H&M Haul

By L.B

If you live in Melbourne you will definitely know by now H&M has officially opened its doors at the GPO on Bourke st! This store opening has been highly anticipated and talked about for a while now. There wasn't a day you would walk around the city and spot H&M banners advertising its "opening soon"

G.K is from France so she has grown up shopping at H&M but for the rest of us we only had the opportunity of doing so when visiting overseas. This store is like no other H&M store we have visited. The layout, architecture of the building and interior design has exceeded expectations. Every little corner there is a little trend hub perfectly placed and easy to shop. The store is absolutely beautiful we are in love with the way the GPO has been transformed. We were upset to see some of our favourite stores that were perviously there have to close down but they are being relocated. There is three levels, two levels of women's wear and one level of mens/kids/home wear. It's been a surprise to also find out that H&M hasn't adjusted their prices. Generally when an overseas company makes it way to Australia the price mark up is noticeable.

You will expect to wait in line to enter. Every time I have walked past there is a line to get in but quick tip is to try and shop there about 1 hour before close, there is no line so you can walk straight in and 1 hour is more than enough time to shop inside!

Myself and G.K were on a budget so we tried to only spend the bare minimum but there was definitely so many more items we would have bought. We thoroughly went through each department (even kids wear) checked every single rack, nook, fixture and isle there was in store to make sure we saw everything. My personal favourite piece I picked up was the black wide brimmed hat that was an Australian Exclusive. Made from 100% wool and only $19.95! The brim is also bendable so you can adjust it to however you like. G.k's was the 5 pack of socks for $9.95! thats roughly $2 a pair which is a great price for socks that last for a significant amount of time.

If you have been to H&M at the GPO what was your experience like?