At Home

I love all this store has to offer, including their rug selection because of the different styles and low prices. Their cashiers are always friendly, but anytime I’ve had an associate on the floor assist, they are so rude! They won’t do any research, they huff/​puff and act like they’re being forced to assist.
If I could give 3.5 stars here, I would; but I’m giving it four because this is the only bad experience (s) I’ve had. Definitely worth a visit, especially if you just moved!

I had been meaning to check this place out.
Online their prices were comparable to other options around town so I thought I would give them a try. They are in the old Kmart building on University.
I was impressed on how clean everything looked when I walked in. They utilized the space very well with rows upon rows of items.
This day I was on the prowl for one particular item. I needed new deck chair padded covers.
I headed right to that area and then was stuck. For about an HOUR I was stuck.
This is a little frustrating when there are no prices posted near the items, just on the individual item.
And if you have ever shopped for deck furniture you know no two are alike.
There was about 5 rows of these, sorted only by color. I could not tell how many different versions their were, and if I pulled one item out 3 others would topple out.
I finally did catch a worker and asked for help. I needed 5 of the same thing. He helped for a moment or two and then kinda said I was on my own. They don’t have a real good inventory because the in stock is always changing and the truck always has something different.
This was FRUSTRATING. I ONLY wanted 5 of the same thing in the same color, any color but red and they were so disorganized with this simple thing.
Finally I found two and then saw (maybe) three up on the top shelf. At this point I was ready to monkey up this wall and take care of this myself. However my better judgment made me walk to the front of the store and ask for help.
He told me he would send someone. I told him it was on the top shelf and they would need a ladder.
So of course help shows up with no ladder.
Okay, now we have a ladder and she gets up there and pulls exactly what I’ve been looking for out of the pile. Hurrah!
So I finally have what I need after an hour and half, get right to the front of the store and they have one person on a register.
Well, needless to say, finally was able to get out of there only an hour or so later than I had hoped. Not the best first impression for me. I didn’t even get anywhere else in the store other than the restroom. Which was clean BTW.
Well see if I go back.

Had the day off so my friend and I decided to stop by At Home since I haven’t been there yet. Plus my friend likes it when I spend money lol. Man, this place is amazing! It has everything you would ever want for your house, business, or someone else’s house. And everything is priced reasonably, especially when you compare the prices to Homemakers (paintings, décor, accessories).
I needed a large painting to go over my fireplace, and there were plenty of paintings (framed, canvas, etc) to choose from. I kept getting distracted from my original goal of finding a large painting since I would see a mirror that I liked, or a smaller painting that could go in the bathroom, or a new lamp that could go on the end tables! So beware of that and hopefully you have willpower :) I found a painting that was around 36″ x 36″ and it was priced at $ 79.99. There was a 25% discount that day, so I saved around $ 20! I should have gotten another one :) I did stop by Homemakers later in the day and a painting this size was well over $ 150 and some were priced over $ 250!
Overall, I was really impressed with this store. I think I repeated «This store is amazing» several times while walking around with my eyes wide open. I will definitely go back to get some more stuff for the house in the near future.

A newly opened store in Clive! I have never heard of At Home before, but apparently it’s a pretty well-​known chain store specializing in home décor. Now, I didn’t expect too much upon visiting, I honestly was thinking it was going to be like a TJ Maxx with a ton of items, boy was I wrong!
First off, this store is HUGE and it’s full of shoppers! It really has a lively atmosphere with customers shopping and staff walking about. Second, the selections are great! There were so many home décor items I saw that I just wanted to buy them all! The prices are pretty good, I expected the items I thought were good to be pricey, but it wasn’t the case!
If you are looking to spice your home up, stop by here and take a look!