Why do you go to the mall?
By kheyanne
@kheyanne (287)
Philippines
October 7, 2007 8:57pm CST
I know this is a rhetoric question, but I always end up going to the mall not buying anything. I go there to chill out and play some arcade games, perhaps.
How about you? Do you just go to the mall to buy stuff? What gets you there in the first place?
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33 responses
@braveheart07 (2601)
• Philippines
8 Oct 07
Hi kheyanne. I love going to mall just for window shopping Lol. Sometimes, if I have something to buy like shoes, shirts, perfumes, and other stuffs. I also go to mall for amusement and eating at the fast food store as well.
Have a nice day and God speed!
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@dreamstone (129)
• China
8 Oct 07
I always go to mall nearby my home with my son not buying anythings too.In mall,there are many funny things,and we can play games,the space is big enough.of course,we more like to mall in summer,outsaid is very hot,and in mall is very cool.that is well.but the mall do wellcome our,and the boss like to play with my son too,he is a interesting man.
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@Island_Geko (3759)
• Canada
8 Oct 07
If I need to get something I will schedule it for early afternoon then spend a few hours just walking. IT is the easiest place for me to get exercise, plus in the winter it is warmer and drier indoors.
@elisa812 (3026)
• United States
8 Oct 07
A lot of times I do go to the mall to buy something, but I also usually stay and walk around for awhile to get some exercise and just have fun looking around in some of the shops. Most of the time, I find what I'm looking for, but then I end up staying for awhile anyway just to hang out.
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@myfanwy65 (1030)
• United States
8 Oct 07
Well,I don't go to the mall. But, I'm over 40, so I don't really hang out anywhere. LOL I shop at other stores and never go to the mall. But, the mall where I live is tiny, very very tiny. All the good stores are not at the mall.
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@gradyslady (4054)
• United States
8 Oct 07
I honestly don't really go to the mall, maybe once a year to do some Christmas shopping.
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@rusty2rusty (6763)
• Defiance, Ohio
8 Oct 07
I only go to th emall to go to ceratins stores. that I would normally not go to. I also go to th emall during Halloween. I feel it is a safer place to take my kids. Even if it is crowded with cheesy candy handed out. At least this way I don't have to worry about my children being hit by a car. So we make a date of it and even have supper at the mall.
@marymarj2002 (1769)
• Philippines
9 Oct 07
I go to the mall because I will buy something. When I was single I go to mall to just spend my time doing window shopping but now that I am married, I go there for a purpose, to buy things.
@rx4life (1930)
• United States
8 Oct 07
I usually am at the mall looking to buy a particular item/items. Since my children are grown and live on their own, my trips to the mall are less frequent, but nonetheless they are necessary. I go to buy necessities but usually never leave without looking at some frivolous purchase possibilities...ie: purses, shoes, new clothes.
The one thing I never go to the mall for is groceries or furniture...because those two things aren't available at our mall!!!
@ggaaiill (196)
• Philippines
8 Oct 07
Oh there are alot of things you can now do when you are inside the mall. Aside from the usual stuff like shopping and dining, you can now do banking as well, some local banks have some branches inside the malls, you can also pay bills, have your haircut, massage, gym, and have your teeth clean. It like one stop shop :)
@alfecris (181)
• Philippines
9 Oct 07
yeah right, i go to mall just to window shop, well sometimes i do shop... but the main reason why i go there is because to chill out myself, play in the amusement inside our mall, hangin out with friends, eat at KFC, McDonanalds and everywhere...
@richard331 (100)
• United States
8 Oct 07
I just go to the mall to just chill and hangout with friends,
@nangel78 (1454)
• United States
8 Oct 07
I have not been inside a mall in years to be honest. When I used to go, I never ended up buying anything. I just grew tired of the crowds. I would only go to get my hair cut by the stylist I go to. When she left the salon she was working at and went to another one that is not in a mall, I stopped going. It had not interest for me anymore.
@beyonce03 (2331)
• Canada
8 Oct 07
I only go to the mall if I have something to buy or if I have to look at the price of things. I will not go to the mall only to spend some free times. I have other things to do :P
@skydancer (2101)
• United States
8 Oct 07
I meet friends there occasionally because it's a good meeting place. You have a plethora of stores all in walking distance which saves you the hassle of having to drive everywhere. I usually don't end up buying anything (although we almost always have lunch there when we go) but always, always, ALWAYS have to make sure I have money or my credit card with me just in case.
@maybebaby (1230)
• Canada
8 Oct 07
I usually go to the mall with the intention of buying something but it doesn't always work that way. I do alot of window shopping. I also like to go to eat. I live near the biggest mall in the world so sometimes we go to the wave pool or water slides or even to the indoor amusement park or skating rink. There are so many things to do at that mall that shopping isn't always what you go for.
@resuab (265)
• United States
8 Oct 07
i actually seldom just go and chill out. normally i do that somewhere else with my friends. but yea, i find that most of the time that i go to the mall is when i need something, like really need something and can't put it off like i usually do. so i would most of the time just go in get it buy it and go out. so yea, im not much of a shopper if u will
@ptrnow (57)
• Canada
8 Oct 07
Hi there!
Often we will go to the mall just to walk around it. Our lures consist of bubble tea and the pet store. We always start with those two shops which are right beside each other then we walk around both levels of the mall just looking at what there is. Often we might buy one or two things, maybe from Best Buy or a book store. But thats it. I personally like it this way because then when I go to the mall I dont have to feel pressured into buying something, it will be there next week, and probably circulate through all the different stores owned by the same corporation. And eventually it will end up on the sales rack.
Anyways, thats what gets us into the mall -Bubble tea, cute pets and nothing better to do! Oh and get photos developed!
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