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Stitchmond t1_iycoahl wrote

Reply to comment by anony804 in Town Center Mall, Short Pump by HoldingtheMoon

I also hate malls dying but haven't spent much time at a mall myself in a while. I have fond memories of the Southland Mall in Marion, OH. Walking up and down the main hallway with friends, tossing coins in the fountain, KB Toys. The mall also had our town's movie theater, so it was cool to see a late movie and walk out into an empty mall at the end at 11pm and stuff.

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anony804 t1_iycolv3 wrote

i try to go but mainly go to chesterfield town center and/or Southpark but i love to explore new malls if i travel. it’s only a few times a year and i know if nobody goes they’re going to close so even though sometimes stuff is cheaper online, i go browse the clearance racks, eat at the food court, stuff like that so at least i am spending a bit even if i’m not enough to sustain it on my own. i figure if most of us who do like them make an effort to show up some it’ll at least give them a fighting chance. so long as they still have some stores worth visiting i will keep going

and also kb toys was the BEST as a kid right up there with toys r us but since it was in the mall it felt super special

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theleftenant t1_iycr6jg wrote

My kids have so many of my books with the KB Toys sticker on them. They always had the hot drops of Little Critter books.

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