Hello all, welcome to Shop Spot, your one stop for all your shopping needs. My first topic for my blog is going to be about downtown shopping in Columbia, Missouri. Today I had some time after school to blow, therefore my friend and I went to some stores downtown to see what all they had to offer. The stores we visited today were Britches, Envy, Glik's, and Elly's Couture. All these stores had similar styles and a nice selection of clothing.
The first store we visited was Britches. This store consisted of many bright colors and a lot of different styles of dresses. They carried materials such as leather and silk, and a lot of their clothing consisted of glitter or sequins. Sounds like my kind of store! Not only did Britches carry a wide variety of tops and dresses, but they also carried denim. They carried brands such as Rock Revival (a brand of denim also carried at The Buckle), which is nice to know you can get great denim like Rock Revival at retailers in the downtown area. The sales associates were happy to greet us as we walked in the door, but were more hands-off when it came to helping pick out outfits. However, this did not bother me because me and my friend were just looking at the time. I give this store three out of five stars, for the fact that the staff was more hands-off.
Our next stop on our shopping trip was Envy (http://envyspot.com/). This store carried a broad assortment of pastel colored tops, dresses, and some denim. The color scheme in this store was definitely more spring oriented, getting ready for that up-and-coming season. I found many cute dresses and tops in this store and the sales associates were very nice and constantly chatting with the customers. As soon as I had product in hand a sales associate was there to start me a fitting room, and even threw some add-ons such as a bandeau top (for those of you who do not know, this is an undergarment worn under shirts). During my visit in this store I tried on three items and even purchased a new top to add to my wardrobe, through my whole process at this store the sales associates were helpful and very nice to talk to, but not too pushy. I give this store five out of five stars considering the atmosphere being so pleasant and the employees being at the customers side through the shopping process.
The next stop, a store by the name of Glik's (http://www.gliks.com/default.aspx). I have visited this store before and found it definitely in my comfort zone because they carry many styles I already own. This store consists of jeans, tops, outerwear, accessories, etc. They carry name brands, such as Billabong, Miss Me, and many others. At this store I found there to be a low number of employees on the floor, which can be a disadvantage if the store becomes busy. The sales associate was also more concerned about merchandising the store, than helping the customers. However, I did find some cute dresses for the Luke Bryan concert I will be attending this month. I tried a dress on and was very pleased with it, but still left the store empty handed. Had the sales associatge been a little more helpful, I may have made a purchase. In conclusion I would give this store three out five stars, because they had very cute clothing, but the sales-associates were not very helpful.
The last store we visited today was Elly's Couture (http://www.ellyscouture.com/). This store consisted of many boutique styles of dresses, boots, and tops. This store was all sparkle and glam. The sales associates were also very helpul when I was trying on boots and dresses. I found this store to have some very cute clothes, but also found some of their stuff to be overpriced. One shirt I picked up was $165! Not that I would not pay that for clothing, but I found that too be a tad out of my price-range for one shirt. Elly's Couture also had some very ellaborate and beautiful jewelry. All-in-all I would give this store four out of five stars. Everything was great, except for some of the overpriced items.
I hope any women going to shop in the downtown area reads this blog and takes into consideration the topics I have mentioned. I had a great time shopping downtown and would love to go back to every store I visited today. Feel free to click on any of the links above to view the styles of the stores before even walking into the store. I apologize for not having an available website for Britches, but I hope my readers have time to go check it out. XOXO Shop Spot by Hayley
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