Forman Mills

The last review called this store «amazing.» I’m not sure that’s the right word. Odd? A wee bit… trashy?
That being said, I did find two cute shirts here and spent only $ 11. The clothing is CHEAP, the price tags match the quality. You get what you pay for. But if you’re just a little curious about Forman Mills, or maybe you need a few extra business casual items in your wardrobe, or maybe you need to clothe multiple children somewhat fashionably, or even if you need a little suit and tie for your toddler, by all means check it out!
Most of the merchandise here is clothing (men, women, children) but there’s also a small section of cologne/​perfume (knock-​offs of popular brands), handbags, belts, ties, and shoes.
This is NOT TJ Maxx or Ross. I did not see that the brands and labels were comparable for either of those retailers. I did see a few items of Polo clothing in the kids section, which I should add was overrun with «Phat Farm» clothing. Who dresses kids (or even themselves) in something called «Phat Farm»? Overall though, the clothing labels are not recognizable brands. But again, you come here for a DEAL on FASHIONABLE clothing, nothing more.
I’m warning you now, the customer service is awful — I basically got the impression that this was everyone’s first job, and on top of that, they’d never met anyone who had a job, because the employees just did not know the basics of customer service (like saying «hello» when you get to the register, or walking over to the register when they see you waiting, or NOT screaming across the aisles about how they ran out of time getting their blonde braided weave done, so it’s carelessly clipped half up like they ran out of time at the salon before they had to be at work).

This store is Amazing. The prices are better than a thrift store and the clothes are brand new. The employees are generally nice. I just can’t get over how much I saved by going here. $ 3 tank tops and shoes for my son for $ 7.99. Definitely worth stopping in to snoop around. Lots of goodies to be found.

I’m the first to admit, I was a tempted potential customer by what I saw on TV. The owner was on that CBS show — Undercover Boss. He was the most generous of any business owner/​CEO I had seen before, and was curious to see what his business was all about. Needing to round out the last of an early Spring charity donation, my friend and I headed out to Villa Park to see Forman Mills. It is what it is. Nothing fancy, no tempting name brands to gasp over. Lots of families from all walks of life trying to fill their closets with needful things and some not so needful. It’s pretty much bare bones as far as aesthetics, yet most every «dept» is neat & tidy. I don’t think I saw a single item on the floor, which is odd at a discounter. There were surprisingly a lot of specific departments. Everything from accessories, babies, children’s, juniors, women’s, athletic wear, sleepwear, lingerie, shoes, and more. There’s something for every member of the family and a small amount of housewares and miscellaneous.
There’s a lot of sale merchandise, marked down from all ready low prices. While much of what Forman Mills sells is equivalent to K-​Mart and Target, there were some brands that are seen at TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, Macy’s, Kohl’s, Ross, only with much lower price tags.
For $ 2.99 there’s decent umbrellas. Duck shoes were on sale for $ 5.00. There were cotton t-​shirts for a buck each. The same cool glass water blue, red or purple pitcher for $ 1.99, was $ 3.99 at Ross For what my friend and I came for, appropriate work wear for women in a myriad of different sizes and ages, we hauled out 6 bags loaded with skirts, slacks, blouses, tees, dresses, jewelry, handbags, shoes, bras, socks, underwear, for $ 220.00!