Fittng rooms....

[DizBelle]

So, I was at Stein Mart shopping the other day and I selected a bunch of items to try on. I go to the fitting room and they tell me that I can only take 6 items in with me. Ok, so I select 6 from the pile. She takes the 6 and hangs them inside the fitting room and hangs the remaining (6 or so) on the outside of my fitting room door and tells me to just switch out as I try things on.

Why couldn't I just take all of them in the fitting room? How did this method serve anybody? What purpose did it serve?

 

[kelleigh1]

The purpose was so you'd have something else to post about on the DIS. ;-)

Seriously though, I have no idea.

 

[Stephanie218]

When I worked at Abercrombie, they told us that it was to prevent shoplifting. I don't think it actually did anything, though. I agree that it's annoying to have to change multiple times to switch clothes, especially if they don't leave the rest on the door and keep them at the front of the dressing room instead. I know Urban Outfitters did that last time I was in there.

 

[DizBelle]

When I worked at Abercrombie, they told us that it was to prevent shoplifting. I don't think it actually did anything, though. I agree that it's annoying to have to change multiple times to switch clothes, especially if they don't leave the rest on the door and keep them at the front of the dressing room instead. I know Urban Outfitters did that last time I was in there.

I figure that they are trying to prevent (or hinder at least) shoplifting. But how does this method help hinder it?

The way to really hinder shoplifting is to count my items when I go in and then verify that I come out with the same number of items.

 

[mainewmn]

I’m a professional by day, but work at Dicks sporting goods on the weekends to earn some money for the mouse. The limit at Dicks is 3 in the fitting room and I can’t tell you how many people get angry with me about that. From my understanding it’s a) to limit the time person spends inside the fitting room and b) to discourage shoplifting. I also take the “over the limit” clothing and hang it on the outside and tell customers to switch when they ready. I don’t make the rules, but I’m given filthy looks and snotty remarks all the time because of the rules. I am not saying the OP does that but people in generally don’t realize that the people in these types of situations are NOT the ones setting the rules.

 

[DizBelle]

I made no snotty remarks to the clerk and I don't have any problems with the rules (even if I don't understand them). I know that she was just doing the job that she was told to do and I can't fault her for that. I'm really just trying to understand the purpose of this rule. It really seems like that allowing me to take 6 in and leave 6 out and then just switch out while still using the room is exactly the same as taking all 12 in.

If they wanted to limit my time in the fitting room, then they should not allow me more than 6 and make me leave the fitting room and get in line again to try on the other 6.

I just don't see what the "switching out" accomplished over taking all the items in. In essence, I did take all of my items in but some were hanging inside the door and some were hanging outside.

I think they may have been trying to hinder shoplifting or "camping" in a fitting room while others were waiting but this rule didn't seem to help either one. I still had all 12 items within arms reach and I still stayed in the fitting room until I had tried on all 12 items.

 

[rigs32]

Kohl's supposedly limits you to three items. I see a few things annoying about that. As previously mentioned, it's a hassle to put your street clothes back on multiple times.

More importantly, I would think it would impede more sales than shoplifting that it would prevent. If I can really only try on 3 items, I will likley not buy anything. I can go into a dressing room with 15-20 items and find only 2 or 3 that actually fit me. You limit my ability to try items on and you will not get my business.