Malls suck...too many kids...too many kids that think they're tough.
One time (this past December), these two girls (no older than 16 or 17) walking behind us damn near knocked our daughter over...then they had the nerve to talk shit to us like the whole deal was our 3 year old daughter's fault...I mean, the main one was in my wife's face ready to fight (which would have been the worst choice that little girl would have ever made...wifey has a background in martial arts). I had to remind wifey that beating up minors is a felony and she backed off...of course, the little punk ass bitch teenager thought she scored the victory and continued talking shit as she walked off.
ah well.
The point is, kids today don't respect shit...not a fucking thing...and malls are full of said kids.
I can get everything I need at places like Walmart, Best Buy, Gordmans, Kohls, etc...why the fuck do I need to go to the mall. Have to deal with kids, limited parking spots, inane shoppers...fuck all that noise.
The few times I ever entered a shitty Hot Topic (or Gadzooks at the time) was only to hunt for Transformers merchandise as they seem to be the only stores (along with Suncoast) to ever carry that stuff.