sandusky neighb... says

All I can say it was an stupid ideal!!! What they need is a food court dumb a***es

Norma J-C says

I was at the mall today and spoke with one of the women who are charged with keeping the carpet clean. They are not thrilled, my opinion, because of the difficulty in keeping carpeting clean. It requires a vacuum cleaner and spills generally leave stains. Have we forgotten the nastiness of chewing gum that gets ground into carpeting? Yuk.

Nothing beats a shiny,  waxed and squeeky clean floor. Carpeting is unsanitary and one might as well live in a sweeper bag considering the dust that remains in the fibers.

first of duh month says

 Bring back Gold Mine with the classic arcade games. Cedar Point Gifts. Baskin Robbins...Oh wait, not Baskin Robbins...all the slobs will get ice cream all over the new carpet.

Bring Back York Steak House too...and Angelo's-and maybe stop charging insane monthly rent payments. How about an Apple Computer store? Closest is Cleveland.

libertarian says

Compared with other malls the same age, Sandusky Mall is doing quite well.  The owners have done an excellent job of keeping it full and up to date.

Salvatore says

MrSandusky says

Ok, how bout I say "it is like putting lipstick on a pig".  Will the Censor Nazi's on Market Street censor that line?

MrSandusky says

SamAdams says

Carpet? Tile? Chandeliers? Whatever. I'm sure they look very nice (although I agree with most here that the carpet isn't going to stay that way). But if you want me to go shopping at the mall, the BEST renovation you could make is to get some better stores in there. By "better," I mean more variety and more range.

The bigger places -- Penney's, Sears, Macy's, Elder Beerman -- are fine and do offer a pretty good variety. And the book store is pretty much the best thing ever (at least for someone like me who's an avid reader). But there are all sorts of places I've not so much as set foot in due to a complete lack of interest. Why not one of those world import places  (Pier I has gotten ridiculously expensive and could use some competition)? A Discovery store? Come up with some things I can't get elsewhere unless I'm willing to drive to South Park!

Meanwhile, I'll probably continue to go to Border's using the store entrance and, when I'm done shopping, turn right back around and go elsewhere for anything else. The carpeting's just not that much of a lure. Sorry.

first of duh month says

 There Doofus Smith goes with the "you people" again. It's gonna stink! Restaurants hardly use carpet at all any more because it's disgusting. Ever been to PondeGROSa on Milan Rd when it was still open? Your feet actually stuck to the carpet it was so nasty.  I would never put carpeting in my kitchen! Those mall floors need mopped-not vacuumed...again..."duh" ...and the "take your shoes off" idea? Ewwwwwwwww!  Let's all get athlete's foot while we're at it, especially with sandal wearers running around barefoot. Ewwwwwwww.

milanpet says

youngfamily says

I was at the mall last week and hated the carpet for the fact it's HARD to push my double stoller around! It did look nice though.

gyrocartfluffikins says

Forget the carpet.  Forget the Italian tile. 

If you want to bring back the sexy to the Sandusky Mall get on the horn with Montgomery and FW and convince them to bring their irresistible wares back to Erie County.  If you can convince FW to open up the lunch counter again, well that would just be the icing on the cake. 

Call Scotto and get his pizza-by-the-slice revolution back.  Restore the glory of the Gold Mine.  Hickory Farms on Line 1. 

Close Borders and bring back Gray Drugs, then move on down the line and convince Recordland to come back to relive the golden days of vinyl. 

Get rid of that sporting goods hack, "Dick" and restore the wonder that was Koenig's. 

And finally, one word:  Silvermans.

Now THAT would restore the luster of the Sandusky Mall.

Pragmatic says

Don’t worry Taxpayer – we are taking our real shopping elsewhere. I do not know if you have ever led a successful business, with your attitude that would be impossible. It is about us. In fact, because this is a privately owned business, who happens to be in the business of serving people, it would be wise to ask their clients if they wished to have new carpeting – or a new atmosphere (décor), or anything else that might actually attract local business. With people coming in and out of the mall, it would have been fairly easy to conduct a qualitative or quantitative survey.  Especially if a business is privately owned, they should want to know what the needs and wants of their consumers are. 

Kramer says

To protect the carpet, I think we should all just take our shoes off like at home.

Erie Countian says

Taxpayer says

The liberal?  The flaming liberal. 

So is this TAXPAYER money being spent?  NO!  This is a private business who decided to spend their OWN money to try to improve things.  If you do NOT like it, go shopping someplace else.  Decades ago I thought the Mall would fold up.  Stores have come and gone.  But, guess what sports fans.  It is STILL there and people STILL shop there.  In fact, at least four generations have shopped there.  It is all about what a business decides to do, not what YOU want.  If YOU want to make expensive decisions and proclaim how wonderful YOU are then look into your OWN finances.  Oops, members of the "freeloaders club" are exempt.  Ha! Ha!     

Latina43464 says

Sandusky Mall has NO good stores for shopping. We go to Franklin Park Mall usually. Especially for kids clothes. Sandusky Mall has no kids clothes specialty stores. Where is Gymboree? The Childrens Place? Baby/Kids Gap? Crazy 8? Justice? Limited Too? The only place to shop for little kids clothes in Sandusky Mall is Penneys, Sears, Elderbeerman, and Macy's. Not much selection in those stores either!

Plus there is not much selection with food choices. I'd love to see Sandusky Mall expand and put in several food courts. Sure they have what 3 sit down places and a few pretzel/cookie places but a real food court offering fast food etc. Teens have no place to hang out at our Mall and socialize.

brutus smith says

Gee, I wonder why restaurants use carpeting?  The environment. Here I am, Mr Liberal, sticking up for a business trying to make the place desirable. Some people complain the sky is blue.

Matt Damon says

<quote>Maybe they should have put in dirt floors so you would feel more at home./<quote>

it will look like a dirt floor in about 6 months

Joe Bell says

You're right on the money, Brutus.  By the way, the carpeting has been used in many other malls and holds up beautifully.  I just wanted to add one small clarification to Andy's story.  The renovation project will cost IN EXCESS of $1 Million.  (We don't discuss the precise cost for proprietary reasons.) 

brutus smith says

 You people against the carpet need to get out in the world once in awhile. Geesh. Heavy duty commercial carpet. What part of that don't you get? Maybe they should have put in dirt floors so you would feel more at home.

Julie R. says

This has got to be the dumbest thing ever!

inquiringmind says

I guess I am just trying to figure out why they would have even  thought of this idea. Working with senior citizens, I can see someone who "shuffles" their feet or uses a cane, having difficulty walking on this stuff. And I agree about the problem of upkeep, especially with winter coming. And it's not just about wet shoes. It's also the wet tires on wheelchairs, etc. WHAT WERE THEY THNKING?? 

Pragmatic says

Jackie says

 I have been there since they started this project.  I cant believe you would put carpet in a high traffic area.  And to top it off it s a light color. I am all for any improvements but wow what a waste of money.  

Raoul Duke says

I wish they would make the whole mall like Old Town that was part of the Southwick Mall in Toledo back in the late 70's and early 80's. Paint the ceilings black and put in old street lamps and park benches, and make every store front fit the image. Have the lighting kind of be on the dark side so it's like evening and night time. Also, I'd like to see more food-dah, and have it mixed in among the stores, and not have a food court-I hate food courts!. And I'd like to see a wing of the mall dedicated to very small, specific shops owned by local people. That's been done here before, but it didn't last. It might work in the mall, though. My favorite store in Old Town was the poster shop. They had every poster you could ever want, since that's all they sold!

Our mall will never be able to compete with other malls unless it sets itself apart in some way, giving people a unique experience that they can't get anywhere else, something worth coming here for.

Logistics says

If you are complaining because they are putting carpet in the mall---you need to take a real close look at your self. Wow...

devilsadvocate says

 I just double checked my calendar, I thought for a minute it was April Fool's Day.  

Darkhorse says

Carpet in the mall is the most stupidest thing I have ever heard.  Although, it is nice but it will not look nice for long and causes more maintenance issues and cost more to maintain.  A year from now, they will be ripping it back up.  Watch out store renters, your rent is about to go up and that will be passed onto the consumer in the product they sell.  

Kelly says

They used to have carpet at Summit Mall in Akron. It  always looked dirty .

Woody Hayes says

Dr. Seuss says

Why would you not put down new tile?  Easier to clean and looks soooooo much better.  Let's see how great the carpet looks in the spring.  Some one is just not thinking.

MrSandusky says

first of duh month says

 I heard they CARPETED THE MALL!!! How stupid can you be? They'll easily use up more than $1Million shampooing & upkeep than ever!  DUH! Auto shows TIRES on it, mobile home shows, truck & trailer shows, kids slobbering all over it, gross people dumping food on it,  PEOPLE'S SOGGY, SLUSHY FEET IN THE WINTER??? Just another way this town's going backwards-but that's to be expected from this generic area.

chongo says

How about lowing your lease prices and getting some stores in there that people "want to go to"...

dorothy gale says

The article states:

It's all in an effort to improve the mall environment for customers, offering them greater service and pleasure, mall planners said.

Carpeting?  How will CARPETING offer "greater service and pleasure?!"  Is anybody else laughing?  I find this to be the most hilarious thing I've read in weeks!