I braved my one of the largest local malls in the Vancouver area this evening. I hate going to Metrotown but it has the widest selection of stores out of any mall that’s close to me, so it has some benefits. I needed to go buy my niece her birthday present since her birthday is just days before Christmas.
I was expecting terrible traffic, no parking, and wall to wall crowds but I experienced none of that. I got there quickly, found parking immediately, and there wasn’t a whole lot of people at the mall. I did my shopping quickly and efficiently, and got out of there in a reasonable amount of time.
Perhaps it was a Monday or maybe it’s not even December yet or people just might be poorer now but it did not resemble that stupid Christmas crush of shoppers that were a hallmark of years past.
The experience was pleasant enough that I’d even consider a return trip to Metrotown in the new year, this time to shop for myself.