LuluLemon vs. Athleta

The moms in my neighborhood seem to be pretty hot and bothered over Lululemon. Yes, their clothes are super cute, but who has $98 to spend on yoga pants. Um, not this lady! Enter- Athleta. I'm obsessed with all things Gap Inc, from GapKids for Benjamin to Old Navy and Banana Republic for me and Ryan. I was super excited to learn that there's an Athleta store here in Denver. I've received their catalogs for awhile but never actually gone into the store.

Here are some things that make their store awesome--

1. Specialized salespersons. All women who work there specialize in a certain sport. Wanna know how those cycle shorts will fare in a 120m weekender? There's a cycling expert in store to let you know how they worked for her. Will this top fall down when you're doing inverted yoga poses? There's a yogi to give you the scoop. Love that!

2. Wear it for a workout return policy. Say what? I'm a serial returner. Things stay in my closet with the tags on until I wear them, and if I don't they get returned. No sense letting money get wasted hanging in your closet. At Athleta, you can wear their clothes for a workout and if you don't like it-- return them. How awesome is that!?!?

3. Price. Like I mentioned above, Lululemon has cute tops and bottoms, but I'm not paying those ridiculous prices. Add in their "scarcity" business model, and you can count me out as a customer for life. Athleta has great prices to begin with, and they frequently have sales.

I've started getting into skorts lately, and here are some of my favorites-- Have you shopped at Athleta before?

Relay Skort $54

Ramp It Up (I got this one for $34!)

Runaround Skort $54

*I wasn't endorsed to write this-- I just really like the store