking for.
We come here to buy things exclusive to this brand, like special vinyl releases only for this chain. And we end up buying other merchandise when we’re there.
Hold on to some of this stuff because someday you’ll be able to wheel it out decades from now and say you got it at the Urban Outfitters that used to be on High Street near OSU, and your suburbanite friends will be green with envy that you kept that item in good condition. (Like my old Long’s sweatshirts.)

Whenever I have time on a trip I always have to check out my favorite store,
Urban outfitters. This is your average urban outfitters. It’s two stories with the women’s clothes on the first floor and men’s and sale on top. They had several racks of women’s clearance items and a large stock of sizes. I went on a weekday and there was no line for the fitting room and no line to pay. What took me by surprise was I got charged tax on my purchase. I guess I’m spoiled living in Massachusetts and not having to pay tax.

When I first started shopping at UO, it was unique. By that I mean when I went to stores in Chicago and NYC they had all different things than each other and the Columbus store. There were the basic staples but I could always find something different.
Then I found myself back in Chicago, a city with multiple Urban locations, the day after I had taken a trip to my local store. I was so beyond disappointed when I walked into the first store and realized it was EXACTLY the same as the one here. There was nothing in stock that made it stand out. It lost its one of a kind touch.
The quality of their clothes has decreased immensely as well. I find things on the racks with rips and holes regularly and the things I do own wear out quickly. I washed a plain tshirt twice and it got so balled up I can only sleep in it anymore.
I’ll continue to shop here, but «I’ve experienced better» are my feelings exactly.

I’d be sad if this store ever disappeared out of my life, I love going here. Even though sometimes I feel it’s over priced, it’s so perfect. They have house goods, women’s clothes/​shoes/​accessories, Men’s also. It’s kinda perfect. Parking stinks bc it’s on campus, but meters come avaliable pretty fast.

As a 24 year old, I love Urban. I’m too old to shop at Forever21 (too trendy and crappy) and I feel too young to shop at department stores or Banana/​JCrew/​Loft. Urban suits my casual style and it’s lasts for awhile.
Yes, it’s a chain. But their website has user reviews which I LOVE and I can pick it up at the store without paying shipping.
Great place to get records, gifts and home décor too.

If I had an unlimited amount of money to spend at any one clothing store, I’d choose Urban. That says more about me than UO, though.
A great place to pick up gifts as they have a slew of unique gifts for that unique person in your life.

After a slightly disappointing trip to their sister store, Anthropologie, I got the boy to drop me off here before one of his numerous study sessions. I headed straight upstairs to the housewares and sale sections. As usual, I struck out on the clothing (although one time I did find a really cute graphic t-​shirt with diagrams for folding an origami crane). The housewares is always full of interesting things, eccentric measuring cups, spatulas, placemats, cool cups and plates, and so on. It was looking a little sparse, with several empty displays. However, there were some nice small rugs (up to 3×5) made of leather, rag, and chenille. There was also a small selection of quilts and pillows, but textiles were pretty limited — I only saw curtains in the clearance section, and only a handful there. Their wall art section was also a bit thin. I had browsed the online store beforehand, and had been hoping to see some of the tapestries, curtains, and shower curtains. Still, I’m glad I dropped by and checked out some of the rugs before ordering them online, since they weren’t quite what I expected from the website. I ended up buying a visual design book that had been marked down from $ 26 to $ 10.
PS — Parking here is terrible. Have someone drop you off, or take a bus.

The selection is extremely overpriced for the poor quality.

My disease always tricks me I believe you can fix me.
When I was a teenager I babysat my ass off just to earn the LIRR fare to get into the city to buy earrings from the UO flagship store. This made me cooler.
In my thirties (with the exception of an intentional visit to buy a 555 Soul Jacket– I even called ahead) it makes me cooler if I can visit and NOT buy anything.
Be careful with those skinny jeans… they eat their own.

Damn you, UO. I theoretically hate you, but can’t help but to shop at you. Your clothes usually don’t fit me right, and they’re fragile as heck, but they’re SO beautiful.
I have a great appreciation for the fact that you don’t just cater to one style, and that you have everything from that whole niche.
Damn you and your cute panties.
Damn you and your incredible demeter perfume.
Luckily you have some of the bitchiest people ever working for you, otherwise I might spend even more at you.

Since it’s darn near the only place near campus to buy non-​OSU clothing, I’m reviewing Urban Outfitters.
For better or worse, Urban Outfitters has done as much as anyone over the past 10 years or so to bring the underground into the mainstream. Remember back when only you had that vintage t-​shirt that you had painstakingly searched for at Goodwill? Well then in 2000, Urban Outfitters started carrying it. Then in 2002, so did every other store. I’m not so much complaining as I am stating a fact.
The fact is, they’ve got a neat book section. Sure, Barnes & Noble carries all the same titles, but UO filters it all down to the kitschiest volumes for simplicity’s sake.
And like it or not, their clothing selection isn’t bad at all. Everything on hand is pretty hip. Things can get a little overpriced, but decent clothes often are.
Then there is the hidden treasure of UO — the housewares section. Cool home décor, kitchen items. I dig it.

Urban Outfitters is one of those stores that I went to more than once on campus before I found out they were a chain. In retrospect I shouldn’t have been surprised. It’s far too clean and bright to be anything else, but still.
I like Urban Outfitters enough, I suppose. Their housewares department is all I really look through with any regularity, although I own a shirt or two from UO, too. I love to browse the place way more than I like to shop there.
Part of the reason I’m always wishy-​washy about going into Urban Outfitters is that I’ve never once had a good experience with the clerks. I guess I’ve also never had a bad experience, either, just– a non-​experience. I’ve never been asked if I needed help, the cashiers have always been distracted by the hip music they’re playing, and sometimes I just feel like I’m intruding. Maybe it’s because I look more hippie and less hipster. Oh well.
Hey, is that a book about cooking with weed on the books table? Maybe this place isn’t so bad after all.

The point of this store is clearly missed by many… ringspun cotton simply costs more than a Hanes T-​shirt. Similarly, hand stitched jeans cost more than Levis (believe it or not, Levis has a premium line that sells for Diesel/​Seven/​True Religion prices.) $ 30 for a T-​shirt is too expensive, really? Clearly you’ve not been to Dr. Mojoe where they sell nice ringspun shirt for $ 40−50…or to a mainstream concert in the last 10 years where they sell mediocre Giant or Fruit of the Loom Ts for $ 50. As is the case with most things, you get what you pay for and UA is certainly more user friendly than Mojoe, Tigertree, or any of the obsurd Short North clothiers.
The book and shoe selection at Urban is pretty cool and the layout is excellent. Sales racks, novelties, and even mass produced art… if it weren’t a chain, UA would seem out of place near campus (despite often being on college campuses including UofM, UCLA, and others.)
And before someone calls this review pretentious… I’m typing it wearing a $ 9.99 Tshirt from Roscoe’s Chicken n’ Waffles (totally not ringspun) with a $ 1.79 coffee from Panera (not Starbucks) in hand.

i don’t get it, either… I used to love this place, or at least the sale rack. Then I started seeing everyone else in the world wearing the same T-​shirts I was… The F-​ing crock of it all is that WE’RE ALL PAYING THIRTY DOLLARS FOR THOSE T-​shirts.
About a year ago in there I flipped my freakin’ lid when I saw the SAVED BY THE BELL gym T-​shirt that they wore (Bayside Tigers!). $ 35, though. No thanks.
Go here for the sale racks, and the Banksy Books. Urban sells his books, and the famed graffiti artist’s work is worth the price. Unfortunately, not much else is…

God, this store screams «kitsch» and «scene» but I love it just the same. Its become a habit for me to check in at least once a week, when I get to campus an hour and a half early so I can get a commuter spot. Lately, I’ve found that most of their denim is priced comparatively to say… mid-​class denim [think American Eagle]. You can get the more expensive stuff there as well, but I’m a huge fan of Cheap Monday’s which only run at $ 65 a pop.
Urban Outfitters is also a great place to shop for gifts. Their home section as well as accessories are cute, fun, and sometimes really reasonably priced.
I also saw a sign in the window that they’re currently hiring management and sales positions. So all you hipsters, head on down!

Love Urban Outfitters! Men’s and women’s modern fashion styles. Always find some good sale items in the back of the 2^nd floor of the store.

Oh Urban Outfitters, how I both love and hate you!
I can’t really review UO as a clothing store, since I haven’t fit in most of their clothes since High School, but I know that the prices are fairly steep for clothes mass manufactured, that is to say non-​boutique. Styles lean towards hipster, but someone of the female persuasion could find some nice evening wear. They have a nice selection of shoes as well, but I would wait for things to go on sale before purchasing.
Upstairs is the men’s department, full of ironic t-​shirts and hip blazers. Their sweaters and pants are expensive and once again I wouldn’t buy anything that wasn’t on sale.
I shop more at UO for their housewares. I love their dinner plates, glasses, rugs, pillows, and curtains. A large selection of super trendy art to hang on your walls or ironic signs are ready for your house. Clocks, piggy banks, and novelty gifts await your purchase. UO also has a great selection of books ranging from fiction to art to humor and beyond. They should really open an Urban Outfitters Housewares store separate from their clothing line.
Upstairs in a corner by the large windows overlooking High Street is where you’ll always find me. It’s the clearance section!