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Belk finds

CaChica — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:59:36 GMT

I grew up shopping Belk's but moved away and just re discovered them.

I recently tried some of Belk's beauty brand shadow and liked them. I went back to shop tonight for the many color shadow pallet $10 and stumbled upon cute cotton shaker sweaters priced by color but some were $7. and so cute. I got the black and the oat choice. I used to have an all cotton sweater I loved and these are similar. I also got a red cardigan for $7. and a linen animal print top. The prices are hard to pass up.

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ID2 — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 10:08:49 GMT

I discoverd Belk and Beall's online (no stores in my state) and have given them quite a bit of business this winter. Great sales, name brands. I've loved everything I have received!

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febe1 — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:27:16 GMT

I shopped Belk for years. It used to be a great store, somewhere between Target and Macy's.

I have a Belk's about five miles from me but have stopped going there b/c of online shopping. I loved they had a great Petite dept.

Now that I've had the vaccine, I might visit them again. Certainly their quality is as good as Denim & Co.

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CaChica — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 16:16:11 GMT

I'll have to check out Beall's again. I used to find Artscape tops there, online. They were fun to wear. They had a lot of cotton items I liked also. I'm a fan of natural fabrics.

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CaChica — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 16:29:28 GMT

Boscov's & Shopnational are good online shops also. I like Boscov's winter night gowns and Shopnational cotton undies when I can't find what I need anywhere else.

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Boomernichols — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 16:45:29 GMT

@CaChica Belk is located 26 miles from my home and we would frequent their store often. I have ordered several Crown & Ivy sweater this winter for 20.00 that were originally 59.50 each, they were top quality and ez care. I live in a small town where we have only 2 redlights so we have to travel or shop online . Belk is a great go-to!!! Glad that you are a satisfied return customer.

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CaChica — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:45:48 GMT

Good to hear your review on the brand. Crown & Ivy, 'Women's Long Sleeve Knit Completer' - this is what they call the cranberry cardigan. I've never seen a cardi called that before.

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Trix — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:59:17 GMT

I have not purchased any clothing from Belk's, but a few months ago they were having a 20% off beauty event and I purchased some Lancome products. The next time they had the beauty discount code I returned to purchase a few more makeup items from MAC and Bobbi Brown. I have nothing but praise for the packaging and shipping. Both of my orders qualified for free shipping which was a nice perk.

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CaChica — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:03:23 GMT

I got in on a beauty sale also. I got some good deals on Philosophy kits and bath products for gifts and tried Belk Beauty products for the first time. I was pleased with everything and free ship at $49.

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Icegoddess — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:22:22 GMT

I have been shopping Belk for years. Always has sales and they have some basic pieces that are always priced right. I currently have a Belk within 10 minutes from my home. I get most of my clothing from there, but it has gotten really stale. The Better Dresses are in a small corner. The Petite Dept in my area is also delegated a very small space. They keep moving it around. At one point, it was upstairs with the Boys & Mens clothing. That's also where the Better Dresses are. I have a couple of casual tops that I have bought there several years ago and they're still selling the same styles, just in different colors. The help is almost nonexistent. You have to walk around the store to find a register that is actually open, and the reject clothing from the dressing rooms piles up.

I haven't been to a Belk since early in the pandemic mainly because the dressing rooms were closed and since we weren't going anywhere to dress up besides my weekly trips to church there just hasn't been a need. I would really like somewhere with some more original clothing, but I do need to be able to try on.

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CaChica — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 19:39:16 GMT

That's too bad. I've seen some of our local stores fall down on customer service also, even Kohls and Macy's. I order most of my clothes online these days.

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ECBG — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 22:21:37 GMT

@febe1 @Icegoddess

Ladies, I had worked at Belk when I left Dillards with a sciatic nerve issue from all of the clothes.

I left Belk because of a terrible woman they put with me in fine jewelry.

The Belk brothers sold the store to a company mainly interested in online sales., so the nicer items are on line.

Everyone I saw in my store later said "I should be glad I left". One entire side of my store is old clearance trucked in from other stores.

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Icegoddess — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 23:20:26 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@febe1 @Icegoddess

Ladies, I had worked at Belk when I left Dillards with a sciatic nerve issue from all of the clothes.
I left Belk because of a terrible woman they put with me in fine jewelry.
The Belk brothers sold the store to a company mainly interested in online sales., so the nicer items are on line.
Everyone I saw in my store later said "I should be glad I left". One entire side of my store is old clearance trucked in from other stores.

@ECBG I grew up in a small MS town that had a Belk. When I moved to where I live now that had malls, there was Dillards and there was Parisian although I think Dillards might actually have been something else when I moved here. I used to browse them both all the time, but I usually bought at Dillards. Then, Belk bought Parisian. Over time I started shopping more at Belk because they had better prices/more sales. The Dillards closest to my home became a Dillards outlet for several years and then closed. We still have a Dillards in a Mall that also has another Belk store that is farther away, but I rarely shop there. About the only time I make it to that area is when I go to the hairdresser.

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4kitties — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:28:31 GMT

I have never heard of Belk. Will have to check them online.

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ECBG — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 01:42:29 GMT

@Icegoddess wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
@febe1 @Icegoddess

Ladies, I had worked at Belk when I left Dillards with a sciatic nerve issue from all of the clothes.
I left Belk because of a terrible woman they put with me in fine jewelry.
The Belk brothers sold the store to a company mainly interested in online sales., so the nicer items are on line.
Everyone I saw in my store later said "I should be glad I left". One entire side of my store is old clearance trucked in from other stores.
@ECBG I grew up in a small MS town that had a Belk. When I moved to where I live now that had malls, there was Dillards and there was Parisian although I think Dillards might actually have been something else when I moved here. I used to browse them both all the time, but I usually bought at Dillards. Then, Belk bought Parisian. Over time I started shopping more at Belk because they had better prices/more sales. The Dillards closest to my home became a Dillards outlet for several years and then closed. We still have a Dillards in a Mall that also has another Belk store that is farther away, but I rarely shop there. About the only time I make it to that area is when I go to the hairdresser.

@Icegoddess

The negative of Dillards is they will let a clearance item sit on the floor untill well after the next season has been displayed. Their 30%-40% off of clearance at the end of the month is quite good, but do you want it so far removed from the season?

I shop the Dillards Clearance center, but I know the brands and exactly what to look at.

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Icegoddess — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 03:02:25 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@Icegoddess wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
@febe1 @Icegoddess

Ladies, I had worked at Belk when I left Dillards with a sciatic nerve issue from all of the clothes.
I left Belk because of a terrible woman they put with me in fine jewelry.
The Belk brothers sold the store to a company mainly interested in online sales., so the nicer items are on line.
Everyone I saw in my store later said "I should be glad I left". One entire side of my store is old clearance trucked in from other stores.
@ECBG I grew up in a small MS town that had a Belk. When I moved to where I live now that had malls, there was Dillards and there was Parisian although I think Dillards might actually have been something else when I moved here. I used to browse them both all the time, but I usually bought at Dillards. Then, Belk bought Parisian. Over time I started shopping more at Belk because they had better prices/more sales. The Dillards closest to my home became a Dillards outlet for several years and then closed. We still have a Dillards in a Mall that also has another Belk store that is farther away, but I rarely shop there. About the only time I make it to that area is when I go to the hairdresser.
@Icegoddess

The negative of Dillards is they will let a clearance item sit on the floor untill well after the next season has been displayed. Their 30%-40% off of clearance at the end of the month is quite good, but do you want it so far removed from the season?
I shop the Dillards Clearance center, but I know the brands and exactly what to look at.

@ECBG In my book Clearance starts at 50% off. Anything above that is just a sale. That was my problem with Dillards. They just wouldn't have sales. Even the week between Christmas and New Years when everybody has a sale, no sale. I did find out one year when I went in on JAN 1 to pay a bill that they had a good one-day sale on.

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Jk9 — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 21:56:58 GMT

I grew up shopping at Belk. I haven't shopped at a mall in a long time but always check out a Belk if there is one. I always checked out the designer section of a Belk in the early 1980's as they would have some wonderful clothes that you didn't see everywhere. I could always find my Ralf Lauren basics at Belk. While I only work part time now, I still enjoy the discussions about fashion and shopping. It is nice to know where to go when I do need something new.

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CaChica — Mon, 03 May 2021 15:43:25 GMT

I just receive the Completer cardigan from Belk and it is yummy in texture, softness and color. I'm so glad I found this for $7. Now I am waiting for my 2 Crown & Ivy cotton shaker pullover sweaters to arrive.

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CaChica — Mon, 03 May 2021 15:50:19 GMT

Boomernic, When I was little we had a Belk in our small town on the main street. We went there often as mom liked it a lot. She liked to sew for us and Belk had a nice fabric department. There was a wide staircase in the middle of the store that went up to a balcony 2nd floor where the fabric department was. I used to look over the railing and watch shoppers down below and look for any young classmates that might be shopping with their moms.

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CaChica — Mon, 10 May 2021 22:15:55 GMT

I don't know if I posted this before, I can't find it if I did I may have just texted girlfriends. Belk's has some nice cotton gauze tops. They are pretty and boho looking I loved gauze as a young working woman for summer. I think I paid 3 for $44. It's a shame they price them like that but I am happy with the ones I got. One is tie dyed white with orange, and the other two are vertical stripes. They came out great after washing in delicate wash bag and I dried them for about 10 min. Free ship at $49. I add cheap Belk Beauty cosmetics (nice 4 gifts later) to get free shipping.