(773) 582-0102
5915 S Archer Ave
Chicago,
IL
60638
41.7955
-87.7631
Neighborhoods: Garfield Ridge, Southwest Side
PEACHES BOUTIQUE
Last updated 5.10.09
11/06/09
Great Selection
by Sarabeth at Citysearch
I was very skeptical about bringing my daughter here after reading some of the reviews, but she insisted so we went and I couldn't be more happy with the entire experience. Walking in we were shocked at how many dresses they have displayed and a little overwhelmed but than we were explained how the store worked by one of the girls. We brought in pictures like they tell you to do on the website, but were told to see if they were on the floor otherwise show the girl in the fitting rooms because they might be in the back. Looking on the floor we did find some styles that we liked but the best was once my daughter was in the fitting rooms she had someone working with just her (almost like a personal shopper!) As soon as her girl saw the pictures that we brought she brought out a very good selection of dresses, all of which my daughter loved! We finally got her to decide on one that she really liked and even though we were there for a while, it was definitely worth our time and drive(we live almost 3 hours away!) I would suggest this store to anyone!
- Pros: Large selection, helpful staff
05/05/08
Never, never again, this store is a total joke!
by AverageJane1 at Citysearch
For all of the hype this store gets, you'd think the service and selection was impecable. Not the case. After driving from Romeoville, I stood in a 3 hours line with my daughter, only to be limited to 3 dresses. She was helped by some snotty little high schooler that was trying to get her to try on a $600 princess ballerina pouffy dress with the entire fluffed up, over-priced get-up (slip, bra, gloves, shoes, tiara....). NOT the look she was going for. This is junior prom and my daughter had a vision of what she already wanted, glamourous. She tried to find something, though the selection seemed vast, what they really had was the same few dresses in different sizes and colors. That's the same as going to a departement store. Overall, the experiece was awful. I saw many girls walking out in tears, a loud argument broke out with either the manager which caused the mother to throw two gowns at them and leave with her two daughters - yes, they lost two sale because of their rude service. Some people had left out of line after seeing that as well. I would have too, but my daughter was in the fitting room. I personally think that they only reason this store sells anything is because when someone actually finds anything, they just want to leave and not go through the hassle of shopping anymore. You won't save any money here, their prices are highly inflated, I didn't see anything there under $350. The gloves were $40! The same gloves that are sold everywhere else for $15 or $20! I don't know why people go here. I will never send anyone to this store, and will never set foot there again. There are many other stores you could patron. Smaller shops seems to have a better selection and MUCH better service. Save yourself the stress, headache, and money! Not worth the hassle of the drive, or wait. Read my other review as to where we DID find a gorgeous dress for less, I highly recommend them, NOT PEACHES!
- Pros: Rude and pushy staff
05/01/07
Horrible overpriced store
by novak300 at Citysearch
A group of us (5 mothers) decided to do some prom dress shopping with our daughters. We had taken the day off from work and the girls had the day off from school. We had goen to this store because that's all the girls could talk about is this store called Peaches. All I could say is that it's highly overrated and that YOU SHOULDN'T SPEND YOU HARD EARNED MONEY HERE. From the moment we walked in we were treated like cattle. A herd of girls were attacking the racks, there were lines of upset parents and their daughters in the store and while we were there for 3 hours (time we basically wasted) we witnesses 7 different groups of people walk out of the store because of either poor customer service of simple rudeness on behalf of the staff. We never did get into the fitting rooms because they decided to split the lines up and loose track of what was going on in the store. We started to get angry at the process and really wanted to leave, but before we could say anything our own teenage daughters (who wanted to come here som badly) had seen and heard enough and themselves said they wanted to leave, and we all gladly did so. None of our girls could find a decnt gown under $450 and they all either looked link skanky night gowns or pepto-bismol ballerina dresses. In the end, I was glad we left we shopped 2 other stores, and found some one of a kind dresses at a small, yet affordable shop also in Chicago (Kasia's). Owners were much more personable, lines were much shorter, and the prices were much more reasonable. My daughter found the exact same dress she was going to try on at Peaches for $125 cheaper at Kasia's. Save your money parents, prom is not a cheap event. You deserve much better treatment if you're going to drop the kind of cash Peaches asks. The management needs to realize that people talk and that their lack of customer service skills do not go unnoticed. I chose to speak with my pocket book, and I'm glad I did.
- Pros: None
- Cons: Overrated, needs customer service lessons and highly overpriced.
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