• Maeve@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    Meh. Malls seem to be trying to come back. Apparently some magical population has not only disposable income, but also enough to waste on but just overpriced, subpar things, but enough to waste on way overpriced things to pay mall rent prices

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      9 months ago

      I actually miss malls… especially the arcade and the food court. And I miss the 80s. Well not so much the 80s but actually my youth, I mostly miss that. Fuck I’m old.

      But honestly I had a lot of fun hanging with my friends in the mall. My kids never really got that.

    • WhoisJohnGalt@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Yeah around me I see they are trying to reinvent themselves. Usually have other entertainment options (movie theaters, bowling, arcade) or restaurants (true “sit-down” restaurants, not the food courts) attached to them now. Where before they were solely filled with retail stores.

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        9 months ago

        The malls where I grew up had sit down restaurants, with beverage licenses. One made a fabulous blue concoction (coricou) akin to Texas tea.

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      9 months ago

      Wouldn’t malls be cheaper rent? They’re high density.