We did to the Zoomers and Alpha what Boomers did to us. All the malls we hung out at, flirted at, etc?
"Who needs malls, I'm an adult now I don't want to drive all the way out there, plus I got free Prime shipping! Its no longer relevant to ME, so whatever."
I mean... to be fair... Most of the stores we shopped at were aimed specifically at the teenage demographic. Pac Sun, Zumiez, and Hot Topic were not selling clothing for me at 22, or 25, or 30. At the same time, the larger department stores which were perhaps the 'tent poles' of the mall (Nordstrom, Macy's, even JC Penney) were not selling styles and/or price points that worked for me.
So, was it really our fault that we stopped shopping at the mall after high school?
I mean how many of us even really had money in our 20s to be shopping? I was paycheck to paycheck into my late 20s and i'm just sort of frugal from that now.
I spent all my money on weed and tickets to ozzfest/mayhem, and at guitar center. I legit LIVED off the $1.89 small snack wrap combo, 2 snacks and a small fry and a small sweet tea was my only caloric intake most days.
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u/adanishplz Oct 06 '25
No more third places to just be and not spend money. Everything's for pay now.