shopping

The other day I had a hankering for the Copley & Prudential Malls. In Boston, I cut through the Mall from the Y to home every other day practically, shopping and scanning every store along the way. Being from New Jersey, I am most at home in shopping malls. I got my ears pierced at the Mall. I worked at Benetton when I was in high school at the Mall and learned their meticulous art of t-shirt folding (which I must say, has come in handy in my current career. You should see my displays at shows.)

Now in New York, which is pretty much Mall-less*, I went to Union Square and walked over to 5th Avenue. Starting on 15th Street and going uptown, the stores are exactly the same as in Copley, and follow almost the same order! Isn't that strange? Maybe some shopping expert figured out that this collection of stores creates the ideal shopping flow. I don't know. But anyway, I pooped out after only 2 stores. I have lost my shopping endurance. So I went back 2 days later and did some more. I got my fix.


*There is the Mall at Columbus Circle, but I only like sitting on the 3rd floor there and getting the great view of Central Park South. The stores aren't as much fun for me to browse.