I did until I was almost 30.
They have some gems that don't look like they're from f21, and are great for trendy things you don't want to spend a lot on. But I haven't stepped inside a store post-kids.
Do you shop at Forever 21? Is there an age limit for shopping there?
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Nope! Haven't been there in a couple of years. I prefer H&M!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Can't remember. Even if there wasn't an age-limit, I can't stand the mess and chaos in that store!
coconut / 8483 posts
Yep, but I always order online. I usually just use it for cheap shorts and trendy things.
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
I only step foot in that store if I'm out with girlfriends. I'm generally not a shopper (that's my hubby) so I get overwhelmed with their selection. Plus, I'm blah and boring so they're fun/hip style scare me unless someone picks something for me and tells me to try it on. haha!
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
Yes. I am 27 and I actually just bought 2 maxi dresses from there a couple of weeks ago (they were on sale for $15 each!). I pretty much exclusively buy dresses from there. I have some junk in the trunk so their pants/shorts never fit me well.
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
No, I would rather shop the sales at department stores. Much better quality.
pear / 1693 posts
I just bought a few maxi dresses from there that should last me the rest of my pregnancy. I shop there a lot less than I used to, and find it easier to sort through their crazy selection online. Most things are too crazy or the hemlines are too short for me, but I think it's a fun resource for cheap trendy items. My boss is in her late 40s and has stellar style (lots of designer too) and she still buys a few things from forever 21. I think it's all about what you buy and how you wear it.
kiwi / 706 posts
I do on occasion, but only if I'm already at the mall for other stuff. I actually found some great items to use as cheap maternity clothes...like tunics and loose tops.
pomegranate / 3729 posts
I really like their cheap basics. I haven't done any shopping recently, but if I did, this would actually be my first stop. More bang for my buck!
papaya / 10473 posts
I always see other people with cute things from there, but I can't ever be sure of their quality and sizing when I buy online and the store is just massive sensory overload. Its always a disorganized mess in our local F21.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Sometimes. I buy dresses there. I also buy tank tops. I think they are $1 and I wear them often.
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
Yep! Our mall just got one about 2 years ago, I'd never heard of it until then. I don't buy anything there expecting it to last forever, but a $10 shirt? $15 pants? $20 dress? I'm all over that. Mostly online though!
grapefruit / 4862 posts
You say "still" as if I ever did! I think as a size 16-ish my whole adult life that it was never really within my size "realm." In my SKINNIEST (size 12) days I could squeeze into some H&M stuff for my cheap & trendy clothes but I've never bothered with F21.
pomegranate / 3225 posts
I admit it, I can still find some great stuff there, but I like the online store much more than the store itself!
pomelo / 5820 posts
Yep. I don't buy the clothes as much anymore, but I do but their jewelry and belts. Love their skinny belts!
blogger / nectarine / 2600 posts
I would but I rarely have time to go in and shop their racks. Its definitely a store that needs time to weed through and find the gems.
kiwi / 711 posts
I haven't in a long time but I want to stop buy there to get some summer dresses to get me through my postpartum summer bulge.
grapefruit / 4120 posts
We just got F21 in Mexico. So I've joked that I'm now looking for another country to move to. But seriously, last time I went by, the place was MOBBED and even if I wanted to buy something there, it would not be worth braving the crowds.
pineapple / 12526 posts
I do sometimes, but I hate their sizing. It runs so small! I can't order anything online from there, so I havent bought anything since moving to the UK.
pomegranate / 3160 posts
@Mrs. Champagne: Same, ALWAYS online and usually only for basics--tees, tanks, camis, plain/solid maxi dresses...that's about it.
nectarine / 2600 posts
@mrsjyw: This! If a store is loud, dimly lit, or just plain annoying I will not go in! (I'm looking at you Hollister and A&F...oh and Express! Turn the music down!)
Although F21 does have some gems I agree. If I see something in the window I really really like, I'd go in.
blogger / persimmon / 1220 posts
I agree, F21 does have some gems, but I stopped shopping there awhile ago. I felt like nothing ever fit me right, and the items I did buy would deteriorate so quickly! They have some really cute/cheap basics and dresses sometimes though. I always see F21 clothes on other people and think, "How cute!" But I can never seem to find anything for myself.
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
I go there if there is something I need and don't want to spend a fortune on. But I get irritated searching through the mess very easily.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Not in a long time. If I'm looking to something very specific, I might walk in there.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
Nope. I got skinny enough to fit in there before pregnancy, but their store just overwhelms me. I used to buy cheap jewelry there until I realized how quickly it turned all wonky looking lol
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
Nope. I spent far too many years pretending like my body type would fit into their clothes. I have officially resigned that I am not the size the make clothes for.
Plus, I'm not trendy enough for that store either. I'd rather buy something a little more timeless that won't go out of style in a month.
But I do pop in there for cheap jewelry sometimes!
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
Haha, I never shopped there ... ever! Even when I could probably fit into some of their clothes (aka a loooong time ago). Just not my style.
honeydew / 7488 posts
I have bought one thing there post kids that I have actually worn, and a few other things that were not worn and a total waste. However, some of their kids clothes look totally cute, so I can't wait until DD gets to size 6, I think that's where their sizing starts.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Nope, I stopped shopping there after kids too. I was only able to wear their clothes a couple times before they go kaplut! on me... the quality is terrible. I made the decision to spend my money on quality, timeless pieces instead. Going for quality over quantity - so I buy more expensive clothes, but less of them!
pear / 1609 posts
No. I used to work there so just looking at the store makes me shudder haha.
coconut / 8854 posts
I can honestly say that I have never bought anything from there. Although from all these reviews saying how cheap it is....I might have to look!
apricot / 284 posts
haha, this is funny to me as F21 has only *just* arrived in the UK, and I'm already 30... so I've only just started to shop there! But yes, I do buy bits occasionally... mostly I just like their huge range of accessories though.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
The nearest one is an hour away and I actually just went for the first time not long ago, and it was soooo overwhelming!! So I don't foresee myself going back.
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