Crystal C.
Yelp
After several years of asking girls where they got their cute dress/shirt/skirt/etc and hearing the answer, "H&M in the Galleria", I finally made it up the hill to check it out.
I go through clothes pretty quickly because I'm a klutz so I'm constantly tearing, spilling, and otherwise destroying my clothes. For this reason, I'm fine with buying cheap clothes from places like Forever 21, Wet Seal, and Target because I know I'm going to find a way to ruin them before they wear out naturally anyway.
H&M was disappointing, to say the least.
The store was cramped and sloppily merchandised (which I can get over) and I barely found anything that I would actually wear. I grabbed up my usual sizes in some skirts, dresses, and pants and tried on the first seven items and nothing fit even though I'd grabbed a size up or down in some of the garments.
The fitting room itself was a nightmare. It's co-ed, cramped, poorly designed, and a total pain in the neck. I spent the majority of the two hours I was in the store waiting in line.
After my first round of potential purchases didn't fit, I chose sizes more carefully and held things up to me. I am aware of what size I am and take this into account for certain cuts and styles. I used to work retail and I know my sh*t. At H&M I ended up trying on a size TWELVE that was too small and a size FOUR that was too big - WHAT? Think about that for a second. Their sizing system is completely screwed up and does not at all reflect the generally accepted concept of sizing. It was like shopping at a thrift store or rummage sale.
Over 40 items and over an hour spent standing in the fitting room line, I gave up and left empty handed and annoyed. If I'm at the Galleria for some other reason, I might stop in and see if I can find anything, but I won't be making anymore special trips.