I am an avid shopper and proud of it; there is nothing wrong with enjoying consumerism. However I do hold my standards to a certain level and Fox Valley Shopping Center does rise to those standards. As a little girl my mother rarely brought me to that mall because she felt more comfortable and at home at Oakbrook Shopping Center. As a mature young adult I now understand why. It is filthy. The clothing racks, especially in the department stores, are unorganized was with clothes on the floor. Looking at the fallen clothes you can see mystery stains in the carpet that should not be there. The dressing rooms are even worse with a stench that leads you to notice the garbage on the floor and scum on the mirrors. Stepping out of the department stores makes you wish that you had been in Nordstrom?s or Lord and Taylor. The sight of all the mall rats in the common area is almost unbearable. I am a Middle Class American that is highly turned off by trashy people who are obnoxious, rude, loiter, and do not know common courtesy. The tweens who have nothing better to do but go to Abercrombie and Claire?s are expected to act in such an immature manner. I do not want to be slowed down by parents who cannot control their children and don?t understand how to use their Macy?s card. These mall rats need a proper lesson in shopping etiquette. It doesn?t help that their immature attitude is egged on by the people who work at the kiosk?s in the common area. Their only job is to annoy people to the point where they buy the product specifically for the salesperson to get out of their face. Their products are not even of good quality; their only purpose is to make money and strip the integrity of shopping. The integrity of shopping is important, not only to those of us who find the action of shopping enjoyable and therapeutic, but to anyone who does not feel like being harassed by disgusting and trashy mall rats this holiday season.
Smart shoppers will take their business elsewhere. Oakbrook Shopping Center and the Promenade of Bollingbrook are wonderful, clean, and sophisticated shopping complexes that have guaranteed higher reputations and will not let your standards down.
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