bella-mi
Whimsical, gorgeous treasures for children, Austin's newest children's boutique
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Discover whimsical, expressive, gorgeous treasures for your child at bella-mi, Austin's newest children's boutique located in Jefferson Square. bella-mi offers unique clothing for girls (infant to size 16) and for boys (infant to size 7), accessories, gifts and hand painted Sticks brand furnishings. You'll find age appropriate dresses and separates for girls as well coordinating accessories to complete the outfit. And you'll find handsome items for your little man! bella-mi's a great place to find birthday gifts! We also offer select Blue Fish brand pieces for ladies. At bella-mi, we pride ourselves in reminding our customers that it's their inner beauty which makes them fabulous, and the clothing we offer just reflects that. We also offer excellent customer service including cute, gift wrapping, shipping, and delivery in Austin. Come in today to play on our lighted runway!
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I absolutely loved the store and service. Saturday, November 14th was my first visit and enjoyed every minute of it. Lovely gift ideas and beautiful clothing! I will be back for sure!
Posted 11/16/09 | Report Abuse
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Beautiful clothes. I had a lovely experince with a sweet young girl helping me. However when the outfit fell apart and I brought it back I was grilled about if I had pulled on threads or if she had worn it on a slide then after being rudely lectured at for not treating their clothing properly the offending garment was pushed back across the counter and the seven day policy was quoted to me. I said she didn't even wear it until four days after we bought it!
Posted 11/15/09 | Report Abuse
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If I learned one important lesson from working the oil fields with my daddy it was you cant tell who has the money by looking at them. This one lesson that the big blond lady and her side kick need to learn. Now I have been in the store several times and the younger girls do a real fine job of treating you with dignity and respect but the other brush me aside in favor of shiner prey and I am sure I could buy and sell them. I always brushed it off kind of amused. But to find out today that one of the kindest gentlest most generous women I know was treated not only rudely but almost abusive I say Cute Clothes are not worth bad service!
Posted 11/14/09 | Report Abuse
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loved this stores cute clothes. I have been reminded that we have voice of how we are treated when we shop. I too have been treated rudely at the shop by women who look at me like they want to spit on me or that I am not good enough to handel their clothes. I went to get something off the rack and she grabbed it and said "here we don't want smudges on it" like my hands were dirty or something" I guess because I am Mexcian she thought I had been working in a kitchen or something insead of the radiology department down the street! AND yet still I went back because the clothes were soooooooo cute and my little girl loves the cat walk stage and every time I handed money over to that big blond woman i felt dirty and sick like she thought I wasn't good enough to shop there. Well I will not make any more trips there!
Posted 11/14/09 | Report Abuse
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After talking with some friends I thought Iwould write a review of my experince with this store.
They do have really cute clothes. and I have bought lots of stuff there. I will say I always found the snobby nature of the staff kind of funny I always get treated better if I have my big ol wedding ring on and am driving the nice car.If I run over real quick in my work out clothes and have my husbands truck it is a whole different story... but I can really see where it would offend some people and after hearing of recent downright hurtful behaviour i will take my money elsewhere. There are lots of stores with cute clothes
Posted 11/14/09 | Report Abuse
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In this world of the big box its nice to find locally owned and oh so disappointing to find that the locally owned is outrageously rude to a customer. They institute that because they had no record of the sale then the item must be stolen! My fault for not having the receipt but when I handed her my card she said "That's of no use to me Its not in the computer " when I said well what can we do" I was told "Well on items that are actually sold we have a seven day return policy and this item was not even actually purchased" Imagine me being offended by this statement???? FINE but when my husband calls back later with the bank transaction number and you admit to finding the transaction in your records at least have the class to apologise to the customer!!! At least have the class to admit you regret the misunderstanding! Especially when the cutomer isn't even asking for money back , store credit, or anything...just a simple Sorry. This to me shows they do not value their customers! I will continue to try shop locally. Unfortunately in means you have little recourse when the local owner is a self important snob who takes pleasure in humiliating people.
Posted 11/14/09 | Report Abuse
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I have been in this store three times The first time the young sales girls was very nice. The second time two snotty women looked their noses down on me like they smelled dog poop because I laughed at spending a small fortune on a baby shower gift. Snobby overspending went out in the 80s!!! Third time with a friend who needed a special outfit for her daughter. Lucky we have found other stores that fit the bill!
Posted 11/14/09 | Report Abuse
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Tried to return something without a receipt and they could not find us in their computer so in there mind the only explanation was that we stole it. They then took the dress and asked us to leave. We left, with the dress. BEWARE, Once you give them money it is GONE, store credit is not an option.
Posted 11/14/09 | Report Abuse
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I have four granddaughters to buy for so this store was a dream for me. I look for wonderful unique things as well as practical for school and they had it all. I love all the different lines they carry. (Mim Pi) The store is so fun with so much to see. The catwalk is too precious. They are very friendly and helpful. I can hardly wait to shop for spring.
Posted 01/06/09 | Report Abuse
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The gift baskets and gift wrapping service is really nice. The staff is so helpful and friendly. The prices are reasonable. The only problem is the parking lot, it is too small and crowded!
Posted 12/22/08 | Report Abuse
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Best Place EVER!
by not a mom butlovethestor
This by far is the cutest place to shop for little girls and boys. They also offer jewerly and shoes for the older girls to.
The staff was very helpful the whole time I was in there.
Pros: Cutest clothing and Great Staff
Posted 11/16/09
Nothing to make a habbit out of
by allmycrowns
Beautiful clothes. I had a lovely experince with a sweet young girl helping me. However when the outfit fell apart and I brought it back I was grilled about if I had pulled on threads or if she had worn it on a slide then after being rudely lectured at for not treating their clothing properly the offending garment was pushed back across the counter and the seven day policy was quoted to me. I said she didn't even wear it until four days after we bought it!
Pros: cute clothes
Cons: hit or miss service
Posted 11/14/09
Harsh
by jennys21
The first time I was there I had a wonderful experience, a very nice, knowledgeable sales person. The Next time was totally different. There was 1 other person shopping and the only sales person would not give me the time of day.
Pros: Nice Clothes
Cons: Mean People
Posted 11/14/09
expensive and rude
by ottermommy
If you don't mind indulging your children in pricey fashion or watching sales staff treat people like dirt take them here! I have been here twice. I should have stopped after the first trip. It was kind of cute the first time and I thought is was a fluke that the staff was rude to a woman who was in trying to find something in a certain price range. But This time they were rude to me and rolled their eyes when they thought I wasn't looking. Rude. one star cause they one let you give zero
Pros: cute
Cons: rude
Posted 11/13/09
pretty is as pretty does
by momtoaprincess
felt compelled to write a review today.
I have shopped this store several times. Spent more than I would like to admit. I always find adorable things in here. But is true it is hit or miss with how you are treated. There is a really sweet young girl who treats you like a queen But then there are the othe two that stick there noses in the air at you and seem to be trying to figure out if your your rings are real. In fact the more I think about it the more I think there are better place to spend my money.
Pros: cute clothes
Cons: bad service
Posted 11/13/09
Not worth it
by princesscariboo
There are a couple of young sales girls that do a lovely job of treating people with dignity and respect. But one thing I learned from working with my daddy in the oil fields is you cant tell who has the money from looks and this is a lesson the big blond and her side kick need to learn more than once I have been in there and brushed aside in favor of shinier prey and I bet I could buy and sell those women. Then earlier today to find out that one of the kindest most gentle people I have had the privilage of knowing was treated to such harsh and ugly treatment only goes to seal the deal. Cute clothes do not outrank bad service.
Pros: some cute things
Posted 11/13/09
Love the store and Staff!!
by Ktd3313
I love everything about this store. This is exactly what Austin was been needing! All of the staff is great and very helpful. I always look forward to going in to shop this great store!!
Posted 11/13/09
My granddaughter loved dancing and twirling on their cat walk.
by Naleri
The name of this store says it all...Beautiful Me. The clothing in this store will make each and every child feel
just how special they are. I found clothing for my granddaughter there that I have not seen anywhere else in town. The women in the store are very helpful and friendly...they go out of their way to help you find just what you are looking for and the right size. They even have a "catwalk" my granddaughter loved dancing on and twirling. This store has a very warm, welcome feel to it...and it's hard to stop just looking at the way the store is decorated much less all the beautiful clothing!
Pros: The employees were all very helpful.
Cons: Parking can be a little crazy.
Posted 12/20/08