I honestly don't know much about A&F as I'm not a part of their target demographic, but I went into one of their stores today just to see what it was like and I was less than impressed.
Their stuff is really pretty cheap looking and on top of that, it's really expensive! Don't get me wrong, I have no problem paying an extravagant amount for clothing (just ask Mr. KillarneyRose, payer of my bills

), but that stuff is junk! You can almost hear the high-ups in their parent company laughing their a$$es off at the gullibility of the people who shop there.