the DAISY — Local services in Cedar Rapids

I am a huge shopper and finally stopped in a handful of times this Spring. I never felt welcome there even though I have bought a few things there as gifts. Workers are not welcoming like other stores.....Especially when you walk into the back area, the woman back there acted as if I walked into her private closet! I took my mother there and my teenage daughters this Spring when we literally had a few minutes to pop in on our way to my daughters activity. It was my mom's birthday and we had a girls day of lunch and shopping. We arrived 30 minutes before their closing. When we ENTERED the building our greeting was a woman rudely telling us their closing time. As we browsed around the workers loudly discussed what activities they had to get to making sure we heard that they wanted to wrap up their day. My teenage girls were in the back room looking at items and they were approached by a woman who told them they needed to "stop looking" around. I did not learn of this until we had left the building or I would have had some words with them. Finally, we had had enough and left with ten minutes to spare before their closing time and were not told "Thank you for stopping in" or "Have a nice day"....the person literally locked the door behind us. We have never been treated so rudely and we will never go back. We are a family that LOVES to shop and we are big consignors as well. I would suggest next time you all have plans and would like to close early you do so, instead of leaving your doors open and treating your...

So incredibly disappointed! Last weekend was my first experience at The Daisy in Cedar Rapids and it most certainly was my last. I arrived mid-afternoon; two employees were at the counter (in the front of the store) talking and laughing with one other woman (a customer) I was not greeted...Not once, nor did I receive a good-bye, thanks for stopping, nothing-On my way out of the store. The entire atmosphere was stuffy & snobby. And since I'm under the age of 45 and not carrying around my husband's credit card, I was of no use to them.

By no means do I expect a red carpet laid out for me when I go to a store. I worked as a cosmetologist for 8 years and I am well aware of the chaos working in customer service/retail. But for a customer to walk in and out of your store and not be acknowledged because your shooting the breeze.

Thankfully my experience at the store in Marion was fantastic, that's where my...

I spent the weekend with my partner going to thrift and consignment stores in Cedar Rapids that I'd never been to. the DAISY was our last stop today. I thrift 80% of my clothing and I understand that each store has a different purpose. This store was clearly heavily curated with higher prices, but quality to match, including a lot more natural fibers, which i love.

I ended up finding a new with tags jacquard print 100% wool cardigan coat from a Swedish brand. As soon as I tried it on, I knew it was going home with me. They priced it at less than a third of its sticker price--totally worth it!

I will visit from time to time when I'm in Czech Village and looking for something...