The owner of this business has no integrity. She routinely prices items beyond the MSRP. She sold me a rug at almost twice the MSRP, all the while pretending to be my friend. At my home consultation she pushed items for sale on the floor rather than what would have been best for my home. I have seen items from Marshall's for sale in her store marked up in price. One of the artists who had their art for sale on commission at Hunt & Gather told me she tried to cheat her. She gave me a quote for a custom sofa that turned out to be substantially more than the quote I received for the same sofa at Sofa, Table, Chair. Once she takes the order and has your money, don't expect to hear from her. The employee turn over rate seems to be rather high, so don't expect to be greeted as a loyal customer, either.

This store, despite its interior, has manipulated and deceived customers for years. This is entirely the oneness of the owner who proclaims her niche in the home furnishings market of being contemporary, knowledgeable and a supposed honest business woman. Absolutely a falsehood. Prices are inconsistent, quality of pieces are failing miserably in comparison to other retailors in the neighborhood, and to say customers are deceived is being kind. After having shopped this space two different time, I was shocked at the declaration of sale: As I was considering a SouthCone piece, saw it listed at one price then in a few months later, see it as a sale item with the original price raised. I contacted Southcone directly to recieve further information that as not only did the owner raise the price above MSRP but was also declaring SouthCone to be sustainable in its entirety which is another lie. I personally witnessed the owner lying about the construction of an upholstered piece which I had researched elsewhere. Unbelievable this woman is in business! Her staff has always been gracious and knowledgeable but amazingly enough the owner has no regard for customer service or intergrity. Boycott this store forever!

I am glad that City Search exists so that the customer has a voice. The two times I have tried to shop in Hunt and Gather I was drawn to the good taste of the floor samples. However once you step in the door the experinece with the staff is snippy and "put upon" at best. The first time while browsing in the fabric area I was told to leave the area as they wanted to use that space or something. I just walked out as I was too shocked to say much else. Then I tried again, this time I had to deal with some young person who knew nothing about the furntiure and when I tried to take a picture of a small side table (to see it in my home if the style would go) I was told to stop taking pictures or I would have to leave. I asked why, as I have shopped in New York, Palm Beach, CHicago Dallas and LA in the best and most unique stores and no one has ever told to not take a picture! Then they said they needed to protect their "design". I was laughing at that point as really this is just a store with overpriced furniture . I think the owner has an inflated view of her talents and may want to travel outside of Portland sometime to see that in the big world her store is just average. So I left the snooty floor help and vowed to not shop here ever. However if you want to get free design ideas, by all means go there, just buy somewhere else.

The first thing you have to know is that this store makes it a common practice to charge above the manufactureres suggested retail price. Once is a fluke - twice a mistake but by the fifth time I am sure it is there standard practice. I was charged $80 more for a picture that I found down the street. Then on a hunch I did a search on a bench and foud that the quote the owner Lisa gave me was $300 more then the MSRP. This lead me to question all of my purchases and the end result was that I overpaid for 2 candles, 4 picture frames, an upolstered chair, a metal bed and 3 lamps ... ranging from 30 - 50% over retail. In our world paying retail is what you want to avoid but nobody pays above retail for anything ... retail is designed to be the highest price point for these items. When confronted Lisa refused to cancel my furniture order or to compensate me for her terrible business practices. To add salt to the wound since I was such a good customer she was giving me a 10% discount on everything I bought. Well, 10% less on something being overcharged by 40% is no special favor. Bottom line is the store is beautiful and has beautiful things but you can find tons of catalogs, internet stores and other local Portland stores who will sell you the same items for the correct price ... often under the MSRP. I advise you to steer clear of this store.

A store with a clever name always catches my attention, and this one didn't disappoint. Located on a corner in the heart of the Pearl, this store specializes in traditional and contemporary slipcover and upholstery sofas, along with other interior accouterments. If your home or loft requires custom sizing, that's not a problem, and neither are design and finish options galore.