UPDATE: The Papaya Clothing Website is Now Live!!!
To all the women who have left the 300 or so comments on this blog about Papaya Clothing, your action made a difference! The site is now live and you can shop online from anywhere! Finally!
The people truly do have a voice. I have received several comments from people claiming to be Papaya Clothing employees, proving that the company took notice of your comments here.
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I want to hear from the people. For all of you who have been visiting my website, hoping to find more information about Papaya Clothing stores in your area, let me first apologize. I don't know much more than that they have a Papaya Clothing Store in Grapevine Mills Mall and apparently at Stonebriar in Frisco. But let's get to the point.
I wrote a blog about Papaya Clothing stores and their affordable prices at the beginning of November 2006. That was five months ago. I just checked, and their website is still "under construction." No sign of progress and no contact information is provided on the URL. That's not going to cut it.
I literally receive as many as 300 visits to CultureFeast.com a day from Google and Yahoo searches for "Papaya Clothing Store" or "Papaya Clothing store locations" or some variation. My one little blog post about the cheap and stylish clothes at Papaya five months ago drives up to 11,000 visitors in a month to my site. That means that someone needs to get on the ball and finish their site.
So here's the deal. We all know that I work for Vizion Interactive, a Dallas web design and search engine marketing company. I'm going to approach Papaya Clothing and show them my site visitor stats and see if VIZION can't help them launch their website. Papaya is just too hugely popular to not launch and optimize the website as soon as possible.
That's where you the reader come in. I want to hear from you. If you are looking for information on Papaya clothing online and you come across this blog post, I want you to leave a comment here, telling me what kind of information you want from them. Do you want to shop and buy online? Do you want to know where the nearest store is located? Do you want to know if they're hiring? Do you want to know if they offer franchising options? Or do you just want to know what everybody is talking about?
Post a comment here. Your voice will count in getting this website launched.
Thanks,
Daniel Dessinger
Popularity: 100% [?]
April 9th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
I was looking for Papaya store online - I like to shop that way when I don’t have time to run to the mall. Just went to thier store last week in Portland Oregon, Lloyd Center mall - liked what I saw, better than Forever 21 & Charotte Russe. But both of those stores have online shopping.
April 10th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
Only Papaya Clothing Store in So. Cal area is located at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets. Would be nice to have a website, tired of driving 1 1/2 hours.
April 10th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Papaya is my favorite clothing store and the closest one is in the desert hills premium outlets. If there were an online shopping service avaliable I would buy more often. Papaya is loosing customers because of the lack of locations and no website.
April 10th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate each of you speaking up.
Please add your name - first names only are fine… we just need to differentiate each person from the next.
I can tell by checking my website analytics that there are dozens of you visiting for every one that posts a comment.
Please take a moment and voice your thoughts on what you want out of the upcoming Papaya Clothing website. Make your voice count.
April 11th, 2007 at 5:04 am
well my friend visited a papaya store in florida (which is way further away than where i live) and brags about how much she loves papaya every day. i wore one of her skirts once and i really like it and i wanted to purchase the skirt offline. i would also like to buy other clothes from papaya. i hope their website gets finished soon!!!!
April 11th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Came upon them on ebay and wanted to know more. How hard did I think it would be?
April 11th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
hey. i love papaya clothing and the only place i found it in was the orlando premium outlets. i just want to know more of their locations and i would like to be able to shop online.
April 12th, 2007 at 9:57 am
I do not believe we have a papaya clothing store in south carolina but would love to find one. my sister just returned from texas and had the most adorable papaya shirts. since i can’t talk her into giving them up to me i’d love to able to find a local papaya clothing store to be able to at least shop online!
April 13th, 2007 at 10:46 am
I got some cute clothes there and friends form the UK started asking about it! i was really hoping to give them a working URL so they could get stuff too. I’m pretty surprised it’s been “under construction” that long. they really do need to get it together and put up a site!
April 13th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
I just moved to the Chicago, Illinois area and I have 2 teenage girls who love shopping at Papaya, and we can’t seem to find one in our area! I am a desperate mother trying to calm down her 2 teenage daughters! One of them is graduating from 8th grade and wants her dress from Papaya. Please help me. We live in Florida, so we shopped at Papaya all the time, including for myself. Thank you.
April 13th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
I recently visisted Papaya in Atlanta,GA. I fell in love and must find alocation closer to home (VA). So please any information would be great!! Thanx!
April 13th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
I know there is a Papaya store in Virginia Beach, Virginia at Lynnhaven mall and I’m sure there is one in Tyson’s Corner up in northern Virginia.
April 14th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
hi
April 14th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Thank you for continuing to post here. I have high hopes that I will be able to sit down and talk with a representative from Papaya Clothing within the next month and help them to strategically conceptualize all of the functionalities an internet retail store should have.
Based on your responses and the amount of traffic I’m seeing on my site, Papaya is missing out on at least a million a year in internet sales.
Oh… quick update: As of March 2006, there were 45 Papaya stores nationwide and 15 more being built by the end of the year. So there are now at least 60 store locations, and at least 6 of them are located in Florida. There is one in Edison Mall in Florida where the Casual Corner used to be.
I’ll keep you updated with locations as I receive word.
April 14th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
In the Dallas / Fort Worth area, I have heard of 3 Papaya locations:
Grapevine Mills Mall, Grapevine
The Galleria, Dallas
Stonebriar Mall, Frisco
More updates as I get them.
April 14th, 2007 at 8:01 pm
There’s a Papaya Clothing Store at Las Americas outlet shops near the Tijuana border (near San Diego???) in California.
Phone Number: 619-662-3800
April 14th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
There’s a Papaya Clothing store at Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon, California.
Phone Number: 915-922-8800
April 14th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
According to the West Oahu News, there is a new Papaya Clothing Co. store in Oahu, Hawaii.
April 14th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
There is a Papaya Clothing Co. store at Dolphin Mall in Miami, Florida.
April 14th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
There is a Papaya at Colorado Mills Mall in Colorado.
Phone: 303-216-9955
April 14th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
There is a Papaya Clothing Co. in Round Rock, Texas.
April 14th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
There’s a Papay Clothing Co. store at the St. Louis Mills Mall.
Phone: 491-3850 (not sure of the area code)
April 14th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Sorry, the phone number I listed in the comment above this belongs to the Papaya Clothing store in the Potomac Mills Mall.
The phone number for the St. Louis Mills store is 227-5411.
April 15th, 2007 at 7:31 am
There is a Papaya store at the Galleria Mall in Riverside, CA. My granddaughter took me there last week. She’s more the age the store was designed for, but I even liked it! I’m looking for a store a little closer to me, in the San Dimas, Pomona or Claremont area.
April 15th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Hey!
I am traveling to Houston, Texas next month and I love Papaya. I was wondering if there are any Papaya stores in Texas for me to shop there.
April 16th, 2007 at 11:30 pm
I want to shop online. There’s a Papaya in our local mall here in Provo, UT, and I want to be able to shop at home. Thanks for your attention to the website!
April 17th, 2007 at 11:44 am
This store is great. I would love to be able to shop online. I go to the Papaya in Orlando, FL but I live in PA, needless to say I do not visit the store very often. I am also trying to find other locations for Papaya.
Thanks!
April 17th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
I found one at tysons corners in D.C. and just fell in love… BUt sadly I live in Milwaukee, WI so I’d love to be able to shop online
April 18th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
i would like to know if there is a papaya store in houston? thanke you
April 18th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
dont have one near by want to shop online!!
April 19th, 2007 at 1:52 am
i heard about papaya and did a search to learn more. i want to know more about the company and clothing they sell. it would be wonderful if when they got their site up they could offer online shopping and a directory of where their stores are located. i live in the san fernando valley and really want to check it out!
April 19th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
I am from Puerto Rico and I LOVE to shop at the Papaya store but actually it’s not in the main mall in the island but a little far from the capital San Juan, where I live. The thing is that right now I’m going to school in PA and I miss not having a Papaya store near and actually never thought that there was one in the US since I’ve never seen one. But I was watching TV right now, and some girls at a mall were carrying Papaya bags so I quickly googled it to see if there were stores in the US but can’t believe there is no site. I would be great if they had one to at least know where do they have stores.
April 19th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
you are soooo right.. like this totally sucks that they don’t have a website…cuz i bought two jackets from there like two weeks ago when i was in miami (i live in the bahamas).. and i lost them.. so i was hi=oping to order them from their site… but guess that’s not gonna happen…i’ve never shopped online before… but i would’ve started with them… that’s certain!
April 20th, 2007 at 9:26 am
i want to know when their store is opening in NJ and if we can shop online at the future website?
April 20th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Hi,
I love this store. Been to the one in Portland, oregon, but wondering if there is one in Washington near Seattle. Let me know if anyone has seen one.
Thanks
April 20th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Yeah when i went to Florida i bought all these cute things like jeans and earrings to die for…but i cannot seem to find it here in Illinois….does anyone know how i can find a store locator?
April 20th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Is there a store in Michigan?
April 20th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
like everyone who posted, i love papaya, too. their clothes are super cheap, in style and comfortable, but unfortunately, i live in mn so there’s no papaya store here and i’d have to go back to Florida to get there. i’ve been waiting ’til their website is open, but it doesn’t seem like it’s going anywhere. none of my friend knows about the store and it’d be nice to shop at a store that they don’t have a clue about.
April 20th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
If you’ll read the comments above, you’ll find some Papaya store locations listed. I tried to find as many as I could and post them in these comments.
Of course, there are still many more locations that I haven’t found. So if you happen to know the city and name of a mall where a Papaya Clothing Co. store is located, please post the info here. We’ll keep helping each other out until Papaya takes me up on my offer to design and optimize their site.
April 20th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
I want to buy some Papaya cloths but there is no online store. There is no Papaya were I live(Honduras) and online is the only way I can get them.
April 21st, 2007 at 2:45 am
My friend and I went to Florida not to long ago and came across a Papaya Clothing store and fell in love with it.. They have great clothes and prices as well. We were both surprised when they said they did not have a website. How can this be.. I told my boyfriend I was going to have to go back to Florida just so I can get more clothes from there.. THEY NEED A WEBSITE!!!!
April 21st, 2007 at 7:27 am
I love shopping on line. If I could do that for Papaya clothing well I would be one happy customer.
April 21st, 2007 at 4:46 pm
I loved Papaya when we went and I would really like to se the website up and running!! They’ve got the cutest clothes and so very affordable!! I’ve been checking on the site, but not much is happening. I would love to know where more of these stores are, because I’ve only been in the one in the Tacoma Mall.
April 22nd, 2007 at 6:00 am
I would really love to shop and buy online. When I used to live on the west coast I’d shop there all the time. I think it’s a great store! I’ve also been checking their site but it’s been under construction for the longest time. Is there one in Missouri?
April 22nd, 2007 at 11:15 pm
I went to the Papaya store in Round Rock, Texas today. Very poor customer service. Had to wait in line more than 30 minutes to pay for my items. Only 1 cashier was working the register. No supervisor on duty.
April 23rd, 2007 at 1:24 pm
only heard about them and seen their clothes on friends. am really interested whether it be on a website or in a nearby mall in houston tx.
April 23rd, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Theres a Papaya store in the Palisades Mall in New York
April 24th, 2007 at 8:16 am
I would like to be able to shop online. I currently live in Oklahoma, so the only chance I get to visit a store is when I take the occasional trip to Dallas. I love their clothes!
April 24th, 2007 at 9:20 am
Hi Daniel,
I am a recruiter who specializes in the retail industry, and have run into problems being able to quickly find the stores in order to assist in my searches. I work in difficult markets oftentimes, and it would be great to have a website that did not perpetually remain “under construction”. Thanks so much for your help and for recognizing this as an issue that definitely needs to be addressed! Take care, and have a nice day!
-Maggie Towne
April 24th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
there is a papaya store in seattle, wa at the northgate mall. i would love to shop online though! maybe they don’t offer that since they have such a strict return policy (store credit only within 14 days)
April 24th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
There’s a Papaya Clothing Store in Chicago? I will be there at the end of may. I have two daughters who live in Italy and love this shop. Thanks
April 25th, 2007 at 10:58 am
There is not a Papaya Clothing Store around where I live and when I went to visit my family I finally got to go in one.Needless to say I bought a lot of things and could not wait to get home,get on the internet and start shopping again but the website has been down for so long.I hope it gets fixed soon.Thanks
April 25th, 2007 at 11:02 am
There is a store in Ontario, California @ the Ontario Mills, be aware, they do NOT offer any type of refunds, so check/try on the outfit that you are buying!!
April 25th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
this is interesting… i work there and people come in all the time and ask if were online…. we should be
April 26th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
* Online shopping
* Locations
* Specifics of return policies!
* Fashion tips
* Job opportunities
* Any sister stores/boutiques they may have
At first, the offline website was a good sign for me. “If it’s taking this long, that website must be super awesome!” Now, I’m just getting irritated. I’ve created some pretty fantastic websites myself in less than half the amount of time Papaya’s website has been “under construction.”
Papaya is losing HUGE amounts of potential sales and customers because of their apparant lack of knowledge as to how to build a professional website in a TIMELY manner that will enhance their sales and profits. Tell them to get on the ball, or fess up to the fact that they just don’t have a website.
April 26th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Yes! I want more information on Papaya Clothing Stores. I wanted to see if there were franchising options available but my searches led me only to you. Please let us know when you find out some contact info….or if you find out the answer to my question. Thank you!
April 27th, 2007 at 11:15 am
I was vacationing in California last summer and fell in love with Papaya at Desert Hills Premium Outlets. There is no Papaya store close to me and I would love to be able to order from them online.
April 27th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
There is a papaya clothing store at west county mall in st. louis also
April 27th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
There is a Papaya Clothing Store at the Carlsbad Westfield Mall in Southern California. It’s also know as the “Devil Dog Mall”, or some will say it’s in Oceanside, or even Vista. Either way it’s off of I-5 and 78.
April 28th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Hi! I searched online for Papaya because I wanted to see the general selections that they had so that I could a) go to the store or b) buy it online.
April 28th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
I would love to shop online at papayaclothing.com but it is taking quite a while. There’s also a store at Tysons Corner Mall in McLean, Virginia.
April 28th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
I shopped at Grapevine Mills Mall in Texas and loved the store. I was looking for a store locator and would also be interested in on-line shopping.
Thanks!
April 28th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
This store is every teenager’s dream!!! I went on vacation to Portland and shopped at the Papaya store there. The store was hip , the clothes were adorable. But they don’t have one where I live and I would love to shop online there.
April 28th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
I’d like to shop online and would like to know if they will expand their store locations. I live in Memphis, Tn and would love to have a store in or around here.
April 29th, 2007 at 5:49 am
There is a Papaya in the Town Center Mall in Kennesaw GA. I love it!
April 29th, 2007 at 7:38 am
Hi, I live in Jacksonville, Florida and the nearest papaya is 2 hours away in Orlando. I would like to purchase online. I used to live in Dallas and they always had Papaya stores. They are cool, cheap, and trendy. Hope they put one in Jacksonville, we are a growing city!
April 29th, 2007 at 7:57 am
I am in love with this store! I checked them out while I was in Virginia on vacation and I fell in love! There are none that I know of in the NY area and would love to do some shopping online!
April 29th, 2007 at 9:30 am
I was in San Antonio for a competition and I fell in love with Papaya’s clothes! They are adorable. I wish they would hurry on their website, I’d love to shop around on it since we don’t have one here in Oklahoma.
April 29th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
I live in San Francisco, CA and after recently visiting San Diego i fell in love with Papaya. i need to find any locations in the BAY. i can’t believe they don’t have a website up and are not advertised at all over here. They would be making bank in the BAY.
April 30th, 2007 at 10:45 am
were is a web sight that i can see the papaya clothing?
April 30th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
I absolutely love the Papaya stores!!! The nearest one from me is about 3 hours away but I would gladly drive there to go shopping in a heart beat! I can’t wait to see their new website. I hope they finish it soon so I can order online
April 30th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
I totally LOVE papaya clothing store! But i’m pretty discusted with the way that there is no website. Papaya is loosing customers because of the lack of locations. If there were a website, there would probably be a list of locations as well as online shopping. Please get the site constructed!
April 30th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Every time I look for Papaya clothing online their site is alway s under construction. WHEN WILL IT BE UP AND RUNNING?
April 30th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
i work for papaya..i could find out why after so long the site is still under construction. plus i have a list of all papaya clothing store locations.
April 30th, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Tracy, it would be awesome if you could forward the list of store locations to me. Once I get that information, I will write it in a new post and add a link to it from this post (since this post is the most popular one I’ve written about Papaya.
Thanks Tracy! You rock!
April 30th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Oh yeah… you’ll want email info to do that… send your info to daniel(at)culturefeast(dot)com, except change the parentheses to symbols.
Thanks again… hope to hear back from you soon.
April 30th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
I want to shop online. Thanks!
May 1st, 2007 at 4:03 pm
I stumbled upon the stora in Palm Springs at christmas and have been waiting for their site ever since. I am from BC Canada so I would love to know if they have any stores in Seattle and even better Canada. I would also love to be able to shop online through their seasonal catalogues.
May 1st, 2007 at 8:18 pm
To answer comment #30 from Alexa, I live in Houston, TX and there is not a Papaya here. I am actually searching for them and came across this blog. Please talk with them soon to get a website that would equip us to order online. I visited Tampa, Florida and fell in love with this store and have desired to go to one again. Please tell them to get a move on it!!!
May 2nd, 2007 at 7:04 am
I would love to see Papaya website finally up and running.! I am big internet shopper and right now wet seal and forever 21 get all my money. I thought papaya might want some but i guess not.
May 2nd, 2007 at 11:37 am
I’ve been waiting forever for their website to go up, but it has been about 6 months, and still it’s under construction. There’s a jean they make that fits me so well and I want to be able to buy more online.
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:26 pm
I love Papaya clothing stores. I am also a fan of surfing the web for the latest trends and sales online. I too have been waiting to see papaya’s website come to fruition. But have constantly disappointed to see that it is always “under construction”. Do they know how much business they would get if they went to the world wide web? I’m for a website. Do what you have to do.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:02 pm
i went to a papaya in Ventura during Spring Break and I found a ton of cute clothes and an adorable dress. I would want to be able to shop online since I have only seen them in So Cal.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:31 pm
There’s a papaya clothing store in Montclair, CA it’s in Montclair plaza if any of you were closeby
I love the store as well.
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:51 am
I live in Memphis, TN and had a friend who had a really cute outfit from Papaya. I have been trying to find their webiste. I would love to order online, or even from a catalog if they have one. Do you know if they have a catalog?
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:44 am
I loved this store! I went to one in the Countryside Mall in FL, but I live in Ohio and dont think we have them here. I was hoping I could do some online shopping, instead of waitinguntil NEXT spring when I head back to FL. I would love to see this site up and running. Thanks for the info.
May 3rd, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Love, love,love this store! I live in Boise, Idaho. This city is growing like crazy and I think Papaya would be a great addition to it. PLEASE hurry with the website!
May 3rd, 2007 at 2:56 pm
There’s a Papaya store at the Lloyd Center Mall in Portland, Oregon if any of you live nearby.
P.S What is taking the website so long?
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:03 pm
i have been looking for this website for a long time. i visited the papaya store in orlando about two years ago. I have been looking ever since! this store has cute clothing and if one doesn’t come towards where i live, i’d love for the site to work. THEY WOULD HAVE GREAT BUSINESS!
May 3rd, 2007 at 7:32 pm
There is a Papaya in the Puente Hills Mall which is just off the 60 freeway (Azusa exit) in SoCal. They really need to get a website!
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:02 pm
I would love to shop online, I love their clothes
May 4th, 2007 at 6:47 am
Papaya is one of the best stores for affordable in style clothes. It’s right up there with Forever XXI and Wetseal. I live in Miami and the closest Papaya store is at least 30 minutes away- even longer with traffic. I am a fan of online clothes shopping. Last time I shopped at papaya was over a year ago b/c they are so far. So I’ve had to settle for the other store. Everytime I do a google search for Papaya, I get a “under construction page”. It would be incredibly awesome to see their site up and running. They would really blow away the competition.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:53 pm
I heard that they just opened a Papaya Clothing store in Pearlridge Center here in Hawaii. I just wanted to check out their clothes online before I made the trip out there. Any new info would be appreciated!!
May 4th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Go, #93!
May 4th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
I was also searching for Papya online, more for their jewelry selection. A necklace a friend of mine bought is no longer available at the local store, so was hoping I could find it at their store online.
May 4th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Without a website, Papaya just missed out on a $50 gift card purchase I wanted to make for my sister. Instead, the sale went to the Mall’s website (general gift card). How many other gift card sales have they missed out on due to the lack of a website……
May 4th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Yeah Papaya Clothing definitely need a site. It would make things so much more convient. Other stores, ie, wet seal, debshops, forever21 have their sites and Papaya needs one because their clothes are really stylish and affordable. Love Papaya!!
May 4th, 2007 at 9:46 pm
I was searching for Papaya because I would love to be able to shop online. I don’t have a Papaya where I live (Waco). At the very least, I’d like to be able to find their locations easily. Thanks!
May 5th, 2007 at 6:19 am
I know we have one in Chesapeake, VA at Greenbrier Mall.
May 5th, 2007 at 10:09 am
I would like to see a Papaya website soon because i dont live near any of their stores and id like to shop and buy clothes online… also id like to be able to know if they are opening any new stores
May 6th, 2007 at 11:24 am
There is a great Papaya store inside the Discover Mills Mall next to the Bass Pro Shop in Lawrenceville, GA. My 14 year old daughters closet is full of clothing from Papaya. I would love to shop online since we live almost 2 hours away from this one. Please get the website up and running ASAP!! She really needs to shop!! Thanks!!
May 6th, 2007 at 11:41 am
I vistied a Papaya store at Town Center Mall near Atlanta Georgia with my daughters. There in not a Papaya’s in Tennessee therefore we would like to purchase on line and find other locations that are close to us.
May 6th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
I went to Texas last summer and found several papaya stores, which I loved. I live in Norway, and would like a papaya online store, that can deliver clothes overseas.
May 7th, 2007 at 10:12 am
I LOVE Papaya! There is a store here in my city, Ft. Myers, FL. It’s located in the Edison Mall.
I don’t know HOW many times I’ve googled “Papaya Clothes” or something similar and got other websites, including this one. Then I finally read the blog and decided it would be a GREAT idea if you tried to help launch their website! It would be so much more helpful! I can’t always make it to the mall, and I’d sometimes like to shop online at Papaya, especially since I STILL have gift cards from Christmas that I haven’t used!
GOOD LUCK! AND THANKS A LOT!
May 7th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
I love Papaya Clothing. There is one in the Orem, Utah mall. I would love to shop online now that I’ve moved to Arizona and haven’t found a store here.
May 7th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
I came across a Papaya Clothing store when I was in Florida last year. Love the clothing! Been looking for a web site since then. If it does get up and running - please try to ensure that us Canadians can buy online as well!
May 7th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
There’s a Papaya store in the Tacoma Mall in Tacoma, WA. I bought a dress there last year and loved it, and I was looking for an online store today to see what their new stuff looked like.
Even if Papaya didn’t have a website for purchasing clothes, a simple page saying where their store locations are would be a big improvement. From the looks of this blog, people have a hard time finding stores near them.
May 8th, 2007 at 10:10 am
There is a Papaya store at the Discover Mills Mall in Lawrenceville, GA (the Atlanta area). I have been only twice because I live 3 hours away. I would love to shop online for their clothes. They are so fashionably cute!!!!
May 8th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
I am looking to shop online, and I’d also love to know if there’s a store close by but I guess I’ll just google it and figure that out myself. I’d rather shop online though, so I hope the website is up and running soon!
May 8th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
I read your entry and I laughed because I’ve been in both categories: I’ve noted the eternally-under-construction website, and today I found your site when I was looking for whether they had locations in Houston. I guess they don’t, according to one of the other comments.
There are Papayas at each of two malls here in Austin (Barton Creek & Highland). There’s also one in the outlet half an hour away in San Marcos… I forget which outlet it is–probably Premium, since that’s the one everyone else named.
That they have essentially no website paired with the fact that they don’t do returns, exchanges, or refunds makes me feel that their professionalism is a little sketchy. Even their receipts are calculated and printed out by manual-input calculators, kind of like the ones they have at some restaurants.
Besides those things, I really do like shopping there. The cleanliness, inventory, arrangement, and style are on par with Forever 21 and Charlotte Russe–though the prices are for the most part cheaper! The first Papaya store I ever discovered was in California and their selection and prices were quite satisfying for a hungry shopper =)
May 9th, 2007 at 10:53 am
So, i was helping my sister find bridesmaids dresses that were cute, affordable, and rewearable when I came across Papaya at Discover Mills in Duluth, GA. I really liked the store and thought their clothes quite cute…but when I went to show a friend, I looked online and found….nothing. Very dissapointing. I would like to be able to see what inventory they have available (with price), I want to know where else they might be located…and I want to be able to shop online for what I want! In this day and age, you can’t afford to not be online!
May 9th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Papaya is way cool. I went to their store once and it was really small so i thought it was privately owned. I had no idea it was a huge franchise! I raelly wish they had website so i could buy online! Plus I would like to know if there were job oppurtunities and where the closest one was to me, as I went to the store in Shreveport, Louisiana and I live in Utah.
May 9th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
Hey, I love to shop and buy clothings in Papaya store but the nearest store you can buy Papaya clothing is in Tampa,FL and I lived here in St.Pete.It’s too far for me to drive around.They need to get a website!!!A.S.A.P.
May 10th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
I do alot of my shopping online and i have been keeping track of the site but still under construction!? I hope they do something about it so i can start shopping online.
May 10th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Does anyone know if there is a Papaya at the Block Of Orange in So Cal?
May 11th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
I love Papaya but I dont live near one so please get a website up and running that I can order from…. soon!
May 12th, 2007 at 3:03 am
I am very interested in finding out if Papaya clothing is a franchise
May 12th, 2007 at 9:10 am
i have been to the papaya in discover mills mall in georgia, but recently i’ve moved to the philadelphia are in pennsylvania and i’m not sure if there are any stores around here. i would really prefer to shop online, seeing as it would take me hours to get to the papaya that is in georgia.
May 13th, 2007 at 8:57 pm
i was on vacation in san antonio (live in ID) and when i was out shopping i came across papaya and i have been dying to shop at papaya since so i was hoping there would be one online but its been under construction since atleast last summer
sadly
May 14th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
I’m from Canada and I am going to the US quite often short vacations. I have a very limited amount of time to spend in malls when I’m there so i usually check out the websites so that i know exactly where to go and what to look for. I’ve seen Papaya in LV in Febuary and it seemed great but i didn’t end up shopping there because i didn’t want too much time in one store. So now i’ m going to LA in June and since there is no website to look at I probably won’t be shopping there again. too bad.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Where is the list of locations? I know there is one in Nyack NY. Is there on in NJ?
May 15th, 2007 at 11:25 am
hi, my sister got a cute shirt from Papaya & I’d like to visit the store! But I cant find any information on whether they are located near my house! I cant find a website either! Is there a marketing strategy behind this company that does not utilize the internet & that is still effective? I didnt know anybody could do without the web these days! Well, if I cant find any, I’m going to Forever 21 or Urban Outfitters.
May 16th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
I love papaya!! I went when I was visiting in San Antonio, TX. I want to know if there is one in Dallas, TX
May 17th, 2007 at 12:30 am
I would like to shop online. I live way in Adams County, Mississippi. I don’t know where the nearest papaya is. I shopped there once when I went to Miami, Florida, and I loved it.
May 17th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
There’s a Papaya store at the North gate mall in Seattle but that’s an hour from where I live so before I drive all the way up there I want to see if there is something I really want. I’m also a big online shopper and I would prefer just to be able to get on the computer and buy something. I would shop at Papaya way more if it was online.
May 18th, 2007 at 11:58 am
There’s a papaya store at one of Austin’s malls. My friends and I visited it on our UIL State trip, and we were absolutely amazed at the prices.
I would really love it if they had a site, because I live about 5 hours away from the nearest store. T-T
May 18th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
NEED AN ONLINE STORE FOR CONVIENENCE!!
May 18th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
I lived in Orlando for a few months and fell in love with the papaya store while I was there. Now I am back in Idaho with my family and have no access of getting to a store that i know of… especially without traveling for miles. I would LOVE an online store! They should definately have one!
May 19th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
I LOVE Papaya clothing. It’s stylish and affordable. I really hope you can get a website up for them soon because it would be very convinient. From my town the closest store is about two hours (Grapevine Mills) so being able to see what’s available at the store would be great. Sizes and measurements are a must I believe and also upcoming sales. Hope this helped…keep it up guys…
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:31 pm
Thanks for all your comments so far. While you’re here, I’d love for you to take a look around and tell me what you think about the other posts on this blog.
You’ve been my best group of readers by far, so I want to make this site more interesting for you as well.
What do you want to see here? What would bring you back to read more?
We want you to come back again and talk with us again, so please take a couple extra minutes and tell us what you think about the other pages of this site.
Thanks,
DanielthePoet
May 23rd, 2007 at 7:15 am
I love this store, I shopped there when I went to Virginia and I have been feigning for the website checking once a month. I live in the northeast and I could have bought up that whole store when I was in VA.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GET THIS WEBSITE UP SO I COULD SHOP TILL MY FINGER DROPS
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:03 pm
Ok I have been shopping at the papaya in Colorado mills mall in Colorado for years. I actually live in Ca and I shop in Co everytime I go to visit family. I have been telling all my friends here about the store because they end up loving the clothes I bring back. I would love to be able to shop online and find a store near me. If anything it would be great if you could start a list of stores that you have heard about through your blog that I’m sure would help people for the time being until the website is up and running.
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Thanks for reminding me, Jesika. I was planning on creating a list, but hadn’t gotten past mentioning some locations here in the Comments section.
Stay tuned. I will compile a Papaya Clothing store locations list and post them in a new blog post. I’ll add a link here on this post so that you can find the information easily.
Thanks for reminding me!
May 23rd, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Spoke with someone for the Co store gave me a list of Ca stores thought this might help. She said they are all privately owned and that is why there is no website.
Clothing Papaya
3301 E Main St
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 650-9750
Papaya Clothing
2525 El Camino Real Ste 260
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 720-0088
Papaya Clothing
5610 Paseo Del Norte Ste 115
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 431-5200
Papaya Clothing
232 Sun Valley Mall Ste A125
Concord, CA 94520
(925) 356-0100
Papaya Clothing
100 Citadel Dr Ste 460
Los Angeles, CA 90040
(323) 888-1100
Papaya Clothing
459 Great Mall Dr
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 942-1600
Papaya Clothing
3030 Plaza Bonita Rd Ste 1006
National City, CA 91950
(619) 472-5000
Papaya Clothing
1 Mills Cir
Ontario, CA 91764
(909) 484-5660
Papaya Clothing
20 City Blvd W Ste 315
Orange, CA 92868
(714) 385-9000
Papaya Clothing
1299 Galleria At Tyler Ste D104
Riverside, CA 92503
(951) 343-0500
Papaya Clothing
1600 S Azusa Ave
Rowland Heights, CA 91748
(626) 965-6200
Papaya Clothing
1640 Camino Del Rio N Ste 337
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 220-8870
Papaya Clothing
2200 Eastridge Loop Ste 1020
San Jose, CA 95122
(408) 270-0700
Papaya Clothing
925 Blossom Hill Rd Ste W14
San Jose, CA 95123
(408) 229-1200
Papaya Clothing
40820 Winchester Rd
Temecula, CA 92591
(951) 296-0994
Papaya Clothing
3301 E Main St
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 477-0440
Papaya Clothing
3301 E Main St
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 650-9799
May 23rd, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Thanks for the list, Jesika. I don’t think that some of the information they gave you is correct. Some employees at the Grapevine Mills store mentioned a district manager as the highest up that they had met.
Even if the stores are franchises, there must be a corporate office somewhere that arranges for clothing distribution, establishes pricing, and maintains the company theme.
May 24th, 2007 at 6:39 am
I’ve been to the Papaya store in Queens Center Mall in Forest Hills/Woodhaven, Queens, NY. I love that place! I’m also looking forward to checking out the store at Tysons Center Mall in Virginia. There are also so many styles, colors and varieties of clothes to choose from! If they updated their site many more people could see what they have and enjoy it more.
May 24th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
I have been a papaya fine for a long time, and was shocked to go online today and not find a website for them. I am a big fan of online window shopping, and love functional sites. Categories like clothing types(outerwear, tanks, pants, sets), store locations, online ordering and sale sections are essential to any store website. I like the layout of store sites like Victoria Secret, New York and Company and Bath and Body works, and easily visit their sites weekly to decide what to buy before I go there. I am very excited to see the Papaya site up, so I can window shop without a trip to the mall(since according to Google there are no Papaya’s in Manhattan.) You are providing a great service.
May 24th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
There’s a Papaya store only 20mins [or less] away from me and it’s got to be the best store that has ever happened to me! I’d love to buy their stuff online ’cause I’m just to darn lazy to go to the mall! Anyway, they’ll have more products on a website then at the actual store!
May 25th, 2007 at 7:37 am
I think it is ridiculous that Papaya’s website is not up and running yet! I look for it everyday thinking surely it will be working. It never is. What a waste!
May 25th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
I want to be able to look at their clothes on line and shop online too. When will their website be up? Does anyone know?
May 25th, 2007 at 4:49 pm