Carrie and I went to the Auburn Supermall today to shop for maternirty clothes, and were reminded as to why we rarely like to go to malls in the first place. The mall was quite far from home, and, despite having a promised plethora of factory outlet stores and big-boxes on the premises or nearby such as Sam's Club, Marshalls and Wal-Mart, we didn't really get any deals there that justified us driving past Southcenter in Tukwila. Plus, unlike Southcenter, which recently got both a facelift and an expansion, the Supermall looks quite dated, ill-maintained, and has a (I'm guessing) 15 - 20% vacancy rate.
All in all - not a very satisfying trip. Carrie regards malls as being evil, I regard them as being - when well maintained and upgraded every now and then - a necessary evil. The Supermall - hmm - is probably closer to Carrie's estimation than mine. ;)
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