tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post8994403816150068921..comments2023-09-20T05:14:16.635-04:00Comments on Stamford Talk: Eat, Think, Drive, Blog!: Stamford Mall: Elevator Hell and Annoying Kiosk PeopleStamford Talkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10145856659548079358noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-52804975447715315642009-10-10T19:39:36.217-04:002009-10-10T19:39:36.217-04:00If you need an elevator from levels 4-5 that is ne...If you need an elevator from levels 4-5 that is never busy, there is one in the xxi forever store. when you go in, its on the left wall in a little alcove hope this helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-8147910086667562712009-09-08T17:46:15.648-04:002009-09-08T17:46:15.648-04:00My eldest child is now 24 years old.Thats how long...My eldest child is now 24 years old.Thats how long that mall has been Mom unfriendly.Years ago, I thought there was no excuse not to remodel. You have to walk all the way to each end of the mall to get the escalator to upper floors, God forbid you have a stroller as you point out. The mall is in BIG trouble now though and Im sure remodelling is out of the question. Try the mall in White Plains.Quiet,better stores,mom friendly all around better experience.Also I agree about Rye but do try Darien which is closer for you.Great new coffeehouse called Espresso Neat.People are friendly. Try the great parks too particularly,Cherry Lawn on Brookside Road.Let me know how you do.Karen Brewerhttp://www.thegoldcoaststandard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-90649473613413699372009-09-05T12:36:28.013-04:002009-09-05T12:36:28.013-04:00Ah K- you are right exactly where I was...um...15 ...Ah K- you are right exactly where I was...um...15 years ago!! See, Will was a toddler and this house, which grandpa bought in the 40's had NO air conditioning.<br />When it got hot for those first few years, we went over to the mall and hung around. This was the old mall...and those damned teens were packed in the elevator along with all sorts of able bodied folks who should be able to at least walk to the escalators.<br /><br />I spent alot of time back then considering the poor design of the mall, but you must see that they are pushing people to walk past the stores while avoiding the stairs; thats how lazy Americans are! Its just the heavy handedness with which the architects did it is apparent, and there is probably no way that the mistake in the escalators can be fixed.<br />Back then there were signs that said to please allow parents with strollers or handicapped folks use the elevators....do they still have that? <br />I know that there used to be a teen outreach center at the mall because alot of bad stuff goes on there in the fringe teen society (from what Ive heard) and its the first line of catching kids who might make mistakes early...<br />It may be worthwhile to complain to the management and the security office, if for nothing else then to try to teach these kids to look around and care for others...and to take the stairs. That experience taught me to always take the stairs if I could.<br />Things are SO different now in how Americans treat each other, and in the city I am always shocked to see people not offering their seat to a pregnant or very old person...its a lesson that needs to be retaught, and we all have responsibility to point this out to people and to complain to establishments that don't enforce this...<br />If you think this is bad, wait till Christmas!<br />It happens everywhere, but its just more apparent at the mall.<br />Teens in Stamford don't have alot to do and with the school budgets getting cut more and more, outside interests are cut as well. <br />I feel for you, and I think that its worthwhile to speak up if you're comfortable...but they really should have the guards there stand by the elevators during busy times!<br />Let us know if you want to start a campaign....we can email and call to complain about the elevators and see if there is any movement.<br /><br />The Kisoks are also annoying. Those people are not supposed to be as aggressive as they are. At a point I just start yelling NO at them. They are trying to make a living, but rental of a kiosk does not give them license to harass customers. I am less likely to go to the mall because of these people! Its like saying that SPAM mail is more likely to sell a product...its not! Its annoying!<br />The other thing about the Kiosks is that the products they sell are available elsewhere for MUCH cheaper. I was able to teach a teen girl I was mentoring about it with the hair iron thing that they sell for $100. I found the same thing on line for much cheaper! Since it was her money that she had saved, it was a good lesson...but I too feel bad for people who are punked by those Kiosks. <br />I wonder why the management of the Stamford mall hates it's customers so much that it wants to have these crap traps placed strategically around every major hallway? Is it worth losing the trust of its customers?<br />and I wonder why the management of the Stamford mall hates mothers with strollers and old or disabled folks so much that they don't provide a way for them to get from floor to floor.<br />welcome to the wonderful world of motherhood in Stamford.<br />I have a feeling that you will be writing this comment in 15 years to another young mother, because they will never change!Melinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041422407086478699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-81159520991034786722009-08-27T20:38:21.137-04:002009-08-27T20:38:21.137-04:00It's funny what you say about the Kioks becuas...It's funny what you say about the Kioks becuase my husband and I always joke when we pass them: Look at that one who got tricked! It's usually men... I do answer "No, thank you!" in a determined but polite tone. It's not rude to decline something you do not want.Stefaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052300653054428097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-46372054744019668042009-08-25T11:38:23.570-04:002009-08-25T11:38:23.570-04:00hey watch out you dont turn into "Pittgirl&qu...hey watch out you dont turn into "Pittgirl" and then get outed like she was!..or actually go for it. Stamford needs a good public advocate.<br /><br />That makeup/nail stand is annoying. Though they sell those jars of animal fat by the gross daily...no pun intended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-47177276589057256432009-08-24T10:11:35.091-04:002009-08-24T10:11:35.091-04:00The able-bodied, stroller-free people in the mall ...The able-bodied, stroller-free people in the mall elevator are major players in the ongoing Peeve Drama that is my life. I've been known to send my husband and son (in stroller) into the mall elevator and loudly say something like, "I can walk, so I'll take the stairs and meet you on level #. No room in the elevator for extra people!"<br /><br />The best things to do to avoid this are:<br /><br />1) Stick to the elevators by Barnes and Noble.<br /><br />2) Locate the secret Macy's elevator. (Slow, but big and reliable.)<br /><br />3) Avoid the mall as much as possible.annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09083384300598452797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-72648028692716204022009-08-24T04:17:49.779-04:002009-08-24T04:17:49.779-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154200709776051635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-86131450010365466872009-08-23T22:16:29.495-04:002009-08-23T22:16:29.495-04:00As for those annoying kiosks, I have come up with ...As for those annoying kiosks, I have come up with a pseudo solution. Personally I never knew what to say to them when they asked me a question. What I have started to do (I'm really not a rude person 99.99% of my life...except when I frequent the mall and happen to pass by the Apple Store) is pretend they are not asking me a question and pretend I don't hear them talking to me. After a few times of them asking to speak with me they get the hint and move on to the next unsuspecting person. I know they are just there doing their job, and I hate being rude to them, but sometimes they are so irritating that it is the only thing I can do to make it bearable to walk around in that part of the mall. I love the Apple store, why did they have to place one of those kiosks there?!!Notes in the Sandboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421244814627113754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-79514278719491716322009-08-23T20:36:28.567-04:002009-08-23T20:36:28.567-04:00glad i'm not the only one who secretly curses ...glad i'm not the only one who secretly curses people in the elevator who could be taking the stairs. strollers take precedence! burn a few calories, people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-47694035671820149412009-08-23T19:02:51.545-04:002009-08-23T19:02:51.545-04:00The just need to get some bulldozers, knock down t...The just need to get some bulldozers, knock down that awful mall and start again. It's a pedestrian unfriendly, baby unfriendly, cramped, inward facing, poor excuse for a mall. And if divided downtown in two - breaking Main street in two. What a mess. I'll be glad when they tear it down someday. Of course it's probably also full of asbestos.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493496860205016617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-12731195193177354372009-08-23T11:15:25.750-04:002009-08-23T11:15:25.750-04:00That is a great story! Some people are incredibly...That is a great story! Some people are incredibly rude!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-35831780071286058812009-08-22T21:25:26.054-04:002009-08-22T21:25:26.054-04:00Go straight into Macy's. If you are on the sh...Go straight into Macy's. If you are on the shoe floor, head all the way back into Men's clothes. It is on the right by Men's shoes. So, if you are on any floor of Macy's go back about that far and stick to the right.<br /><br />As for A-holes in elevators. My FAVORITE is the Costco in Port Chester. If you have a stroller, you have NO choice but to take the elevator because the disney style ramp escalator things are not stroller safe. Anyway, I was in Costco one day with Bella and she was raging. We had to take the elevator and some guy who was PERFECTLY capable of taking the Disney-lator gets on the elevator with me and a bunch of other stroller pushers. He is on his phone. Bella is the only one crying. They guy has the nerve to say to whoever he is talking to, "I can't hear you. There is a screaming baby behind me." Well, that was it. I made sure as i was getting off that i commented, "you wouldn't have that problem on the escalator." Then, I followed him ALL over Costco really close with my screaming baby.Dr Horderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375574696255918624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-84584539620198747962009-08-22T13:15:47.291-04:002009-08-22T13:15:47.291-04:00Macy's has an elevator. Unfortunately I can...Macy's has an elevator. Unfortunately I can't even begin to explain how to find it, but it does have an elevator. I'm sure an employee will show you where it is...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-19382194887405027072009-08-22T09:17:12.186-04:002009-08-22T09:17:12.186-04:00Maybe I should have elaborated on the hipster. He...Maybe I should have elaborated on the hipster. He was a skinny white dude with a faux-fro and ill-fitting jeans. Def. not cool enough to be a Brooklyn hipster, but aiming to be that while still being a Stamford late teen.Stamford Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145856659548079358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481685117023521386.post-91139932955529274492009-08-22T09:14:18.149-04:002009-08-22T09:14:18.149-04:00Whoa, we have hispters in Stamford? I thought we w...Whoa, we have hispters in Stamford? I thought we were still relatively safe here. I mean, we aren't THAT close to Brooklyn.Chris Preovoloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026512961528085413noreply@blogger.com