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| - Seriously, no other reviews? This megamall located just north of city limits is the be-all-end-all in outlet shopping for basically all of southern Alberta. People from as far away as Red Deer will regularly come in here to get some discount shopping done. If you planning to shop here during the Christmas season, you are in for a blood-boiling, claustrophobic clustercuss of a good time, from hour-long parking queue to crowdsurfing to second hour-long parking exit queue.
Giant flagship stores like Bass Pro Shops, Winners and Toys R' Us; factory outlet branches of Gap, Banana, Coach, Levi's; various one-of-a-kind kiosks; gaudy interior design clearly meant to appeal to the rural population of the surrounding area rather than something sleek and fashionable (meaning that in a couple of years, this mall will look even more dated than the 80s retro disaster that is West Edmonton Mall) - yes, Crossiron is pure outdated kitsch a mere two years after its highly feted grand opening. If you love murals of horses and fields and chuckwagons; if you love mingling with the unwashed farm masses during peak season; if you love getting brutalized in a huge mall setting, it is pure hog heaven. If you prefer a more upscale shopping experience, I'd say stick inside city limits.
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