I recently moved back to Reno, after living in Las Vegas for two years, and had an enormous shock when the first snow storm of the year hit. I haven't had to bring out my winter clothes in so long, that after I started to pull them out of a storage bin I have had them in for the last two and a half years, I realized the majority of them didn't fit anymore or were way out of style. So after taking them down to the local Goodwill, it was time to update my winter fashion that consisted of only sweats and sweatshirts with UGG boots. Not cute.
Being in this much smaller town, I knew my selection of stores would be very limited. Forever 21, Kohl's, Macy's, Dillards... I remembered all the stores that were here when I first left for Las Vegas, and none of them sounded that great to me. I hate going into stores like Forever 21 because I feel like it is a complete shit show in there. The clothes are all over the place, it's like tussling through a garbage bin, you can never find anything, and by the end of it you are annoyed, and the excitement of buying new clothes becomes a hassle.
Randomly, I went into Meadowood Mall, to get my boyfriend a ninja turtle mug from Spencer's, and saw that little old Reno had an H&M store. I was extremely excited because this was one of my favorite stores to shop at in Las Vegas, not only because I loved the style of clothes, but it was also located in Town Square which is a local hot spot I frequented. The clothes were also always in a very good price range, not too cheap that they were going to fall apart, and not too expensive that you could only buy one thing when you went in there.
The outside of the store was all windows looking into beautiful and clean display racks. There was an entrance coming from the main hallway of the mall and also an entrance going into the Men's H&M. Everything was against white walls and flooring, which made the clothes stand out. The bright lights against the white walls made the store feel clean and organized. Just by some of the clothes on the display racks, I knew I was going to do some damage in there.
I walked in from the main hallway and was automatically greeted with a smiling face from one of the many beautiful girls that worked there. It was on a Wednesday afternoon and the store wasn't very busy, which I really enjoyed because I hate trying to move around a bunch of people while trying to shop. I started to stroll around the store and all the clothes were hung perfectly on their hangers, where they belonged. The store was extremely organized. I really enjoyed being in H&M, and it made me feel like I didn't have to toss through bins to find some amazing clothes. Everything was set up conveniently.
The store was completely decorated with season appropriate clothing, and had a lot of designs to choose from. As soon as I started pulling clothes from the racks, one of the girls working there came over and offered to start me a room to try on the clothes I had picked out. She was on top of it too, I never had more than three things in my hand by the time she would come by to take them to the room.
After I finished picking out all the clothes I liked, I went back to the changing rooms. The sales lady had hung up all the clothes I had picked out and offered to grab me different sizes if I needed it. The changing rooms where nicely sized, and had the same bright lights in them with a large mirror hanging on the wall. While I was trying on all the clothes the sales lady came by and asked if I was doing okay, which was nice. She took the clothes that I had started to hang on the "no" hanger, which gave me more room in the changing room. After I was done trying on everything, she even grabbed all the clothes and walked them to the check-out counter for me.
I did pick out a lot of clothing and was a little worried with how much my final total was going to come out to. I spent a little over $400 and left with two large bags full of new winter clothes. I was very happy overall with the experience I had at H&M. The cleanliness and organization of the store, the helpful sales girl working, and the styles and prices of the clothing will make me a repeat customer. read more