In short, "a slightly modernized USSR." There are probably two advantages: the location and the cafeteria. And so there are only solid disadvantages: assortment, prices, level of service, paid toilet (and that located on the street!). When there are discounts, you can still buy something at reasonable prices (and there are a lot of customers in the department store on such days), and when there are no discounts, then the department store is empty!!! Service "at the level": I wanted to buy an iron, waited 20 minutes for the seller to come to me - and left without buying! It's clear that a lot of people are OK, I'll wait, but after three(!!!) attempts to remind me of myself and 20 minutes of wasted time-I turned around and left-that's the philosophy of the 21st century for you-the store should be interested in customers, and not treat them with an indifferent attitude!!! In perfumery-I don't say anything at all- sellers don't know the product! The same goes for the grocery section-the cashiers are slow, the packer from the meat and sausage department is not always there, the baking quality has deteriorated!!!
A large shopping center, as a rule, has a Belarusian assortment, to put it mildly - the time of the USSR, but that's not the point: there is no toilet for visitors here! There are a lot of floors, a cafe, and the toilet near the hotel is the nearest.... we could have thought of this moment somehow...
I evaluate the art department, because I visit mostly only it.
With confidence, I buy only paper there. I took Azart brushes 2-y flat and 5-y round. The 2nd one had to be overbought because a metal tube broke a week after the purchase. And it didn't just come off, as it usually does, but tore in the middle in just a few strokes. I was so shocked, I haven't had this before. Well, the brushes are cheap, I think it plays a role.
Acrylic... It's quite sad with him, there is only Lagoda in cans in the assortment.
1. Everyone has their own preferences, but personally I prefer lead tubes, there is only oil on the counter in such tubes.
2. "Lagoda" paint is cheap, this already explains a lot, especially its "feature"—it is liquid. I have a Lagoda in tubes, and it's like liquid honey, flowing and flowing, I do not know what it is convenient for her to write, and if the tube cracks, it's the end of the world, nothing can stop the flow, even if the tube is wrapped with masking tape, it will not last long.
Therefore, I ask you to add "Master class" acrylic to the assortment, please.
I also bought watercolor pencils, sketching markers, acrylic on fabric from you for my sample —there are no questions about them. I also took a nag, KOH-I-NOOR, erasers and firms are amazing, but the nag is not very good, Faber-Castell is better
The atmosphere is very pleasant. Wonderful sellers, without the snobbery that sellers have in some stores, with claims to high fashion, but essentially selling an obscure product!The atmosphere of Soviet times, where you are not greeted by clothes.I really liked the store.He became one of my favorites in Minsk.I definitely visit it when I come to Belarus from Russia. Unfortunately, we have no such department stores left. At least, I don't know them.
A wonderful selection of non-food products! And there are often discounts. 4 points for insufficient choice of meat and fish in the grocery department and there is no accessible lift with a baby stroller, and there is a sign on the escalator prohibiting lifting with a stroller, but I still climb it. The freight elevator is almost never available or wait 15-20 minutes.
There is no elevator. I came with a stroller, but there is no way to go up to the 2-3-4 floor. Think about it already.
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Cubitalis
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August 12, 2022
The department store is large, there are many different departments; products, cosmetics, household goods, jewelry, etc. everywhere mainly Belarusian products. Four stars for not being in it... toilets)) We need to go outside somewhere.
A wide range of especially domestic products. The service is at a high level. In the cold season, it is suggested to use the wardrobe, so as not to sweat in outerwear and not to carry it around. Attentive sellers (linen and knitwear department) excellent discount system
The store seems to have nothing. But they constantly change the location of the sections. Now children's shoes have been dragged to the 4th floor (not convenient).
Three points for trying to match modernity, but so far it has not worked out.
An outdated shopping center, shops are not very popular for today's youth, there is a cafe on the top floor. There is no toilet, there is a paid one on the street to the left of the main entrance
I hate this store. They're constantly selling some kind of crap. I understand that the Belarusian manufacturer needs to be promoted, but I would like a normal alternative. There are many departments, like everything, but at the same time there is always something missing. In general, the store is stuck in the perestroika period)
It would seem that a large department store with a large selection of everything, and even attractive discounts. But that was not the case. It is worth visiting the women's clothing department and it is quite enough to escape from there. A complete nightmare is going on, everything is cluttered with clothes, apparently they order all the successful and unsuccessful creations of Belarusian and others. manufacturers. I looked through one rack of dresses, I felt like I was pulling a bag of potatoes all day. The clothes on the hangers are already torn, crumpled, lying on the floor, or of a different size. The racks are crowded with those manufacturers who could not pay for a normal place. It's time to end this. It's time to learn how to trade, to present the product in all its glory. There is no way to distinguish it from a second-hand store. The lighting is a nightmare! It's dark everywhere, all over the hall, so how can you read the label? Sellers stand like prisoners and look "nowhere" although they must observe the rules everywhere. We need to change the leadership and much more.
The store has become much better than before after the update. But we still need to work with the staff in the direction of politeness and customer orientation. When buying shoes for a child, there was a 40% discount, they sold them from 30%. This is illegal. It took a very long time to decide, and until she came up after 20 minutes, there was no reaction. It seems that the sellers are doing us a favor by giving us the goods,
Prices are a third higher than other stores. And only on days of 30% discounts do prices approach the average in Minsk. There are a large number of product groups, but the assortment in each group is narrow, which is logical for such stores
The store is nostalgic, it's stuck in the past. it seems to be big and there are a lot of things, but there is nothing to choose. many premises require renovation, but the management preferred to purchase a trading house on nemiga and expand rather than put the existing commercial object in order. it is not wise, like all state objects in our country)
An old and cramped building, which can easily be given a head start by any shopping center. Inside, shops of different directions are chaotically located, there is an escalator and a fitness club on the top floor
The assortment has become wider over time, and the location of the sections has changed after the renovation. The department for children was moved to the 4th floor (not convenient). There are discounts on a regular basis, but the trade premium is excessively exceeded (retail prices), so the shopping facility is still in the black.
A good place, 30% discount on everything on Thursdays, there is a good grocery store on the ground floor, I advise Russians coming to Belarus to visit, the locals are already aware👍
One of the main department stores in Minsk, we definitely stop by when we are in Minsk. Near the metro, unfortunately, there are several small parking lots.
In the 90s of the 2000s, there was a cool store where we went for everything we could, and for school goods, and for shoes and a carpet for the house :) There was a cafeteria and exchangers. Children used to run there for a walk. Now, of course, there is a bigger selection of stores and this one is outdated. It seems to have been modernized, but weakly. Navigation is terrible, as before, you have to go down the stairs. I have it on an equal footing with our GUM and TSUM. The atmosphere is the same
Maybe they can already change the picture on the facade to modern glazing or make a normal redevelopment without dividing into separate stalls, but just one or two spaces per floor, just not with one cash register, but several. Men's children's women's clothing and shoes and underwear can be combined together, well, etc. It would be more convenient than bustling around these stalls.
We constantly receive messages about promotions, discounts, etc. A large selection of clothes, manufactured goods at reasonable prices. We have repeatedly traveled at discounts, never returned without a purchase.
Over the past two years, the quality of service, assortment and overall layout of the store have greatly improved. It has turned from a scoop store into a modern store with pleasant prices. Well done!