Haven’t been to a mall in 10 years, at least.
I’ve made a few shopping trips to unique free-standing stores when I had to get very specific items.
I used to call on the phone and have what I want delivered.
Now I buy almost exclusively on-line.
I don’t buy on impulse, so waiting one day for delivery is never an issue.
The Mall craze of the 1980’s is long over.
As for the “Exclusive Malls”, it’s all made in China/Pakistan/India or some other low-wage hell hole.
Those “Italian leather” boots came from Bulgaria, those “Egyptian Cotton” sheets came from India, that oh so chic kitchen ware is recycled Pintos melted down in Pakistan, and that interesting sounding fillet you are so keen on is actually a renamed “Garbage Fish” spawned in a Chinese fish farm reminiscent of a blocked-up leech field.
Recovery comes when we begin to recognize true value once again. A bright and shiny apple your kid picks from a tree you planted in your own backyard.
Excellent post. The real inexpensive things in life have made a big come back for us..
Gawdy malls filled with foreign garbage with hordes of the rude with their credit card, spend till ya drop mentality, is all but dead on the floor.
The good part is, every dollar less we spend, is less money for evil corrupt government. We feed that controlling monster as little as we possibly can.