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In an era of financial chaos, corporate cutbacks, layoffs, to much debt, and a falling stock market, I do not understand why there is still so much junk at the Mall.
Has anyone gone over to the Mall and really looked at the things that were for sale and the incredible amount of money people will pay for these things. It seems so illogical and impractical in times like this.
Ever been to one of those stores that sell only trinkets and gifts. They are usually found in tourist areas. There is not one thing at these stores that anyone really needs. What will happen to these stores in an era of rapidly falling prosperity?
I haven't been too impressed with what I have seen at the mall recently either. Which is kind of sad since I have some Westfield gift cards I have received over the years that I have not used yet. Pretty sad when you can't find anything to spend $ 300 on at the mall.
The last time I went to a mall, (we have three of them, within a 35-mile radius), was over a year ago. I don't like to shop in the first place, (I'm one of those odd females), and there is rarely anything in them that I want. When I did go the last time, I bought a ballcap at Old Navy, one of the few places that I will go to, on the rare times that I find myself at a mall. There really is a lot of junk in these places, entirely useless, and overpriced, in my opinion.
In an era of financial chaos, corporate cutbacks, layoffs, to much debt, and a falling stock market, I do not understand why there is still so much junk at the Mall.
Has anyone gone over to the Mall and really looked at the things that were for sale and the incredible amount of money people will pay for these things. It seems so illogical and impractical in times like this.
Ever been to one of those stores that sell only trinkets and gifts. They are usually found in tourist areas. There is not one thing at these stores that anyone really needs. What will happen to these stores in an era of rapidly falling prosperity?
Even in trying financial times like these, there are people who still enjoy shopping. Besides, It doesn't matter whether a person "needs" something or doesn't. There is no law prohibiting one from buying whatever they want of they have the money. Granted, things are tight now for many, but not for all.
Enclosed shopping malls have been on there way out, anyway. Owners have to charge higher rents to stores in order to heat and cool such huge places who in turn pass on those higher costs to you, the customer. And in many cases, when you go to a mall you can't park next to the store you most want to go to like you can with a strip mall. A lot of people don't like that.
After living abroad for years and being in America now for 6 months, I've been to a mall once. Looking for outdoor work clothes and didn't find any. Haven't been back. The mall is a drudge. They've been carrying the same old same old for the last 20 years. In malls overseas you can drink beer and play slot machines and it's way more fun. Ours are dull.
But speaking of stuff, I was in Value Village the other day, a local thrift store franchise. Very clean, well organized, well lit, stocked with everything under the sun. Housed in a cast off supermarket store.
Cookware, lamps, furniture, bedding, dishes, household appliances, clothing, kids stuff, shoes, decorative household items.....on and on. All clean and in good repair and for a couple of bucks, thrown away by multitudes of Americans. So much stuff. All tossed away for free.
Junk is every where. New junk, old junk, used junk--stuff stuff and more stuff. It is inevitable that America reach a saturation point of stuff. How many blenders, bath sets, flower vases, can openers, pairs of slippers, sweaters, decorative pillows, fax machines, electric hair curlers, coffee pots and baking dishes and shower curtains does one need in a lifetime?
We have reached our limit. The mall is now redundant.
It's shocking. When I finally starting working and had a lot of money, I remember going to the mall...and thinking, "This is all crap. I don't want any of this." So true. I don't know what the heck people buy.
It's shocking. When I finally starting working and had a lot of money, I remember going to the mall...and thinking, "This is all crap. I don't want any of this." So true. I don't know what the heck people buy.
This post (and some others on here too) remind me of the new B-52's song "Funplex". One of the lines in the song goes something like this: "... faster, faster - can't get enough. What the hell will I do with this stuff!"
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), and there is rarely anything in them that I want. When I did go the last time, I bought a ballcap at Old Navy, one of the few places that I will go to, on the rare times that I find myself at a mall. There really is a lot of junk in these places, entirely useless, and overpriced, in my opinion.
