H&M

The new H&M store in the Pitt St Mall is enormous! I’ve been to the store at Macquarie Centre a couple of times, and have bought a number of items from a top to a bikini to thongs, but wasn’t that impressed with the selection — there wasn’t that much that grabbed my attention, plus it’s such a cramped shop.
That’s completely different at the Pitt St Mall shop, with all of the huge ground floor plus much of the second floor being devoted to women’s clothing alone, with easily twice of the floor space at Macquarie. The aisles are also wider, there’s so many more eye-​catching displays, and so much was so tempting to try on. Or not try on, given the huge queues for the change rooms (just like at Macquarie Centre) — it’s probably easy to take it home and try on in comfort, then return (within 30 days) if you don’t like it (well, I’m sure that’s what the receipt mentioned).
I made it as far as the Home section, where there were lots of great cushions, knick-​knacks and summery bags. Most of it was organised by theme rather than item (so the cushions were scattered around), making it difficult to just look at cushions, say, but easy to see what goes together. I didn’t make it as far as the top floor with men’s and children’s wear.
Tip: Rather than queuing for the register at the ground floor, try those in the Home section for no queue.