Try before you buy? Less likely since COVID

Manitobans may not be able to try on clothing before purchasing it this holiday shopping season, owing to a wave of change room closures that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and, in the case of many secondhand shops, have since become permanent. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Manitobans may not be able to try on clothing before purchasing it this holiday shopping season, owing to a wave of change room closures that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and, in the case of many secondhand shops, have since become permanent. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Manitobans may not be able to try on clothing before purchasing it this holiday shopping season, owing to a wave of change room closures that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and, in the case of many secondhand shops, have since become permanent.

Retailers shut down fitting rooms as a safety precaution in 2020 amid confusion surrounding how COVID-19 was spread during the early days of the pandemic. Many of these sections in Value Village, Salvation Army Thrift Store and Mennonite Central Committee Thrift Shop locations never reopened. BROOK JONES / FREE PRESS Value Village shopper Opal Wolfe on a changeroom: ‘It’d be awesome if they brought it back.

’ Boxing Day shoppers who visited a thrift store in St. James said they missed the convenience of putting on potential purchases in a private space and had changed their buying h.