In praise of Woldenberg’s
April 11, 2008
It’s easy to overlook local retailers and small businesses in an age of outsourcing, mass consumerism, and a pennywise, pound-foolish emphasis on “always low prices”; so I want to give a shout-out to Woldenberg’s clothier in Hilldale Mall.
I stopped in for the first time over lunch today, looking to buy a pair of pants (Bills Khakis, made in Pennsylvania and by far the best khakis I’ve seen). The customer service is terrific (free hemming and cuffs), the quality is excellent, and mirabile dictu, the dressing rooms were provisioned with shoe horns.
Woldenberg’s is a fixture on the annual Best of Madison surveys, so in some sense I’m just late to the party, but I wanted to add my voice to the chorus anyways. Our city is a better place because of small businesses like this one.
April 12th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
I’ll second that shout-out. Certainly expensive at times but I did find a nice navy blue jacket for a reasonable price there. Excellent service and clothes you won’t find anywhere else in Madison.