Banana Republic

I absolutely love this Banana Republic! I am greeted by the staffers who always inform me of the sales and deals. They are also very personable! Richard does an awesome job of telling me about the specials and makes me feel good about my purchases. I even had one young lady to give me some outfit ideas with some of the items I picked out. Not to mention the sales are always phenomena! I racked up over the holidays. Kudos to this team for superb customer service!

Does not honor coupons and manager Jessica is not willing to appease customers due to misleading information. You sign up for emails which I did in the store so that I could receive the discount. I waited atleast 20 minutes for the «immediate» email confirmation with promo code. It says you will receive 25% off for doing so. I finally receive the email and after you sign up it says not valid in stores. Another 15% off promo code that does not say you must use their credit card. These restrictions should be made clear and getting an attitude from the manager in addition to the frustration of this and the time wasted which was no less than 30 minutes at the checkout will be my last experience with that company. Poor customer service and satisfaction.

We just left Atlantic station and BR did an amazing job. The employees were EXTREMELY attentive and knew their merchandise really well. We had multiple employees attempting to dress me for work. It was wonderful and so helpful. Much better than the Lenox Location! Great job!

This place is AH-​mazing! The service I had was AH-​mazing!
Warning: This may be long, but very appropriate to why they’re getting 5 stars.
Here’s the deal. I am not fashionable. I HATE shopping. I really do. I don’t like the art of looking or trying on clothes or paying for them. lol.
One of my fav clients is getting married tomorrow in an evening formal wedding where I could wear an evening gown or cocktail dress. Honestly, I didn’t really know what qualified as a cocktail dress before today. I have a «wedding dress» that I wore to everyone’s wedding for the past 8 years. I am so serious. However, with a formal wedding my dress just wouldn’t work, so I had to go… shopping.
People who know me know that if I am dressed fabulously, someone else deserves the credit for it. It was NOT done on my own.
One of my other client’s recommended BR but of course I was resistant. With the wedding tomorrow I had to make it happen. I went in and chose 1 dress on my own before Lizette (sp?) greeted me. She asked if I was looking for something specific and I gave her the details and told her that I had no idea what I was doing or what a cocktail dress was. She asked me if I owned a little black dress and I told her no. She didn’t even flinch. She pulled a couple of dresses off of the rack going over the designer and fabric all to which my eyes glazed over because I had NO idea what she was talking about. I will say that I wouldn’t have chosen any of them off of the hanger alone. They just didn’t look right.
Dress one: I looked at myself and didn’t believe that it was me. The fit was AMAZING and the fabric was beyond comfortable.
Dress 2 and 3: Also fabulous. One had sleeves and as a chick who lifts weights, my arms had no chance of fitting through the sleeves.
The dress I chose: Dreadful. This is why I don’t shop alone. lol.
Renee and Lorne (I hope I got her name right) were also helping me out by now, zipping up dresses, adding accessories and opinions. So helpful.
Next up, they asked me about shoes. Of course I had none. I wear exercise clothes for a living! Before Lizette went to get the shoes, I warned her that I didn’t know how to walk in heels. That did make her flinch, but just for a sec. lol.
When she came back, the shoes looked awesome and all, but were 3 in high. Oh my gah. I looked like a newborn giraffe trying to walk in them. Luckily Lorne was there to help me walk and even gave me an impromptu lesson on how to walk in heels. I’m 36 years old and can’t walk in heels. How embarrassing to get a lesson at BR dressing room, yet I was grateful for it! I opted for a shorter heel (2 – 2.5 in) that have memory foam, so comfy. I purchased my first pair of heels today! Yea!
Can’t make this long story short at this point, but just know that you’ll get great service (especially if any of these ladies are working) and with a killer sale walked out with a killer dress and my first pair of heels for $ 213!
Thank you ladies for a great experience. I will def come back when I need to look fashionable again!

Just have to give a quick shout out to the awesome service at Banana Republic in Atlantic Station. I stopped by on a Saturday night after dinner just to browse. I found a few things I liked, and since I hate trying things on, I decided to try many things at once, and probably had 20 – 25 things in the dressing room. The people working set up a dressing room for me and brought things over multiple times, so I didn’t have to carry anything around the store. They checked in while I actually tried stuff on and got extra sizes. Which is all good service, but fairly standard, so why did I give it five stars?
Well, it started with a slight mix-​up. When I looked online, I thought the store was open until 10pm. So when I walked in at 8:45pm and started choosing 20 – 25 things to try on, I didn’t think much of it. It was only when I was checking out (at 9:30pm) that I commented on how quiet it was in the store, and they informed me that the store actually closed at 9pm!
So even though I was inadvertently being the most annoying customer ever, starting a big shopping trip 15 minutes before closing time, they provided me with excellent service and were super friendly and helpful! Very impressive!

I heart Banana Republic… from their gorgeous clothes to lovely accessories to beautiful purses to delicious perfumes… it’s pure heaven to me. And this location is one of my favorites. Not only does it sit within Atlantic Station (another one of my go to places), but a great size with a large sale section and very friendly employees.
Note — parking garage no longer offers first 2 hours for free, but if you go during the day/week…there’s a good amount of parking on the street. Just make sure to bring quarters for the meter.
Overall…whether you want a new suit, fragrance, scarf or just in the mood to browse… here’s a place for you!

One trend that you will see throughout most of the reviews is the amicability of the staff, which isn’t always the case at other retail stores in Atlantic Station. I’ve been to this location a couple of times and have never been disappointed (except when I’ve picked up an article of clothing that looks perfect and then quickly realized that is ridiculously expensive).
Their selection is great and the store’s inventory of dress attire is hard to beat. If you wear business casual attire on a regular basis then Banana Republic should be on your short list of places to shop.
An added benefit to this particular location is that Old Navy and Gap are right next door — so finding something that you like at the right price isn’t terribly difficult.

I like Banana Republic, in general, for a conservative, straight-​laced, look that doesn’t scream 1959. Also, their jeans are great. They are reasonably priced and look/​feel almost as good as the really expensive stuff (luke Nudie or True Religion). Yes, those other jeans are better. But, are they really $ 200 better? Not to me.
This location is my favorite in Atlanta. Nice people, attractive store, good selection. The necessary sizes are available. This should not be taken for granted!

I don’t mind me some BR from time to time, though I consistently feel pretty underwhelmed by their design, fits, and selection. This store is not any different. It is a lot smaller than the Lenox location for obvious reasons, but the selection carried is pretty limited as well. This was very apparent when I saw that 80% of the men’s sale section was the same shirt in different sizes, while the women’s ranks were bursting with clothes hangers. The store was very neat and organized, so the empty spaces were clearly displayed.
Either all the guys raided this place and plundered in their work appropriate spoils… or maybe the employees are just as bored with the brand, like most of us are, to care.

Call me a brand whore, but whatever! I love BR! Banana Republic is my «go to» store for all things work. The staff at this location is really nice — especially Michelle, she helped me pick out some super cute cardis today. My only complaint about Banana Republic, not this location, but the stores in general is that they don’t carry Tall in the store! Now for someone who is 5’11 and wears 3 inch heels that doesn’t work out very well! I always end up ordering my pants online. I shouldn’t complain though because that also mean I get to order monogrammed shirts. Yes — I have my shirts monogrammed so I can remember that they’re mine! ;)
Anyways! If you’re in Atlantic Station, stop by BR & ask for Michelle — she’ll take good care of you!

So I recognize that my Asian self proclaiming an unnatural and unholy love for Banana Republic is akin to extolling the virtues of fuzzy logic rice cookers and bragging about my collection of Hello Kitty merchandise. It’s downright embarrassing to fit so easily into this stereotype and one that, probably up until now, only other Asians knew about. But I do what I must.
Now I’m old enough to remember the Banana Republic of yesteryear, a strange spinoff capitalizing on Indiana Jones and surplus military gear. I also know that some give it a bad rap by referring to it as Old Navy’s scaled up cousin. Seriously though, I always seem to find what I want from Banana Republic. Granted, I also tend to wear solid colors with tailored, conservative lines and, to me, black is usually the new black… and the old black, unless you’re talking about gray. So their selection is, ahem, tailor-​made for my closet. Also, because I’m not rail thin, cigarettes and manorexia sufficiently unappealing to me, BR’s stretch fabric does wonders for my fit. So take that Sisley and shove it where the Eurotrash don’t shine.
So from one Banana to another, 4 stars.

This is the closest Banana Republic store to me so when I go to Banana Republic, this is the one I usually go to. I think Atlantic Station parking is annoying when I am just trying to run into this store for a quick visit so I try to go during the week before lunchtime; at this time of day I can usually find a metered parking spot on one of the streets near BR which is so much easier. If I don’t find a street spot, I just don’t go in.
This store seems much smaller than many other Banana Republic stores. It still has a lot of variety and many products, but not as much as at other stores. They don’t have a petites section and the sale racks are significantly smaller than at other stores. The dressing rooms are nice and spacious and I have never seen a waiting line for them, even during more peak times, although I am sure they do have a line from time to time.
The staff members at this store are always really nice and helpful. They help find things, offer advice in fitting rooms, handle returns and run the checkout very well, and are downright friendly while doing so. Sometimes the checkout line is very long but they seem to get through it fairly quickly and pleasantly.
For the size and variety at this store, I would give it 3 stars but the pleasant staff earned it another star.