Marshalls

I have found excellent housewares here, including a new bed set, candles, frames, and a door mat (for only $ 5!). The section of bathroom products/​soaps also caught my eye, but I had already done enough damage to my wallet so I steered away. I cannot comment on the clothing sections because I did not have patience to look through them.
As a note, the housewares are upstairs. They had a lovely selection of rugs, candles and door mats for cheap. I am going back!

You definitely have to sort through some losers to find the good stuff here, but I’ve gotten some great deals on clothes for myself, my kid and items for the house. Despite the complaints here, I always found it pretty well organized.
Staff is pretty friendly, although not always easy to find.
I do wish they would fix that elevator. I truly feel like I’m risking my life whenever I have to take it. (Yes, there’s an escalator, but that doesn’t help if you have a kid in a stroller.)

Not Feeling It!
Very small store, not enough inventory to keep it interesting, neither escalator worked, enough said.

Never been to a Marshall’s? I’ll save you the anguish. Imagine a severely disorganized and unkempt department store that looks like a cross between a K-​Mart and the Department of Motor Vehicles. While I’ve never seen a pack of wild dogs there, I wouldn’t be surprised if I did. The dressing rooms look like the Olympic Village at Sochi, but not constructed nearly as well.
Looking for something specific? Good luck. Go to any shelf and you’ll find a candle of some sort, old Harry and David candies, a dish towel that says «Freedom» and an XXL Donovan McNabb jersey, but you won’t find that plain blue dress shirt that you need.
If you can handle Marshall’s, you should be hunting terrorists in Afghanistan. For the rest of us, we’re better off ordering from Amazon.

I went to this Marshalls on a mission for discount designer sneakers and have to give them recognition for having the best shoe section of the discount designer stores in Philadelphia.
Although I couldn’t find the brand I was looking for and couldn’t find my size in shoes I liked, I really do have to give them props for their organization. Rather than having all of the shoes grouped by size, they had the shoes grouped by style and had all sizes were stacked underneath the floor model. Everything was neat, organized and I didn’t feel like I was searching for a needle in a pile of shoes.
This location is worth checking out if you are looking for new kicks.

Marshalls has a great selection of clothing for much cheaper prices than in department stores. It’s a smaller location than I usually find in the suburbs, yet manages to have a lot of in-​season (at least as far as I can tell) name brand clothes at very good prices. I find Marshalls to have a larger percentage of designer brands than the Burlington across the street, and in general to have a better manicured selection. Because of this I feel like I don’t need to spend as much time searching through racks to find good items as at Burlington. The men’s selection of this store is a bit lacking, as is the women’s lingerie section. However, for women’s shoes, clothing and accessories this Marshalls is great.

Having just given 1star to the Marshalls in South Phily, I felt only right to praise this location. Unlike the other store, this one is clean, well organised with friendly & helpfull staff!!! They actually recognise me & ask if I need help in finding things!!! This is the only one I’ll go to from now on. The manager and staff in this location should be praised by their corporate offices as much as their counterparts in South Phily, rebuked and reformed!!!

When I was walking past this store before it opened and saw the Marshall’s sign, I literally gasped. I can’t even tell you how excited I was, given that I work less than two blocks away. Let me say, I do have an addiction to Marshall’s and Home Goods. It’s not very healthy– I come here at least once a week and never leave empty-​handed.
Being in the city this is a smaller Marshall’s but it’s very clean. They are constantly stocking new items (which is why I come here so often). I spend more time shopping the home goods/​food area but have definitely purchased my fair share of clothing. I prefer the layout with the two floors because I don’t get overwhelmed like I do in other locations where you walk in and there’s just a ton of racks in front of you. That gives me anxiety. The cashiers have always been friendly to me and sometimes they make nice comments about something I found.
If you love food like I do, definitely check out their «grocery» section (downstairs around the cashier line and upstairs in an aisle). I have found so many new brands of snacks and pantry staples and they’re always cheaper than Amazon (I walk around with my phone scanning new items in the Amazon app to see reviews and if it’s a good deal). My cubicle is always stocked with healthy snacks from this place. And they have a lot of gluten-​free snacks and cookies!
I love this place so much and go so often that I now know the songs in the lunchtime soundtrack.

In the world of Marshalls stores. .. this one rates near or at the top. Clean, organized and good selection. Well, usually — occasionally the store seems a little empty, especially in the housewares section.
But, I’ve grabbed some great deals there. .. a nice set of carafes on clearance, a set of really beautiful candleholders, lots of excellent chef’s knives (I have WAY too many now), even a really nice Norelco wet/​dry razor. The lines can be a little slow and the folks ringing up the items can be a bit testy, but otherwise a good shopping experience.
I hope it maintains. ..

I know people who were excited that a Marshalls was opening in Center City, but its evident that Philly got shortchanged once again. It’s more like a Mini-​Marshalls or a Marshalls Junior if you ask me. Even though it’s two stories, it’s still really small and the selection pales to other Marshalls in the ‘burbs. Like every other Marshalls, it’s hit or miss, but given the limited selection here you are more likely to fall in the latter category.

Several months in, I’m pleased to report that Marshalls on Market Street is still going strong!
The staff remains helpful and friendly. The maintenance and cleanliness of this store remain well above certain other bargain shops in the immediate area. Some of the dressing rooms are starting to show a bit of wear and tear in the form of broken hanger hooks and the like, so we’ll see how well they stay on top of maintenance there.
I also remain impressed with their stock for being such a small store. There is definitely WAY LESS stuff in here than at Burlington Coat Factory, but I always seem to find something to buy. I’ve concluded that they have roughly the same amount of good stuff, just less crap to sort through to find it.
Like with most discount stores, I rarely come to Marshalls looking for something specific. Therefore, I tend to be pretty easy to please whether I walk out with sparkly red candles, suede boots, a sweater for my husband, or a frying pan. However, even when I came specifically looking for 100% cotton, neutral-​colored, king-​size bed sheets, I found some for a steal!

It’s teeny-​tiny but it has some great picks! I came in here after a noodle fix with a friend. While she looked for some dresses for work, I dove into the clearance racks for some exercise gear. There was only about 40 pieces per size but I was able to find four items for $ 7 each, so no complaining here.
The staff didn’t come over to say anything to me, but checkout was surprisingly quick (when has that ever happened at a Marshalls/​TJ Maxx?!). Also, the store was really clean and organized, which made the whole experience much better.

From seeing the outside for so long while the place was under transition, I thought it would be much bigger. It was about half the size I expected once I got inside.
I was there on a particular mission for women’s athletic gear. Bargain department stores like Ross, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, etc are great for stuff like this. Trends don’t matter as much and you can get good quality performance fabrics for way less than retail. Eventually I located the athletic wear on the second floor near the intimates section. There wasn’t a huge volume to choose from but the choices were pretty I decent. I ended up finding everything I was looking for and paid less than I had expected, so all’s well that ends well.
I will say, the one thing this place really has going for it is that it’s not as disgusting and run-​down as the rest of the discount department stores on Market, being that it’s still new and all. It won’t stay that way for long, check it out while you can still use the fitting rooms without getting a staph infection.

I was looking for a dress to wear to a friend’s birthday dinner, so I had a purpose when I went in and I think that’s where I went wrong. Marshalls is a great place to just browse with no clear intent because you’ll find a ton of stuff that you love. But if you have something that you need and you go looking for it here, you’ll be disappointed.
Even though it’s spread out over two levels, it feels very cramped and claustrophobic with just enough room for one person between racks of clothes. Try to go during the day when it’s not crowded and not right after work like I did when everyone decides to go shopping. The store felt very clean, though, unlike a lot of stores right on Market Street but that may be because it’s new.

I was super excited for another off-​price retailer to join the likes of Burlington Coat Factory and Ross in the Market East area, but was a little disappointed when I finally went in. The store is clean and nice, and although two floors, the space is quite small, and the sections are small and limited in the items they offer.
I couldn’t find a single shower curtain, which was dissapointing, so I went across the street to Burlington, where they had an entire wall of one and found one I like there. I’ll definitely shop there again, but it will be my 3^rd choice to shop at, when in that area.