Williams-Sonoma

Super friendly staff. Never crazy busy. They always have soda stream replacement cartridges.

Ina Garten (The Barefoot Contessa) came for a Book signing this past thursday and what a turn out! Even though it was cold outside, there were people lining up at nine AM!(The event started at 12PM until 2PM). I did hear that even if you didn’t come to get your book signed, Ina had done so on a few nice label cards. You could place it in the book and then personalize a message yourself for whomever.
There were food vendors there as well that took recipes from the newest book she was promoting and serving sample sizes to all the waiting people in line. Red Door Spas in Cross Keys even turned out and were offering complimentary mini spa services and had raffle prizes! Thank you W&S for a great experience-​you turned it around!

They sharpen knives and offer great cooking classes!
I like this location because the staff are so much nicer than other locations. They will stay with you until all of your shopping needs are met. It’s kinda like Bloomingdales where the sales people are like your personal shopping assistants. And this is not in the mall, so you don’t have to fight the traffic, parking etc. The store is bigger than mall stores too. I saw someone complained about not getting attention from the staff, and yes, it is possible, for the reasons above. If they are short staffed and they are helping other customer, you may not get the help right away. They will, however, put all attention on you once they are done with another customer. My suggestion is to go there during off peak hour if you need help from staff. They are always so friendly and welcoming, and let’s not forget all the food samples! Yum!