Crazy Florida

Wow... did you hear about the marijuana bust at a Florida mall last weekend? 200 or so plants were found in a storage area up in the ceiling... wow. Right up above your favorite stores was merchandise that would never be featured in any "By one get one free" ads.

What would this addition do to the contents of a store?

Sharper Image: Every thing's even more expensive.
Candy Castle: Even more appetizing.
Sunglasses Hut: More hazy.
The Gap: More Tie-dyed stuff.
Radio Shack: Even less customer service.
Spencer's Gifts: No change.

On a related note, I was in Woodland Hills Mall last weekend. Holy buckets. Do you remember way back when there used to be more than just clothing stores in that mall? OK, I'll grant you, there's a Sears and a Spencer's Gifts (no word on what's above their ceiling tiles). But once you get inside there are no book stores, toy stores, novelty stores, or music stores. You get clothes, clothes, shoes, clothes, food court, clothes, and then finally there's some more clothes. You can go from "nude" to "Beyoncé Knowles" before you even make it up the escalators.

These days a trip to the mall can leave you empty-handed in the middle of an episode of "Cops". Thank goodness for Amazon.