The Impeccable Pig

Charming boutique in Rice Village. Cute clothes, but not the best value for the quality. The service can be hit or miss as well. Last time I was in — I had to ask to check out and I had to ask her to give me my credit card back.

I hate giving negative reviews. Being a widowed mom of a toddler, I try to keep things positive. I have never done a negative review until now. I hope, that for their survival, the store improves their business practices.
Clothes are cute. Clothes are Forever21 quality. Clothes are very expensive for such quality. It’s anyone’s choice to pay for that, of course. But their customers are noticing.
The employees were friendly, but two couldn’t look people in the eyes when they were lying and fumbling over the language for their «return» policy (there is none). If they would have just been up front about that, it would have been better. I do give the sweet Charleston employee props for offering my toddler a lollipop.
I didn’t notice two of the outfits I purchased were irreparably ripped until after I left the store, my mistake. Both the Charleston and Houston stores had several items with such damage, along with bevies of makeup and deodorant stains (I don’t wear makeup and use a non-​staining liquid deodorant)…I also didn’t notice these on my items in-​store (toddler…lots of distraction) and was relieved the stains on the other items I purchased came out in the wash. I realized this happens in the trendier clothing stores, but it seemed more prevalent here.
Anyways. Hope for their sake things are improved.

Clothes are cute but overpriced. You can definitely find these items for cheap anywhere online. When I shop here I shop for accessories. Could do a lot better.

I went in today looking for a very specific item, a solid top, no prints, a fun color, goes with jeans and wedges… For my engagement pictures. The sales lady was so helpful, I told her what I was looking for and she set me up in a dressing room with a few items. I tried a couple of tops on and as she found out what I did & didn’t like about each top she pulled more items for me. I finally found a top I loved and she helped me pick out jewelry to match! I was a little bummed that they didn’t have wedges (or any shoes) for me to try on… So the sales lady went to the back of the store and pulled her own wedges out of her bag for me to try on with my outfit! I was so happy with the overall experience and had such a fun time shopping! The prices are a little high for my liking (hence the 4 stars) but every item looks like it is good quality!

Cute clothes, but I was shocked when I saw some of the exact same tops as Charming Charlie for a fraction of the price. Just about choked when I saw a top I purchased at Charming Charlie for $ 15 selling here for over $ 50!

The clothes are three stars at best now. Great if you’re in a sorority and need formal dresses or quite trendy if you’re a St. John’s/Kinkaid student. There are occasional finds though so I haven’t downgraded it further.
I wouldn’t be so tart about the place if it weren’t for the incredible rudeness by a sales associate yesterday. I came to return an online order and had the price tags on the items still. While I admit that I wasn’t in the right about returning items after 30 days, she became condescending, made several mistakes and grew passive-​aggressive about it and kept running to the back of the store to speak to the manager instead of staying up front with the other associates. She probably wanted to kvetch about me as well.
Even when the customer isn’t right, you can at least be polite about it. She was incredibly rude. The other girl was very sweet and kept apologizing both for the policies of the store and the woman who was «helping» me.
Finally, if you’re shopping here, you should know just how lame the return policies are. I was told repeatedly by the same salesgirl that these are «common to boutiques.» I didn’t want to say that it’s becoming more and more of a stretch to call the Impeccable Pig «a boutique,» and that she could save her knowledge. I’ve shopped several boutiques and know that The Impeccable Pig’s policies are terrible, comparatively. Here they are outlined:
–There is no such thing as a return. You only receive store credit. This is both at the boutiques and on the website.
–You only have seven days to receive store credit on any returned item.
–Online items have a 21-​day return policy. You cannot return online items to the boutiques. They must be mailed back.
I don’t like the clothes enough anyway to keep shopping there. Maybe I’ll have some store credit by the time this is all over. I really don’t care. They can keep their 2012 mint chevron sundresses for someone else.

I’m rating 3 stars because I have mixed feelings about this store.
I love their selection. Cute finds you wont see anywhere else. There is one dress in particluar I wear that ALWAYS gets complimented. The dress is a cute red/​white chevron print priced at around $ 80 if I can recall. The problem is, the first time I wore the dress the fabric started to get those «fabric balls» (not sure the actual term for that). Now I realize his happens, but not to a dress I paid $ 80+ dollars. I could have paid $ 20 at forever 21 for that kind of quality. They have a no refund policy, but maybe I should have said something because my dress didnt measure up after one use. Regardless I still go back and shop, only difference is I wont ever buy anything with that same fabric.

This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy shopped online,
This little piggy saw in-​store prices,
This little piggy would have none.
And so this little piggy cried over inflated maxi-​dress prices all the way home.
In a nutshell:
Online prices for an Impeccable Pig «Victoria» Blue dress? $ 25.
In-​store price for an Impeccable Pig «Victoria» Blue dress? $ 75.
This little piggy cries foul! I get that individual prices may vary between franchise stores and online orders require a shipping fee but there is no reason why there should be a $ 50 dollar difference in dress price from the same retail company.
And no reason why every single cotton summer dress in-​store was $ 80 or more. Don’t get me wrong– a nice dress is often worth the three-​digit price (and the subsequent starvation budget for the following month), but tripling the price of a single-​layer cotton maxi under the justification of «independent branding» makes me feel swindled by a company that may be… less than impeccable.
Two stars… and a bonus one. For, uh, not being American Apparel. *shrug*

Located in Rice Village and close to the campus is this great clothing and notions. This store had so many layers of clothing styles and unique jewelry items that were color coordinated to aid in the selection process.
I found this amazing gauzy summer blouse and all the jewelry I needed to customize my outfit.
There clothing was a little pricey but the owner was a charming and attentive sale person.

I will give them the fact that they have really cute stuff! But I look at the price tag and my eyes grow bigger… $ 80 for such a dress? This isn’t designer or any known brand, it’s THEIR brand. I don’t think their clothing justify the prices. If you walk around, the other boutiques either have the SAME or similar thing for probably HALF the price. Jewelry is gorgeous but you can find the same thing at Francesca’s.
Customer service is not consistent. I’ll either be ignored or be hounded on.

As cute as the store is and the odd number of employees to customer ratio, which did make for good customer service, I have to disagree that the price point of the clothing is reasonable. For the material and quality of the clothing, there’s no reason that a top should cost $ 55+. These aren’t brand-​name clothes… they basically slapped their namesake on the tag in order to justify the retail cost. I found the same top in another color just around the corner at another boutique $ 25 dollars cheaper than the Impeccable Pig and even cheaper because it was on sale. I even recognized some of the dresses being sold as ones I have found online at places like
for a whole lot cheaper.
Also, I know that the clothes can never be guaranteed as clean, but to witness a salesperson wearing the clothes with the tags on I’m guessing throughout her shift is a little disgusting. I picture sweat and sloughed skin being placed on a hanger and back on the rack.
I would only go back to Impeccable Pig if I were in dyer need of a last minute outfit or if they had a sale (Bought one blouse on sale for $ 15, making it about 80% off original retail. Kinda sketchy and unheard of for a boutique.).