I was wondering if all H&M stores have a co-ed fitting rooms that have curtains for the dressing areas instead of doors with locks on them?
I was at the Hicksville, NY location at the Broadway Mall on Thursday, January 28th around 5:30pm. I had picked up a few items to try on, and went into the fitting room - only to see about 5 teenage boys hanging out in there. They were fooling around going into the dressing areas where no one was, laughing loudly and obnoxiously. I tried on my items, changed, and left to get different sizes.
Upon my return to the fitting room, those boys were still in there. I went into a different dressing area than I was previously and closed the curtain (the boys saw me go into the area and close the curtain). The dressing area next to me was occupied by two people, and they were giggling and speaking in Spanish to each other (so I don't know what was said), but there were no clothes being tried on (no sounds of hangers or usual sounds you would hear in the room next to you). I was trying on my items when all of a sudden one of the boys hanging outside the areas slowly walked by my curtain, and then opened the curtain slowly to peek in on me. Luckily, I was facing the curtain at the time, as I was about to undress out of the clothes I was trying on. The boy then opened the curtain completely and walked away laughing, saying "sorry" after I yelled "Excuse me!!".
While I know you cannot control the actions of teenage boys, my complaint is that there were no staff members in the fitting rooms for assistance, and there was no manager taking care of the situation of teenage boys loitering in the fitting room. Additionally, I would rethink the curtains/co-ed dressing room areas if situations like this are going occur. I am embarrassed and irritated by the situation. read more