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Shopservations
  {   What we saw
Full disclosure:

I brought my boyfriend with me because we thought
it might be fun to check out the shops together.
I had no idea NR
                                   had rolly carts. I
                                   checked and they
                                   really do roll!


                                   Although the
                                   ceilings aren’t too
                                   low because the
                                   store’s so huge,
                                   their height, along
                                   with their office
                                   building inset light
                                   style felt pretty
                                   warehousey.
Our first stop was
                                                          The real shocker:
Nordstrom Rack.                                           Of all the places we
It’s a strange entry with                                 went, including the
                                                          modern Apple store,
separate sets of doors on
                                                          when I asked my
two almost edges of the                                   boyfriend which he’d
same corner of the building.                              store he’d like his house
                                                          to be like, he said the
   I couldn’t believe I hadn’t                            Rack! Because it was
   noticed the security entrance                          the lowest pressure!
   sensors before !
Sloth animal in
                                                                             front of modern
                                                                             art piece. Totally
                                                                             unrelated. This is
                          My boyfriend noted that
Fuego creeped me out      they used vertical space
                                                                             just how I
because it had my number. and none of the other                              decorate! Really
                                                                             pretty freaky. I
My boyfriend’s impression stores did.
                                                                             feel so marketed
was: cluttered! My feeling                                                   to.
was, ooo, pretty here,
                              The interior was cozy with   I can’t believe
pretty there, pretty, cool,   an emphasis on warm          anything at
and interesting               wood tones. I felt invited   Fuego is $149 !
everywhere.                   and free to wander.
Only one store in the mall dared
                                               not to post it’s name above.
                                                          Apple.
I was surprised to find that our Apple store’s
lighting looks like film sprocket holes!         I also hadn’t realized that, like AT&T, Apple
                                                 employs a fulltime, in uniform security officer.
The interior was minimalist when it came to      He wouldn’t let me take his picture.
product, but packed with employees...who         How had I missed him all this time?
were just milling around.
Sunglass
                                                                                 Hut
                                                                                isn’t a shop
                                                                                either of us
                                                                                frequent….


                                                                             Neither of us had
                                                                             much of an
                                                                             impression of it. My
                                                                             boyfriend felt its
                                                                             vast emptiness
                                                                             made it
                                                                             unapproachable. I
                                                                             guess I felt like
                                                                             something should
                                                                             be going on in there.


They did have a rotating-brand central display, but beyond all that space,
it felt……………unapproachable…………….

Their idea of impulse buys was eyeglass cleaner…. Not very exciting.
   This store struck me as conservative and doomed to fail, especially right after visiting Apple.
The antiquey and out of place valances,
the severely worn floors, and the about
business attitude of the staff at
Bath & Body Works made it clear
enough to me that this business was in it for the very
short term or at least needed a serious makeover.
It’s not
really a
shop, but
then we
headed
to our
favorite
local
Japanese restaurant, Koji.

We’ve been coming here for years, but I
noticed all sorts of things! There’s a shelf
below the ceiling, The ceiling lights are
spaced differently. The ceiling lights are
recessed. The interior paint is dark peach
and…dark ocean green! The display in
the case on this counter is ALL sake! By
this point, my boyfriend was done
playing because it really was my
homework, but I was having a blast!
But once we got outside, I was
full and relaxed and forgot
about observing, but my
boyfriend didn’t. Look what he
saw! A bank with…a crane
inside it!! Those are two things
you don’t normally put
together! People were in the
building working on it as we
walked by.

After that, and this last part
blew my mind, we saw three
hotel security guys chasing a
guy in a green Adidas jacket.
Hot and heavy pursuit! I didn’t
get a picture. I was too shocked.
Things like this just don’t
happen in Portland!! I’ve never
seen it before. But…apparently
they do. They ran right past us.
Couldn’t miss it.

Crazy night! Thanks for making
us get outside to look around
and witness it.

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  • 1. Shopservations { What we saw
  • 2. Full disclosure: I brought my boyfriend with me because we thought it might be fun to check out the shops together.
  • 3. I had no idea NR had rolly carts. I checked and they really do roll! Although the ceilings aren’t too low because the store’s so huge, their height, along with their office building inset light style felt pretty warehousey. Our first stop was The real shocker: Nordstrom Rack. Of all the places we It’s a strange entry with went, including the modern Apple store, separate sets of doors on when I asked my two almost edges of the boyfriend which he’d same corner of the building. store he’d like his house to be like, he said the I couldn’t believe I hadn’t Rack! Because it was noticed the security entrance the lowest pressure! sensors before !
  • 4. Sloth animal in front of modern art piece. Totally unrelated. This is My boyfriend noted that Fuego creeped me out they used vertical space just how I because it had my number. and none of the other decorate! Really pretty freaky. I My boyfriend’s impression stores did. feel so marketed was: cluttered! My feeling to. was, ooo, pretty here, The interior was cozy with I can’t believe pretty there, pretty, cool, an emphasis on warm anything at and interesting wood tones. I felt invited Fuego is $149 ! everywhere. and free to wander.
  • 5. Only one store in the mall dared not to post it’s name above. Apple. I was surprised to find that our Apple store’s lighting looks like film sprocket holes! I also hadn’t realized that, like AT&T, Apple employs a fulltime, in uniform security officer. The interior was minimalist when it came to He wouldn’t let me take his picture. product, but packed with employees...who How had I missed him all this time? were just milling around.
  • 6. Sunglass Hut isn’t a shop either of us frequent…. Neither of us had much of an impression of it. My boyfriend felt its vast emptiness made it unapproachable. I guess I felt like something should be going on in there. They did have a rotating-brand central display, but beyond all that space, it felt……………unapproachable……………. Their idea of impulse buys was eyeglass cleaner…. Not very exciting. This store struck me as conservative and doomed to fail, especially right after visiting Apple.
  • 7. The antiquey and out of place valances, the severely worn floors, and the about business attitude of the staff at Bath & Body Works made it clear enough to me that this business was in it for the very short term or at least needed a serious makeover.
  • 8. It’s not really a shop, but then we headed to our favorite local Japanese restaurant, Koji. We’ve been coming here for years, but I noticed all sorts of things! There’s a shelf below the ceiling, The ceiling lights are spaced differently. The ceiling lights are recessed. The interior paint is dark peach and…dark ocean green! The display in the case on this counter is ALL sake! By this point, my boyfriend was done playing because it really was my homework, but I was having a blast!
  • 9. But once we got outside, I was full and relaxed and forgot about observing, but my boyfriend didn’t. Look what he saw! A bank with…a crane inside it!! Those are two things you don’t normally put together! People were in the building working on it as we walked by. After that, and this last part blew my mind, we saw three hotel security guys chasing a guy in a green Adidas jacket. Hot and heavy pursuit! I didn’t get a picture. I was too shocked. Things like this just don’t happen in Portland!! I’ve never seen it before. But…apparently they do. They ran right past us. Couldn’t miss it. Crazy night! Thanks for making us get outside to look around and witness it.