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Does anyone else out there LOVE shopping centres?

OneProudMum View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 09:32 PM Post #1
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Please tell me I am not the only one! I am currently online researching shopping centres as we are trekking to the big smoke this weekend and I want to go shopping and I am trying to decide which centre to go to. Mind you, I very rarely buy up big. I am just attracted to the lights, the people, the consumerism and even the odd food court lunch! I know quite a few stats on various shopping centres in Australia AND world wide. I have been known to compare them by leasing space etc. This post has been edited by OneProudMum: 05/12/2012, 09:34 PM

redkris View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 09:40 PM Post #2
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You said no strings could secure you, at the station...
If I'm by myself and have spare cash, yes I love shopping centres. Love trying on clothes, love hunting through clearance racks (and there are so many these days!) Love a good bargain. I probably enjoy it because I only get to do it a few times a year now.

OneProudMum View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 09:42 PM Post #3
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QUOTE (redkris @ 05/12/2012, 10:40 PM) If I'm by myself and have spare cash, yes I love shopping centres. Love trying on clothes, love hunting through clearance racks (and there are so many these days!) Love a good bargain. I probably enjoy it because I only get to do it a few times a year now. That probably rings true for me too. We have a shopping centre here but it's not very big and the variety of stores is pretty poor.

JustMum08 View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 09:43 PM Post #4
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Yes. When I have money I love shopping! I can spend hours at a shopping centre. Love it!

jayskette View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 09:47 PM Post #5
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hey OP where are you going? Have you been to the Mall of America and the new ones in Abu Dhabi yet?

Me+2 View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 09:47 PM Post #6
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I love them! When I first moved to WA and I had no friends or family close by I would pack the boys up and take them to the shopping centre just so I could fend off the loneliness. I go to our local shopping centre 1-3 times a week and have a window shop. I love doing it without the kids so I can go at my own pace and have a really good look.

erindiv View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 09:50 PM Post #7
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I can't be in a crowded space for more than an hour or so, it gives me panic attacks. Being surrounded by strangers overwhelms me. If a shopping centre is not crowded I'm fine, but at peak times of year, hell no.

Pooks*potters View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 09:55 PM Post #8
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I like going when I'm buy myself and have actual things that I need to, and can, buy. So, no.

OneProudMum View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 10:03 PM Post #9
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My friends once half-jokingly suggested I should start one of those walking groups that meets at the local centre instead of the lake. I can wander shopping centres aimlessly for hours and hours. My record was visiting 3 of the top 6 shopping centres (by size) in Melbourne in the same weekend. Just shopping... all day...

namie View Member Profile	05/12/2012, 10:04 PM Post #10
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I don't love them I don't think but I do enjoy going, especially the bigger ones that have a kids play area. I go at least once a week, but I'm equi-distant between two so I alternate to mix it up a bit. I tend to arrive right on opening time, do a few fast laps to check things out (one lap of each floor) and then we get a coffee (babycino for the boys, mocha for me), get whatever things we need (or if it's a rainy day and I'm there simply to be out of the house then I have a browse for as long as I can), they have a play on the playground and then we finish off with a quick trip to the supermarket (often they'll munch on lunch while doing so) and then home for a nap (DS2) and a rest (DS1 and me). I do hate this time of year though as they're too crowded, everyone's impatient and it takes too long to do everything. I like my space, lol!

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