Crate & Barrel

I adore this store, home of what I believe is the only escalator south of Braintree. Furniture style and quality are superb, as is customer service. My sectional sofa, purchased at the Cambridge C&B in 1995, would still look and feel brand new but for some of the damage to upholstery done by cat claws. Not their fault. Well worth doing slipcovers someday. For years I was smitten by the oversized mangowood one-​piece dining table in their showroom. My Ethan Allen dining set is lovely, but was purchased when I had a much smaller dining room. I needed something with both more width and breadth to accommodate serving pieces down the center of the table when dining family-​style, and more elbow room for parties of 10 – 12. I finally purchased the piece three years ago and have loved entertaining with it. Perfect for Thanksgiving, seating 12 comfortably. Actually wide enough to seat two people side-​by-​sde on the end. We have also purchased a coffee table for our den, a drop-​leaf console table, and more tchotchkes in their kitchen department than I could rattle off here. Every time I build up a cache of Amex rewards points, I redeem for C&B gift cards and head to the store at Derby Street — sure to find something to delight.

Looking for cookware can be very confusing with the many brands available! Luckily I met Patty at the Hingham Crate & Barrel and she could not have been more helpful with options available and what to look for while doing my homework! So it looks like
All Clad wins out… thanks!

Now that this is the premier C&B of the South Shore now that the one in the South Shore Plaza has closed, the service, stock availability, and the quality has not decreased at all. Yes, some of their items are expensive. Yes, some of it is really expensive. However, this is one of the few places in which price matches quality.
After we got married, we received a lot of gifts from our registry from C&B. A few things we had to return as we received duplicates (of those who can’t order from a registry or choose not to, but I digress…). The staff at C&B are well-​versed in the post-​wedding rush of new brides loaded with bags and gift receipts. The staff at C&B made it easier by returning all our unwanted items and loading it on to a gift card. Then, armed with our 10% off coupon (ps, it’s a bonus if you register there!) we were able to get what we wanted.
The return policy is very generous. A few plates arrived chipped from shipping and one glass had a crack in it from shipping (unbeknownst to us as we opened them months later). No problem at C&B. We exchanged them and the staff re-​wrapped them for the travel back home.
The staff is very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. If you see a product you want but that is not available on the sales floor, they will get it for you. If you see something online whether it be from C&B or another merchant, just ask and they will do what they can to get it to you. Bottom line: ask and you shall receive. Top notch products with top notch service is 5 stars to me!

Santa left me a very generous gift certificate to Crate & Barrel in my stocking this Christmas. And double the fun is having this Crate and Barrel practically at my doorstep.
It’s a really nice one.
I’m a fan of the Derby Street Shoppes where this C & B is located (although I Ioathe that «shoppe» double «p» spelling). It’s well-​designed and all outdoors and I don’t get the claustrophobic sensations and feelings of dread like I do at indoor malls (which I avoid like the plague).
One of the anchors is Crate and Barrel and it has a lot of square footage.
There are two floors of home furnishing delights. It’s bright and cheerful inside with all the cool stuff we’ve all come to expect from C & B. The second floor is entirely furniture. It’s dangerous for me up there because the redecorating bug bites me badly .
With the exception of my visit here during the New Year’s holiday weekend when the store and the parking lot were jam-​packed, this location is usually quite civilized with great customer service and an always eye-​popping array of goodies for my abode.
That gift certificate is still burning a hole in my pocket, but trust me, not for long.

This is one of my wife’s favorite places in Derby Street. If you are looking for furniture upstairs, ask for Michael. He is friendly, informative and doesn’t pressure you.

I really enjoyed my shopping experience at this branch of C&B. My local (NY) C&B is at the Westchester and I find it a little oppressive since it is not free standing. Nothing like full frontal sun and good air flow to get one’s shopping juices going. The employees were all very nice and I was able to find exactly what I needed. I will use my new goodies daily for years to come. Prices are decent and my items were carefully wrapped for their journey home.

This particular location is brand new, located in the Derby Street Shops in Hingham. It’s bigger than the one in the South Shore Plaza, as it has an entire second floor dedicated to furniture. It is not, however, as big as the one on Boylston Street, which has a third floor. But, for it’s convenience in location, i’d much prefer this one over Boylston street! C&B is great for kitchen gadgets and specialty items. Their prices for kitchen things are very reasonable, and it’s typically things you either wouldn’t think of or can’t find anywhere else. Their furniture seems overpriced, but then again, i’m cheap. I did see a kitchen cart there for $ 300 that I had bought the month before elsewhere for $ 40, so there you go. I do like their plate sets and glassware, but for the prices, it’s not my everyday wear.