We visited the Birch Run Lulu outlet for the first time this January. I have been to Lululemon outlets in Seattle and Chicago, so I kind of knew what to expect.
Sizing is limited, and there seems to be a lot of bright colors and patterns. You probably won’t find staple pieces in black, grey, or white here. Most of the items were already on sale at Lululemon and had multiple markdowns before arriving here. Think neons, loud floral and abstract patterns, as well as seasonal holiday colors like metallics and teals. I wear a size 10-12 and I found that the bigger sizes had less of a selection in tops and bras, but a good selection for bottoms.
They had a large selection of leggings, shorts, and sports bras. I was a bit disappointed at their shirts and long sleeves. They had no swiftlys or define jackets, only a bunch of oversized boxy tees and styles that didn’t sell well.
Prices of leggings were $59-79, shorts ranged from $29-49. Prices were pretty similar to a markdown rack in regular Lululemon stores and maybe $10-20 less in most instances. Some of the coats were still $200+. I did manage to find a Down with it All vest for only $69, which was about half off retail.
They have a rack of final markdowns with some items as low as $19, but the items were not desirable in my opinion. Lots of purple and neon hiking shorts that clearly were a dud when they first arrived in stores.
We also saw lots of accessories like hair clips, headbands, yoga mats, beanies, faux fur belt bags, gloves, and more. They also had a decent sized men’s section.
Everything was clean and organized by size, style, and color. Employees were helpful and dressing rooms were open and plentiful.
Overall I think it was worth the trip and I am planning to go back and spend more time going...
Read moreManagers and staff were not only rude but gaslit me as a customer and healthcare worker. As a first time purchaser, they told me they give healthcare worker discounts, when I said that I work at a hospital they refused to believe me. I didn't have my work badge on me and in the moment couldn't verify my status because I was out shopping, had never purchased from lulu before, and didn't bring my work stuff with me. I showed them my institutional email affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. The refused to believe that the email tag @mgh.harvard.edu was the hospital email. They said that it was the Harvard school email. I informed the store workers that it was because MGH is Harvard Medical school's teaching hospital which is why there is the Harvard tag, however they didn't believe me. I could only tell them the facts of the institution, and my hospital email is what it is. I am highly disappointed in Lulu and the staff's...
Read moreIt always has long line to get in the store. Probably you should wait at least 10~20 minutes just to get in to the store. It doesn’t have much products compare to other big cities and it is always chaos inside the store. I went to serveral lululemon outlet stores and I can say this is the worst! Don’t just visit just only for the lululemon. You will be disappointed. I would rather recommend shop online or shop at local stores unless you lives...
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