tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071605392067240587.post5494052292127972395..comments2023-05-19T11:15:20.901-04:00Comments on picture/day: Some shoppingCaThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071605392067240587.post-75779892323166159142012-08-22T16:38:33.296-04:002012-08-22T16:38:33.296-04:00We have these types of malls here in Australia as ...We have these types of malls here in Australia as well, unfortunately... I much prefer the old style "strip-type" shops along shopping streets. We still have quite a few of these and they remain popular - or rather they are becoming ever more popular.Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071605392067240587.post-40907185302158364582012-08-22T16:32:22.878-04:002012-08-22T16:32:22.878-04:00The scale of most of these stores is overwhelming ...The scale of most of these stores is overwhelming and often (as in most of the office supply stores) employees have no idea whether they carry particular items. Service can be a joke. Where we live we have one of each and it serves a largish region, so there aren't so many of them. But it makes it harder for smaller, personalized and locally owned businesses.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071605392067240587.post-55753382345398946922012-08-22T12:01:33.379-04:002012-08-22T12:01:33.379-04:00@jack; indeed!!! how could i have forgotten the CV...@jack; indeed!!! how could i have forgotten the CVS and Walgreens? and its exactly as you say; often there are in the same street, opposite of each other...<br />cvs does do a good job keeping me as a customer; seducing me with discounts every now and then, i have never set foot in a walgreens...CaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071605392067240587.post-88237072251142342202012-08-22T04:07:13.013-04:002012-08-22T04:07:13.013-04:00Enjoy your day !
Best regards from Paris,
PierreEnjoy your day !<br />Best regards from Paris,<br /><br />PierrePierre BOYERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165681226483890508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071605392067240587.post-74454421481723989352012-08-21T06:23:14.233-04:002012-08-21T06:23:14.233-04:00You're right, clothes and shoes are very cheap...You're right, clothes and shoes are very cheap, that is nice to buy some. But the shops are indeed so huge, you get lost in them. So different from Europe.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071605392067240587.post-56987245972582863722012-08-20T23:10:21.657-04:002012-08-20T23:10:21.657-04:00Hi, CaT. This is one of those interesting posts w...Hi, CaT. This is one of those interesting posts where you look at American life from an outsider's perspective. But you ask an essential question that puzzles Americans, too. How can they all survive? I am becoming afraid that before long we will discover that the answer is They can't. The stores are so big and they have tons of money tied up in inventory, but often shoppers are sparse. And you didn't even mention CVS and Walgreens, huge drugstores found every half mile and usually across the street from each other.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.com