Gabe's — Local services in West Mifflin

Gabe's is always hit of miss. You never know what they will have. This time it was a total miss for me, but my partner did find a dress.

For some reason, there always seems to be a problem with the dressing rooms here. When I visited in the spring, there were no dressing rooms at all. I was forced to buy multiple sizes of certain items, brought them home to try on, then brought the ones that didn't fit back. That is very inconvenient and totally unacceptable for a clothing store of this size.

This time, there were two dressing rooms, but one was out of order. The one that did work didn't have a working lock. An employee told us that it works if you manipulate it just right, but I did see people open the door with someone already inside. Twice. So apparently, either the lock does not in fact work, or it is really hard to operate, so its best to have a friend stand guard outside the door. Note that if someone does open the door, you are fully visible from the main sales floor.

One other item of concern that I should note, and this goes back to the last time I visited in the spring. I believe I bought counterfeit Adidas clothing here. I bought several pairs of shorts that were similar to other Adidas shorts I had bought at Costco. The ones from Gabes lost their logos the first time I washed them, and they didn't fit right. I don't see this as being an issue with seconds merchandise--side by side the shorts were clearly not the same.

So, maybe skip the Adidas there. I have had good luck with buying seconds made by Carhartt there. Too bad their Carhartt stock was low at this visit, so I didn't find...

WOW! Here’s the thing. We’ve gone to Walmart, Marshalls, Goodwill, and Target (clearance obviously lol) looking for fall clothes and Gabe’s had just about anything you could look for. Not to mention the store is just as clean as the staff are friendly! We’ll DEFINITELY be coming back for the winter.

The scope of their inventory is just massive. We spent OVER AN HOUR looking through everything and we skimmed probably 30% of the store. They have clothes on clearance for $7, $5, and $3 or less in the womens section, ranging in size from XS to (I think) 5X.

We saw flannels as low as $5, cardigans as low as $6, and tops as low as $2.

The only thing I would’ve changed is the size of the signs indicating what’s in each aisle (for example they’ll have small areas with pants right next to small areas...

Gabes is a great place to shop when you want quality names at a discount price. Right now they're doing clearance and that's my favorite time because you can get extremely high-priced items for as little as $1! It's very important to remember that gave does a discount store and there's a reason why! Make sure you check all garments four defects, holes, and other problems and issues before purchasing. Although gabes usually does fairly well with returns it can be quite a hassle so it's a good idea to get it right the first time. It also seems easier that if the item does have a severe defect when you get it home or just doesn't fit that you just give it to charity instead of trying to return it. It's just not...