Target
Went to the Grand Opening of Target at Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal. It was my first time ever in a Target and I think I was expecting something 'more.' First of all, the place was a madhouse. Pure pandeminomium. It was a shopping addict's delight. Shopping carts and people to the left and to the right. Lines, lines and more lines. Children running around wanting this and that. "Excuse me" here. "Excuse me" there. Entire families applying for Target credit cards in exchange for a free pen or a pair of cheap binoculars.
I gravitated towards the Games and the Electronics section and there were a few things I would have liked to have bought, not that I necessarily needed them, but I had no intention of standing in these lines just to buy something I could easily get somewhere else where I could be be in and out in 15 minutes without the hassle.
I will say that I like the fact that the mall is there and that it gives me another option as to where to shop nearby other than scuzzy Fulton Mall in downtown Brooklyn. Oh, and they've done a nice job fixing up the LIRR platform along the Flatbush Avenue side which also was very scuzzy (some parts of which continue to be as they're fixing it up).
At yesterday's grand opening, which saw the grand opening of a few other shops, the mall was giving away free hot dogs, popcorn and pretzels. Initially I had refused to stand in a long line simply for a free hot dog but something about having to hustle and bustle through the insanity of the place yesterday compelled me to placate myself in a hurry but eating something, anything that would alleviate the stress.
The hot dog guy was an attractive, young blond guy. He was turning out the hot dogs at a rapid fire pace but it was obvious that he wasn't happy.
"I'll bet after the day is done, you'll never want to see another hot dog again, huh?"
"Yeah, I volunteered to help out a friend doing this. I don't know why the hell I did," he responded as he quickly squirted a thin line of ketchup along my weiner and handed it to me as he proceeded to dip his fork into the boiling hot water and pluck out another dog for the next customer.
I turned to George and said, "Man that guy is pissed! Imagine if he were to say, "Screw this!' and walk away!" The guy was a one man hot dog production line. He reminded me of the I LOVE LUCY episode where she couldn't keep up fast enough at the candy wrapping job she took on. Outta control. Target.
I gravitated towards the Games and the Electronics section and there were a few things I would have liked to have bought, not that I necessarily needed them, but I had no intention of standing in these lines just to buy something I could easily get somewhere else where I could be be in and out in 15 minutes without the hassle.
I will say that I like the fact that the mall is there and that it gives me another option as to where to shop nearby other than scuzzy Fulton Mall in downtown Brooklyn. Oh, and they've done a nice job fixing up the LIRR platform along the Flatbush Avenue side which also was very scuzzy (some parts of which continue to be as they're fixing it up).
At yesterday's grand opening, which saw the grand opening of a few other shops, the mall was giving away free hot dogs, popcorn and pretzels. Initially I had refused to stand in a long line simply for a free hot dog but something about having to hustle and bustle through the insanity of the place yesterday compelled me to placate myself in a hurry but eating something, anything that would alleviate the stress.
The hot dog guy was an attractive, young blond guy. He was turning out the hot dogs at a rapid fire pace but it was obvious that he wasn't happy.
"I'll bet after the day is done, you'll never want to see another hot dog again, huh?"
"Yeah, I volunteered to help out a friend doing this. I don't know why the hell I did," he responded as he quickly squirted a thin line of ketchup along my weiner and handed it to me as he proceeded to dip his fork into the boiling hot water and pluck out another dog for the next customer.
I turned to George and said, "Man that guy is pissed! Imagine if he were to say, "Screw this!' and walk away!" The guy was a one man hot dog production line. He reminded me of the I LOVE LUCY episode where she couldn't keep up fast enough at the candy wrapping job she took on. Outta control. Target.