VulcanRaven
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Do you like malls?
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dem
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In the 80s malls were amazing.
They used to be full of plants, and water features, and just full of life in general. The mall wanted you to be there.
In places where there are seasons.. a shopping mall was an oasis. Somewhere to go in the winter when there was nothing going on.
My mother still can't believe we have traded in shopping malls for big box stores.
Like everything.. malls are now boring and grey. No one wants to be there... and they don't even want you there.
They used to be full of plants, and water features, and just full of life in general. The mall wanted you to be there.
In places where there are seasons.. a shopping mall was an oasis. Somewhere to go in the winter when there was nothing going on.
My mother still can't believe we have traded in shopping malls for big box stores.
Like everything.. malls are now boring and grey. No one wants to be there... and they don't even want you there.
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IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Yes. I love going to them (we call them Shopping Centres in the UK) as I prefer buying my clothes in a physical store rather than online. They're still popular in the UK and most other European countries.
Went to Blue Water in Kent (UK) recently and it was better than expected. Not the best in the UK, but still worth the trip.
Also went to one in Warsaw last year (not sure what it's called - next to the train station) and it was better than most of the shopping centres in the UK outside of London.
Hoping to go to Westfield Stratford for some serious garm shopping in Jan.
Went to Blue Water in Kent (UK) recently and it was better than expected. Not the best in the UK, but still worth the trip.
Also went to one in Warsaw last year (not sure what it's called - next to the train station) and it was better than most of the shopping centres in the UK outside of London.
Hoping to go to Westfield Stratford for some serious garm shopping in Jan.
IntentionalPun
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I went to "the mall" for the first time in years a couple weeks back. Place was packed, all the classic stores (outside of record stores) were still there. Got a slice of Sbarro and looked around at Spencer's gifts lol
EverydayBeast
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Don't like what happened to malls they allowed them to be overran by radical online shopping.
poodaddy
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No.
I was a mallrat as a kid, but that's because that's simply where my friends always hung out. If I'm in a mall for longer than ten minutes these days, I immediately want out, but then I have an extremely low tolerance for places where the dreks of humanity tend to be found in.
I was a mallrat as a kid, but that's because that's simply where my friends always hung out. If I'm in a mall for longer than ten minutes these days, I immediately want out, but then I have an extremely low tolerance for places where the dreks of humanity tend to be found in.
When I was growing up in the 90's, a trip to the mall in Savannah, Georgia was a premier weekend experience. There was an arcade, a video game store, toy store, a comics and trading card shop, a music store, a theater, a carousel, and a food court with free samples of Chinese food on toothpicks. It was littered with booths selling hot pretzels and cookies. It was a destination in and of itself, the center of gravity for the medium-sized city. People were there for more than shopping, it was the place to be with family, friends, or to take a date. The annual 'back to school' trip there was always the best. For someone from a small town with only a Big K-Mart (no Wal-Mart yet), it was an enviable experience that only happened a few times a year.
So yeah, I'm always biased towards malls. They should exist, they should be awesome. Even if for most cities they're artifacts out of time, effort should be made to keep them.
About three years ago, I think, I went back to the Savannah mall right before Christmas on a Saturday, and I didn't know it had failed and was closing in a few weeks. There was maybe two stores remaining and one place left to eat at the food court. The lights inside were dimmed to maybe 1/3rd of normal. I was the only person there, taking pictures, and it felt like trespassing. It was a sad experience walking through it for the last time.
So yeah, I'm always biased towards malls. They should exist, they should be awesome. Even if for most cities they're artifacts out of time, effort should be made to keep them.
About three years ago, I think, I went back to the Savannah mall right before Christmas on a Saturday, and I didn't know it had failed and was closing in a few weeks. There was maybe two stores remaining and one place left to eat at the food court. The lights inside were dimmed to maybe 1/3rd of normal. I was the only person there, taking pictures, and it felt like trespassing. It was a sad experience walking through it for the last time.
