Pitaya

Currently closed courtesy of the Green St. fire =(Here’s to hoping it comes back!

This is the place to go to if you are out with your friends looking for cheap going out clothes. They know their market they have good items at great prices– which is exactly what the girls who shop there are looking for.
With that said– i was not pleased with my experience. The merchandise is cheap– but you get what you pay for– but there were also no small sizes. I’m a xsmall or small depending and there was nothing for me to even try on, everything was a size large. Also, I was shocked that while me and about 5 other girls were in there shopping the two sales girls were in the fitting rooms trying things on! I’m sorry but you need to help your shoppers– not yourself. you do that once you close or before your open but not while your on the clock.
Their accessories were cute– $ 8 sunglasses were pretty great, but i couldnt get myself to buy anything. I didnt want to help them if they werent going to help me.

For the quality of Pitaya’s clothes, they really shouldn’t charge that much. The sale rack usually sucks as well because most likely they won’t have your size. It’s a close place to shop (cough window shop), but I don’t really recommend buying anything unless the quality doesn’t suck, which is unlikely. They also overprice the accessories. Pitaya needs a wake-​up call because they are not Forever 21.

Even though there are not that many places to shop here in champaign (well, at least I think so) this is alllllright.
The previous reviewer is so right about the quality of the clothes. As soon as I get home, a button falls off. So annoying. Why do i keep coming back? I have no freaking clue.
I once showed one of the girls that works there that my jacket buttons have all fallen off and I asked her if she has noticed that with the clothes there. «Like, no, I’ve, like totally never seen that before»…and then I said «then why does all the clothes on the SALE rack have no buttons or busted zippers??»…mhmhmmmmm???
«That is weird…»
Another gripe is as soon as I get into the dressing room (after they take my purse, sweet jeebus) they knock on the door asking me if everything is okay!!! …I just GOT IN THERE!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!! Next time i should walk out in my underoos and go «I don’t know what do you think? Does it, like, make my butt look big? OMG»
This place sucks, but where else can we shop here in town? Oh yeah, Urban Outfitters is opening soon. Maybe Pitaya should work on these things, so they dont lose business. Or go out of business.

At first I thought this place sold pitas… only when I saw they were displaying clothes and tons of people in there, I stepped inside. This place is busy and they change their inventory once a week. This means there is finally a place on campus for girls to buy cheap trendy clothes! Please beware. this place is ONLY for women’s fashions. They do not sell men’s fashions at all.
The clothes, bags, shoes, etc. are cheap and have a cheap quality though. so beware. But you’re paying less than $ 30 for almost everything so what do you expect?
One thing I DON’T like is the fact that they require that you can not bring anything except a wallet in your fitting room. I told her I would prefer hanging on to my small purse and she could check it. but she refused. I also don’t like their 30 days only return policy.