I went shopping at an outlet mall a couple of weeks ago. For my non US friends who have no idea what an "outlet mall" is, just think a very big discount shopping place. It was a sad sight. It wasn't a weekend, but it was noticeably empty. This place used to be crowded. There are barely any people in the stores, even the store clerk seemed lethargic. Finally spotted a store with more than 10 people inside, it was Shoe Pavilions. I went inside forgetting that they are going out of business. The scene was scary -- boxes, shoes strewed all over the floor. The place looked like it's been robbed, in a certain sense, it probably had. People there were still picking at what's lying on the ground trying to find the last bargains. Good luck finding two shoes of the same style, same size in the same box. Looking at the little kiosks in the middle with vendors selling useless stuff that people will normally shell out a few dollars to buy in the good days were just sad....
Every store and everything was at least 30% off... but the overall atmosphere was still sad... Wonder when we are going to come out of this...
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