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Someone explain to me how ANYONE would want to go to a mall when they're on a tropical island. Maybe a resort would have been a better idea to build. Weird. I read a review on TripAdvisor where someone said it was a good way to "escape the hustle and bustle of Front and Back Street." Isn't the whole POINT of going to the island to experience exactly that? The Blue Mall building is attractive, but going indoors to a mall is crazy. We went to Aruba last November, and they had a mall in Oranjestaad, also. Just seems really odd.
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Maybe they thought there were enough locals/yacht people needing a shopping venue..
It would not be in my top 100 things to do on Island
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There are people that live on the island.
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it sounds like a horrible idea to me. On a separate note, the first mall in my area built in the early 70s is now a dangerous wasteland. well that's an exaggeration, but stores are closed and there's a shooting every couple of months. I'm more of a fan of marketplaces
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I live on the island and I have yet to be in that place LOL
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We ate there and walked around, had dinner one night and watched a hockey game. There are some shops that I'm sure parents bring their kids for the "labeled brands". No difference than the mall on the French side, though that mall is much more inviting. Was told you could park in their garage and go across to the beach as well. Idk. If I had My son with me we could have done some damage! 
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Me either & I don't know that I ever will..... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />
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kim said:
There are people that live on the island. Exactly!
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We haven't been to Blue Mall but we have gone into the mall in Marigot and if prices are near to those in Marigot I guess I'll never go to Blue Mall!
I suppose if there was a very heavy rain day in SXM it would be a place to get inside.
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Barbara said:
I live on the island and I have yet to be in that place LOL Went once, never been back! And as far as I can tell is not a place locals shop, but some go to just window shop and hang around for something to do.
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kim said:
There are people that live on the island. exactly...and not just expats that go back back and forth between the US all the time...there are those that were born and raised on the island, and maybe never had a chance to go to a US mall...it's the same thing when tourists complain about american fast food places...YOU may not want to eat at McDonald's/KFC/BK,etc. during your handful of days on the island, but maybe some of those who spend their entire lives on the island might want to enjoy the same places that millions of americans do when they're home...if tourists AND locals had no interest in going to these places, i'm sure they'd shut down
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