tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post6678650731238122997..comments2023-11-05T06:06:29.162-06:00Comments on Grand Forks Life: Wish list for Columbia MallGrandForksGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-69074485424634901272012-08-07T13:33:27.879-05:002012-08-07T13:33:27.879-05:00H&M,Sephora,MAC,Hollister,Abercrombie&Fitc...H&M,Sephora,MAC,Hollister,Abercrombie&Fitch,Forever 21,Victoria Secret,Nordstrom,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408962114064715189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-8395955853426007522008-08-12T17:20:00.000-05:002008-08-12T17:20:00.000-05:00you should have hollister and abercrombie and fitc...you should have hollister and abercrombie and fitch stores! and maybe chanelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-61870122171067794012008-06-29T00:33:00.000-05:002008-06-29T00:33:00.000-05:00QUOTING ANONYMOUS FROM 12:37 AM ON 6/27/08 -- "Bei...QUOTING ANONYMOUS FROM 12:37 AM ON 6/27/08 -- "Being a manager here in town, I can tell you the Work Ethic of people are pathetic. Hiring somewhere else on the spot would be considered luck. I can't even get someone to give a two weeks notice. They will have their mom call in sick or their husband call in sick for them. What the hell is going on. Why can't people take account for their own Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-66240610730493484672008-06-28T20:47:00.000-05:002008-06-28T20:47:00.000-05:00Hollister?Abercrombie & Fitch?"real" Barnes and No...Hollister?<BR/><BR/>Abercrombie & Fitch?<BR/><BR/>"real" Barnes and Noble?<BR/><BR/>Louis Vuitton?<BR/><BR/>Trader Joe's?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-51823013922375888082008-06-27T00:37:00.000-05:002008-06-27T00:37:00.000-05:00Being a manager here in town, I can tell you the W...Being a manager here in town, I can tell you the Work Ethic of people are pathetic. Hiring somewhere else on the spot would be considered luck. I can't even get someone to give a two weeks notice. They will have their mom call in sick or their husband call in sick for them. What the hell is going on. Why can't people take account for their own actions. wowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-6414714131714847682008-06-24T13:31:00.000-05:002008-06-24T13:31:00.000-05:00The mall is so adult-oriented. It needs a touch o...The mall is so adult-oriented. It needs a touch of some youth-oriented places such as Toys R Us (toys, games, etc. for children and adults alike). I miss KB Toys. It may have been a nationwide chain, but it had that small town feeling that makes North Dakota such a wonderful place to live. The staff didn't seem to mind kids trying toys out before their parents bought them either.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-35609150325999597092008-06-22T20:47:00.000-05:002008-06-22T20:47:00.000-05:00Oops! Sorry Coffeeguy! I thought you said Expensiv...Oops! Sorry Coffeeguy! I thought you said Expensive, not Inexpensive. My apologies! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-12966437377173066712008-06-22T20:46:00.000-05:002008-06-22T20:46:00.000-05:00What the heck are you people talking about? First ...What the heck are you people talking about? First saying Steve and Berry's is expensive? Now H&M? The entire marketing strategy behind H&M is that the clothes are stylish and affordable! Unless your on welfare (in which case you shouldnt even be going to the mall to buy clothes), or unless you are seriously, seriously, poor, then anyone can afford H&M! Talk about cheapsters and penny pinchers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-51003087791882358942008-06-21T22:59:00.000-05:002008-06-21T22:59:00.000-05:00H&M is pretty inexpensive, as well. I just never b...H&M is pretty inexpensive, as well. I just never bought anything there b/c I don't have the body of a 12 year old boy.Coffee Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584685462173386599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-36193219674979920892008-06-21T14:13:00.000-05:002008-06-21T14:13:00.000-05:00Plum,At steve and barry's most items are priced ar...Plum,<BR/>At steve and barry's most items are priced around $8.98. If you cant afford $8.98, maybe you should stop spending so much money on crack. Just kidding..., but seriously S&B's is sooooo cheap what are you talking about?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-37901863765574879802008-06-20T20:34:00.000-05:002008-06-20T20:34:00.000-05:00@PlumDon't you realize that America is only for th...@Plum<BR/><BR/>Don't you realize that America is only for the rich anymore (those who have money and those who pretend they do)? If it ain't upscale in this day and age, it apparently isn't worth shyte.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-32292304565075903282008-06-19T11:07:00.000-05:002008-06-19T11:07:00.000-05:00I love all the requests for incredibly over-priced...I love all the requests for incredibly over-priced stores, this isn't vegas! <BR/><BR/>Steve & Barry's, H & M, Sephora, Forever 21 - I'd like some stores that actually have VARIETY and yet are not trying to sell me $300 dollar jeans or $180 dollar t-shirts. <BR/><BR/>This IS Grand Forks, ND after all - how much money do you think I make?Plumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000641953996509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-53703593891922120442008-06-18T10:15:00.000-05:002008-06-18T10:15:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035623146503958678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-46214358447902667692008-06-18T08:06:00.000-05:002008-06-18T08:06:00.000-05:00Dale, Seems like the kind of thing GK is looking a...Dale, <BR/><BR/>Seems like the kind of thing GK is looking at for the redevelopment of the old Target space...less the housing element. I agree, these "town centers" are definitely the way to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-61038562007298650922008-06-17T22:06:00.000-05:002008-06-17T22:06:00.000-05:00Dear anon, your comments about uncultured white tr...Dear anon, your comments about uncultured white trash ! Did you mean uncultured white trailer trash like Mike Mack refers to on his radio show ? Say it loud and clear the boys from the 4 trailer courts will be out this weekend loking for you ! greenglass4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-49003554547977426662008-06-17T22:03:00.000-05:002008-06-17T22:03:00.000-05:00gee thanks Dale.gee thanks Dale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-57333122641737757102008-06-17T17:30:00.000-05:002008-06-17T17:30:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035623146503958678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-72042768408188358752008-06-17T13:32:00.000-05:002008-06-17T13:32:00.000-05:00"you could visit Amazing Grains, which is not a bo..."you could visit Amazing Grains, which is not a boring old same same same franchise like Teavana, and get your choice from a few dozen loose leaf teas"<BR/><BR/>Does Amazing Grains have Silver Needle? I'd go for that, as long as it was good quality and under $10 an ounce. I'm sure I'd still have to go to Teavana for my Pistachio Apple Rooibos, though. THAT stuff brews up a PHENOMENAL cup of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-82539609781514080552008-06-17T13:25:00.000-05:002008-06-17T13:25:00.000-05:00One more thing,For me, at least, when I make the c...One more thing,<BR/><BR/>For me, at least, when I make the criticisms I do, I do it in a spirit of helpfulness and only to other residents of GF (this blog). When I speak of GF to those I meet outside the community, I tend to paint a much rosier-and just as true-picture.<BR/><BR/>--anonymous 8:41Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-89634280231941302412008-06-17T13:20:00.000-05:002008-06-17T13:20:00.000-05:00Kelly,I don't think GF is any worse than most town...Kelly,<BR/><BR/>I don't think GF is any worse than most towns its size. But I've also visited college towns smaller than GF with an active artist population and creative business community who have rejected the homogeneity of chain stores and restaurants. Those are the places we remember and that make us want to return. <BR/><BR/>--anonymous 8:41Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-60436322768972783812008-06-17T13:15:00.000-05:002008-06-17T13:15:00.000-05:00I agree Kelly...Always interesting to see some of ...I agree Kelly...<BR/><BR/>Always interesting to see some of these posts...hard to tell if they are real ideas or what. But having lived in many different areas Grand Forks is a fine town with no more or no less shopping, entertainment than any other town it's size. We should not aspire to be Fargo because we are not, we are Grand Forks. <BR/><BR/>As for some of these stores mentioned, I have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-87610936210701284342008-06-17T13:09:00.000-05:002008-06-17T13:09:00.000-05:00I like North Dakota. Its quiet, peaceful, inexpens...I like North Dakota. Its quiet, peaceful, inexpensive to live in(in my opinion), and the cold keeps out the riff raff during the winter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-14153705073009815392008-06-17T11:22:00.000-05:002008-06-17T11:22:00.000-05:00Anonymous @ 8:41,I guess I AM a little sensitive a...Anonymous @ 8:41,<BR/><BR/>I guess I AM a little sensitive about the subject.<BR/><BR/>I am constantly defending North Dakota against people who have never been up there. People find out I'm from ND, and they treat me like a cancer survivor, saying things like "Jeez, I'm sorry. That must've sucked growing up like that."<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I'm treated like a myth come to life, as if by revealing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-42111053868055820732008-06-17T11:19:00.000-05:002008-06-17T11:19:00.000-05:00The people of Grand Forks are, for the most part, ...The people of Grand Forks are, for the most part, uncultured white trash!<BR/><BR/>There are two words that prove my point:<BR/><BR/>Olive Garden!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-18931519991872144822008-06-17T09:45:00.000-05:002008-06-17T09:45:00.000-05:00A dinosaur playground! Like in West Acres, but in...A dinosaur playground! Like in West Acres, but in the middle, by some great kids store that could soak up all that business. And hand sanitizers, everywhere.growingupartistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399714569663568902noreply@blogger.com