Fallas

BEWARE! A BED BUG crawled out of my friend’s dress! I beg fellow bargain hunters for caution.
No fitting rooms here — you have to do your best out in the open. Only one mirror per floor. Yes, the entire upstairs women’s section has just one mirror.

Some good cheap stuff here including NFL licensed gear, plus The Terminator was filmed here. I spotted the weird escalator in which Kyle Reece uses to escape the police.

i bought some stuff, left, & the security guard called me a racial slur & put his hands on me. the manager said that they’d talk to him (not fire, talk to him).they wont get another dime from me

A big mess in this store. All items are out of order. Clothes trow everywhere.
I didn’t feel comfortable walking around plus is complicated to find parking. So if you decide to come to this store consider parking before

Just went today… saw someone peeing in the aisle. You know, just out in the open in the women’s clothing section. I informed an employee but she did not seem interested. She shrugged it off

I’m just worried that (big) rats are making themselves comfortable in there.

Only giving it 3 stars for the parking sucks. There’s meter parking but restricted. Watch out for «tow away» signs. YOUR CAR WILL GET TOWED… I KNOW! This is dtla.
But it’s an ok store. Has three levels. Top floor for women. Level floor for men, shoes, undies, home goods. Basement level children.
I’ve been to better Fallas Paredes but it nearby.

Merchandise is what it is. You get what you pay for and I am sure there’s hundreds of families struggling to make ends meet and are able to clothe their families from here, BUT why do they allow for drug dealers to stand around entrance. It’s disgusting.

My wife and I & my mother were in la yesterday in the downtown area. My wife wanted check this spot out. This fallas was 2 stories and it was very spacious. I went to the men section and found some nice shit! They had a few leather pieces like pants, tee shirts, shorts. they had some cool crewneck sweater with nice prints. My wife found a couple nice shirt to go with some pants she had at home. My mom bought a few things a mug, socks, for good price. That place was alright I would go back if I was close by.

I usually visit this Fallas Paredes branch in Downtown LA to buy affordable apparels. The store sells a lot of cheap items. Some of it with cheap quality and some with good quality but only had a little factory defect are sold in a cheap price. Recently I went to this branch to buy christmas gifts to save money. However, I felt that their security is being suspicious of me and making gossips to one of the employees. I felt bad and just bought a few items.

Hey,
I understand. There are times in life you need a $ 1.99 tank top. Been there, done that. Lived paycheck to paycheck. But man Fallas is depressing!!!
There’s a fair bit of knockoffs here, some legit (?) sports hats, and weird cheap café artwork.
I came in here for socks. That about sums up my Fallas shopping career.

I like to call this the Hipster Bum’s Paradise. Boom. I’m no hipster, nor bum but I enjoy this place through and through.
A huge store of discounted goods. Probably the rejected items of department stores. SO WHAT. You know how Marshalls & Ross are rejects of like Macys, Nordstrom, etc. Fallas is the rejects of Marshalls and Ross. Nyahaha. SO WHAT. That only makes their products priced cheaper. Yes, some things in here are pure garbage. Only would be worn by bro-h*es residing somewhere in the Antelope Valley. BUT some stuff are really hidden gold! Lots of officially licensed sports gear! That’s my favorite because I am a sports geek. I also love their crew neck sweaters in pretty colors! Those are like $ 3.99 and have American Apparel quality. Say it with me now, B-​A-​R-​G-​A-​I-​N.
Yes, its smells like pee outside. but it’s Broadway and 5^th. What do you expect? Give this place a chance. I can spend all day in here. Dangerou$!

I’ve bought a few things from Fallas Paredes, and at decent prices. My only criticism is that they can sell out of some clothes fairly quickly.
Check them out if you’re in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico or Texas.

Sure the clothes are cheap — but they are poorly made. Lots of solid colored items, tanks, sweats, pjs, men, women & kids clothes… the list goes on.
I feel like I stumbled into one of those dinky swap meet malls I can find in Little Mexico. I am not impressed at all, don’t even want to bother coming here again. One thing they do have here is a variety. Imagine everything you would find at the 99cent store but bigger.
I suppose if I need a solid colored shirt to cut-​up for an event I’ll come here. They always have some random secruity guard standing on the entrance on the corner of 5^th & Broadway. It’s a walk-​in/​walk-​out sorta joint.

They have everything you need for an affordable price. If you’re going for the fanciness of the store, then choose somewhere else. For all the other people like me… hit it upppp

After visiting the FP in Van Nuys, I wanted to check out other Fallas Paredes… but the one in Van Nuys has a more cluttered, disorganized selection for dirt cheap!
When I first stepped in to this one, I was glad that it was much bigger and more organized than the one in Van Nuys. But in the end, this one ended up being a disappointment, in that they had regular prices… I’m not the person who is going to buy a poor-​quality shirt for $ 10.99 — and that’s the tag I saw on their merchandise.
If it were higher quality, $ 10 is nothing… but for what they sell, I will not pay more than $ 6 for a top.

Three Fabulous Floors Full of Funky Retail Fun
If you live/​work downtown and you need an outrageous outfit for an upcoming party, or maybe you suddenly outgrew your bra (don’t ask)…
…then you need to come here!
And yes, you can afford EVERYTHING!
I’ve bought curtains (still hanging) household items like towels and pots (still using) numerous colorful T-​shirts (still wearing) and lots and lots of bras (I said don’t ask).
It’s just a few steps from the Pershing Square subway exit and it is AN EXPERIENCE!
If you come in with a backpack like me, prepare to be yellow caution-​taped to death by the security guard in the front! You will look like a walking crime scene! When it was time to check out, the cashier had to perform minor surgery (without anesthetic) endeavoring to extricate my wallet!
The floor tiles are so incredibly worn and ancient that you expect to see hieroglyphics down there.
They are even selling flat screen TVs now, sort of like Big Lots.
This place is lots of fun but just be careful that you don’t trip because there“s lots of stuff all over the floor. They have a good selection of nice casual clothing for the whole family, a whole section for children“s items and a gazillion plastic do-​dads.
Merchandise displays often consist of glorious piles of entropius* products. You’ll love it because it brings out that primal hunter-​gatherer in you!
* Entropy A measure of the disorder or randomness in a closed system.

GREAT DEALS!
The best find ever was a Guess leather jacket for $ 70
I got a pair of Vans shoes for $ 25, they go for about $ 45 at Vans.
XOXO purse for $ 14
Pairs Blues jacket for $ 12
Better Homes and Garden picture framed for $ 2-​$ 5
They have new stuff in all the time, some of the stuff is a little cheesy and out dated but they definitely have some great finds, you have to be willing to look hunt for the good stuff.

There is nothing to be ashamed of, my Unilocaling friends, Fallas Paredes is the bomb. Now, I cant say that they are completely up on todays in tredy fashions, but they do pretty well.
I have found quite a few treasures in the handful of shopping sprees at Fallas. Ed Hardy red stilettos… I paid 24 bucks! Baby Phat clutch…13 bucks! And I literally bought ALL of the décor for my home at Fallas for under 200 bucks! I’m not talking bootleg, back alley stuff. My sheets are 300 thread count Windsor sheets. I got large paintings in ornate looking faux wood frames for 10 bucks! My 10 peice really expensive looking comforter set was $ 40!
I sneak off to this place every couple days on my way home from work because they are always getting new and interesting stuff in thats great for adding to my home or to give as gifts.
The best part is that is right off the Pershing Square exit for the Metro Subways… so it takes me less than 10 minutes to get there from my home and I dont have to hassle with parking in Downtown, which can be a nightmare. Yea, so you may have to step over a few people sleeping on the sidewalks and cover your children’s eyes when some random drunk guy starts peeing on the side of a building, but in my opinion its all worth it for some really fab looking home décor and hot hot Ed Hardy heels.

Yup, I’m a closet Fallas Paredes fan (ok ok, some people would say I’m not so closeted about it).
Times are tough. So why would I go buy gym shorts at Macy’s for $ 25 bucks when I can get them at Fallas for 2.99? (beware, the higher quality double-​lined ones you pay a premium for … 3.99 *gasp*). Tank tops are 1.99. T-​shirts around 2.99. I’ve even bought rather stylish winter coats there for 14.99! This place makes Target prices look like a rip-​off.
OK, so it ain’t exactly designer fashions from the last runway show, but good enough for basics. And every once in awhile you’ll unearth a gem that the lower-​tier clientele doesn’t recognize as such, and you’ll wonder how the hell it even made it into inventory ($ 10 Ben Sherman shirt, ka-​ching! … I don’t care if it was shoplifted from Bloomingdale’s and sold to the store by an employee). And unlike some designer crap I’ve paid $ 80 for that falls apart at the seams after a few wears, most of the stuff I’ve bought at Fallas lasts forever. Just don’t buy the parachute pants or anything else that makes you look too dated.
I never really looked much at the house stuff until I finally parted with my flattened pillows that were way overdue for the dumpster. Back in the corner I stumbled across a whole bunch of brand-​new pillows for 1.99 each. No stains, no bedbugs, not made of asbestos. Score!
Locations are all over L.A., but the big multi-​level flagship location downtown on Broadway is a must-​see (at 5^th street, steps away from the Pershing Square Red Line metro station). It looks like an explosion inside of a thrift store with hoardes of ghetto customers rummaging through heaps of scattered clothing, but it’s something every Angeleno should experience at least once. Brush up on your español if you want to actually communicate with the employees.