Alternative Retail | Carlsbad, CA — Local services in Carlsbad

This place is very hit or miss. Its 5 star sometimes and 1 star others. It really depends on what brand they are selling. Bad - Tilly's or Rent the runway. For example, if they have a Tilly's sale, don't bother - you might get 60% off, but stuff at that store is usually at a big discount, and then you are not getting a good selection. What I have found and loved was sale on Spiritual Gangster, Sol Angeles - and amazing deals on some snowboard gear and equipment and wetsuits. High quality items for $10-20 each, wetsuits and snowboard clothing at 75%-80% off. UPDATE - I moved this from a 3 to 4 star review as it is 5...

Sign up for a free ticket on Eventbrite to get in. Don't sign up for more than one time slot or you get disqualified. The space actually sells multiple brands and you only need a ticket for one of the brands they advertise to shop all of them. I did not expect to see wetsuits, surf gear, and snow gear too. There are no try ons and everything is final sale, so you must be choosy and know your sizes before going. There are fine brands like Dakine and Sorel deeply discounted, along with smaller...

No changing rooms. I'm not going to spend $20-40 on average per item without trying it on. I went for their rent the runway event, since I rented from this service previously. The rent the runway stuff was on the lower end of the selection. All low end stuff that was over charged at 90% heavily used $600-$990 dollar items. The only item I would go in to try is their wetsuits but I would try a surf shop first and I would only go if I...