Bloomingdale's

11/10/08

High End

by Straks at Citysearch

Great clothes....if I had a few million in the bank I could probably sit in there for days and still want to buy things. Everything from designer t's to great armani suits to dolce sunglasses. If you have the budget I highly recommend.....great stuff

• Pros: awesome clothes
• Cons: pricey

09/18/08

Bloomingdale's Wedding Register

by norbaby at Citysearch

This place would be the worst place that a bride in the New York/New Jersey tri-state area could register. I attended an event sponsored by Martha Stewart Weddings and Wedding Wire tonight where Vera Wang and Darcy, the Editor of Martha Stewart Weddings were guest speakers. The event was highly disorganized, one of the Bloomingdales Staff who was showing the lovely Vera Wang China didn't know how to display the china for the actual potential brides that might have registered at Bloomingdales (which looked like it was about 20% of the 150 people that were actually at the event). The show was filled with long lines for everything (again for people that didn't look like potential brides and that they had just walked off the street). Also, Bloomingdales staff gave me grief about getting a gift bag because during the beginning of the show I was supposed to check in with the staff and receive a card that I was supposed to get all the vendors to sign to prove that I went to their table, even though I had called in to RSVP two people for the event two weeks ago and did speak with a few potential vendors. Besides the great talk from Darcy the Editor of Martha Stewart Weddings and Vera Wang, and the lovely floral and table setting displays at the store, the rude attitude from Bloomies employees towards an actual future bride who would've registered at 59th and Lex because of the Vera Wang Waterford Collection displayed during the show will take her business across the river to New Jersey's Bloomingdale's Riverside Square Mall in Hackensack. At least the staff across the river can run a civilized event (attended a Bridal Event there last March where Carlos Bakery, Rockleigh Country Club catered) and promote their products and also treat potential customers with some dignity and respect.

• Pros: Great Merchandise, Huge Store
• Cons: RUDE Customer Service

09/07/08

Where's the help?

by ginainnyc at Citysearch

I love Bloomingdales. I shop here quite often and most of the times I don't get any help from any of the associates. I guess I don't look rich or snobby or high-end enough for them. There was one time I went to buy a few pair of jeans from the denim department and the cashier rung them all up and looked at the total and looked at me as if I couldn't afford it. There was also one time my sister tried to return something she purchased online to them and they sent her to 3 different cashiers in order to get the return done...and it wasn't like they were all friendly anyways. They need to stop "selectively" assist certain people...and help out everyone...it's unfair for the customers, especially when they want to spend so much money at this high end department store. I now take my business to Nordstrom.