Anthropologie

Filthy /​Dust Bunny Tumbleweeds
More Fingerprints than an FBI Database
My sister loves shopping here. Not sure why. This place is disgustingly dirty. Dust everywhere. Next time you’re there, play one of the many games I like to play while I wait for my sister to finish. Guys! Seriously, these are fun.
«Count the Dust Bunnies»
This is a fun counting game that you can play with your kids. I literally sit there and count the dust bunny tumbleweeds that roll across the floor. SO GROSS!!! Every time some walks buy or someone drags one of their maxi dresses across the floor, count the number of dust bunny or hair tumbleweeds.
«Match the Finger Prints»
If you love CSI or NCIS or SVU, you’ll love this game. Take a look at the jewelry cases. And as an amateur forensics analyst you can see if you can match any of the many fingerprints all over the cases. There are so many fingerprints, I’m not sure if they were there just from that day or from a week of build up. I’ve leave that to you to sleuth out for yourself.
«Dust, No Dust, or Hair»
This is a fun game for those who like guessing games. As you look through the plethora of candles, mugs, and glasses, take a look inside. But before you do, guess if there will be dust or no dust! You get 1 point for each correct answer, you subtract a point for each wrong answer, and if you find a hair you subtract 5 points because, NO ONE SHOULD EVER FIND A HAIR! But someone always does! If you find enough hairs, they might give you a free candle just to make you stop looking for hairs and dust bunnies.
So come on down to Anthropologie in downtown Seattle for all kinds of family fun, especially when you are waiting for a girlfriend, wife, sister, mom, aunt, friend, or other female relationship and have nothing else better to do than notice how gross this place really is! Ladies, why do you shop here? Get Amazon Prime, it’s cleaner.

My husband and I were shopping in downtown Seattle (12÷18÷15). We live in Belltown and walk to the downtown area. It was a rainy afternoon so we were dressed casually – we wore hats and I had on a Baja jacket. After shopping and buying gifts at nearby stores we went to Anthropologie because I love to buy their monogrammed mugs for friends and colleagues. I was also looking for some of their painted plates for my daughter-​in-​law. We didn’t think much about our appearance – it is Seattle and winter – after all. We were in the store for only a few minutes when the manager came from behind the counter, where he was helping ring other customers, to ask us specifically «Was there anything he could help us find?» It was clear, by his behavior and the context, that he thought we looked «suspicious». It was ridiculous. He then walked back behind the counter. Guess what manager of Anthropologie? My husband and I both have high paying jobs, and although we don’t wear our income on our sleeves, we have a lot of disposable income. We understand that Seattle stores experience theft, but you should be aware that you can’t judge a book by its cover.

I really like their stuff, but OH MAN, their customer service gets worse! Their stuff is not cheap yet they still charge $ for SHIPPING. Crazy talk, right. Oh no, it just got worse. I found a wind breaker recently at the store, but it was too large. They located the same jacket, but a smaller size, at their bellevue location. They used to let me pick it up in downtown or ship it to me. Not anymore. I actually had to get a car2go and drive to Bellevue. It was horrible. When I asked why they changed their policy, they said it had to do with card fraud. Um, other companies SOMEHOW manage to take your card payment over the phone. Not to mention of free shipping. Anthropologie really needs to step up their game.

Tonight Nicole, one of the many sweet and attentive employees at Anthropology went above and beyond to help me out. Earlier in the evening my friend had left her flower arrangement in the store. We didn’t realize the flowers were missing until 45 minutes after the store was closed. I went back to the store and taped on the window. Nicole saw me, recognized my bouquet hand gestures, and found them in the store for me! A few minutes later she delivered them to me with a huge smile. Thanks again Nicole! My friend flew all the way in from D.C. for those flowers.
I have a longstanding love affair with Anthropology. I first discovered it about ten years ago when I was living in NYC. The store down by Union Square was practically my church.
Last year I found my wedding dress from the BHLDN collection. It was perfect in every possible way.
I love brining out of town visitors to this store, and this location in particular.

BLHDN Wedding Review — I made a wedding dress appointment and showed up with my mother and sister. The entire experience was wonderful — Shamai helped me try on the dresses, and she was extremely professional and personable. She knew when to stand back and let my family and I assess the dresses, and when to jump in to help us out. She made me feel very pampered. After I chose the dress, we had a champagne toast! Shamai even wrote a letter to me afterwards congratulating me on finding my dress and wishing me all the best in my wedding! I am so glad I chose BHLDN to go dress shopping — I stopped by David’s Bridal the next day and the atmosphere wasn’t even close to BHLDN’s.

I went here with two friends to check out wedding dresses from BHLDN. Yuna helped me and she was easy to talk to and offered good suggestions. I made my appointment before I had gone shopping elsewhere, and I didn’t realize how most of their dresses weren’t my style. I definitely recommend trying on dresses elsewhere before making your appointment.
I still had a fun time trying on dresses and toppers, so I let my friends go wild, but only one was a serious contender. BHLDN is great since they stock dresses in two sizes, so you’ll probably be able to try on dresses closer to your real size. Their prices are also cheaper than most bridal shops. I did notice that the dress material was thinner in their flowy dresses especially compared to more traditional structured dresses.
Bonus points for champagne while trying on dresses and being able to take pictures.

My mom and I went into BHLDN without an apointment just to try on some of the white dresses for fun (you can try on any non gowns without an appointment). We pulled around 6 different dresses in various sizes and I fell in love with the second one and knew immediately that it was my wedding dress. The associates were very accommodating and even without an appointment showed the different details of the dress and helped style it. The dress is technically a reception dress but it’s pure ivory and so long that you can definitely wear it as a dress for the ceremony. Since its not technically a gown it is also a complete steal on the price! We were so happy with our experience and the ladies at BHLDN even gave us a nice hanger and dry cleaner bag for the dress since typically only the gowns come with them.

My friend is getting married in June and she picked her bridesmaid dresses from BHLDN. I got two sizes since bridesmaid dresses tend to vary from what I normally wear and decided I would return whichever didn’t fit. I ordered one size directly from the website and the other size from the BHLDN in this Anthropologie store because they were sold out of my size online.
I rarely write online reviews but Lacey at BHLDN in Seattle was so incredibly helpful throughout the entire process and I was really impressed with the customer service. As a result, I want to tell others about it. Lacey was responsive to any and all of my questions, polite, and professional from when I first placed the order through the return process (the dress I ordered from the Seattle store ended up being too small). She walked me through the returns and even followed up with an email to make sure I knew the return had gone through and that my refund was being processed. I cannot express what amazing customer service I had and I ended up not even keeping the dress!
All of my interactions were over the phone and I will definitely order from BHLDN again, particularly from this specific store, because of this experience.

I was in town for a conference last week and the airport the lost my bags (which is another review for another day) but anyway, I was up a creek with nothing to wear for the weekend and popped into anthropologie to pick up a few items to get me through the weekend. One of the associates was so helpful, she went out of her way to find my sizes and even suggested pieces that were work appropriate. I wish I had gotten her name! She was the sweet red head gal with a short bob. She made my whole weekend so much smoother. Anthropologie always exceeds my expectations!

BHLDN:
Don’t shop here. Better to shop at Etsy who Anthropologie rips off at every turn. I purchased $ 1200 worth of wedding attire here – was told I could not return it after 30 days. Really now? Funny no one mentioned that when I was buying the cheaply made dress. Now I’m out $ 1200 and Anthropologie is that much richer. Seems their ‘system’ won’t allow returns after 30 days. Great excuse. Will never shop their pretentious, over-​priced store again.

I want to give a shout out to Meghan and Alison at BHLDN in Seattle! Alison was the most amazing stylist helping me to find the perfect dress. Once the dress was found it turned out that it was actually the LAST one in the company. Alison and manager Meghan search high and low for me in case a return came in; they exhausting every possibility! In the end I bought the sample. This is when things get a little complicated: my Mother wanted to buy it for me. Meghan triangulated between me and my Mother and the perfect dress persevered, holding our hand through the whole process, which took more then a month. Her patience, support and easy going attitude made a complicated situation bearable. Thank you BHLDN Seattle! I would recommend this shop to anyone– and I would give these ladies a bonus (just saying).
Ps. The cherry on top is that Meghan independently sent a fabric sample to the tailor to check whether after market dying would be a possible for me (results pending). Truly above and beyond.

BHLDN: had a great experience today. My best friend is getting married in October and the staff here made it so easy and fun for dress shopping. The stylist offered great suggestions and was very friendly. We were able to find an affordable wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses all in one stop. Including a simple, classic veil and some of the accessories.

If only I could afford to buy everything here. I love this place. So chic, so trendy, so classic, but way too expensive. Go upstairs at this location if you’re petite or a bride to be (both, in my case). BHLDN, their new bridal line, is upstairs and everything is so beautiful and classic. I wish I didn’t already buy my dress so I could get one from here!

BHLDN:
I had a bridal appointment a few Saturday’s ago and it went great! The girls working on the Bridal floor were very sweet while I waited and once it was my turn to try on dresses we were offered complimentary champagne and my stylist, Alyssa, was SO sweet! She was very knowledgeable and guided me toward dresses that were within my budget. I found my dream dress and received a handwritten thank you card from Alyssa a couple weeks later. Those little details mean a lot! Overall I was very pleased with my experience at BHLDN and definitely recommend it to any Bride looking for something romantic to wear on their wedding day!

This is my wife’s favorite store so it’s an obligation to go to every Anthropologie in every city we go to so this would be number 27. The couch which is my usual spot was fine and the wifi worked well as usual.
My wife didn’t find anything this time around because the pants she were looking for weren’t the right color and they didn’t have her side. She wasn’t happy oh well we’ll end up trying the store in University Place probably tomorrow or Monday.

OH MY GOD! Woman wearing a waterproof jacket because it’s raining? Best avoid her — she doesn’t seem the type who might buy anything… She’s certainly not *our* type.
I had a skirt that I wanted to try on, but couldn’t find a fitting room and couldn’t ask where it was as everyone was soooo busy ignoring me.
Dumped my possible purchase and left disappointed in everything, really. Their current collection is as dull as dishwater and the customer service sucks.
For what it’s worth, I hate my stupid waterproof jacket too, but it beats getting drenched.

Review of BHLDN:
I am getting married in May and have been searching for my wedding dress for several months now. My fiancée and I are getting married on the beach in Mexico, boho influence, so my main goal was to find a fun, not-​so-​traditional dress. Let me tell you, it’s harder than it sounds.
I originally went to a cute boutique in Green Lake which had great dresses… For like, $ 2000 more than my budget. Then, I tried my hand at the $ 99 dress (you know what I’m talking about) and that just made me want to take a shower.
I have been drooling over BHLDN gowns since before I was engaged, but it always seemed a little off to me that you’d have to order it online or via phone without being able to try the dress on first. I definitely suffer from, «This is the style I think I want… And then I choose something completely different,» Syndrome, so trying something on is a must in my book.
Lucky for me, the Anthro store downtown just got BHLDN gowns in!
I made the appointment for myself, my mom, and my future sister in law to come in and look at the dresses. Lacey was my stylist, and she was INCREDIBLE. She was so sweet, and so in tune with what I wanted that it was just a treat to work with her.
As soon as we arrived, she offered us water and champagne, which is a small offering, but one that is often looked over (even in the $ 4000 boutique!). She had pulled the gowns I had mentioned I liked when I booked the appointment and asked me more questions to get a gage of my style.
Let me tell you: even some of the dresses that looked like they were going to be too heavy for a 90 degree wedding were so soft and light. They were all beautifully constructed and felt great to wear.
Lacey had answers too all our questions. She knew where the dresses would be taken in, or how they could alter dresses with intricate details on the bottom and make it shorter without losing any of the «wow factor.»
After we tried the dresses I had said I liked, she pulled a few more dresses based on what she had heard me say… And, big surprise: THE dress was one she recommended for me… And over $ 1000 LESS than my budget maximum.
Check out was painless. I think sometimes when you go into these boutiques, you feel pressured to make a decision then and there. Lacey didn’t make me feel that way at all. Everything she said felt genuine.
Which leads me to today.
When I checked my mail this afternoon, I had a card from Lacey congratulating me on finding my dress. Sure, maybe the stylists send those to all their guests, but it was evident to me she really was a genuine girl. She mentioned things we had talked about during my appointment, she remembered my fiancées name… She’s just a sweet person and I feel very fortunate to have found her and BHLDN in my wedding gown search.

The store space itself is gorgeous with a lot of space and inventory, but at times the taste level of the designs/​style and the quality of the clothing is questionable. Sometimes when I walk in, I definitely think of all the Anthropologie FAIL websites and laugh because they are straight trolling with some of their «Grandma got a hold of the glue gun» styles (priced astronomically of course).
All this aside, they have great window displays, a robust sale selection, and a beautiful new BHLDN wedding area. The wedding section is a great use of some of the vast space that really used to be dead space. I also feel very happy with the level of customer service I receive here: I have bought a few articles of clothing that literally fell apart, but the staff hastily replaced the clothing or made a return. All in all, a fun store in which to browse around, as it has become a very strong lifestyle brand (so you can be sure everything is pretty curated), if for nothing else than to visually satiate your inner Grandma :)

If I won the lottery, I’m sure I’d stop in to Anthropologie. Normally, it’s a bit out of my price range but I LOVE everything in sight. Except the dress my sister wanted me to try on as a potential maid of honor dress. That was not flattering.
We came by not to look for me, but to check out B HLDN, the bridal section. So many lovely dresses, and so many options when you factor in belts and boleros! It was a fun time, and who knows? Maybe we’ll be back to pick up a dress for sissy.

*This is a review on recent launch of BHLDN seattle location (on 2^nd floor of anthropologie on 5^th ave).
I recently visited anthropologie on 5^th for BHLDN opening night. As I am planning my own wedding in May, I was browsing
religiously for past couple months. They opened a new seattle location on 2^nd floor of anthropologie last week, and I was super excited to see these beautiful things in person.
The opening night itself was great. There were models showing the wedding gowns in action, explaining the charm of the gowns. Throughout the night, champagnes and cookies/​cupcakes wete served.
However, the bridal collection was quite small, and they were mostly gowns and bridesmaid dresses. i hope to see more of wedding decors and accessories in the near future!