Rant: What happened to Jersey Gardens?

On the way in.

Okay, I am not a mall shopper.  I never do well in crowds.  I get anxious.  And as I've gotten older, my enochlopobia has gotten worse.  So I like to hit the mall early and get out.  So yesterday, we headed to the nearest mall, Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth.  Now I haven't been here is a few years but its a nice size.   I figure we can walk and browse and get out by 2.  We got there a little before 10 a.m. By 10:30 I was in a bad mood.

Rant 1:

Okay if we got there before the mall opened, why are the bathrooms disgusting?  OMG! Nasty nasty nasty.  Every single one we went in was horrible. I kept mumbling "Do all the nasty motherf*ckers in the world shop in this mall?" Ewww!!!!

Rant 2:

If I just came out of Aldo, why is there another Aldo three stores down?  (Same applies to the multiple Sketcher, Claire's, Abercrombie, etc.)

Rant 3:

Why are the prices higher in the second Aldo? (The earrings in the first one were $2.98, buy one get one free.  In the second store, they were $9.99 each)

Rant 4:

Our economy is in the crapper...people aren't shopping...why do you have 5 salespeople on the floor at 10 am. 

Rant 5:

Why are those 5 salespeople gossiping in front of the store...loudly?

Rant 6:

Why...when I walk out they beg me to stay and buy something? **sigh**

Rant 7:

When you say 40% off all clearance items...that means 40% off the clearance price not the regular price.  If the necklace is $35 regular price, and the clearance price is $19, why would I pay 40% off the $35.  That's more money. I can count.

Rant 8:

And why when I put said necklace back, mumbling this is bull$hit, you check my hands as if I stole it.

Rant 9:
If the earrings are marked 99 cents and its on the clearance rack along with 5 other pairs of the same earrings marked 99 cents, why do you tell me at the register that you won't honor it?  It's not my fault, your staff went markdown crazy.  Besides I'm the customer...aren't I always right?

Rant 10:
Lane Bryant do you send your ugliest clothes to this location?  I know I'm big but I still want to look presentable.  It was like the land of Fugly.

There are so many other things I could complain about but let's stop here.  **sigh**