God I Miss The F$^*()##! Shopping Mall...

[SteyrAUG]

Put me in the other basket. I hate being around so many people and love being able to order things off of Amazon and not have to go among them.

That was me, at first.

Mostly because I was ordering most everything I needed from my wholesale suppliers so TruSpec polos and 24/7 pants were a known quantity.

It's housewares, and tools and all the other shit I have to repurchase since moving that is just killing me. I just wanted a simple Westminster mantle clock like every house I knew as a kid had, I was willing to pay...I just wanted the real thing with actual clockwork and chimes.

99% of the crap on the net, even the expensive crap is either a tinny sounding thing or in some cases a digital recording of the bell chimes. There is nothing I'd call mechanical clock works in any of them. But when you had malls, you had stores and some had some high end stuff for not a bad price.

[SteyrAUG]

Steyr

Amazon is actually making you send the vinegar mat back? Usually when there is a problem like that they either send me another one and tell me to keep it, or refund me and tell me to keep it. About the only time I've had to actually send stuff back is when I just decide I don't like it or need it after all.

I don't even think they read what I wrote. They sent me a replacement and had me print out a label. I have to send the vinegar mat back so I won't pay for the replacement.

[jsbhike]

Why not go to the hardware store and buy a door mat? I think hardware stores are still open as essential in every state. Why go to the mall?

Not sure about Michigan on buying a door mat.

[Slater]

Back in the 1980's you could buy AR's and HK-91's in sporting goods stores in the mall. I think that would make Millennials' heads explode today.

[Business_Casual]

Put me in the other basket. I hate being around so many people and love being able to order things off of Amazon and not have to go among them.

Indeed.

[Phillygunguy]

The mall that's about 5 minutes away from me has been dying a slow death. It's sad that while they didn't have the best stores they were convenient. Now they mostly have kiosks, a place that sells CBD products, a nail salon and Boscovs plus a food court. But I agree it's frustrating. I bought scrubs online and the damn pants are a little long and it took 2 weeks for them to send it to me. And now I'm like F it I'll wear them cause I need them. I do enjoy buying things from Brownells on line though. But for everything else it sucks

[Arik]

Back in the 1980's you could buy AR's and HK-91's in sporting goods stores in the mall. I think that would make Millennials' heads explode today.

No it wouldn't. Millennials would have been kids at that point

[MegademiC]

No it wouldn't. Millennials would have been kids at that point

Im a millennial, bought an ak at the mall when I turned 18.

We are about to open back up here, thank God. I hate shopping online.

[jsbhike]

We got our first mall around 1980 and best I can recall, JC Penny sold firearms at that location for a few years.

[Arik]

Im a millennial, bought an ak at the mall when I turned 18.

We are about to open back up here, thank God. I hate shopping online.

Still a few weeks away, at least, for me!

I shop online for very few things and it's mostly stuff thats very specific that won't be found at stores.

Come to think of it I shop for very few things overall. Liquor and ammo are probably the most consistent and expensive things I shop for. Other than that, if it isn't broke, ripped or worn out I don't replace it