Destination Maternity

I think this is a good place if you need that one cute outfit when you’re pregnant, and they have a great selection of maternity/​nursing bras. They also have a friendly staff, and like others have mentioned clearly cater to pregnant ladies — drinks and snacks, a bathroom, and little TV/​play area for kiddos and dads.
Having said all that, their stuff is really expensive. There are lots of BOGO deals and other assorted «sales» but I walked out of there thinking «how in the F did I just drop $ 400 on clothes when she told me I saved a bunch of money, and I had an $ 80 credit for returns?» I will for sure be returning a few items — for example, the tank tops are buy one, get one for ½ off. Problem is they are $ 30! So paying $ 45 for two cotton tank tops is sort of a joke — you can get the same stuff at Target or Old Navy for way less. I feel silly for falling for all of that, but glad I have saved my reciepts and kept tags on everything.
So — go for the cute dress you want to wear for your shower or to a party, and get fitted for maternity bras, but get your «staples» like t’s, tanks and PJ’s at other stores and you’ll save a bunch of money.

It is hard to find maternity stuff. This place has it. The service has always been good– a plus of a place with commission. If you want to find the best deals in the store you are on your own. Its not their biggest location but pregnant ladies in Minnesota are lucky this place exists. It even has a bathroom. And a hubby sports area. And a kids play area.

There’s a new maternity store at the mall and it is A-​OK.
I feel a little let down bc somehow the signs made me think it was going to be Huge! and New! and not just the same old Motherhood store and Pea in the Pod combined.
The pros:
*Clearly the staff knows how to treat and talk to pregnant women.
*Free drinks. (bottled water, apple juice and OJ)
*You can (obviously) try on a dozen pairs of pants (so much maternity wear is online only) When I explained what I was looking for, the staff helped pick things off the racks.
*The pants were all crazy long on me (well thats a con. I’m 5’8 which seems like a pretty tall height for how long everything was!) But the sales staff figured out where in the mall I could go immediately to have the hems fixed. Thanks!
*Like many maternity stores, there are couches and toys in case you brought along any toddlers or menfolk.
*They seemed to have a pretty impressive selection of nursing bras (I wasn’t shopping for those) but (another con, oops) not much in nursing clothing. (I’m always looking for that bc it is hard to find)
The cons:
*The Pea in the Pod stuff is $$$. You have $ 180 to spend on maternity jeans? Great for you!
*The Motherhood (and lots of the PITP) stuff is just ugly. So many ugly prints on ugly fabric.
*The staff is on commission and its obvious. Besides showing me her «favorite» pair of maternity jeans (the $ 180 pair) there was tons of talk about how to correctly ring up a sale while I was paying. Not their fault, but something I hate to see so obviously in retail.
*Lots of promotional signs in the store, but many are very limited. I bought two pairs of full price jeans (each about $ 40) that were located right next to each other and a sign saying «select jeans, buy one get one 50% off» but there was no way to tell which pairs were «select». Mine weren’t.
*I bought a winter coat on red line sale for $ 70. Woo hoo! Well, not really but I’m happy to have it. There’s a sale on red line items, buy 2 get 1 free. I couldn’t find anything that I would want to wear at all for a second item, yet alone a third. Oh well.