They carry some nice items, but they also carry a lot of useless things. I’ll admit I’ve always had a mixed opinion of Williams-Sonoma. What should’ve been a premium shopping experience turned into a frustrating trip that makes me unlikely to visit that store again. The Short Hills Mall is an “ultra-premium” mall, the sort of place where the anchor stores are Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and Bloomingdale’s instead of JCPenney and Target. Williams-Sonoma is an upscale kitchen-accessories store. While visiting New Jersey this weekend, I stopped at the Williams-Sonoma store in the Short Hills Mall.