They’re not overpriced.
Really.
I grew up knowing very little about Crate & Barrel, but an easy assumption for me to make was that they sold expensive stuff. After all, they were placed in most of my area’s upscale malls: Woodfield, Oakbrook, Old Orchard. And that also meant I stayed away from them until my wife and I started amassing American Express points several years back.
Then we thought, “Let’s splurge!” and cashed in our points for Crate & Barrel gift cards. We soon found that while the store does have some things that are relatively expensive (furniture, mostly), a lot of the housewares are reasonably priced. Definitely not far off from some stuff at Target.
And anyone that uses that much Helvetica can’t be all bad.
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