Old Navy

Old Navy used to be synonymous with angry G7 summit protesters who stole signs, notably Seattle’s big letter N. I suppose that tells you how long ago rebellious youth culture identified Old Navy with corporate America or capitalism run amok. Things haven’t changed much.
One of the ubiquitous stores in the ON/​Gap/​Banana Republic chain, this one serves Windsor and counts as a pretty sad representative. What used to be a popular alternative to the same old shirts at Mariposa or Zellers or The Bay, Old Navy just looks terrible. The place is completely filthy from top to bottom. Clothes are flung on the floor, scattered ankle deep on the floors of the changing room. The clearance sections are almost unmanageable and, should you suffer from anxiety or OCD, stay away. The savings are not worth the possible breakdown as you find a baby’s shirt next to men’s board shorts, a size XL poncho, and four pairs of sandals all on the same rack marked «S» and presumably for shirts.
Old Navy has cute stuff, especially on the cheap for shirts or lounge/​workout wear. Their compression leggings are actually pretty inexpensive compared to other competitors. You would do well to use the website exclusively for buying things rather than go in here. Windowshop by all means. Check out whether the cute pattern in the picture looks as good on paper thin cotton. But try to avoid shopping here.
Checkout lanes are breathtakingly slow. Finding staff is an adventure of itself, and once you’ve braved that beast, getting an employee to act is an exhaustive task. The old maxim «If you want something done, do it yourself» doesn’t apply when you can’t get into the stock room without breaking a few laws.
The changing rooms are a total disaster, messy, and the effort to check how many items you have is practically non-​existent. Every now and then someone may appear with a purpose, but then they vanish the instant you turn your back.

Clothing quality has gone downhill since its opening many years ago.
Just from working in loss prevention, I noticed it’d be extremely easy to shoplift from there; as nothing except their jeans are tagged with security tags. Haven’t done it because it’s not worth it, just an observation.
The store is always a mess and employees are usually very clueless about life.

As an American, there is one thing worth going to Old Navy in Canada that is not available in America. From June through Early July, Old Navy has Canada Day themed t-​shirts at a great price. They have cool graphics, and look great. After Canada Day, they are even cheaper when they are on clearance.