Forever 21

My experience today is what earned four stars — my experiences in the past are what deducted a star.
I’m lucky enough to work in downtown Seattle — so sometimes I’ll take my lunch break and go shopping. I did that today, in search of some work attire I need for an upcoming convention. I didn’t find what I need, but… I found other things that I ended up buying. Ugh.
Being a weekday afternoon, the store was clean, it wasn’t rampant with shoppers or teenagers, and the employees weren’t overwhelmed and actually went out of their way to help me find things, happily.
If you come here on a weekend, don’t expect great customer service or short lines. Or a clean store.

I lost a bag with a lot of cash in it at the store, and was able to recover it because Christina managed everything about the situation, kindly and efficiently. It was a pleasure to meet her and I’m really impressed with how well the store is maintained and the communication between employees even in such a large store. Thanks for the help! I needed it.

My daughter loves the clothes here, and I can usually find something as well. The prices are great, the quality is what you’d expect for the price, but the service is ridiculously bad. I stood in line for over 20 minutes today while only 2 cashiers (who were ridiculously slow) tried to catch up. There were at least 2 other workers in the store but the line was almost out the door (NOT exaggerating!) before anyone opened another register. Horrible service. Just horrible.

I love this place :) Clothes Heaven. Love the dress. Super cute and cheap but just be extra careful. You have to look at the material of clothes and stitching or else you will most likely get a piece you can only wear once and throw away. As for the staff. I get it retail kinda sucks… Majority of the staff just do there job not rude at all to me :) I don’t need them to constantly greet me. I also don’t mind the lines haha any thing to keep the cost down I guess.

There are so many reasons why I despise this place. For your edification, I shall make a list:
1. The «inexpensive» product, is actually «cheap» and will be destroyed after a couple of washes.
2. They can keep their prices so low because they use overseas immoral labor practices – namely child labor.
3. They promote the over sexualization of young girls. Have you ever stopped to listen to the music they play in their stores? It generally contains misogynistic themes proclaiming concepts like that women are at their best when they’re on their knees and things like that. Rarely is music playing in there that doesn’t contain deeply misogynistic themes.
4. As a plus-​sized woman, I sincerely despise being relegated to the remotest corner of the store to shop in a reduced (and cluttered) selection of clothes.
5. I don’t think I’ve ever had a single employee talk to me in the store before. Never a greeting, never an offer of help.
6. The organization in this store is an absolute joke.
7. On top of it all, they print the Bible verse reference «John 3:16» on the bottom of their bags. I find this to be outrageously inappropriate for an organization that uses child labor, promotes the over-​sexualization of their target audience (young girls/​women), and discriminates against plus-​sized women.
Overall, if I were to summarize my best observed estimation of the Forever 21 brand, I would say they *actually* hate women.

Worst customer service ever.
I stood in front of the cashier with clothes for five minutes and they were on the computer completely ignoring me. Then when they got around to talking to me, they said «what do tou want?»
The manager was also equally as rude when I happened to walk past her. They not only made no effort to do their job (allow me to pay for my clothes or show me where I could find certain things) they made it seem like I owed them something for asking in the first place.

This review is for the alderwood mall Forever 21. Is by far staffed by the rudest most immature group of brats I have ever seen in my life. My daughter and myself have shopped there several times and have the misfortune of being waited on by a tall skinny young man. Who obviously hates life and his job. He ignores customers who are standing directly in front if him and then when he finally does wait on you he he intentionally doesn’t take off the security tags and then starts, laughing. When you have to come back in in! SO Unprofessional! We will not shop there any longer. Nor will other mall employees because of the rude staff you have working there. The whole bunch needs, to go

So many choices that I can probably spend a day looking. I find that their workout clothes are good quality, and for a less price. Of course, You’ll find more thngs to buy that you hadn’t planned. The ladies on the 2^nd floor were very sweet which I appreciated.

Came here with my sister, left with a super cheap sweatshirt (and my sister). Wanted to buy some other stuff but not sure I can pull off bold floral prints (yet).
The best thing about this place is the music. Every time I’ve been here, the music is dope. Since the outfit combinations are near-​infinite, you’ll probably spend a lot of time waiting outside the fitting room if you aren’t here to shop for yourself so you really learn to appreciate the looped Lana Del Rey remixes.
3 floors of clothing. I imagine this place is responsible for a lot of sweatshop labor. Tres chic!

Employees are rude and far from helpful. I was told by one of the staff to «wait a minute» while she finished on her phone. Cant beat the prices though. Go here if you are looking for «disposable» clothing.

Frugal Fashionistas Rejoice! Forever 21 is both a gift and a curse. Countless women (and now men) come here and lose their minds and afternoons to browsing its endless and, for the most part disorganized, racks. And, lucky you, it’s a multi-​level store!
The fashion is never the part that’s in question. There’s plenty of style to go around in whatever latest look you’re going for (sporty, boho, hipster, urban, tribal, and so forth). The racks are loosely placed together on each floor in sections — and «placed together» is a generous statement. It can often be pretty tough to find your size and there is always a line for the dressing room (since there’s a no return for cash policy).
However, while the prices and styles are great, buyer beware! Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, will fall apart on you, if it hasn’t already. The products are cheap (by their design to hook their customers in) in both price (yay!) and quality (noo!). I can’t tell you how many times I’ve literally had a heel (on a wedge) «deflate» or a high heel straight up come loose. Clothes can’t seem to make it through the wash and everything does actually look pretty cheap… even when it’s on the rack. All their stuff looks kinda like it came from Forever 21: The material is thin, wrinkles easily and never quite fits perfectly (something in the construction is always slightly off). The jewelry looks chincy and you can even see that some of the products on their shelves are already broken, crooked, missing stones, etc. Your safest bet is to stick to cool prints on tee shirt material.
Why do we do this to ourselves?! For the record, I am getting older and I don’t do this to myself anymore lol. And, with all the chaos and sub-​par construction/​materials, now I remember why. But, I did have to shop here for a Halloween costume and definitely remembered, there are some scenarios which are ideal for Forever 21:
1. you’re on a budget
2. you need a throwaway outfit that you plan on wearing for one night where you don’t care if it gets ruined or spilled on but want to look killer (aka a date or a party)
3. you need something experimental… you don’t usually dress like x but for one outfit, you will
4. you’re going to a costume party, quite possibly themed (jersey shore, 1980s, etc.)
5. you have limited time and need something cute fast!
6. you’re looking for something really specific but don’t want to make a huge monetary investment… you’re willing to gamble precious time it will take to pore over the racks on F21.

A forever21 is a forever21 no matter where you go. This one us 3 stories high in the heart of downtown seattle. Very clean store and very busy from what i could see. The high volume of customers outweighed the staff. For 3 stories of options from mens to plus size, only one register section was being operated. Although understaffed, the staff that was available was very friendly and helpful and managed to maintain their positive vibes during the rush. If I lived in Seattle I would not mind shopping here, however i was just traveling through and had the urge for a scarf and a pair of fall boots that couldn’t be found in the location in my city.

If you aren’t familiar with the Forever21, it’s an affordable contemporary clothing brand mostly geared towards young females. However, they offer men’s clothing also. I can’t recall if this particular location carried men’s clothing. Generally speaking, the clothes are not known for their quality but for their current and trendy styles. They are a great place for accesories shopping. In recent years, Forever21 also expanded their lines to include plus-​size clothings and a contemporary line called Love21.
In terms of store policy, there’s a 21 day store-​credit or exchange policy. There are no refunds and all sales are final.
This particular Forever21 is big; it’s 3 stories high. I have been to larger Forever21 stores, so the size doesn’t phase me. Check-​out is at the bottom floor. Sales are on the very top floor. They don’t seem to be very well-​staffed the day we visited. Checking out took a long time because they were only 2 employees working the cash registers.

I always try to avoid coming into this store in Downtown Seattle since it seems to be always understaffed… and what do you know. 8:00pm on a Friday night and waited nearly half an hour to purchase what I needed to buy.
Sidenote, there was only one cashier and there was a long line. POOR judgement on the management to only have one person be a cashier when there were a bunch of associates on the second floor gossiping. SMH!

An overwhelmingly full Forever 21 and when you make it three stories you know that that shi®t, just got real.
Stopped by Forever 21 since it started to rain a bit in Downtown Seattle and wanted to get out of the rain and to find a little souvenoir to take home to CA to remember my trip here.
Everything seemed pretty organized and stocked (3 stories, remember?) and found my way up to the sale section. I walked out with a lovely white, moto jacket in my size for $ 18 — not bad at all.
Only con, was the sheer vastness of the store and that there weren’t many cashiers available to ring people up. I had to wait in line for 15 minutes and on top of that my cashier was all over the place she fumbled around with my credit card that she dropped it on the floor.
Regardless, typical clothes that you can get at any other Forever 21 location. This one is just more larger than the typical ones with an overwhelmingly amount of clothing. Also it gets pretty toasty inside!

Alright, theres a reason to be embarrassed as a 28 year-​old woman walking into Forever 21. But I do it anyway. Why? Mostly, for owl necklaces.
I’ve only been going to Forever 21 for a few years now, and owl necklaces were the initial inspiration and remain the driving force behind my inability to pass by a Forever 21 without walking in. Yes, the quality is shitty. Yes, the owners of the chain are religious douche-​nozzles who donate to causes I hate. Yes, the «plus size» section goes up to size 20 or something. But, owl necklaces. Really, really cheap owl necklaces, and yah other necklaces and everything else. Somehow I now have a hat, scarf, backpack, makeup brushes, hair brushes, socks, makeup, etc., etc. The cheapness and trendiness tends to overwhelm my understanding that the quality is crappy. But oh well, if your necklace was four bucks, you can afford to get a few each year.

ugh… i don’t like to shop unless it’s for me lol
but when i see a sale… oh it’s on & popping! my wife got several pairs of jeans, a sweater & a couple of tops… all for like $ 60…score!!!
no more shopping lol

Pros:
This place is HUUUUUGE. There are three floors and they cater to anyone and everyone. There’s even a section for men!
If you’re trying to keep up with fleeting styles but don’t care too much for lasting quality, you might as well come to Forever 21 because they’ll have it here and have it for cheap.
If you know how to look and dig and hunt, you can pick out pieces that will actually make you look quite put together even on a budget. They have cute dresses that can work for the work place and pencil skirts and basic tops.
Cons:
The fabric and make of most of their clothes are just awful. I worry that some clothes I’ve bought here will disintegrate in the wash.
The customer service. HOLY BALLS. I don’t think I’ve seen worse customer service in any shopping place downtown. Every time I’ve gone, no one smiles or offers help. When you ask anyone any question, you seem like you’re bothering them or wasting their precious time. I’m not expecting to be waited on hand and foot but I would like to get a response to a question with no matching stank face, ya know? The place IS huge and it would cut down my hunting time if I could just get some assistance. And I’m not talking about a busy weekend here. I’ve only ever visited while taking a break from work around lunch time on a weekday. Also, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone smile. The last couple of times here, the cashier didn’t say hi (I said it first but it wasn’t acknowledged) and I said thank you and I was just waved off.
So basically if you want cheap, trendy pieces and don’t care too much for quality or customer service, this place will do the job. I’m not bashing Forever 21 as a whole but I’d rather go to the Northgate store.

Forever 21 for men! Now men can get low quality clothes which break apart after first wear. Seriously, the stuff looks good on the shelf, but comes apart the moment you try it on. Also, if you are hoping to use the fitting rooms, abandon hope! The fitting rooms are crowded, and there is a line all the way to pike place.
As for the selection: F21 for men has a relatively limited selection, not that you can try it on anyway, because the line is horrible.

This chain is a guilty pleasure.
It’s basically disposable clothing at a cheap enough price you don’t care when it falls apart a few months later.
This store specifically, is a great one, with multiple departments: plus sizes, jewelery, shoes and even some hot little panties and ‘bras’ (they hold nothing up as much as just barely cover so it’s in quotes)
I brought my purchase of some unmentionables — all in the $ 3 range– up to the counter where a guy who is in a band first, a manager second rang me up without batting a lash.
I’ll be back, since these don’t last long, I’ll stock up.