Tobi Blatt Fine Clothing

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i love tobi blatt! i lived across the street, and admired the collection of amazing clothing that her store carried for years — and shopped there as often as i could! she was a tough employer, strong business woman, and had an amazing sense of style that i still am envious of. the store is so worth a visit. prices range from inexpensive but fab tanks to amazing and more expensive designer dresses, jeans, etc. i discovered cordero shoes, kippy belts, and da-​nang pants there. she taught me to put a woven brown leather belt on a white eyelet dress. brilliant. i can honestly say that every item that i have purchased there is still in my closet. so worth every penny.
save up and take a splurge!!!

this store is great. Tobi always finds the best clothes from designers that other boutiques don’t carry. everything I have purchased from her I have had for years because the quality is great. She also will really go the extra mile if there is something special or custom you are looking for.

Tobi has an excellent selection. She used to work at Fred Segel in LA which is the best. She buys products that places like Bloomies and Nordies do not carry. If there is something you are eyeing online, I would recommend cruising by her store to see it in person or maybe even try it on for size. You would be surprised at how much merchandise she has hidden in there. Tobi is a pro.

Purchased 2 items, paid $ 585 in total, returned the one item back the next day and I was told that the charges were going to be reversed in 2 weeks. Purchased was on July 27^th and I am still waiting for the charges to be reversed. I called and left more dozens of times and no reply yet.
What kind of business ethic you have Tobi Blatt ???

VENDORS BEWARE!!! DO NOT GIVE THE OWNER OF THIS STORE YOUR PRODUCT FOR CONSIGNMENT OR TRUST THEM TO PAY VIA C.O.D!!!
I believe everyone should be aware and really think twice before offering this store your hard earned product unless the owner offers to pay you ahead of time with a secure form of payment (cash or credit card). I provided this store with a significant amount of product to paid C.O.D. delivered by UPS. It has now been 4 months and I am still fighting to get paid. I have received 3 checks from them. The first bounced, the second was intentionally made out to the wrong name so it couldn’t be cashed, and the third they put a stop payment on right after I deposited it. The owner does not return phone calls or emails and will not give the product back. One of the store workers informed me most of the product has already been sold to this point. I would never, ever recommend anyone work with them! This store has been around a long time, and you would think it to have a good reputation. Better Business Bureau rating is actually a D– Fashion designers spread the word!

I expect high prices for certain brands However, the service is terrible. One of them told me I was messing up their display while i was looking! Their service is so bad I dont even go to their tent event Go to Nordstrom, Gracies, anywhere instead. These people dont deserve my business and hard earned money!

I’ve been here a couple of times and I don’t know why I keep coming back; the worst customer service, ever. You can get the same clothes anywhere in San Diego without the attitude. Not worth your time or mine.

pretty stuffy here.
just wanted to check it out quick.
no hello, how are you.
just a glance in my direction.
typical carmel valley attitude, no offense.
just perusing, some nice things, not for me to buy for myself though.
will keep shopping at nordy’s for now.

If you are looking for an amazing store, with an amazing selection, and are serious about your style… LOOK NO FURTHER!!! Tobi is no joke and will have you hot in no time! awesome selection in great locations with plenty of parking and plenty of other stuff to check out in both area’s, i send all of my clients there and one even went there for my bday present! if you want a thrift store google it this is the same Tobi that comes up third on google when you type the single word Tobi… go see for yourself! tell her Tyty said hey!
(Since giving this review it seems that two women have started a website claiming the top search results, i have no idea who they are)

Not a fan. Owner and sales associates are rude and do not practice good customer service. Apparently, they do not care what people think. But, wait… they ARE in the retail business, aren’t they? I would much rather shop at Lolo, Pretty Please, 1220 or Head Over Heels, where they are professional and friendly. Who does Tobi Blatt think she is, anyway?

The service here is really terrible, especially by the owner herself. She only chit chats with her regulars and everyone else is invisible.
My real problem is there store policy. I returned an item and was told that I had to use store credit on it. Ok, no problem. So when I went back to purchase some items that were on sale, they said I could only use the store credit on non sale items. First of all, that is ridiculous, money is money! Second of all, that was never mentioned to me before and never written down anywhere in the store or receipt.
I reported it to the BBB and never shopped there again.

Ya, so the service everyone knows, SUCKS!
But the clothes have taken a dive downhill as well. I went in their recently and it was all clothes from last year, but at this years prices. I had already bought a lot of that stuff on sale at other stores.
It’s time for a makeover.. .. .. .

Oh, Tobi Blatt… it is well-​know throughout Del Mar & Carmel Valley that Tobi Blatt (the person) is snotty, rude and condescending to her customers and Tobi Blatt (the store) is over-​priced and disorganized. How there are any customers is beyond me because I have never heard of a repeat customer (for the exception of her tent sales which garner fantastic deals… and are usually staffed with helpful sales-​people who only seem to come out to the Carmel Valley location twice a year).
Some of the clothes are cute, while others are garish (can we get over the bedazzled sweatsuits, flip flops and hats, Carmel Valley?). Labels like Royal Underground, Joie, True Religion and Chip & Pepper are derigeour, but not always of the current season. Considering North Coastal San Diego is busting at the seams with boutiques it’s not worth buying from a store so lacking in basic customer service skills. Try Pure Bliss, Lolo Callisto, Rhonda’s Closet, Studio 1212, Oh La La, or any of the other boutiques in the area.

I too, am kind of pleased to see other poor reviews. Does that make me a bad person? No, I think it just means that I don’t like how I was treated there and am relieved to know it’s not just me. Call it paranoia if you will.
I’ve been to Tobi Blatt in Del Mar once, and (when it was Pink) in Encinitas once. Both times, I was on the quest for that ONE pair of jeans. You know that pair… that makes your ass look magnificent, your tummy smaller and don’t cut off the circulation in your… um…lady parts or whatever.
The first time I went, it was to the Encinitas location. I actually got pretty OK service, though I felt the merchandise was WAY over priced for what it was. $ 100 for a wife-​beater with some glittery shit on it? One of the sales girls was kind enough to suggest several different brands and cuts until I found the ones that I have to say are still my favorites.
The second time I went was to Del Mar. Not only was the selection poor and predictable (and TACKY!!! But hey, apparently money doesn’t buy taste) but Tobi, the owner, was there and had to be the rudest, most condecending woman I have ever met. I came up to the register with 2 pairs of jeans, at over $ 150 each and a few tops. She looked down her nose at me and made some snarky comment.
It was at that point that I promptly told her where she can stick her ugly overpriced shit and that I wouldn’t be back. It was a trek, but I found the same pair of jeans at Bloomie’s of all places… for $ 60 cheaper.

bwaaa it pleasures me to see poopy reviews on here I must say.
I had the exact experience. Tobi herself was bitchy and did not hide her distaste when I told her I had a gift certificate to the store.
I guess a $ 500 cert means nothing to them…
They have a great selection, the chick has taste No customer service skills or tact, but taste.

I refer to this boutique as Kitson South, featuring pretty much the same sort of stuff favored by the young (ish) and fabulous, with the price tags to match.
I have however found great stuff on sale, particularly at the location in Encinitas (it used to be Pink). Occasionally you’ll find an interesting little trinket that’s not too expensive. Otherwise, you can find a lot of the same labels for far less at Nordstrom Rack, Saks Off Fifth, and Loehmann’s.
I’d give it four stars for the fun value of checking out to see what’s in if the Carmel Ranch location was friendlier and if they stocked more larges and extra larges. It seems to me the ideal Tobi Blatt customer is a size 00 Carmel Valley 30 – 40 something spray-​tanned trophy wife who worships Victoria Beckham. If you don’t fit that template, not only is it hard to find something that will fit you, the staff treats you like you don’t really belong there.

Ok clothes, poor customer service. Their clothes are nothing special, if anything they are way overpriced. She ‘ups’ the clothes WAY to much, resulting in t-​shirts costing upwards of $ 70 – 80 a piece. Tip: She has a tent sale twice a year. That is the only time to go because you can score some designer duds at half the price.

Great clothes but overpriced. You can get the a lot of the same items at Neimans or Nordstroms for 25 percent less.
TERRIBLE customer service.
The people who work there think that they are too good to talk to you, now mind you they are working retail!

The clothes are great and moderately priced, but the service is atrocious — horrid actually! I have been there twice: the first time I was talked down to, and yet I went back with a friend for the clothes, chalking the rudeness to ignorance. This time two young girls working there (they had to be 12 or 14) were yelling at each other about how not to arrange their display. Two other women working there were stony faced and ignored us and the two kids the whole time. Doesn’t look like its priority for them to sell anything. We left thoroughly disgusted.