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MN High Street Changing Rooms Marking System

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Oxytocindeficient · 01/02/2019 14:56

As a follow-on from the Matalan changing room post, some thought we could devise some kind of marking system for changing rooms in high street stores.

I have no real idea how best to do so. Here are some thoughts. A marking system from 1-5, with 1 being poor or insufficient and 5 being excellent

  1. Sex segregated? 1 for unisex, 5 for sex not gender segregated
  2. Design Safety- consider: is there a curtain or door? is the door lockable? Is the door and walls floor to ceiling or are their gaps which could permit predators to film you?
  3. Staff Attendance- consider, are staff on-hand to monitor those access changing rooms, are they capable of dealing with predatory people, could they hear you if you were in trouble?
  4. Security- follow on from above, does the store have proper security nearby to the changing rooms should they need to apprehend someone misusing the changing facilities or harassing customers
  5. Position of Mirrors- consider, do customers need to exit their changing area to check garment in a mirror? Are you observable by others as you check yourself in a mirror?

I’m happy to have anyone suggest better categories or a totally different way of doing it! I thought we could use this thread to share photos and ratings. As the OP I could update regularly with full lists of rated stores?

Any and all suggestions or ideas are welcome Smile

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Sarahjconnor · 01/02/2019 15:21

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Babdoc · 01/02/2019 15:04

If you could get this widely accepted, it would force stores to up their game or lose customers. Women would head to the shops with properly segregated rooms, with full doors to the floor and ceiling for complete privacy and security. The “gender neutral” woke shops would become a customer free zone, apart from the odd TRA popping in to grandstand in the women’s room.
Personally, I think high street shops are doomed anyway as we will all shop online. Having to share a changing room with men is just the last straw after limited stock, limited sizes, poor choice, parking costs etc.