J.Crew Forum at Carlsbad

A great store! I have been on the hunt for some cute sandals/​flip flops for months and my girlfriend was kind enough to buy me a pair for my birthday. They are so cute and comfy — what a great find! I love them and want to get them in every color! Unfortunately, I had to exchange the pair I received as a gift for a smaller pair so had to come in to do the exchange. I’ve been meaning to check out this new store so I had no complaints.
This store use to be a Z Gallery and it seems they have filled every inch of space — in fact, the layout seemed a bit smaller but not to say, there was a shortage of inventory. There was plenty of great items and they did a good job of keeping everything tidy. Being 8 months preggo, shopping is not one of my favorite things these days but I couldn’t resist looking at all their accessories. Lots of great things I could’ve purchased but I resisted and stayed on track.
I found my size without any issues and was able to do the exchange pretty quickly. Sales associates were really nice and even though there was a line 5 or 6 people deep, they got through everyone really quick.
Once I pop out this baby, I’m sure i’ll be back doing a lot more damage. Until then, I’m loving my flip flops/​sandals. (
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This is probably the newest J Crew to open in San Diego (well, Carlsbad to be exact).
It looks great and is well organized. Unfortunately, the women’s sale section is pretty limited (see pic). I don’t see as much to choose from in this section (compared to the UTC and Fashion Valley locations). I’m not sure if I just visited on bad days but there just wasn’t much sale inventory to choose from. I rarely buy anything full price from J Crew as it’s just too darn pricey. So usually I keep a look out for the full price items (that I’ve been eyeing) to go on sale before I make a purchase at J Crew.
Note: sometimes the items are cheaper IN THE STORE vs online
They are located right next to Sur La Table and across from Anthropologie. The Forum parking lot can be a disaster on weekends but normal weekday parking is pretty easy.
I do hope they get more sale inventory in the near future as this location is cool (helloooo Anthro store and fresh hot chips from Casa de Bandini).
Just a weird brain fart: but anyone notice that the J Crew in Fashion Valley and UTC also have an Anthropologie store in same mall. Strange yet fascinating. Maybe b/​c I love both of these stores.