Gordmans

I’ve been here a handful of times while in the area. Overall, I find the selection lacking, especially in the clothing and jewelry departments. I did find a very cute pair of Roxy slip on tennis shoes discounted to $ 17, but that has been my only purchase from Gordman’s to date. This store is similar to a Marshall’s or TJ Maxx but it seems to me that they have less designer items than the aforementioned competitors.
I haven’t looked much, but my friend told me the housewares section is pretty good as well.
Fitting rooms and washrooms have been very clean when I’ve shopped here.
Definitely a place I’d pop into to do some browsing in hopes of finding something, but not worth a special trip.

If I hadn’t ever been to Gordman’s in Champaign, then this would be a 5-​star review. However, comparatively– this one is so flipping tiny. Let me start by saying, I come here for the home décor. I have enough clothes and didn’t even peruse them this time around.
The pros with the home décor at the Aurora store is that there’s a huge amount of clearance to be found and great bargains at that. I found a beautiful green shower curtain at World Market last week and found a matching lime green vase for $ 4. I also picked up a white funky one for $ 10 (this was considered full price.) A similar vase I found online at West Elm was selling for $ 70. If you’re walking the store trying to find the clearance stuff, walk on the inside of the aisles closest to the front of the store. It’s the same set up as the Target clearance.
I did end up spending about $ 100 to pimp out my place, so it isn’t entirely a bad store. However, it doesn’t have as much variety as the Champaign location which I’ve been to a dozen times already.
If you plan to stop in more than once, sign up for their loyalty program. After you spend $ 200, you’ll get a $ 10 store credit plus they send you $ 5 on your birthday.

I don’t know why, but there’s something about this place that makes me want to hate it, but I can’t just yet. I’ve only come here a handful of times, but in many ways I can never shake the initial, negative impression I had about this place; I thought it was messy, chaotic, and cheap. I can’t say that I would describe it differently today, but those impressions don’t seem as negative to me as they used to.
I’ll admit that I haven’t really taken a good look at the clothing, or bought anything for myself or anyone else to judge, but it looks very much like what you’ll find at Target or Walmart, with the same generic in-​the-​times styling. If I needed to buy clothes that are just meant to lounge/​clean around the house, or do yard work, I would consider buying them here; I would also recommend buying a good deal of your children’s clothes here, especially when they’re at the age where they ruin everything they wear or outgrow it within just a few months.
But the only other reason I would recommend this store or continue to come here myself is that when I’ve needed something slightly random or something that would fall under the category of house-​ware – and didn’t need/​want to spend a lot of money – I’ve had pretty good luck here. I needed a single lamp to put somewhere where it would hardly ever be used and I found one that was actually pretty nice for a pretty good price; however, it was a good thing that I only needed one because it was the only one like it. I found a pretty good sized, fairly standard, hardshell suitcase here at what was an awesome price, but here again it was the only hardshell suitcase in the entire building period. Overall, I would have to say that I do keep this place in mind when considering where to shop for certain things, but I find coming here a task, not a pleasure.

This a very pleasant and organized store to shop in. I like all the bright colors and the merchandisers rock! Everything is always sized, which is awesome! There is always something fun on display and they have a great snack and coffee isle! The staff are really nice too!

I don’t think I’ll be running here to buy clothes anytime soon but this place has the cutest home décor. Okay maybe just for me since I have an unhealthy obsession with anything owl. This store has every owl thing ever made. A great place to get seasonal decorations, especially right after the holiday. Discounts on already discounted items. I’m such a sucker for sales.
And fragrance and cologne on the cheap! Okay, I guess I’ll admit it, I love this place!

I really love this store. Their staff is friendly and they have a wide variety of fashion for very reasonable prices. The store is organized fairly well so I don’t feel claustrophobic while browsing the clothes. It’s true that some of the clothing isn’t made as well as some of the higher end stores out there but for what you pay for it, it is perfectly acceptable. My favorite outfits have been purchased from Gordmans and I plan to continue to be a customer as long as Gordmans is around.

Gordman’s is synonymous with Burlington Coat Factory, ROSS and Marshall’s stores. There’s usually a variety of merchandise, but there’s only one or two sections really worth shopping.
When I walked in, I didn’t know which way to go. This store has high ceilings and is spread out. There were two displays of holiday décor near the door, so I browsed the Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s stuff. I picked up 2 St. Patrick’s day wreaths, each one was $ 5.99. Farther back in the store was Easter decorations and clearance Christmas décor. It isn’t your Big Lots, tinsel-​laden junk. There are some really nice wreaths, ornaments and decorative items among the aisles.
The home décor department is huge, it takes up at least ¼ of the store, possibly more. I was puzzled to see that there are items stacked to the ceiling like photo frames and vases. After about the 4^th shelf up, I knew I would need assistance with an item. Aside from that, I was impressed by the variety of photo frames; lots of 4×6 and cute giftables as well as a variety of 8×10 and large collage frames. A few aisles down is a succession of aisle after aisle of wall art. Again there’s a variety of size and style from wall-​mountable sconces, metal art shaped like a bicycle, framed prints and canvass.
I wasn’t looking for anything in particular, but when I saw a small shelving unit I suddenly remembered that was exactly what I’d been keeping an eye out for! And at $ 50 it seems like a good deal. The furniture items are similar to those at Hobby Lobby, but much less expensive. Most tables I saw ranged from $ 50 – 200.
The candles, vases and accessories aren’t worth much of a look. The candles were randomly placed on shelves and look like bad, re-​gifted items. As for the accessories, it’s a very small nook to the right of the entrance, and even from a distance I was bored.
I didn’t spend any time looking through the women’s clothing. But the clothing, especially men’s, is super affordable. There are a lot of graphic T’s for only $ 7 – 8! Remember Steve & Barry’s? The pricing seems on par with that old gem. You won’t find high-​end designer goods here, but you could probably dress your kids and tweens pretty well without emptying your wallet or having a kid that gets made fun of for wearing awful teddy bear t-​shirts.
Two employees said «hello» to me while I was browsing, that’s always something I appreciate.
I agree with Candice G. There’s something about the color scheme that creates a weird mood in here. Nothing is reallly encouraging me to spend money here, except the shelving unit — I’ll be back on pay day.
4 stars for the prices and home décor.

I really enjoy this store. I hate going to Marshall’s and rummaging through all he racks. Gordmans is much more organized. It is clean and has a huge selection to choose from. I always have great finds in the athletic apparel. I love there seasonal goods and housewares sections. Another plus for this store is that they offer layaway. Not many stores offer that year round anymore. If you get on their email list and shop there often enough, you will be loaded with coupons to use too. I have never been into this store where I didn’t walk out with a bag full of stuff.

I’ve tried out Gordmans a bunch of times over the last year or so and I have yet to buy anything other than a couple pairs of socks for one of my children. Mind you I keep getting lured in by the 20 percent off coupons that I receive in my email.
The stuff is not the best quality and it reminds me alot of the clothes and accessories you would find a ‘dots’ or ‘rave’. Stuff that looks cute the first time you wear it but clearly changes color, form, or both after it’s first use.
Needless to say I LOVE deal hunting but all of the deals in this place have already been shot.

I am slightly obsessed with Gordmans. It’s an organized «Marshalls» type of store, where the clothes are actually organized and not just on racks. The selection is huge and I never leave empty handed. I usually buy yoga pants and basic tees, as well as jewelry. They have a very large section of designer denim that I have yet to conquer. And every time you leave, they give you a coupon for the next time you come back.

For such a big store, I really never find too much of anything. I mean sometimes I find stuff, I guess it’s all about the timing. That’s kind of how Ross dress for less is too. most of the girls clothing isn’t name brand or anything that I would wear. Things I have tried on have been low quality. And thing’s I’ve bought shrunk down to nothing. They never have too many sizes in the shoes either. It’s not on the same level as Nordstrom rack, where I can get name brands for low prices and it’s still thing’s in season!

Easter all year round? That’s what the color scheme and décor of Gordman’s feels like.
Clothes, home décor, shoes, crafts, credit cards and more… yet still nothing for me. It’s a discount store that carries mostly generic and non-​brand items, but I did see a few things with labels like a Betsey Johnson bag and those Kathy Van Zealand bags that are always at Filene’s Basement on the cheap. Most of the merch here seemed pretty low quality and a several seasons behind– a little too fashionably late, IMO.
I checked out the shoes– not too bad there, but after getting halfway through the women’s clothing I just turned around and left. Cheapy cheap clothing and not anything worth looking further into or trying on. Also, the prices weren’t that great, especially for what everything was. They tag things with a higher printed price crossed out and below t have their «discount» price, and nothing I checked out was worth even a fraction of the discount price. I won’t be back anytime soon and I honestly wouldn’t mind something else entirely going in that retail space.

The first time I went in I wasn’t even sure what the store was and after walking around I liked it. I even started telling people about it. The cashier gave me a coupon to come back and my receipt had a survey to fill out for another coupon. Yeah its only 20% but every store it the suburbs is based on coupons. I went back to pick up a couple of other things with my two new coupons and they would not allow me to use both. I asked the cashier to ring it up seperatly and she said she had to call her manager. When I say «call» this means a two way radio so everyone in line gets to hear also. She asked the manager and he said no, its one coupon per day, per family. The cashier knew it was pointless too but she had to follow the rules. So I said oh well i’ll just get these today but maybe i should redo the survey (joking)…which because i just took it i knew the survey is about the store, not about the cashier. The cashier next to her didn’t know I was joking (because he had his back to me) turned around and said dont worry your doing a great job to my cashier! So two emberrasing moments in one trip is enough for me. The store says everything is discounted but I can go down the street to Kohls with 2 coupons and get the same thing.

My husband and I were surprised at what we saw when we walked in. Everything was so nicely organized, colorful, clean, and it’s such a big store. The store kind of draws you in. We planned to go just to see it, but ended up buying a few things. I liked that things were easy to find. The employees there were so very nice. So many people asked if we needed anything or help getting something that it got annoying after a while haha. I was glad they were asking though. When we got ready to check out, there were 2 people ahead of us with a ton of stuff. An employee saw that we only had a few things and open up another line. I thought that was really nice.
They have almost anything you need there minus food. Clothes for men, women, kids, shoes, glasses, furniture, bathroom and kitchen items, art work, and other things to decorate your house with, and more. Nothing I saw there was overly expensive. I thought the prices were very reasonable. It’s like a Walmart or target, but more with a great atmosphere. There is plenty of parking, and in a convenient location. I wish we had a Gordman’s around us, now that we are in the city. It’s a nice store.