H&M

H&M market Street
Menswear is on the first floor and to be honest, its not a very big department. They do have good service and the quality seems quite good. It all depends what you’re looking for but the staff are friendly

I do love H&M Menswear which is on the first floor of H&M on Market Street in Manchester City Centre they do have another store in the Arndale but don’t seem to have much in.
This shop does goes through some good and bad changes though, meaning sometimes they will have great clothes in other times they don’t you just have to take a look but when stock has gone they don’t seem to have other sizes in, so get it whilst its there as I’ve been back to get something and its been gone, but they seem to have a good range of summer clothes in at the moment with great t shirts at around £7−9, they do a lot of casual clothing at great prices and also some great suits which are very reasonable, David Beckham has also bought out a range of his own clothing which is pretty nice.
H&M seems to be best for summer clothes and casual wear and suits, Autumn & Winter clothing seems ok but seen better at other shops but depends on what style you want.
The best thing about this shop though are the reasonable prices for great casual clothes for us trendy guys.
The staff are all friendly and trendy and if you have any questions they are always willing to help.

H&M is getting bigger, better, and cheaper. I walked in today to ‘waste 10 minutes’ — half an hour later and £7.99 down, I left. £7.99 you cry, that’s nothing! I know it’s nothing BUT it’s something when you weren’t expecting to spend anything. (For the record, it’s a lovely black sleeveless shirt with a slightly dipped hem and orange/​red flowers trailing down the back.)
This recently refurbed H&M has to be one of the best, especially when compared to its Arndale sister act. Everything is new and shiny and, although I expect it wont last very long once the muddy/​wet Manchester winter kicks back in later this year, I quite enjoy the new sense of freshness. The refurb helped curb the bottleneck issue near the front door, though there can still be a sense of trying to get to a bar in a club if you go when all the school kids are shopping. There is a much wider accessory section now, something which H&M should pride itself on, and as a ‘young professional’ I enjoy their take on work looks, especially the range of colours, though I will always be dubious about wearing shorts to work and whether it will ever be appropriate. Also I always end up wandering into the maternity section — the signs should be bigger!
Did you even read that or are you just thinking about the £7.99 shirt (and how it comes in more colours)? I know I am.

So I’ve mentioned in my Clas and Ikea reviews that I like the way the Swedish do things. Heck, even Unilocal’s in Sweden now. Well here’s a Swedish shop, and a prime example of just how right the Swedish get it.
Now I can talk about H&M. And how fabulous it is. Forget the Matthew Williamson collection, Kylie in her bikinis and Madonna parading her jumpsuits around, the cut price Jimmy Choos, what I care about is the original and best H&M. But it does go to show that famous types are queuing around the block to get a piece of the action. This store is definitely the best one to hop into in Manchester as it’s pretty large and thus has a nicely huge and varied range. I’ve been in here prior to holidays when they have a sale on and picked up a bunch of skirts for a fiver each, and the flip flops and sandal wedges are to die for.
H&M is especially good for underwear — they have very limited bra sizes (you’ll know from my M&S review that my size is stupid and can only be found in ‘proper’ department stores and TK Maxx), but for pants it’s awesome. They have themed ranges, your typical Hello Kittys and what-​not, but there are some pretty colours and patterns and gorgeous camisoles, all very tasteful and all high quality. The pie-​jams are delish too. Pretty much all my H&M clothing for that matter has lasted me years. But best of all are the accessories — I bought an oversized teal leather handbag reduced to around £14 in the sale a couple of years ago. It’s still going strong, and I pack that thing to the rafters with stuff. All around me friends have their designer totes falling apart, and here I am with my cheap and cheerful and VERY sturdy slouch pouch. H&M for the win.

While it isn’t the largest H&M in the world, it is much better than the one inside Arndale. The selection is great, and there is always a huge sale section (it’s spotty, but you can find some cool things).
My local H&M in the states is about 5 – 6 times as large, if not more, but it doesn’t hit the same notes. It’s almost aimed at an older demographic as opposed to the ones in England.
Overall, this shop is really good. I miss it dearly!

H&M is one of these stores that I can spend hours at. Sometimes in line to the changing rooms but most of the time just going through their clothes. They have such a wide range of clothes and there is certainly stuff that I would never wear. But nonetheless it can be really fun to look at the craziest outfits. I especially like their basic shirts, because you can never go wrong with them and they are reasonably priced. With shirts like these you never have the problem that you bought this really cool eye catcher and at the next party the person dancing next to you is wearing the same thing you are… but obviously this person don’t look as good as you — right? But what I am trying to say is that whenever I bring myself to go for something new I find someone who has it already… H&M is certainly not the place to go if you want to be original. That’s why it is perfect for basic stuff and clothes that not everybody sees — such as underwear.

Could there be a bigger, better and well stocked H&M?
I love this place! Whenever I’m stuck for something, I can find it here.
I love the fact that H&M is not overly overpriced on it’s day to day wear and the range of clothing you can find in this place is astonishing! I love it!
You can get a pair of jeans for around £14.99-£24.99 depending on what you want and tops and dresses are cheap as chips!
Compared to other H&M’s, I prefer this place :)

Manchester’s H&M (well, there’s actually two, but this is the main one, okay?) is a fine little place, if a little confusing.
I mean, sometimes you can walk out of there with an armful of great looking clothes having spent less than you probably think you should’ve.
However, on a bad day (or should that be ‘season’?), the clothes in there are so ghastly that you feel like you’ve walked into the middle of a jumble sale in the land of Idiot.
That’s the price you pay for bargains I guess. The basics are pretty good and if you’re a woman, there is almost limitless choices on what you can buy.
The gents section is a barrage of dull greys and clothes that appear to be too depressed to even appear in an already woeful Next catalogue. If you want work clothes, H&M is the place to be.
While this sounds rather negative, it really is a decent shop. It’s big enough and the staff occasionally sport hilarious haircuts.
It’s always on the list of shops to go if you’re rooting around for clothes which is more than I can say for most chains.

Everybody loves the sale season. Well, almost everybody, because I can’t see all the boys running around in the shops to get a t-​shirt. I usually go to H&M. It’s like a tradition. They have the best sales in town, and a variety of items to choose from. Last time I spend 50 quid for lots and lots and lots of stuff. And let’s be honest. H&M is cool. Good quality, nice designers. You can pick and match some stuff and look like you’re dressed very well. I have a sensitive spot when it comes to their dresses and scarves. Brilliant, ¹⁰⁄₁₀ for that.
I love H&M because you can always find your size as well. My secret is that I sometimes go upstairs where the kids section is, and I might pick something from the teen section. Last time I got I really nice sweater. Just perfect.
Don’t wait for the sales, go at any time in there and pick at least something. It will give you a good feeling, and you’ll see how good you look dressed in your new H&M clothes.

I use to work for H&M, it was the crappest job I’ve ever had. Not because of them, they were good employers and kept you well looked after. The problem was it was my job to push a trolley around a warehouse with a tick list of clothing which people from various stores across the country wanted and this incurred me finding it in row after row of boxes of clothes. It was murder.
Now to the store, it’s nice and because of all those row after row of clothes there was a big variety. When you think of H&M you instantly thin to a middle ground, reasonably priced sort of fashionable clothing. It’s not as poor as say primark or as grand as the dizzy heights of all saints. But it is reasonable, imagine a GAP from Europe and your there.

I seem to be joining a trend here of sticking up for H&M, and I’m happy to say I like them. I’ve not encountered the size smaller problem, maybe it doesn’t exist in the menswear. The clothes are all nicer than the Primark standard, and only slightly more expensive, so I don’t mind spending the slight extra for something that looks and feels like it was actual made rather than tacked together.
And the name is nicer. It’s a minor point but H&M sounds cooler than Primark. I don’t know what it stands for though.

Uh ohhhh, I’m raising a voice of dissent about H&M here. Sorry!
The problem with H&M is this; no matter how good the clothes are, and they are good, am trip to H&M is almost as stressful and fraught with near-​crying as a trip to Primark. Whether it’s the low-​price items, or the fact that the staff are very hands-​off, but the floor here is always covered in discarded clothes, making the place look and feel like a horrendous clothes-​swamp. I always get really angry about people dumping stuff on the floor in clothes shops. I mean, sure, it’s not Prada, but have a little respect, guys!
As touched upon above, the staff in this brancch are really hands-​off; spending more time standing round gossiping instead of, ooh I dunno, doing their jobs. I waited 10 minutes for the changing room last time I came here. Nobody came in or out in that time, so it wasn’t a 1-​in-​1-​out thing; I was just waiting for H&M girl #1 tell H&M girl #2 about her new boyfriend. When they finally noticed me, they looked angry at me for ruining their day.
The clothes here are, by and large, decent fare. If you can cut through the cheapo crap, the stuff with the pink or grey labels is really worth a look. It’s the stuff that’s designed by H&M’s senior people, or something, and although it’s pricier than the Divided range, it is really lovely stuff. The thing is, m boys and girls, H&M are launching their e-​commerce site later this year. And then I will never have to set foor in this messy swamp ever again. Woo!

This is what H&M’s are really about. Fighting to get through the crowds on Market Street, working your way through the ladies section. And there it is, at the back of Manchester’s flagship H&M store, that massive men’s section that will definitely have something you want to buy.
You see, H&M does sell some great clothes. They’re all very reasonably priced and they’re far less likely to fall apart like your £2 purchases from Primark will.
I’m a great believer in hoodies, and H&M offer in hoodies in almost every colour ever dreamt of. This is great for me, and I’ll rarely spend more than £15 or £20 on a hoody here that will last me a good couple of years. As well as all the plain t-​shirts, hoodies and jumpers available in all the colours of the rainbow that make H&M so great, you’ve always got the chance of discovering a gem of a shirt or accessory too.

I’m not sure who H&M’s target audience is but I’d envisage it to be teenagers to men and women in their late twenties. It’s not that the stock is particularly urban or edgy, it’s that their over-​all style seems very youth-​orientated with sections devoted to casual /​everyday wear, lounge /​bed wear and party wear.
This particular store is the best H&M in Manchester because of it’s sprawling size and the fact it’s rammed with every product line the company produces from jeans, coats and knitwear to party dresses, pyjamas, underwear and accessories. New stock arrives on a daily basis and there’s usually a bustling atmosphere with good music and friendly staff.
So why 3 stars and not 4? Like some of my fellow Unilocalers, I find H&M’s clothes are always on the small side and result in me having to buy things a size or two up. As well as being annoying, this puts me off trying on new clothes from here. I’d be tempted to pop in and pick up some of the new Sonia Rykiel Pour H&M collection — if I thought anything would fit me!

I’m not the biggest fan of H&M. I’ve never found anything particularly great in there and when I do find something, it’s wrongly sized.
Now I say wrongly sized because I am a certain size in EVERY shop EXCEPT H&M and TopShop. This winds my up beyond belief because I am a size up in these places!!!
I don’t always like trying things on so when I buy something in my size and then get it home and it doesn’t fit, it is the most infuriating thing ever. It really grinds my gears.
So I’ve stopped buying clothes from there and will not just buy accessories and things which are all actually very nice.
I tend to think H&M tries to hard too hard to appeal to everyone and therefore sells some god-​awful Carrie-​style clothes that no one in their right mind would want to wear.
They also have guest designers every so often (remind you of anywhere else — ?!) which means the shop is quite well thought of, the Jimmy Choo promotion was apparently utter carnage, I didn’t head down because I checked out the collection on the website first and there was nothing that was particularly stood out. Plus they were Jimmy Choos but special cheap ones, I’ll wait until I can afford the proper ones!

You really have to feel sorry for H&M, the explosion of fellow discount fashion store Primark really pulled the rug from underneath it. Until around five years ago the store was really building up some momentum as the place to go for a quick fix Friday night outfit. Nowadays, although not quite a dust bowl complete with tumble weeds and vultures, it is certainly a quieter shopping experience than most Manchester residents are used to.
Personally, this suits me fine and if H&M can keep this up on a constant level without actually going bust then I’d be more than happy to see it continue.
Though Primark is marginally cheaper H&M is a store with a much better understanding of trends and fashion and its broad range of basics coupled with its pricier guest designer ranges makes it a much more relevant and useful store and therefore worth the few extra pence.
The store itself provides a much more pleasant day’s shopping than Primark and compared with the ‘is it 6 yet’ gang just up the road the staff are alert and helpful.

Much better than the bastard American version, H & M had well-​fit and designs that would later become all hipster in the States years later. And for way cheaper! I regret that I only bought one shirt my whole stay.

I love this shop. I especially love it for item for my little girl, i always get her coats, shoes and quirky little outfits from this h&m. Also when i was pregnant (a young mum at that) i couldnt find any fashionable maternity clothes anywhere, everythnig was so old and frumpy. then i went to h&m. and my life was saved! i bought a dark pink v neck jumper and it was such a good buy. it grew with me! and some quite skinny leg maternity jeans (which i hardly took off!!) i was upset when i had to take them off to wash them. i noticed there was loads of maternity work wear aswell which is so hard to find! hats off to h&m!

H&M always has up to date fasionable items for men and women and young children too. They sell accessories and underwear as well. Very good prices, very affordable compared to a lot of highstreet shops The clothes are always good quality and are great for nights out! I always seem to spend ages in H&M!

H & M is a great store for cheap fast fashion! They sell mens and womens clothing as well as a kids department and a range of maternity wear. They also have a range of clothing for plus sizes which i think is great for a store like this, other similar only sell small sizes so if youre not a size 0 you cant wear fashionable clothes! The clothes themselves are good quality too, and the prices are great! They also sell accessories and make up at good prices.