8 Stores You Find in Every RICH NEIGHBORHOOD

[@KingNeutral1]

Here in NJ, most of these stores are just stuff you’d find in the local shopping mall. Most super-wealthy suburban towns don’t have any retail or much commercial activity at all. This list applies moreso to the upper middle class towns

[@euenfheiejrj]

True my hometown in NJ didn’t have any chains, we had to go to another town. We did have a local hardware store, shoe repair, coffee shop, etc.

[@jacobr5627]

Not really. Short Hills is a rich area and it has a mall with high price stores, Bernardsville, Westfield, Summit, Upper Montclair, and Princeton are rich areas with nice downtowns.

[@Kev4Kev]

@@jacobr5627 Peapack

[@jeremyleonbarlow]

Friendly reminder there are more millionaires per capita in New Jersey than any other US state.

[@profscarlett]

I used to go to Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel and Restoration Hardware, get their catalogs, and find the same trendy things at the Christmas Tree Shop, or the Salvation Army

[@missiebaker8088]

This video is such BS 😆

[@kampalamanuel4263]

🤣👏🏾

[@nicolehall694]

I'm always amazed when people talk about the prices at Whole Foods when it's actually very reasonably priced, especially for the quality of merchandise

[@GraceKelly-ni5jp]

We are getting one tomorrow Whole Food so excited

[@BP-yd9vn]

Okay, we have everyone single one of those in my neighborhood. But I'd add that real fancy schmancy is not necessarily Trader Joe's, Pottery Barn, or Anthropologie. Whole Foods, Williams-Sonoma, Crate & Barrel more upscale. But then there are really upscale like the Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Tiffany's. Below, agree with Cartier, Van Cliff & Arpels, & Hermes. Your list is mid-to-upper well-off suburban professional neighborhoods, but not the wealthiest, most exclusive neighborhoods.

[@angjuan6948]

Mid?!

[@kimjohnson8471]

We Americans don't know how rich we really are!

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

Honestly, my dream is to be mid-to-upper level well-off urban professional

[@pauljackson2473]

Starbucks are everywhere. I’ve seen them in a lot of “not so rich” places.

[@ParisFashionista]

Same

[@walkdownj4575]

This vid should be called if these 8 stores enter your neighborhood it’s being gentrified

[@cooperwesley1536]

These brands are fairly synonymous with the "upper middle class," but not necessarily with true wealth. A community with real wealth will boast its own Gucci, Burberry, and Louis Vuitton, which are often located across from each other. Tiffany is also a must, which typically leads to a Cartier, as well. As far as clothing and furniture... the entry level brands would be Ralph Lauren, Lilly Pulitzer, and Restoration Hardware (RH). (Any community that can't support a free standing Ralph Lauren boutique probably doesn't have much wealth.) The ultimate luxury brands, Hermes and Chanel, will appear once the the rest are established. If you're lucky enough to have Hermes and Chanel in your town, then you're probably living within walking distance of at least two billionaires.

[@nicolehall694]

My thoughts exactly. Seems as if the list and the channel as a whole is made by those who don't actually have money and they are instead guessing by what they see on TV and online

[@dontarguewithidiots7459]

Sometimes you get that aggregation of luxury stores/shopping but not always. I live in a wealthy town with a very small commercial district. If I want really high end stuff I'll go to the city. But i'm no billionaire.. i assume they have people/staff for that

[@E.Valley]

People who are richer than billionaires are keeping healthy bodies, minds, and happiness.

[@laken1804]

Whole Food is the place to shop! The one that I often go to, has a hot buffet the food is always good and the freshly baked cookies and muffins are divine.

[@tvelicia]

I don't really consider Trader Joe's to be a "status symbol" store. Their items are great quality at an affordable price. And by the way, Trader Joe's is owned by Aldi.

[@Roses78]

White folks just think they’re saving the world by shopping there I still don’t get it. This list makes me laugh a bit, I bought a condo in an area 14 years ago for 140k. Trader Joe’s , crate and barrel , pottery barn along with new seasons and Whole Foods. Today that condo is worth much more plus I’ve never walked into Trader Joe’s lol.

[@tvelicia]

@@Roses78 - It's so great that your property value went up 😊

[@sct4040]

Yes, but TJ is only in nice neighborhoods. That's the whole point.

[@LearnAboutFlow]

Trader Joe's was designed from the start to be for the overeducated and underpaid, not for the wealthy.

[@tvelicia]

@@sct4040 - That is absolutely true.

[@HelloDarling73]

Not sure if the beginning list is correct , it might be upper middle class but not seriously wealthy neighborhoods. Or maybe I'm doing better than I thought 🤣 . Now I need to pick up some things from whole foods.❤

[@nataliaalfonso2662]

The list said rich nor seriously wealthy. Also not everyone in a rich neighborhood is rich.

[@HelloDarling73]

@@nataliaalfonso2662 I guess I don't consider upper middle class rich

[@rgrndu]

Starbucks is in just about every grocery store (in AZ).

[@courtneymoran3759]

Movie theatre and Target

[@weareorigin]

Starbucks around Ohio are in the Krogers, which is about a 2-star grocery chain.

[@TheGrebnesor]

This was off, there’s a Starbucks in every Target.

[@betsyavallone4314]

You also should have added, Cartier, Tiffany, Hermes, Van Cleif & Arpels, Louis Vuitton, Goyard. Just to name a few.

[@jlasf]

Left out all of the designers. Actually, this is a very downscale list. Kind of pointless.

[@jlasf]

@MickeyMouse. Those stores pre-date those people. They were once the private domain of the rich. But awareness of luxury brands has been democratized. 70 years ago, the middle class had no idea of Hermes, etc. They were the secret social signifiers. Once carrying a Kelly bag was a quiet sign of wealth only social equals understood. I am shocked the middle class now recognizes them. They/we now scurry to find new ones: Loro Piana, Isaia, Villebrequin. I no longer wear my Hermes belt. It’s too obvious. I prefer the subtler signs that are still unknown to most. Hey, it’s very “Sneeches on the Beaches.”

[@rachelgarber1423]

Yes, and they are way more upscale than the places on this video

[@Cross-xm2fr]

Apple store Tesla store

[@gonefishing3644]

About half these shops are within a very short drive of where I live and are patronized by the middle class. I do not consider these shops to be anything special. To me, a rich neighborhood is one that has shops named Tiffany, Cartier, Prada, Rolex and Chanel -- and not shops of different names that just sell some of this kind of high-end merchandise. If you live in a luxury hi-rise building within walking distance of a Prada or Chanel shop, then you are probably rich (or are live-in staff for someone who is rich).

[@rachelgarber1423]

Starbucks doesn’t belong on the list there are Starbucks in Target stores

[@timothyharshaw2347]

Target tends to have more snobbish shoppers than Walmart

[@menotyew]

@@timothyharshaw2347🤣🤣🤣

[@EvangelistRBColbert]

In Houston, it's Whole Foods, Trader Joes and Central Market. Other stores are West Elm, Pottery Barn, The Container Store, Arhaus and Sur La Table. Etc

[@merrywalsh2809]

Let’s see, within a 4 block radius, I had stand alone Gucci and LV, a couture bridal shop, a venerable Fairmont Hotel, an independent full service spa, a Henry Moore sculpture in a plaza, a 76 story building, a shop that specialized in macarons, three very upscale Starbucks, the central library designed by Rem Koolhaas, City Hall, and the Federal Court of Appeals. Within a seven block radius was the waterfront, and every store that you named, or could possibly name, except for BlueMercury, which I never heard of.

[@laken1804]

Blue Mercury, beauty products.

[@Jayseacc]

My neighborhood has no retail and that’s the way we like it.

[@migueldeavalos8971]

Our neighborhood in L.A. has 3 Whole Foods, 3 Trader Joe's, 3 Gelson's Markets, 2 Equinox Gyms, Our Burke Williams Spa, 2 Blue Mercury Locations, Pete's Coffee, 6 Starbucks, And Bloomingdale's.

[@De_Séchelles]

Where?

[@777jones]

Haha the Anthropologie writeup is vicious! Well done

[@megamoneyk]

I love to shop at trader Joe's. You always buy more than you need.

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

"Is that a good thing?"--Dr. Phil

[@gennylee6459]

I have three Starbucks shops within walking distance of my home. Not really a upscale place. It’s like McDonalds, too many of them.

[@menotyew]

Why would rich people go to a chain store to drink coffee? Some of the worst coffee in the world can be had at SB IMO. Good coffee is usually from a small specialty coffee shop. A bit more special too.

[@TessieDobey]

Pottery Barn and William Sonoma are my stores!

[@brose2323]

I used to live in an area with all of these. Now I live in a town where the gas station also has live bait, fishing rods, rifles and car repair. The other gas station has gardening supplies.

[@commonground5214]

Way to go! I'd rather be where you are providing the people are open minded.

[@texasred2702]

Probably taxes are half, too.

[@lynnpayne9519]

You missed one, Natural Grocers. All the stuff they sell is great, but expensive. I use to live in a city with several. I would make a trip from the poorer area to one's with this shop. For a time, things were better financial wise in my family. We lived around the block from a Starbucks, a Trader Joe's and less then a half mile from a Whole Foods. We could not afford to stay. Now it's started all over where we moved to. We have several Starbucks locations, a few vegan restaurants and a number of day spa's where getting a massage can cost you about as much as a weekly grocery trip for a family of 5.

[@SweetGildings]

I love Natural Grocers!

[@anamericanwomangoestoindia]

I moved to New Mexico from Oregon. I so miss Whole Foods❤

[@quester09]

you know you're in a rich area when the locals shun you, dogs growl, and the cops tell you to move on.

[@Roni62]

Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Sprouts, Wegmans

[@PLegalrep]

I disagree. If you don't see Gucci, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Ralph Lauren, David Chu, Tom Ford, and the like you are not quite in a rich neighborhood. I will give you a +1 for Whole Foods Though.

[@CarynConnolly]

We’ve got a Trader Joe’s. I love it. And we have a local version of Whole Foods.

[@MsPrecious61]

Other then Starbucks, those retail stores are about a 20 minute drive from my house.

[@Wordless06]

I shop for groceries at Trader Joe's. But you're right, there's a mix of richy-riches and average Joe's shopping there. I buy candles at Anthropologie (on sale of course.) But I have to disagree with Starbucks. I'd say the qualifier is having a boutique chain that started in your city.

[@kristencraft623]

Except in FL where they only go into tourist areas/main cities

[@ARS757]

7 out of 8 in Virginia Beach. No Crate and Barrel- gotta go to Richmond for that.

[@sabinal17]

where's bluemercury?

[@paulakopald4912]

By the way in Santa Monica Calif Whole Foods is down the street from the Dollar store. Actually it is a 99cent store. No I think the problem in poor urban areas is that there are no businesses that want to set up .

[@merchernel123]

My area is probably upper-middle class but I spent my life as an army brat, living in really not great areas and when I moved out on my own for the first time I lived in the hoods of bmore because it was what I could afford being in college and also what felt relatively comfortable for me being an introvert and POC. I moved back in with my parents after an accident took both of my legs and have been here the past 4 years now. Around us there are plenty of Starbucks so I wouldn't count that unless your Starbie's has two floors in which case, yah...that's the schmancy kind frfr. We also have a Ruth's Chris and high end spa's in one of our shopping centers here, but just up the road is also a dollar store, a goodwill and a Giant. I'm sure that this area is in transition, but even in the surrounding area's here you'd be hard-pressed more than a handful of homes that are not townhomes, condos, or apartments. There is a bit of farmland and a few people that own horses all within a three mile radius, but you won't see many nice cars or run into many people who aren't frugal. Where I live is confused, LOL. There's a Sak's OUTLET, a Wegman's and a Redford's East but they're right across the street from a Old Country Buffet and an ABC's beauty supply. And yet they all stay in business as if we here embrace such confusion, lol. Maybe my area is where the wealthy come to slum it?

[@laken1804]

I am rich then, I shop at all these stores!

[@chathamcrescent]

I wouldn’t consider Starbucks a sign of an affluent neighborhood at all. One store that I would always use as a gauge though is Talbots

[@phillyphilly2095]

In the northeastern U.S., a tack shop usually is a reliable indication that the neighborhood is rich.

[@merchernel123]

Question. So is Pier One the poor man's Pottery Barn? I don't shop at either but the insides look similar enough to me.

[@sableann4255]

you forgot Restoration Hardware

[@mack-uv6gn]

Take Whole Foods of the list, they are everywhere now. Neighbors don’t change from poor to rich where a Whole Foods is located, just look at some parts of Chicago for example.

[@KingNeutral1]

Agreed, Whole Foods now commonly appears in gentrifying inner-city areas like Harlem that are a mix of middle-class “hipsters” and the pre-existing poor/working class residents

[@mack-uv6gn]

You know I got yelled at by friends for pointing this out a few years ago when Amazon brought Whole Foods.

[@euenfheiejrj]

I live in a wealthy part of Chicago (I think) and we don’t have a Whole Foods. I think folks tend to like Mariano’s or Trader Joe’s here.

[@mack-uv6gn]

@@euenfheiejrj Mariano’s and Trader Joe’s are nice. Surprising that there isn’t a Whole Foods in your area.

[@euenfheiejrj]

@@mack-uv6gn I live in north center and I don’t think so. I moved here from Lakeview west (near Lincoln park) and there was one but I hardly went. I much prefer Mariano’s and I’m sad that there isn’t one in waking distance now (closest one is a 20 or so minute walk). No thanks

[@Esrefimahlukat]

Johnston&Murphy(not outlet), Brooks Brothers, Vineyard Vines, and Orvis.

[@vawest2052]

The rich neighborhoods in my area have way different stores. They have things like Farmer's Market "grocery" stores with 12.00 dollar duck eggs and 9.00 dollars for a gallon of goat milk. E-bikes left out all night in their driveways and they don't get stolen...ever. Stores that sell only wine, whiskey and micro- brew beer, stores that only sell picture frames, seriously, how do they stay business. Little cafés with pun names like....Boutros Boutros-Golly.....instead of Ghali, that is what the weathly neighborhoods near me have. I can't afford to live there, I just drive through the area going to work, none of the snotty town council people would let any chain stores, anywhere, near them. I'm really close to Washington, DC, if anyone cares.

[@silasbishop3055]

This list should be changed to "Stuff Upper Middle-Class Women waste money on"

[@akultisgod5538]

if u see a dog chained up outside ur in a bad neighborhood. if u see a woman pushing a dog in a baby stroller ur in a good neighborhood.

[@CarynConnolly]

Trader Joe’s has the best meats of anywhere.

[@paleamigo8575]

Great information!😁👍

[@johnmcgrath6192]

In my immediate neighborhood, right near my apartment, there a Dollar Store (considered the nicest in the state), the US Post Office, a Cumberland Farms, (coffee any size for #1). two really good dive bars with good conversations, a Tim Horton's (considered the nicest in the area), a boxing gym, a Pentecostal store front church, and stops for three bus lines. Plus some fancier restaurants. An upscale lower middle class kind of name,, very pleasant, friendly, no crime, racially integrated. What did we do wrong?

[@Laura-rx9mp]

Fresh Market!!!!! Small and gourmet!

[@BellaRio2]

This is awkward, I’m broke and live near all of these stores but they’re inside King of Prussia Mall, which is the largest mall on the east coast with 400+ stores.

[@Phunker1]

Trader Joe's is effing Aldi North. Fancy Smancy my backside! haha!

[@LJB103]

Sorry, but I have to agree with Jay Leno when he talked about Starbucks opening 1500 new stores. "Where, in crack houses and funeral parlors?" Even my little (not at all rich) town has one.

[@KingNeutral1]

I’d add the Kumon tutoring services, small boutiques ran by housewives and high-end restaurants

[@courtneymoran3759]

Anyone with a clue wouldn't be seen near Kumon much less pay4it!

[@audreyconfer7678]

My town has nothing but Starbucks, but at least we have 2! We have a lot of small boutiques tho!

[@caroleappling2007]

Jersey girl, I shop at every one of these stores and I don't concern myself well off. Also, these stores are all over Jersey.

[@fabergeegg1722]

Sorry, but uh? what? Whole Foods where I live is located in working to middleclass area. However, Whole Foods is high end. Trader Joes where I live has an economic diversity shopping there. Pottery Barn and Crate Barrel? Meh. Their stuff is made in China, so I don't think that is really that head turning. I mean, if people who shop at these places think they are wealthy arenas I would have to say they are not that informed shoppers. Nemian Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Norstrom, Coco Channel, Cartier, Tiffany, Hermes Shreve&Co. Burberry, Coach, Vuitton, etc. And those are a fraction of real high-end stores where I live that have a strong Prominet mark that screams big money. Mainly, on a global scale where wealth is to be found, always stores such as Coco Channel, Cartier, just to name a few will be found as well. The comments on here who claim that stores such as Cartier. Coco Channel, etc. are just names where rappers shop is baloney becuase the very, very exclusive areas that are located near where I live these millionaires and billionaires are tech rich, Chinese wealth, and other foreign wealth, and old money.

[@margaretlorrainestephens5763]

Who cares what and who are rich. Maybe if more people would believe in the Lord above so many people rich or not would be happier in life. Money as much as it is needed to survive on this planet doesn’t really mean anything. Most are just a bunch of show off who live and die one day like everyone else. Read the Bible.

[@misslinda772]

Sounds like my neighborhood. I’m spoiled. ❤

[@jenniferlowery6586]

Like downtown Westfield, NJ

[@jefflamoreaux682]

I’d like to see a heat map showing the concentrations of these stores. Does such an animal exist?

[@Kaydeleon]

I have two of every store they mentioned with in a one mile radius!!!! Not even kidding this doesn’t mean I live in a rich area…. Because I don’t I live in a middle class area…. If you want rich: look for a boutique coffee shop a grocery store that sells organic fancy food would be called erewhon or Bristol farms, and you find stores like Gucci, Prada, Emilio Pucci, ferragamo, etc….. what this guy mentioned is not rich….

[@thesilentdiva]

My friend used to say: Whole Foods, Whole Check

[@eeejay8425]

What stores are in the lower lowest lower class?

[@johnmcgrath6192]

Whole Foods 365 brand is a line of bargain products. Starbucks sells inexpensive lunches.

[@karenmassey8354]

Whole Foods used to be great until Amazon took over. After that the quality went down.

[@klp7620]

So what kind of neighborhood is a dollar store found in?

[@scottthomas6202]

Completely struck out...we got Walmart, Dollar Tree, and Goodwill...

[@UnanimousDelivers]

This KZbinr must think Applebee's is "fine dining"

[@vladtheimpaler3625]

Wealthy people live in big masons at least 30km away from city because they don't have a daily job.

[@STARSFashionArtLove]

Our store too, STARS is luxury 💝💛💚

[@user-tt5xj5ib1e]

I shop at all these stores and am definitely not rich :D 🤣🤣🤣

[@ParisFashionista]

Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s is hardly fancy schmancy.🙄 now West Elm is pricey and Erewhon as well.

[@Chutney1luv]

This is hilarious! All of these stores are in my neighborhood but Bluemercury! And my neighborhood is just average! Why didn't anyone tell me? 🤣🤣🤣

[@leonarddaniels5452]

Lol man u are on point.....All these stores are in basically rich areas. Or people with Six figures or more.

[@rabidfollower]

You don't need these name-brand stores to know you're in a good neighborhood, because EVERY STORE (and practically everything else) is likely to be good there. Walk a couple of blocks and you'll instantly know where your are.

[@johnbrentford5513]

In the USA you find Starbuck's in the ghetto.

[@julieshelley9251]

Trader Joes and Starbucks, lol.. I do not consider high end at all. Pottery Barn is so over priced.

[@ThomasJones-ij6hv]

New title. Name 8 stores you can find at any American mall.

[@emceehamma3693]

Have to admit I've never heard of most of these, and I don't know why this appeared in my feed

[@guidosillaste4297]

Wtf those are not rich neighbrohood shops. They are middle class shops.

[@timothyharshaw2347]

I actually think a good Hallmark of a well off area is at least one "Coffee boutique" independent of Starbucks.

[@commonground5214]

A sign of Gentrification: More Irish Linen and Cheese Shops, Less Dive Bars and luncheonettes.

[@leonstevens1382]

Half of these stores I’ve never heard of! Lululemon?

[@MellowWind]

Not long ago all be considered middle income places. Strange how things change.

[@Crusader1984]

Best Buy should’ve been on this list if you have a Best Buy you have a really made it

[@raymondcanessa7208]

Driving old Toyota's and Honda's. Thats why they have money

[@natividadsrmvasconcelos9765]

Definetely those are the 8 Main Highers.Happy Holidays.

[@TiemposDePaz]

I live 5 minutes away from all of these in NJ. Who knew, I must be rich LOL.

[@jeremyleonbarlow]

Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Rolex, Cartier, Tiffany, Coach, Dior, Burberry, Nordstroms, Fendi, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Hermes, Prada, Versace, Ralph Lauren, Valentino, Balenciaga, Estee Lauder, Omega, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Porche, Mercedes, Ferrari, Patek Phillippe, Park Hyatt, Waldorf Astoria, Ritz Carlton, these are high end luxury brands that signal where you live is wealthy. The places you named signal that you live in a working class neighborhood that is half-assed putting on heirs!

[@billcordell9797]

Love it!

[@megenberg8]

yep, it's great! wonderful to shop at these places and enjoy your merch for a lifetime! so many beautiful times to both remember and cherish! that is the real wealth!

[@dyskelia]

And a bookstore of some sort

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

Nieman Marcus.

[@jesussalvador8495]

The funniest thing is I’m from a neighborhood that have better products than those stores and they keep their prices at an affordable rate

[@drewhendley]

Don’t forget the ninth store… Dollar General

[@michaelcriscio4695]

Starbucks is not accurate.

[@deanchapman1824]

Trader Joe's????? Come on.

[@catherinecookson225]

Something got lost in translation.

[@ladyinpink2654]

And May I add Z gallerie and Frontgate☺️