Athleta which is linked with GAP, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Piperlime just opened a store in Fashion Island which is located in Newport Beach, CA! They had their store grand opening event last night (8/30/11) from 6pm until 8pm. For those who wanted a yoga lesson they had a RSVP yoga session from 6pm – 6:45pm, and for the rest of us we could shop from 6pm - 8pm.
I was greeted at the door with hellos and invited to browse the store. It’s a beautiful space dedicated to women’s athletic wear. I browsed the store and just enjoyed seeing the bright colors, and like how the athletic wear can also be worn as casual or everyday wear. All the associates were helpful, friendly, and wearing Athleta clothing. I ended up buying two tanks that the store associates were wearing, talk about inspiring purchases! When they didn’t have my pant size in the color I wanted they told me that I could order the pants online and get free shipping. Well they waived next day air shipping even though I didn’t need it that fast. Woo hoo, go customer service!
I already have some Athleta wear in the way of bathing suits and cycling jerseys that I bought online. I love their quality, how their clothes have UPF, and I know I’ll continue going to their store now that it’s close by. The only bummer was that they aren’t quite ready to use a Banana, GAP, Old Navy card unless it’s attached to a Master Card. So you can’t get points that way, and you can’t redeem your reward points there yet. They said they’re working on it and I know these things can take a little bit so I understand. You can still use your reward points online and you can also use your credit card online to rack up points. Some of the items can get pricey but you can feel the quality of fabrics they use, and they do have a sale section online. One added plus for us tall women is that they have a lot of clothing in tall sizes! Yes! Thank you Athleta for putting a store in Southern CA.
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