Nordstrom Rack

Oh Nordstrom Rack how I love thee. I have shopped religiously at Nordstrom Rack for over 10+ years, beginning in Scottsdale, AZ in the early 2000s. Having recently moved to eastern Iowa, I was devastated to find only one Nordy Rack in the state — however I gladly made the 2 hour drive. For those who are not familiar with shopping the Rack here are some tips:
1) Have a general idea of what you are looking for. Looking for a fancy dress? Need new flats? Some tank tops? Keep it general — you may be disappointed if you are too specific.
2) Know your brands. This is not Target or Forever 21 or JCPenny. Having knowledge of the higher dollar brands, or brands you love but would never pay retail for comes in handy as you shop. Regardless if you are a brand snob, knowledge is power and gives you a good idea of quality.
3) Head for the clearance rack. I don’t think I have ever bought «retail» Rack prices. The best time to buy is the first day of the «Clear the Rack» sale, which is usually 25% off the clearance prices. I was just at this location and bought 3 cashmere sweaters for less than $ 20 each. This goes for shoes and accessories. Frye boots for less than $ 100 and Steven by Steve Madden boots for $ 30. Why pay $ 50 from Payless when you can buy quality leather for less!
4) Be Patient and visit often. I wish I could do this! You never know what you might find if you stop in on a random Tuesday. I would also say, if you are a crazed shopper, find out when they get shipments or do their markdowns.
5) SHOES! — all and every, if you come to the Rack for any reason, come for the shoes. The deals are awesome and you can leave with high quality, beautiful shoes for the same price you would pay lesser quality or cheap knock-​offs at Kohls or Yonkers.
6) This location has a small accessory section, BOO! Again, shop clearance for jewelry items — they typically have some great deals.
The mens section is always small at the Rack, but you can find good deals on shoes, coats, jackets, dress shirts etc.
I can’t wait to go back, even if it is two hours way.

Stopped by Nordstrom Rack on my day off, since I needed a new jacket due to this cold weather. The place reminded me of a TJ Maxx, since there are random brands and clothing available. The place is big, clean and not too crowded, so it was easy to walk around and look at stuff. They also have some home décor items too, like throw pillows and blankets. I found a black jacket by Michael Kors for $ 99 (retailed at $ 350, so I had to buy it right?!). The jacket is what I was looking for, since it isn’t too dressy but still exudes style. The jacket was well priced along with other items that I looked at, so stop by here if you’re looking to improve or upgrade your wardrobe. It’s also nice to shop here since you don’t know what you’ll find… though this could be bad too if you start buying random stuff!

Places like this are weird to me, so let me get this right the concept is cheaper clothes that are out of style or over runs that didn’t sell other places! Or they get left over name brand stuff!
People seem to get excited about these stores but they all kinda seem the same to me! Mind you I bet I could do some gift shopping here, for my mom! Which is always a struggle, mind you I might want to leave that original tag on so she thinks I spent 98 dollars on this blouse instead of the 24 bucks I spent!
Then again maybe they just put those expensive prices on the stuff to mess with you! Well I think I could be fooled that way and other could too!
Either way the stuff is decent quality and the store in shiny and clean!

I had heard a lot about Nordstrom rack before visiting, and my expectations were high! I enjoyed the store, but I wasn’t blown away. I like getting good prices and found the following for a pretty good deal:
–DKNY
–Marc Jacobs
–Michael Kors
–Dooney & Bourk
–Ralph Lauren
–Coach
–BCBG
The accessories area is small, but it has a good selection.
Nice shoes — and organized!
Overall it’s a good deal for some quality merchandise.

So excieted to have in Des Moines! Great sales, unique brands and top notch customer service. And offer alterations