General / Off-Topic The Gawdawful Mall

[Robin of Spiritwood]

Normally, Christmas shopping is a tiring but fun activity, in the local mall. There are pretty decorations, seasonal music etc. Bit this year it seemed totally different. Maybe it's me? I had a headache, which is a bad start.

For some reason, the speakers were blaring hip hop. Because the last 100 years haven't produced ANY suitable music better than that garbage? I quickly grew tired of looking at shops filled with garish Indo-Chinese plasticrap, stalls of Huawei black glass, and 50 million blinking LEDs. People buy actual "Mike" tennis shoes? From Hong Kong? It's as poopy as the music.

A local musician started up in the plaza in the centre, with a steel drum. She was talented, and played actual Christmas songs, but the volume was 5 times more than the sound system could bear, resulting in over amplified distortion. Have you ever heard distorted steel drums at close range? It was eye wateringly bad, and I hope Hannibal Lecter catches the engineer and makes something suitable.

It took just 2 hours of that to make me retreat, with no purchases at all. I'll bake people some pies and cookies instead. That'll at least be genuine.

 

[Arry]

............and I thought Robin, was a boys name.

In my own opinion on Xmas: The Grinch, is just a fuffy bunnie, compared to what it should be. I hate the whole thing; which is one of the blessings of not having kids.

 

[Goose4291]

Normally, Christmas shopping is a tiring but fun activity, in the local mall. There are pretty decorations, seasonal music etc. Bit this year it seemed totally different. Maybe it's me? I had a headache, which is a bad start.

For some reason, the speakers were blaring hip hop. Because the last 100 years haven't produced ANY suitable music better than that garbage? I quickly grew tired of looking at shops filled with garish Indo-Chinese plasticrap, stalls of Huawei black glass, and 50 million blinking LEDs. People buy actual "Mike" tennis shoes? From Hong Kong? It's as poopy as the music.

A local musician started up in the plaza in the centre, with a steel drum. She was talented, and played actual Christmas songs, but the volume was 5 times more than the sound system could bear, resulting in over amplified distortion. Have you ever heard distorted steel drums at close range? It was eye wateringly bad, and I hope Hannibal Lecter catches the engineer and makes something suitable.

It took just 2 hours of that to make me retreat, with no purchases at all. I'll bake people some pies and cookies instead. That'll at least be genuine.

[video=youtube_share;OR07r0ZMFb8]https://youtu.be/OR07r0ZMFb8[/video]

 

[MottiKhan]

There are still malls? Honestly, I haven't seen one in a while. You're talking about those huge indoor shopping centers with stores that are actually open? Ah, those were the days.

I guess I'll log on and finish my shopping now.

 

[Bob Lighthouse]

I just came back from the mall.
I got some Ubae cheesecake and the music was quiet, so my experience was much better than yours!

 

[Rade Konn]

There are still malls? Honestly, I haven't seen one in a while. You're talking about those huge indoor shopping centers with stores that are actually open? Ah, those were the days.

I guess I'll log on and finish my shopping now.

[video=youtube;L2Qs4KyW-Co]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2Qs4KyW-Co[/video]

When im 70+ i'll join the elderly Mall Walkers!

 

[Robin of Spiritwood]

I just came back from the mall.
I got some Ubae cheesecake and the music was quiet, so my experience was much better than yours!

Counting this as one vote for pies and cookies...

 

[SMcA]

............and I thought Robin, was a boys name.

I think of Robin as a boys name too. It depends where you are from, I suppose. For me, Robin is what you called a boy named Robert if his father was called Robert. It wasn't a given name. My the world has changed.
I like the names Francis and Lesley which are used by both sexes. And Anne used to be a man's name.

In my own opinion on Xmas: The Grinch, is just a fuffy bunnie, compared to what it should be. I hate the whole thing; which is one of the blessings of not having kids.

I know what you mean.
It is the commercialisation that offends me. Who has ever heard of amplified steel pans?
And don't get me started on Halloween or St. Patrick's day. [mad]

 

[insanephoton]

Honestly just visiting my local Tesco was bad enough (though as a plus point a staff memeber offered me a chocolate). I was amused to notice tha tyou could get hot cross buns from the bakery section.

As for the cheesecake, whilst I'm sure it was delicious, the colour reminded me of lavender furniture polish

 

[Bob Lighthouse]

Honestly just visiting my local Tesco was bad enough (though as a plus point a staff memeber offered me a chocolate). I was amused to notice tha tyou could get hot cross buns from the bakery section.

As for the cheesecake, whilst I'm sure it was delicious, the colour reminded me of lavender furniture polish

That looks delicious!

Baskin-Robbins made ube ice cream going back to around the late 70s, but only for certain markets.

Taro is used to make some deep purple sweet breads here too.
Good for sliders.

 

[clivewil]

i finished up all my shopping on saturday.
went to the shopping centre. (or 'mall' if you must)
car park massively full. people everywhere.
clenched up and prepared for the worst.

...but somehow, i managed to get everything i needed within about 10 minutes from one shop, and as i was heading out i spotted a checkout with nobody waiting and the previous customer just about finished.

major win.