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Anthropologie is every girly girl's go-to for beautiful, feminine clothing and artful crafted home decor. We constantly find ourselves dreaming of the day our lives will look straight out of an Anthropologie catalog, but until then, we found some interesting facts about the retailer you may not know about. Click through the slideshow to see for yourself.[Photo: Flickr]
Surprisingly, it all started with Free People, which was created by Richard Hayne and his first wife, Judy Wick, and business partner (and Hayne’s old roommate) Scott Belair. The first Free People store opened in 1970.
Due to political issues at the time, Free People's name was changed to Urban Outfitters in 1975.
Eventually, Haynes brought Free People back while keeping Urban Outfitters retail stores. In addition, he created Anthropologie in 1992. This is why Urban Outfitters is the parent company for Anthro.
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The name Anthropologie is a spin on the founder's college degree. Richard Hayne graduated from Lehigh University in 1969 with a degree in anthropology, and the store is named after his major in French.
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Anthropologie wants to party like it's your birthday. If you sign up for an ANTHRO card, you receive a birthday discount. To receive the discount, you must sign up for an ANTHRO card at least 60 days prior to your birth date. Your birthday discount is good for 15% off any one purchase during your birthday month. Also, an ANTHRO card allots you two free shipping periods a year, and advance notice of sales and special promotions.
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Have you ever been in an Anthropologie store and wondered where they get their music from? Well if you find yourself trying to Shazam what's playing while you're shopping, we have a better idea for you. They have a music section on their blog where they share their playlists. Check them out here!
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Their collections are based on and created around three imaginary women. Wendy Wurtzburger shared how each imaginary lady is given a name and characteristics that fit into the store’s three main clothing aesthetics: Feminine, Artistic, and Linear (clean and modern).
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One way to efficiently shop at Anthropologie is to buy discounted Anthropologie gift cards. Sites like Raise.com typically sell Anthropologie gift cards for 5–15% off their face value.
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You may have known about Anthropologie's bridal store BHLDN (pronounced "beholden"), which opened in 2011. But it's SO good, we couldn't not include it here.
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Did you know Anthropologie has a gardening store?! It's called Terrain and it opened back in 2008.
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If you love Anthropologie, why not work there? They're known for having one of the best employee discounts in the retail industry. As an employee, you receive: 60% off designated full-price items, 40% off all full-price apparel and accessories, 25% off all full-price home goods, and on special employee appreciation days, you can get 40% off all sale items.
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As of this year, it's been reported that Anthropologie customers spent an average of 75 minutes shopping in stores. (We are definitely one of those shoppers that spends over an hour perusing the racks!)
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Window displays at Anthropologie are either recycled and reused or donated to charity. Since the window display rotate every 6 to 8 weeks, and the interior displays are rotated more often than that, once a display’s time is up, it either goes into storage to be used again or is auctioned off for charity. For example, when butterflies created for the Greenville, N.C. store’s Earth Day celebration were sold, the proceeds were used to plant new trees.
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