
Originally Posted by
Dark Magnus

Originally Posted by
Jabroniville

Originally Posted by
Dark Magnus
^sanrio store???
They had a Sanrio store by the food court- Hello Kitty & Keroppi merchandise and stuff like that. It was there for quite a few years, if I remember correctly- certainly when I moved to Edmonton, and for a while after that. I don't remember when it closed. There was a sit-down restaurant beside it, that morphed into the store that's there now.
Was that what was there before Quizno's?
Do you remember when rosey's was where champs is now and where mc d's and the flipflop shop used to be smittys
I believe Quizno's replaced either the Sanrio store or whatever was next to it. I'm pretty sure the Sanrio store was right next to the restaurant. Was that Rosey's? I forget what was there- the only time I was ever there was when a lady in a whelechair needed me to cart her over there from Zellers.
I don't remember McDonald's ever moving. I DO remember there being
three of the things in the mall, however, which always struck me as insane. One was absolutely huge (right next to the arcade), one was a tiny booth in the food court (still there), and another was medium-sized and across from the old Edo Japan (where I think the Tutti Frutti is now). And then one year, I think both of those McDonald's closed down, and we were left with only one. I wonder if the other two were just losing money, or the company didn't see the need to have THREE of them, especially with a larger restaurant just across the street from the mall.
So I went to the mall today, and didn't see too much new. Though "West Edmonton Coin & Stamp" inexplicably had a SECOND shop open, right next to the "Funko Pop" collectible store (aka "It's like Hot Topic, but spacious, white, and with 1/20th the amount of product!"). This one seems to have more of the sports memorabilia. I wonder what's going on there- a secondary outlet for the holidays? Are they moving from their giant location to this smaller one?
Their shop is neat to visit, but their prices are astonishing- they sell the same Disney merchandise for about $20 higher than any other place in the mall! That convenience store by the food court will sell an Ariel for $45 that this store sells for $85!!
There's a really nice-looking Nesspresso store on the upper level by Chinatown. Though... what is it with modern store design? I feel like it looks exactly the same as the new Kingsway Bay, the upscale "Luxury Goods" store by the Santa Maria, and every OTHER new store. People are gonna look back on this era as the "White Square Era of Design"- EVERY STORE looks the same now! They're all bright, white and sparse, with minimalistic white squares everywhere. I had to go into Hot Topic & Spencer's just to enjoy some claustrophobia and darkness again.
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