Where do you prefer SHOPPING? small shops or malls?

Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
July 30, 2007 11:01am CST
I think that in general i prefer big places like supermarkets or malls, because i'm really lazy for shopping, so you can find a bit of everything at a mall and you don't have to move that much. It's excellent for everyday purchases, and it's also often cheaper. However, the most exclusive the purchase gets, the more attractive shops get. If you are looking for something exclusive or expensive, you expect a more personal attention and certain services that a mall cannot give you. So i guess every kind of store has it's place. What do you prefer ?
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• Philippines
30 Jul 07
Mmmmmm.... In our country you can choose from three options whereas shopping malls, botiques and small stalls in a market place. If you want to buy the most expensive and exclusive you can go to the specialty botiques. If you want a little bit cheaper but really not that cheap but still good ones, you can visit the malls. But if your looking for the cheapest items but you have to check the details to get a good ones you can visit the stalls in some places. ;)
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• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
30 Jul 07
Yea, it's more or less the same here as well. It's good to have many options, isn't it? that way everyone can fulfill their necessities.
• Switzerland
31 Jul 07
Anywhere as long as the price is reasonable. I am more likely to buy from a shop if they sell unique items.
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@FelixLandon (1113)
• Canada
30 Jul 07
I don't really like going to the mall because it can be very crowded. I like shopping allot. I do quite a bit online. Do you shop online allot ?
• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
30 Jul 07
not so much, to be honest. Mainly because i'm not a great shopper. But i've bought books and plane tickets online, yes.
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• Canada
30 Jul 07
The only bad thing is I think Im addicted or will be soon. Its so easy to rack up a big credit card bill online. I see things for really good prices on ebay and other sites and I usually cant pass it up. Do you use ebay ?
• Canada
30 Jul 07
I find I am shopping online more and more, eschewing brick and mortar stores. Much more convenient, without the hassle of finding parking, waiting in line etc, and of course there is nearly an unlimited selection to choose from.
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
30 Jul 07
Not at all if I can help it..i hate the shops and the people, I get chlostrophobic and it scares me..So I would rather just go to a small shops..Get in and out as quickly as possible.
• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
30 Jul 07
yeah, claustrophobia is something many people say when it comes to shopping malls lol...specially on sales!
@brian_s (570)
• United States
30 Jul 07
I like to go wherever I can get my stuff the cheapest. That is, as long as it is the same product. I will pay more for quality, but a sony is a sony, and if I can get it 30 dollars cheaper at the bigger store, then the small one is not going to get my business. I like the experience of the small shop, but if I can get the same thing cheaper online or at a Walmart, then why pay more?
• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
30 Jul 07
true, malls are usually cheaper...i guess that what small shops offer in turn is better attention...which sometimes is true and sometimes isn't.
@Daelin (683)
• Brazil
30 Jul 07
I prefer shopping in malls. You can find anything there, it is safer and you can go to the movies after shopping.
• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
30 Jul 07
cool, nice of you to reply daelin, thank you.
• India
31 Jul 07
i would prefer anything if the prices are cheap and quality is good.... so to me shoping malls or small shops nothing matters much.... but i love shopping very much !
@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
31 Jul 07
I find malls to be very expensive. The stores have such an overhead in their mall rental expense ...and that is passed on to the customer. I prefer smaller, strip malls or little stores in town. Of course I prefer to shop where I feel I am getting the best value for my buck!
@syndhujaa (252)
• India
9 Sep 07
same pinch..:P!!! even i prefer big shopping malls the reason is being that yu can shop everything under one roof ..yu neednt have to run here and ther searching for things..and also..in big shopping malls yu have soem kinda entertainment..it doesnt bore yu by shopping alone..its always nice to shop in the big malls..if we arent satisfied with one shop..then we can go to some other shop to which satisfies..:P
@ayris77 (1301)
• Malaysia
5 Aug 07
I like shopping at the malls.There's we have more choices to choose! Also we can look the other people with so many type of characters!
@cefaz_21 (2596)
• Philippines
31 Jul 07
I only go to big malls If I don't find the item i need on our favorite "supermarket" which is really near at my place.Sometimes I go to shop to find an specific item too,but I'm more convenient with small department stores. I don't like crowded malls too so as much a spossible I don't go to such.
@mummymo (23706)
31 Jul 07
Well honey it really would depend what I was looking for but I must admit that before I couldn't get around so well it has to be the mall as I could do a lot of things at once! Nowadays most of my shopping is done online as I can't manage much - I only go with the other half grocery shopping about twice a month as I can't really manage it! xxx
• Philippines
31 Jul 07
Hi there!!! for me, i prefer going to a big shopping malls because you can find and buy all the things that you need... And of course, you can stroll and have some fun going around the mall... you can eat, play, hang-out eith your friends and others... You can find friends there too in some cases... You can also find and explore new things out things... It's fun having in a big shopping mall... Sometimes if you have problem, you can unwind there too... I love shopping and window shopping too...
@hal8711 (102)
• China
31 Jul 07
I think i'm a guy who is lazy for shopping firstly. Talking about where to shopping,I prefer doing shopping in malls , cuz it's quite convenient. also sometimes I like to go shopping in some markets , you can buy sth in a low price , and also have fun from bargaining with the fakers.
@Bunny2 (2102)
• Australia
31 Jul 07
Shopping - I love shopping, but prefer mainly to shop in shopping malls or centres as they're called here in Australia.
I prefer a shopping mall for the convenience. You can park yuor car without a worry and shop under cover. I like the smaller shops too, though I do enjoy shopping in the large department stores. We have lots of shopping malls to choose from here in Australia, and lots of*strip shops* the local shops on one street - usually basic places like a baker, greengrocer and butcher. Maybe a newsagent, etc. We have larger strips which have all the expensive boutiques too. I rarely if ever go there. Too expensive! I used to love going to markets but sadly they're not cheap any more. You may as well go to the strip shops or a shopping mall because the only thing cheap at markets is food - meats, fruit and vegetables - and sometimes they're no cheaper there either. The other place that has become popular is factory outlet shopping. We have streets of them in some suburbs, you special centres like a shopping mall with all factory outlets. Some can be very good, but you need to know your prices.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
31 Jul 07
Well, malls are convenient. One can shop for different things in the same are without having to go here and there. I do, however, have a small problem. I can't stand malls ! LOL I get a headache if I'm there for longer than an hour and it won't go away until I go away:) I"m not too big on shopping and don't have much patience to go around looking at the displays in the windows - although some are very artistic - and I do prefer to know what I want, go to one place, buy it and come out. Unfortunately it doesn't always work like that and it's good to have the different choices in the malls.
@leahmae (105)
• Australia
31 Jul 07
i like shopping in malls because of the variety it offers. however, to avoid big crowds, i go at opening time, near closing time or on weekdays.
@jolenegreen (1209)
• United States
31 Jul 07
I like to shop at malls mostly becuase like you said there is a bigger variety with lots of stuff!!! AWESOME!!!!!!!!! I like browsing stuff and just looking around anyways. LOL
• Philippines
31 Jul 07
I Dont really like shopping so, i go in a place where i can find just about anything, i prefer to go to a mall, it has a supermarket, department store, and it also has some boutique and especialty store. except on sale day, i really dont like crowded places. my daughter and i shop every sunday, our mall here offer sunday services, so its really one stop shop for us, after the mass, we go shopping, and then there is also a what you called kids village here, i let my kid play for about two hours, then we go home. mall is really a convenient place, except on sale day, everything you need in one place, with a plus, a recreation for my little girl.
• Hong Kong
31 Jul 07
i like to visit the shop where there is no crowd, coz i want the shopkeeper hear my words and give me the stuff which i am looking for , i don't like ignorance and crowd, but its fun to shop in mall also, but with friends only