"cybercat" > wrote in message
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>
> "The UnInmate" > wrote >
>> I reached adulthood before "malling" became a word, but it was still fun
>> to wander around the big indoor malls. Now they are passe' and it's
>> really a shame. The smalltown
>> walk-down-the-main-street-full-of-small-stores thing is a tourist
>> experience these days.
>
> We disagree there. Malls just suck all the life out of me.

Well said. And the next time you're in an unfamiliar mall, stop in mid-shop
and figure out how you'd get out in an emergency. I always feel trapped in a
mall.

Felice

On Jul 11, 7:46*pm, "Felice" > wrote:
> Well said. And the next time you're in an unfamiliar mall, stop in mid-shop
> and figure out how you'd get out in an emergency. I always feel trapped in a
> mall.

My favorite stores are Internet stores. My UPS guy and I are on a
first-name basis. Well, I do like to go to Macy's once in a while,
too...

Karen

Karen wrote:
>
> My favorite stores are Internet stores. My UPS guy and I are on a
> first-name basis.

Amen!

> Well, I do like to go to Macy's once in a while, too...

About the only brick and mortars I go to regularly anymore are for
food shopping and plant nurseries. Shopping on line is more
comfortable (always a [clean] terlit or snack less than five seconds
away), never hassled/hurried/pressured to buy, less time consuming,
far safer than heading out in an automobile racing hither and yon
burning up more in fuel than the price of that pair of walking shoes,
etc., always, ALWAYS costs less, and never have to settle for other
than exactly the model, color, size you want. I can shop 24/7 with no
planning, and no schlepping.

Sheldon wrote:
> Karen wrote:
>>
>> My favorite stores are Internet stores. My UPS guy and I are on a
>> first-name basis.
>
> Amen!
>
>> Well, I do like to go to Macy's once in a while, too...
>
> About the only brick and mortars I go to regularly anymore are for
> food shopping and plant nurseries. Shopping on line is more
> comfortable (always a [clean] terlit or snack less than five seconds
> away), never hassled/hurried/pressured to buy, less time consuming,
> far safer than heading out in an automobile racing hither and yon
> burning up more in fuel than the price of that pair of walking shoes,
> etc., always, ALWAYS costs less, and never have to settle for other
> than exactly the model, color, size you want. I can shop 24/7 with no
> planning, and no schlepping.

I'm with you on that one, Sheldon. Our "local" mall is well over an hour
away, anyhow. And, as if I want to spend $45 on a t-shirt that I can get
cheaply on-line? Let me order it, box it up and send it to me, if I really
want something. Pretty much, the only stores we go to are grocery stores,
produce stands, 7-11 for a quick fix of juice or soda, and Dollar Stores.
Everything else (including automobile tires and computer part) we buy
online.

kili

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:18:24 -0700 (PDT), Karen >
wrote:

>On Jul 11, 7:46*pm, "Felice" > wrote:
>> Well said. And the next time you're in an unfamiliar mall, stop in mid-shop
>> and figure out how you'd get out in an emergency. I always feel trapped in a
>> mall.
>
>My favorite stores are Internet stores. My UPS guy and I are on a
>first-name basis. Well, I do like to go to Macy's once in a while,
>too...
>
>Karen

amazon gets entirely too much of my small income. i like the reviews
there, though.

your pal,
blake
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"Felice" > wrote in message
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> "cybercat" > wrote in message
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>>
>> "The UnInmate" > wrote >
>>> I reached adulthood before "malling" became a word, but it was still fun
>>> to wander around the big indoor malls. Now they are passe' and it's
>>> really a shame. The smalltown
>>> walk-down-the-main-street-full-of-small-stores thing is a tourist
>>> experience these days.
>>
>> We disagree there. Malls just suck all the life out of me.
>
> Well said.

Thank you. The only things worse: Home Depot, Lowes, and (arrggg) Costco.
There it's the enormity, the bright lights, and the huge array of stuff.

>And the next time you're in an unfamiliar mall, stop in mid-shop and figure
>out how you'd get out in an emergency. I always feel trapped in a mall.
>

All you have to do is go to the mall with a smoker to find out how hard it
is to get
to an exit.