Sojourn

I am giving Sojourn 4 stars because I think its a retail gem in a city not so interested in designer clothing. I have never bought myself anything from sojourn because I am a male, but I have purchased a few dresses and articles of clothing for my girlfriend and have gotten relatively cheap jewelry here to give as gifts to both my mom and girlfriend.
I think Sojourn has a good range of labels and prices, obviously there keystone label being Free People, which I think no designer label could better fit in Bellingham, and nothing is cuter then a girl in a nice dress. Being from Seattle where there is more than enough shopping options, this store was a perfect find upon moving to bellingham.
Yes, some items in this store are more expensive then the pieces you might find a few blocks up at Buffalo Exchange, but what did you expect for designer clothing?
As far as service, I haven’t had any problems yet. I have always been helped by the same lady, who is older but I don’t believe she is the owner, Peggy. I have enjoyed conversations with her while my girlfriend picked out a dress and she has been more then happy to help with returns /​exchanges /​sizes. Im not denying that some have experienced lower quality service but this has not been my experience.
Great store, very unique and one of a kind for Bellingham.

On a mission to find a cute and semi-​formal dress for graduation, I went to Sojourn for the first time this past weekend. Going through the store, there wasn’t much that caught my eye — I admit, I’m picky, and I knew what I was looking for. A dress on a mannequin caught my eye. I asked the older woman, who I assume is the store owner where to locate the dress in the store. She looked around a bit but then just ended up seeing if the mannequin was wearing my size. I’m an 8 – 10, or typically between Medium-​Large. The mannequin had a large on, and she kindly proceeded to take it off so I could try it on. While taking it off, she started talking about how the mannequin was abnormal, (which I understand, most are fit for 0 – 2 or small sizes). But then she started going off about how it was a fat mannequin, and how it needed to go on a diet. She quickly said, ‘not that your fat’… but then kept going off about how it needed to lose some weight.
Great, now that you told me you consider me fat, I totally want to try on the $ 170 dollar dress you’re trying to sell me. I tried the dress on, and she even tried giving me other dresses — but the woman sealed her fate when she started insulting me.
ON TOP OF THIS — I was telling my co-​worker this story and she said that a similar thing happened to her here! I will be telling my friends this story — who all happen to be in the market for grad dresses. please think about what you say to customers before it comes out of your mouth.

There were so many cute things here — I definitely wanted to try at least 4 dresses on. I felt like it was kind of a hit-​or-​miss store as there were a few fashion trends that I definitely don’t have the cajones to represent (high waisted shorts, for instance) but some of their skirts, dresses, tops and purses/​wallets were adorable. They also had some fun hats that I loved as well. There was a huge price discrepancy though — some things were reasonable and others were pretty expensive — but definitely a place to search for a good find!
Next time I’m in Bellingham I’d definitely come back!

Nice clothes selection but the staff could use a training course on basic customer service. Staff there was too busy taking with a friend of theirs that stopped in then to help out a customer with a question.

I worked at Sojourn on and off since 2005 and to this day every time I go into the store I am amazed by all the beautiful things that the owner, Peggy, buys for the store.
I think that she does a good job at getting a range of price points, from $ 20-​$ 40 items to more expensive items from $ 100-​$ 160.
The jewelry is definitely affordable and I own many hats and scarves from here.
I still wear many of the items that I bought back in 2005 and 2006! It goes to show that buying nice things are worth it because they last the strands of time!

Great place! Every time I come to town (2 – 3 times/​year) I find something really different than I usually buy for myself. When I get back home, I ALWAYS have people ask me where I got it!

Super cute dresses, jackets, and jewelry. I have gotten some of my favorite dresses here… and I own a lot of dresses!

So upset with the treatment I received from Sojourn today. I believe in supporting local businesses and it breaks my heart that this woman is forcing me to write a negative review about a local fashion business in my home town. I purchased a dress for a party Saturday night. When I put it on the zipper ripped out of the dress. I called today to see if they would exchange it for the same dress, I know boutique policies so I was NOT trying to return! Peggy, the owner was very rude, accusatory, and suggested the dress was probably just too small. Again not the case. She agreed to exchange for the same item, finally and not so kindly. THEN Peggy called and left a message saying she was NOT going to do the exchange for me. After speaking with the associate there Satyrday night she was informed that the dress was in fact too small for me. I called back and asked to speak to Peggy, I was told no! Then Renee the employee who had «helped» me realized that she had confused me with another customer and that my dress was in fact not too small. Renee then began to question me about the zipper. She said since it was fine when I bought it why was it broken now. I said i felt like i was being accused of some sort of wrong doing and it was making me feel a little defensive. I couldnt explain the faulty zipper, but it had been a bit sticky when I tried it in the fitting room. She said she was just trying to get the «facts.“I asked just to speak to Peggy and could hear Peggy in the background saying she didn’t want to speak to me. Renee then lied and said that Peggy was with a customer but would let me exchange just this once for the same item. When I told Renee that I had heard Peggy in the background Renee got very aggressive and nasty. I said I didn’t appreciate being lied to, accused of wrng doings, or treated with such poor service. She told me I had called already wanting to be upset so that I was the problem not them (um NO, I was done after the first phone call when I thought the issue had been resolved. Then your boss called me! I called back calmly and ready to again resolve the issue even though I was being treated rudely and being accused of God knows what.) Then Renee hung up on me. Moral of the story= should have gone to Four Starrs. I will not be exchanging the dress I’d rather lose the $ than continue to deal with the accusations and verbal harassment from this store.

Love Love Love the handbag selection! Reasonable prices and very cute!

This is a chicy boutique. Such cute stuff. Really nice clothes. Free People, BCBG…
Really fun wallets, jewelry, hats.
If your rolling in the mullah, go here. If not, save up some green to get yourself a treat.
This would be a great place to get a dress for a special occasion.
The earrings I bought for a friend at Sojourn were $ 16. Many of the basic earrings were $ 16-​$ 18. There were several dresses and shirts I say for $ 108. Seeing over $ 100’s on the price tag is not novelty here.
If you’re looking for more basic wear and don’t want to spend that much then walk down the street to Re-​threads. I’ll even give you the address. 1309 Cornwall avenue. It’s a consignment shop (you may have guessed by the name). I don’t know if you’re against that sort of thing, but if not that have some great stuff.) I found a great scarf and a short sleeve knit cardigan for $ 11.94 tax included.

Sojourn’s is a wonderful place to wonder in and see a lot of fun styles. They mostly deal with size 12 and under, so its geared to a thinnish crowd. But they do have some gems in there that will fit people with curves.
I rated the price as more Moderate/​Average because I have wondered around the downtown area quite a bit. And for a downtown store, they are cheap to average. Admittedly you could find some of the same cloths cheaper elsewhere, say a large department store, but that is the function of a large department store. To make things cheap.
Sojourn has taken time to find a wonderful collection that is interesting and fun to explore. If the general clothing is too expensive, its always fun to shop for hand bags and hats. They also have a good selection of ear rings and accessories to look though.

Sojourn has great, fun hippy clothes and gifts. I especially like their cards. They are too pricey for me unless they’re having a sale. Also their clothes aren’t for anyone with boobs.

I’m hooked on this place. Sojourn is great for accessories, especially hats. Quite a bit of elbow room for a smallish boutique too, which I need, I don’t like shopping on top of other people. I was there earlier today and was reminded how fun their selection of dresses is. I tried on a sharp BCBG number, I haven’t bought it yet, still mulling it over… price tags are sometimes a problem at Sojourn. At times they carry Raina Hlebichuk earrings, and her stuff can be hard to find. Oh yes, conveniently located near Mi Shoes, so you can finish your outfit, and Mallard’s ice cream parlor, for the days you’re engaging in retail therapy and other indulgences. Love it.

I love this store. It will suck you in with its unique collection of womens clothing. The only problem is the price in some areas. If you find a brand of clothing that you may see at Nordstroms or Urban Outfitters, you can probably find it at those places for about half the price. That’s my only beef with Sojourn. But I understand that a local joint has to pay the bills. So, stop in and check them out. They also have an amazingly cute collection of postcards. And the shoes they sell are absolutely fabulous — Indian slippers for the spring and summer and the most fabulous rainboots for winter.