Torrid

I really freaking love this store. The best part of this particular store is the girls that work in there. The manager (I believe her name is Heather) is ahhhhmazing. She is so nice, and so helpful. She is always so nice to my two boys who get dragged along with mom into the ‘clothes store’ more often than they would like. She’s made recommendations, and suggestions, and once talked me into getting a shirt that I normally wouldn’t have even looked at. And you know what? She was right, that shirt is fantastic and I love it and it DOES look great on me. She’s the best. All the other girls are fantastic too. Quirky, fun, friendly, I’ve never once had a bad customer service experience here, even when they’re busy.
The clothing here, I could go on and on. It’s a love hate thing really. I love the clothes so so much. There is ALWAYS something in here that I will like. Always. But I hate how much money I could spend in there! They are on the more expensive side, for me anyways, but they run sales often, and you can get some killer deals when they run a good clearance sale… like last weekend when the clearance was buy one get TWO free. Crazy.
So, being the tightwad that I am, I will never pay full price for anything here. There is always a way to get it cheaper. Coupons, sales, something. The only really negative thing about this place is the turn over of their items. Good for finding new things, less good when you have been eyeing a jacket or something that you really want, only to find it’s sold out a week later when you’ve scraped up the money to buy it. So, generally, if you see something you love, probably don’t wait very long to buy it if you can, because that stuff goes quick.
They. Have. Pretty. Bras. For. Big. Busty. Ladies. I cannot stress how amazing this is. Big bras at regular stores are all hideous or matronly, or just plain boring. Why can’t a curvy girl have pretty under things too?!? We like sexy bras too ya know! Torrid has some great sexy fun bras, and ones that fit well and flatter your shape. They all run around $ 35 – 50, which may sound like a lot, but its really not, and hello! SALES!!!
They also recently updated their fitting rooms, with great lighting, big mirrors and these really excellent fans. Because holy crap did it get hot in there. Those fans are a god-​send.

Good service from the staff even though she was working alone.
I am frustrated by one aspect of the store. I wear I size 12 which seems to be a regular stores 16. Unfortunately none of the shirts fit me as my top half is too small. It would be awesome if they carried a size 00 so that ladies with big size difference could make complete outfits.

The staff is always friendly and willing to help out with anything you need. The prices are a bit high for me to justify making any purchases here but the clothing looks very trendy and upper shelf. If you have some money to spend on some good looking clothes definitely try this place out. I guess I will have to stick with the less expensive clothing outlets.

I have shopped at Torrid for years, in several different locations. This one is by far the best. The staff is always so friendly, funny, and helpful. They make it feel like you are trying on clothes with a group of friends, rather than pushy salespeople. I always leave feeling better about myself, and usually with a bunch of super cute new clothes! :)

Every time I’m in Oregon I have to swing by Torrid and stock up first off it’s Torrid, second it’s tax free of course. Finding cute clothes in anything over a size 12 is sometimes impossible elsewhere. Torrid understands this! It isn’t just clothing for the curvy, it’s modern, sexy clothing for women with self esteem and curves!

Last year, my self-​esteem song was MIKA’s «Big Girl, You Are Beautiful.» [
I loved the song for so many reasons, but mostly because we big girls don’t hear that phrase very often… and because MIKA rules.
This year, my self-​esteem STORE is Torrid.
I actually adamantly avoided the place for a very long time because I thought that it was mostly all-​black punk grrrl clothing. But when I decided to check it out again recently, I saw that they had a few fun graphic/​gothic tees, but mostly awesome and gorgeous, young-​looking professional-​wear and casual clothing.
Do you know how hard it is to find dresses? Torrid has them in spades. They run a little short, but that’s homage to their motto that yes, big girls can be beautiful, too.
Their staff has always been super friendly and very helpful. Stylish, not intimidating, and they actually wear the clothing that they’re selling. You won’t find any stick-​figure employees here. Instead, you’ll find gorgeous Amazon women wearing skinny jeans and oversized belts (yes, skinny jeans… one of the employees tried to get me to try some on… I said no thanks).
The merchandise is priced similarly to your normal GAP or Banana Republic (so it’s a little expensive to me), and they don’t have blow-​out sales or awesome coupons very often. But it’s worth every penny. Because the clothing is great, and I leave feeling uplifted and beautiful… not like shit.