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| - I swear this is every mainlander's first stop right after getting off the plane at pearson. THERE ARE SO MANY CRAZY ASIANS HERE. I can't deal.
This mall is always packed and finding parking above ground is ridiculous and makes me want to shoot myself in the foot. I always ALWAYS park underground. Loop around the mall, near the valet and you'll see the area to go underground. This is one of the advanced lots, where you can see green lights on empty spots and it definitely saves time that can be used for shopping because you don't need to keep wandering around the lot angrily. I ALWAYS find a spot in this lot and never had trouble parking after doing so- I feel like I'm jinxing myself by revealing it to people who didn't previously know about it..
The mall itself is okay.. it's the place you need to go that's more uptown if you want to shop for fancy schmancy things and brands. Most of the stores are high end or mid-end. The only low-end/ratchet store is sirens, and it definitely looks lost in this mall. The mall is really pretty, bright and PACKED with people. It's pretty good how almost every brand can be found in one mall though- holts (which carries all luxury brands - LV, gucci, prada, fendi, MCM, givenchy, YSL.. list goes on), cartier, tiffany & co, versace, mulberry, moncler.. there are SO many stores that I didn't even know had their own corporate store in toronto. Most of the individual stores are empty because they NEVER have deals (why would they need to?) and it just looks like bored sales associates waiting for the next customer inside so they can pounce. There are also the high/mid end clothing brands, like lululemon, aritzia, zara ..all clothing stores here are pretty professional and you definitely cannot find anything like clubwear here (except maybe ratchet sirens, again) I also find a lot of sales associates that work at stores in yorkdale extremely pretentious and will turn their nose unless you actually express genuine interest on purchasing the luxurious item that day because you're not worth their time but your purchase commission is! ..girl, you work at yorkdale, not own it. Don't get it twisted.
Protip: never buy from a store here that has a location @ toronto premium outlets, especially kate spade. Their sales on special days are usually 20% off meanwhile TPO's kate spade usually offers 50-70% off for no reason.
I definitely avoid this mall regularly.. who'd want to deal with that swarm all the time?! You guys are crazy.
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