In a mall not too far from VeryHappy’s location a mouse fell out of the rafters onto my tray at the food court. Needless to say I have not been back. The mall in our town died years ago and was replaced by an entertainment complex. The movie theater and Appleby’s seem busy but a lot of the other stores and restaurants come and go. When I take continuing ed classes I usually end up eating lunch at the local mall which seems reasonable busy. I’d rather shop at a mall for pants because it takes so long to find a pair that fits properly, but I hate shopping so I don’t do it often. I’ve never really got the hang of ordering and returning clothes. I went shopping for luggage last fall and none of the malls had decent luggage - I ended up at a stand-alone store.
Austin had a beautiful small mall with an indoor ice skating rink. I was shocked a few years ago to drive by and find the mall had been demolished! The ice skating rink is still there, in a very utilitarian structure.
One mall here. Lost most anchor stores of sears and a higher end clothing store. Anchor, believe it not, is target and has been for many years. It has a separate entrance, so you never have to go into the mall. It is the most pleasant one I’ve ever been in. A Dillards is coming here and will be an anchor. I don’t think kids like malls anymore other than preteens who have no money to spend. My D’s all shop on line. They seem to have very little patience with going through stores to find something. I unfortunately have been following in their footsteps. About 9 years ago D2, while in college, told me she bought shampoo on line. I thought she was crazy. I just bought paper towels and dishwasher soap on line.
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