What don't you like about malls?? (CostCo, purchases, closings, shipping)

[blackhype]

I hate those stores where you can smell their scent from a mile away. For example, Hollister.

[London Girl]

Originally Posted by blackhype

I hate those stores where you can smell their scent from a mile away. For example, Hollister.

Uuuugh - know what you mean.

Went into an Abercrombie & Fitch a few months ago and the scent nearly floored me.

5 minutes in there and I could feel a headache coming on. I really feel sorry for the poor employees having to endure that all day.

Not to mention the pounding music.

NOT a pleasant experience.

Needless to say I didn't purchase anything.

I don't know who comes up with these store concepts but they suck.

[London Girl]

Originally Posted by Jane72

The fact that there aren't any clocks in them (less relevant these days, since most of us carry cell phones with built-in clocks, but in previous decades, jeez it could be disorienting wandering around in there not knowing what time it was).

Same concept as casinos.

Get you into a Muzak trance and hope you turn into a Spend Zombie.

I hate malls - have to go occasionally but spend as little time there as possible.

[Matt2225]

The one thing I hate is the sales counters in the middle of the mall isles and the sales people come up to you pushing their products on to you. My wife hates that as well. Other than that, I prefer the malls because its sometimes too hot to shop around at the open air malls/shopping centers down here in Florida.

Then when it decides to rain here, it always is a heavy down pour.

[Rickers]

I think I've been in a mall maybe four times in twenty years. I'm not fond of being bumped into and spritzed with perfume that I may be alergic to. Food court food sucks big time too.

[country pride]

I dont mind window-shopping at malls, but very rarely do I buy anything from there unless the price meets MY criteria.
Otherwise, the food courts are my favourite spots, even though they too, are overpriced.

[jessielou]

I like the open-air malls, strip malls I think they are called, as it has everything you want nearby but doesn't feel as cramped and it feels fresher.

[Ninjahedge]

Hate malls for a few simple reasons:

Price - 90% of the stuff in there you can get cheaper online.
Crowds - Well, I hate walking behind people, and when you have a crowd...
Strollers - ESPECIALLY the Look-At-Me specials. 2 or three wide and big enough to have a full entertainment center. Look, I know you think that your kids are cute, but not all of us want to look at both of them. Not only that, but Junior isn't going to get a complex because his little brother gets the front seat!
Variety - Or lack thereof. The fact that people from around the country are saying "Auntie Mae, Dippin Dots, and Cookie Company" when I am here in NJ and treated the same thing is just sad. I am tired of TGI Fridays, Bennigans, Houlihans, Chilis, Applebees, Ruby Tuesdays and Mondays are for Arses.... OK, maybe I made the last one up! Same with the stores. nothing new. Been there, seen that, and no, I do not want to but a CD for $18.99.
Parking/Traffic - After being in NYC, having to DRIVE to get to the mall, then spend 10-15 minutes (on a slow day) weaving up and down the aisles looking for a spot that end up being further out than the bemoaned "furthest section of the store" that someone else sited is an aggro I really do not feel like facing.
The end of the Videogame Era - Sorry, I grew up an arcade junkie. The fact that teh games at home are not only cheaper, but BETTER than plunking $1 for a 3 minute romping through Zombie/cyber/racing/drum machine/DDR land. Dropping a $5 and being at an arcade for a good hour was one of my favorite childhood memories. That and being oblivious to the craap that was going on in the back in some of them....

I guess that is about it. Malls have no real life or character. Xanadu is supposed to be different, offering entertainment, but the place looks like a rejected Brady Bunch plot (BTW, you heard about someone leaving droppings, yes, do-do, in spots in the unfinished mall causing a shut-down by the health department? You can't make this stuff up....).

Anyway, I do not conside them the ultimate evil, but I do think they are an over-concentration of name-brand capitalism that comes together and really does not offer you much in return....


Sad thing is, I don't think there is any really feasable solution to it either. I do not see anyone being able to displace the chain stores or licensed fast food in the food court, so how would you really be able to get people to start supporting indie shops if they are convinced Old Navy is where Jesus would have shopped?

[TT Dave]

I hate malls because it takes much longer to get to whatever store I need to shop at (have to park 40 acres out, the store is often in the middle of the mall and no easy way to get to it, etc.) I like stand alone stores or strip malls because you can drive up, go right in and get what you need and get out much faster.

[Ketabcha]

I don't like malls because it seems that in all the horror movies the zombies head for the mall. I don't want to be there when it happens.