Underwhelmed.
Westfield Southcenter Mall had their grand re-opening today. The place went through a major upgrade – adding 75 new stores, 5 sit-down restaurants and a 16 screen movie theater. Generally I don’t get excited about going to the mall but I definitely was looking forward to the opening a store that has eluded me for the last 5 years – H&M. Woohoo! 2 stories of heaven! I couldn’t wait.
Apparently, neither could the rest of Seattle. The line was 200+ people deep. There were men in double-breasted suits guarding the entrance so people couldn’t get in unless the waited 20 -30 minutes.
Oh God! Only 200 people between me and fashion nirvana.
What you can’t see is the line that’s in the store just to take the escalator downstairs.
Well I’m sad to say … I was underwhelmed by H&M. Where was the Stella McCarthy, Karl Lagerfeld, Madonna, Commes de Garcon and Roberto Cavalli? Okay, I know that there is only one guest designer at a time, but I was sorta disappointed with the store. It was fine, just lackluster. Perhaps I will have to visit when there aren’t guys in suits moving me along like cattle and I can mingle about the rayon blends in peace.
Paige on the other hand was thrilled to go to the mall. She has been waiting patiently for the unveiling and insisted that we arrive early in order to take advantage of grand opening freebies. Aerie was handing out free undies, Delia’s was giving away a free $10 gift card just for trying on a pair of jeans and PacSun was passing out $25 gift cards for purchases of $50 or more. We were especially intrigued with the signature gift box that Westfield was giving away if you filled out a “Connect Card” survey:
So pretty! What could it be?
Waiting in anticipation of the surprise. Make-up? Chocolate? Cheap Chinese toy?
DENIED. We clearly only read what we wanted to hear.
We got a free signature “GIFT BOX” for filling out the form. A gift box, not a GIFT in a box. I gave my personal information away for an empty gift box with a big “W” on it. So lame.
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