I love H&M because you can get really cheap clothes that are cute but you only need to wear a few times. Also, besides Aldo, it may be the best place to find really-cheap-but-super-cute accessories and sunglasses. And since I lose my stuff on a weekly basis, its great that I can go back and find something completely different and new each time. The last time I was there I spend $100 on a shirt, a belt, a hat, three bracelets, and two rings. Hell yea!
The H&M in San Fransisco is two stories and laid out like a maze. I kept seeing things I wanted and then couldn't figure out how to get to them or find them again. The cool thing about this was that there were great clothes around corners that I didn't even realize were corners!
The H&M at Crystal Court in South Coast Plaza is GINORMOUS. Every time I go there my arms are full before I even get to the second side of the store. Although it’s big, the store is laid out in such a simple manner. Here are shirts in three colors. No thanks. Here are jackets in two colors. Yes please. Okay, move along, thanks.
One bad quality to note, however, is the employees. They all look like they are pissed off and having to work and do not want to help in any way. One time when I was TRYING to look at the bracelets on one of the accessory racks, and employee was restocking and simply refused to get out of my way. Seriously? R-U-D-E.
Thank you, H&M for keeping me OC cute but not LA poor.
Also, you really have to use a sharp eye when picking out items. Yes, everything there is super cheap, but only certain things *look* cheap. I'll only buy the things that look higher quality; that look like I spent more than $30 on it ;) That way no one knows!!