Rachel S.
Yelp
Hmm, Pottery Barn, how do I think of thee? Let me turn to the Bible to compare. Matthew 23:26-28 "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness."
Okay, okay, so Pottery Barn isn't wicked or anything like that but just as a whitewashed tomb looks nice on the outside and putrid on the inside, so is Pottery Barn. From afar, the merchandise looks solid, beautiful and well-built. When you get upclose, you notice that it's made of poor materials, inside and out. With few exceptions, it's high priced junk. I was in love with last season's Sumner collection, especially the dining table. Unfortunately, it wasn't worth purchasing because when I saw it live, I saw how poor its quality was. This isn't furniture that can be passed down, you'll be lucky to get "a lifetime" out of it. Same goes for the leather couches I saw - they look cheap upclose. The slipcovered everything that's in season now is horrific from upclose and afar.
This location is no different than any other Pottery Barn, except nobody who works there notices or acknowledges you. No bueno. I visited on 1/7/11.