Trial Rooms

@SViswan (12051)
India
December 17, 2007 4:50am CST
How long do you spend in a trial room when you are trying out clothes. I've seen people be in there for ages trying out different sets and preening (I'm sure). I'm quick in the trial room. I try on a dress to see if it fits right and looks okay and then I'm out of there. I keep thinking of all the others who are waiting to try on their clothes after me. But I must say that people should really make sure of a dress before they spend money on it. I don't blame the people who spend some time in there. What about you? Which category do you fall under?
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18 responses
@makatas (1098)
• Greece
17 Dec 07
I dont like trying clothes, thats the reason i buy many clothes one day, to have for many months.I dont like the idea of spending much time in the trial room, so i make it as fast as possible.I am not of that kind of people who will wear sth to see if it looks good on them-i dont care about it.If it looks good as it is, then it looks good on me as well.So, only 5 minutes in there, not more.
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@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
17 Dec 07
Hi Friend nice to hear from u i am not in the category who keep other awaited other thing i got mostly my dresses tailored, i have tailor he got all my details and he stitches it for me If i have to buy ready made, for shirt i know my collar size so i can buy it without trying and same goes with jeans. Suits and shalwar qameez, i like tailored , customized stitching Take care
@SViswan (12051)
• India
17 Dec 07
Yes, I get my suits and salwars stitched too. I'm quite a small size (compared to normal) and it's very difficult for me to nget salwars and suits that are ready made and fit. I can't say the same about jeans though. Each set is different even if the size is same. Some fit well and don't look good...some look good and don't fit well. So, I do have to try out a few of them before I decide on a pair of jeans.
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
17 Dec 07
Hi nice to know girls size of jeand vary with brands and fit, every company have their own fit, and other thing is fitting so for girls its difficult to select jeans specially if they are going to buy a pair of stretch jeans (wink) for men 32 inches waist mean 32 and 42 length or 32 inseam means same so not such big problems but sure customised suits are better as they are stitch with keeping ur size in mind, while ready made dresses are designed generally so whenever u buy ready made , u have to compromise on some aspect take care and may i ask how small u r, (wink) no offense pls take care
@SViswan (12051)
• India
17 Dec 07
lol..my response of jeans was before I knew you are a male. Small as in petite! I sometimes get good stuff in the kid's section..lol I have a couple of tops that I picked up from there but in the past one year I don't even fit into them either (I had a baby).
@balasri (26537)
• India
17 Dec 07
Thanks for bringing up what is in my mind.I detest this mentality in the trial rooms and in the clinics.People who go in never mind about the ones outside and take their own sweet time to pick up the most ill fitting obnoxious things.I just hate them. People who do not care of the crying ill babies outside and chatting about the new earring of the doctor should be penalized mercilessly.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
17 Dec 07
I am talking about the people who have scant regard for the others.
@SViswan (12051)
• India
18 Dec 07
I agree on that one!
@SViswan (12051)
• India
17 Dec 07
lol...so someone has had a bad experience waiting at trial rooms and doctor's cleaning. I'm lucky I'll never invite your wrath because I don't fall under that category of people. I understand that you get angry when someone is wasting your time but what if a person genuinely trying to figure out if the clothes fit well and is the right choice? After all, they are paying hard earned money for it.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Dec 07
I think, I am much on the border of the extermes. I do not make much fuss about trial and retrials and so on, at the same time I have to have it tried, atleast once. I prefer good brands and find it no use to buy in a jiffy and later on finding it uncomfortable and bragging over it. It means another day of wastage on the same thing! The amount of money, time and the trouble could be worth a decent trial, isn't it!
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
18 Dec 07
That's what I thought too....though I am a quick person in the trial room. I definitely understand...but like some poeple here pointed out, there are some people who just take ages in there and it is a pain for the others who are waiting.
@SViswan (12051)
• India
11 Jan 08
Come to think of it, that's a possibility. Thanks for bringing it up!
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
18 Dec 07
Sviswan, rightly said. However, I would like to give benefit of doubt to the ones who spend ages in the trial rooms. For who knows, they could well be stuck in the outfit and have to struggle hard to come out of it! It actually happened to me once. *laughs*
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
17 Dec 07
Good Post indeed! I believe Trial rooms are must for every showroom. I also do try before buying my outfits. I take along my wife with me, whenever I go for shopping and she advices me what to buy...and what not and what suits me and what looks bad on me.I know sometimes it becomes difficult to wait outstide trail rooms, but we also cannot afford to spend our money on the clothes which may not suit us or fit us. How are you? Have a great day! Deepak
@SViswan (12051)
• India
17 Dec 07
Though I am an 'out in a jiffy' kind, I appreciate the fact the fact that clothes are something you are going to spend money on and there is no use buying something that you will not wear again if you get home and don't like it. Smart - taking your wife along to help you choose:)
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
18 Dec 07
I agree with you fully. Taking along one's partner helps a lot in making a final selection and the person observing you in new clothes can tell you better...how do you look or appear, instead of you judging yourself. Have a nice day! :):)
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
18 Dec 07
I spend as much time in the trial room as I need. Sometimes I'm quick and sometimes I take a long time. Sometimes I take only one thing to try, sometimes I"m not exactly sure of what I'm really looking for and I take quite a few different things to try on. I don't usually shop at "rush hour" and I really try not to, so I don't have to worry that there is a big line of people trying to try something as well and waiting for me. If I find that there are many people waiting I prefer to get out and try again at another time rather than hurry up just because there's people out there waiting.
@SViswan (12051)
• India
18 Dec 07
That makes sense. You take your time but you make sure it affects no one else. Not shopping during 'rush hour' is also a good idea for people who take time...but if everyone decides to do it, then that becomes 'rush hour' too - for people who like to take time..lol
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
18 Dec 07
LOL I think there's enough time for all of us - the ones that sometimes take longer - heheheh but just in case I will change my shopping hours every once in a while to avoid traffic congestion :):):)
@Ohara_1983 (4117)
• Kuwait
17 Dec 07
dont tell me because in my place those people are like that almost hour they keep on trying clothes, they will bring thousand fair in the end they will just buy1 or 2 fair, me i just use a trial room for 5 or 10 minute that fine. i dont like to stay long because lot of people wait sometimes. but others they dont care at all
@esteria (396)
• India
17 Dec 07
well the most i spend in trial room is to see if the clothes fit or not. i use all the time rather looking at all the clothes for latest trends or styles that would look good on me. then when i decide on the final two or three i take them to trial room just to see which fits and i am outta there.
@SViswan (12051)
• India
17 Dec 07
That's exactly what I do too! Thanks for the response.
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
17 Dec 07
I think that you are speaking of what we call a fitting room. I do not like to stay in there for a long time. I try on the outfit, see how it falls and looks on me and then I am ready to go. Some people stay in there for a long time with their crying bad kids and all. I think that parents should get a sitter if they are not shopping for the kids. I think it just makes things easier on everyone involved. That is just my opinion though.
@SViswan (12051)
• India
18 Dec 07
A fitting room - another new term I learnt (it's called a changing room in Canada). A sitter is not an option here in India...but I usually have someone with me when I go shopping for clothes and my son is with them outside the trial room. Before I had the baby, I would go alone and I would still be out quickly.
@shinjiao (1457)
• China
18 Dec 07
Hi SViswan! To be honest,I don't like the trial room because I always feel nervous when I am trying out clothes. I am quick in the trial room. The ambience of the trial room makes me uncomfortable.
@drannhh (15219)
• United States
17 Dec 07
In the middle, I guess, although I don't much wear dresses anymore. Now that we are retired I live in shorts and T-shirts. But I am very picky about my shorts, and have to try out all the pockets to make sure they hold my gear-- wallet, pocket computer, etc. Sometimes the pockets look nice, but they are at the wrong angle or not exactly the right size. So I have to sit in them and walk in them and bend over, to see if things fall out of the pockets. Since I don't carry a handbag, it takes a little time to take everything out of the pockets of the shorts I'm wearing and lay them in order and put them into the new shorts and then all of that all over again. Fortunately for the other shoppers, I don't do this very often, and although it seems to me like I'm taking a long time, probably compared to most others I am rather quick about it.
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
18 Dec 07
Interesting! That's the first time I heard of trying out the pockets to see everything fits right.
• Pakistan
18 Dec 07
it depends on how many sets i have to try on,if its only single then i am really quick,but if its more than one then it takes time
@pree70 (525)
• India
17 Dec 07
actually, i am a bit like you. i hate trial rooms. for one, they are so small that i am really not comfortable in them. all those mirrors in all the four sides tends to unnerve me a bit and makes me very conscious. i have also heard of hidden cameras in trial rooms, which may or may not be true. somehow, i just want to get out of the room fast.
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
18 Dec 07
There was a post on the mirrors in trial rooms - that they may be two-way mirrors. There was a method to check them out too. I've heard about the hidden cameras too and am always worried when I go to change.
@nichole1983 (1187)
• Canada
17 Dec 07
in canada we call them dressing rooms or changing rooms... i can spend hours in them.. i love cloths... i think sometimes a little too much.. im constantly buying... no wonder i have too much in my closet... but the way i see it you are going to be spending money on these garments and sometimes its more than what you epected so i do take my time and if i take a long time well so be it..
@SViswan (12051)
• India
17 Dec 07
I understand totally. It's just that I do't fall in that category. Thanks for enlightning me about the terms in Canada. We learn something new everyday:)
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
22 Dec 07
LOL i'm guilty at times! ^__^;; at times i take a long time inside fitting rooms when all of the clothes i tried looked good on me and i can't decide which to buy because i can't buy them all! ^__^;; but most of the times, i only spend considerable time. most shopping malls only allow 3 items at a time to be fitted inside the fitting room. i would try the first one and if i see that it looks good on me, i would immediately take it off and i won't make poses in front of the mirror. and i go to the next dress and so on. but if there's no one waiting outside, i would take my time inside the fitting room and stay until someone gets in the line. LOL
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
17 Dec 07
I usually spend in a trial room for a few minutes when I have to try on a pair of trousers to see whether it fits me and looks good. I don't usually stay long if there are some other waiting customers. Thanks for your discussion, dear friend.
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@bowtieguy (5915)
• United States
17 Dec 07
I don't spend much time, Once I know weither or not something fits I move on to the next size, or the checkout.
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• Philippines
17 Dec 07
I hate spending time in the trial room. I go, try the clothes on and if it fits I go! That fast. Sometimes, I don't even try them on...as long as the tag says it's my size. I hate making other people wait for me, you see, especially the sales lady who stays outside the trial room.
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