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RiffRandell

(5,909 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2012, 01:51 PM Jan 2012

Requirements to occupy a strip mall in my area.

Must haves: Nail salon
Fair-bad Chinese food restaurant
Cell phone store
Some form of a Dollar Store

on deck: More of the same, just different names

Post yours----where I live is strip mall nation!

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Requirements to occupy a strip mall in my area. (Original Post) RiffRandell Jan 2012 OP

Christian Store. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #1

I know one in the area I frequent. RiffRandell Jan 2012 #5

They normally have some pretty bizarre stuff in the windows. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #15

In my town - several empty storefronts! hedgehog Jan 2012 #2

Dry cleaners/laundry. HappyMe Jan 2012 #3

Totally forgot that one. RiffRandell Jan 2012 #7

One of the following: Rent-to-own Furniture, Payday Loans or Auto Title Loans LynneSin Jan 2012 #4

Oh yeah--WE BUY GOLD! RiffRandell Jan 2012 #6

Montgomery County, MD, West of Rock Creek/ West of I-270 Burma Jones Jan 2012 #8

Yup, Subways are usually stuck in there. RiffRandell Jan 2012 #9

Damn ... I thought all you had to have was a right to assemble ... zbdent Jan 2012 #10

Wrongsville! RiffRandell Jan 2012 #11

Well lessee....Here's some Populist_Prole Jan 2012 #12

Oh yeah baby that is good. RiffRandell Jan 2012 #14

cheap tobacco mackattack Jan 2012 #13

Bar or Liquor store geardaddy Jan 2012 #16

Here's S'more Populist_Prole Jan 2012 #17

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)

1. Christian Store.

Reply to RiffRandell (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:16 PM

Jan 2012

Damn near every strip mall in the town I live has one.

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)

5. I know one in the area I frequent.

Reply to Wait Wut (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:20 PM

Jan 2012

That's pretty shocking---but it is in a strip mall!

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)

15. They normally have some pretty bizarre stuff in the windows.

Reply to RiffRandell (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:12 PM

Jan 2012

A few years back, one had a crown of thorns for sale for Easter (seriously). The husband, a Christian, damn near gave himself a coronary yelling, "Jesus Christ! WTF is WRONG with you people!" He got some pretty funny looks from people passing by.

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)

2. In my town - several empty storefronts!

Reply to RiffRandell (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:18 PM

Jan 2012

HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

3. Dry cleaners/laundry.

Reply to RiffRandell (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:19 PM

Jan 2012

A couple of empty stores.

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)

7. Totally forgot that one.

Reply to HappyMe (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:25 PM

Jan 2012

With drive-thru! They're usually located at the end, am I right?

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)

4. One of the following: Rent-to-own Furniture, Payday Loans or Auto Title Loans

Reply to RiffRandell (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:20 PM

Jan 2012

Oh and a Game Spot - they seem to be in all the strip malls these days

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)

6. Oh yeah--WE BUY GOLD!

Reply to LynneSin (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:22 PM

Jan 2012

They are a dime a dozen---including the poor (pun intended) people standing outside holding the signs all day, pointing to the business.

Burma Jones

(11,760 posts)

8. Montgomery County, MD, West of Rock Creek/ West of I-270

Reply to RiffRandell (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:27 PM

Jan 2012

Beer and Wine Store
Dry Cleaner
A Chinese, Thai or Sushi Restaurant (sometimes all three)
Dominos, Papa Johns or Other Pizza Delivery Outfit
Subway or Jerry's Sub Shop
A CVS or Rite Aid Pharmacy
A Grocery Store (Giant or Safeway)
Some sort of Dessert Place (Ice Cream, Yogurt, Cookies, Cupcakes)
At least one Bank, usually more
Starbucks
Hair/Nail Salon

Chipotle, Five Guys and/or some other sort of high end fast food outfit are showing up in nearly all teh strip malls around here too.

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)

9. Yup, Subways are usually stuck in there.

Reply to Burma Jones (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 02:31 PM

Jan 2012

Geez...consider yourself lucky...I would have to make 3 seperate stops to all of the above. Not that I'm a patron to all of them...but my bank and pharmacies are seperate.

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

10. Damn ... I thought all you had to have was a right to assemble ...

Reply to RiffRandell (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:02 PM

Jan 2012

That's really strict for allowing an "Occupy" movement ...

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)

11. Wrongsville!

Reply to zbdent (Reply #10)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:04 PM

Jan 2012

So put your shiz up...What you got to offer?

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)

12. Well lessee....Here's some

Reply to RiffRandell (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:08 PM

Jan 2012

Chain pizza place

Some sort of workout/fitness place like 'Curves' and such

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)

14. Oh yeah baby that is good.

Reply to Populist_Prole (Reply #12)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:11 PM

Jan 2012

Papa Johns, Dominos, Little Ceasars----how did I miss that? Awesome call!

mackattack

(344 posts)

13. cheap tobacco

Reply to RiffRandell (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:09 PM

Jan 2012

store.

DMV

geardaddy

(24,931 posts)

16. Bar or Liquor store

Reply to RiffRandell (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:13 PM

Jan 2012

That is all.

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)

17. Here's S'more

Reply to RiffRandell (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2012, 07:20 PM

Jan 2012

Chain hair styling place

Tax preparation agency

Chain jewelry store

And somewhat amazingly so in this uber WASP uptight white collar suburban hell in the bible belt: A "head shop" of sorts. Not really a head shop I guess but a counterculture/hippie store. Does quite well from what I can see. It's walking distance from a state university, which would explain the deviation from the total blandness in this and some other food places I didn't mention.

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