H & M

I love this store for staple items but dammmn I just had a terrible experience with the rudest salesperson ever. I think she was the manager too! She was rude, impatient, unfriendly, bossy to her staff, and honestly made me feel like a nuisance for shopping there. H&M, how on earth did you give this misery a job, never mind one as your manager? I felt like I was ordering a drink from a diva bartender in a nightclub, and all I wanted to do was exchange a sweater lol! I’m sure people will continue to shop there, and I’m sure this grouch will still keep her job as Mrs Manager, but perhaps I can do this gal a favour: get off your high horse, learn to smile, practice some patience, and I assure you, life will be much more rewarding. Other than that, I got a cool scarf for $ 12. Thanks! Bye!

A chain store that has trendy clothes at a pretty decent price. Overall I do like H&M as I can mix high end pieces with pieces from here and create outfits that I get compliments on. I’m not interested in spending big money on trends that will last one or two seasons. Plus the variety of sizes and the clothes — everything from club/​date wear to work wear to casual wear all under one place. Yes the quality isn’t the best but to be honest I’ve never had any issues of things falling apart or ripping so I’m good in that area for now.
The 2 STARS for this particular one is because being on Queen W I would suspect something a little hipper, more edgy and just well.more. But this store is small and you feel cramped and slightly claustrophobic. Things are packed in too tightly to even notice them and trying to pull something out is work to get it off the rack. The accessories section is smaller than other stores which is a shame because they carry some pretty interesting pieces — in fact I would have thought the accessories section would be big here in the Queen W store. Also the staff here seem not interested — I’ve been here a few times and never once has anyone said anything to me or anyone else in the store.
Sadly I was hoping to get funky on the funky street, but sadly I got no funk. No funk at all here. Skip on by and check out some of the other stores along funky town.

Great for accessories.
If you’re touring, there may be a discount mini-​card from the concierge. I shopped before scoring the mini card BUT I made out really well anyway, so I am not even upset about missing the coupon.
Lots of competition in this area from Zara and less well known (in the US) competitors. And I’ve come to realize that Gap is an expensive option up here. Hmmm…

This is one of my favourite retailers for clothes. The location is perfect too. No need to drive and park at a mall as it’s right on Queen St. just east of Spadina on the south side. Mens clothes are upstairs. Good selection of decent priced casual clothes with sale racks where I found pants usable for business-​casual office work. Perfect and one third the original price. Change rooms are clean and the place is well organized with efficient check out flow.

I love shopping here, great deals for fashionable fun! Just picked up a super fun summer dress, can’t wait for my next shopping spree :)

i won’t be shopping there myself but it seems like a nice store and nice staff.

VIBE
This location is not bad. It’s a bit crowded on the weekend but savvy shoppers know to come late on a Saturday or on Monday/​Tuesday evenings when stock is new for the week and nobody is around.
It is true that different locations have different items.
THE GOODS
If you are looking for leggings, this is the location you will find them. They are comfortable and cheap at $ 12 – 13. I feel they have a sportier selection here as well. I also tend to find better accessories here too.
OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK
Always worth popping in. It’s Queen street after all.

H & M is Swedish, folks, just like Ikea. So, they have tons of cheap stuff, just like Ikea. They have all shapes and sizes, just like Ikea. The stuff looks cheap, most of the time, with a few exceptional items… just like Ikea.
If you see a dress on every third girl on the street, and everyone seems to own the same top, it’s H & M, no doubt. Come to think of it, it’s like Ikea in that way with furniture that everyone has the same chair and glasses and plates.
Unlike Ikea, no meatballs.

Never been in one before.
I’d define it as a place that lets me try the trends without a financial commitment.
Definitely sized for skinny girls (I’m not one)
Missed the upstairs, after reading Connie T’s «the upper level also feels a bit too –I’m an adult and need shiny clothes that look complementary to the metrosexual clinging to my side.» Now I’m curious.
Got some skinny pants, and a tube skirt for less than $ 20.
They only have to last as long as the trend.

I know I have very little fashion sense, but this place makes me feel oooold!
The clothing all looks & feels so cheap.
The skirts and dresses are too short.
The shoes are all plastic. and the music is too loud.
I don’t get it.

I’m not sure why this particular location doesn’t thrill me so much. H&M seems like a great store when it’s in the vicinity of lesser chains, but when you’re in an area full of consignment stores and funky boutiques just down the road, it’s hard to splurge a similar amount of money on something your friends and co-​workers already own.
The selection at this store nowhere near rivals the one at the Eaton Centre, and the upper level also feels a bit too «I’m an adult and need shiny clothes that look complementary to the metrosexual clinging to my side.»
But I still have a soft spot in my heart for this H&M. WIth its location on Queen West, it’s a nice stop for bags, hats, scarves, and that quick pick-​me-​up on my way home.

Everyone knows H&M at this point: big chain, trendy clothes, cheap prices. As for this location, there are several reasons why it’s a decent place to shop:
–Location — This way I don’t have to go all the way to the Eaton Centre and deal with the tourist masses. As much as Queen St is another tourist town, it’s not nearly as bad as Yonge and Dundas.
–Selection — They have a decent selection of their Divided line (That’s the «trendier» line, at the front of the store) and they are generally well-​stocked on the rest of their stuff upstairs. Also this location has a decent Men’s selection, which some of their stores don’t carry at all.
–Staff — Not the most helpful in the world, but definitely not rude. They’re there when you need them.
And finally, for H&M as a whole, I agree with Amanda — this isn’t a place to buy a good-​quality skirt that you’re going to wear to work everyday. This is, however, a good place to buy a trendy blouse that you will probably only wear a couple of times. I’d say buy good quality basics and leave the trends to H&M — when it falls apart, it’ll be out of style anyways.

This is another store I wish was in Ottawa. It’s true that the clothing is cheap, but it’s not as poorly made as some other cheap clothing chains and a lot less tacky. For that reason, I would disagree that this is a place to go for wardrobe staples. The clothing will fall apart after a year or so and H & M isn’t about providing staples anyway. It’s about providing a much cheaper version of what’s in style at the moment. If this is the style you want to embrace, even just a little, H & M is a great place to go to find items that accentuate your trendy look.
This two story building has a lot of clothes to choose from and it’s not too crowded. No sales clerks ever approach me, but that’s what I prefer anyway.

The thing about H & M is that I always go there looking for basics, like a plain black cardigan, plain black skirt or long sleeve stripy T and I can never find it. When I find the item I’m looking for it has some annoying fit, an added zipper that does nothing or it’s an awful material. I’ve been here quite a few times but the only thing I can remember buying is socks.
I think H & M tries to keep up with designer trends but they can never pull them off properly. I know H & M works for some people but if I’m in the mood for a hip chain clothing store I’d rather spend a little more (sometimes not though) and shop at Urban Outfitters.

Still a fan of H&M. They consistently offer fun trendy little numbers. But as per the nature of trends, there’s an element of it that is disposable. So while the quality isn’t quite there, the style and innovation is.

Every time I go through my wardrobe, I am always so disappointed that I bought so many poor quality items from H & M that fall apart after one season. I could have used that money to buy fewer, better made items. But that’s just a sign of our society — we want lots of stuff for really cheap, regardless of how well it’s made.
I do think that for a certain person on a certain budget (like a high school or college student) this is a great place to get cheap staples. But I just find everything I’ve purchased here doesn’t really stand the test of time. When this place came to Toronto, you couldn’t even get into the store, but I think now people are realizing, just like they did with American Eagle and Old Navy, just because they’re new stores to Canada, it doesn’t mean they’re going to be god’s gift to fashion.
If you need some basics, pick them up here. Otherwise, I wouldn’t waste your money.

I too am not a fan of H&M. I find their clothes flimsy, generic and trendy and for their price tag I’d expect more. Mind you, if you can find stuff on sale here, there are deals to made, you just have to search…
This H&M unlike a lot of other ones I’ve been too is fairy clean and organized. Everything is nicely organized and things are places back in their correct location, so you aren’t searching through racks to see if the size/​style you want has been misplaced somewhere else. They have a decent sale section as well. H&M is what it is, and if you like what it is, then I can’t really complain about this store.

Normally I hate an H&M…but this one was less messy and crazy than what I am used to back home in NYC.
Low prices, so many things to buy… but I grabbed only a shirt or two. I would definitely recommend checking this place out when you are in Toronto.