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| - The Chandler Fashion Center drives me absolutely crazy! It has the generic mall stores that you can find in just about every mall nowadays (AE, Abercrombie, Express, BR, JCrew, etc). It has an incredibly weird layout, so it feels like you are always doubling back to go to the stores you want. Parking, especially on a Friday night, is a disaster. The lot is always really full, but when you walk inside, there aren't the amount of people you would expect for how many cars are in the lots. The selections in the stores I frequent are not as good as at the Scottsdale Fashion Square.
The two things I like about the Chandler Fashion Center:
1. Barnes and Noble...I love there is a B&N at the mall. It's not the best B&N ever, but for a break from shopping, I appreciate it. The only negative of this B&N is that right outside of it is the little kids play area. It's a little hard to enjoy book shopping when you can hear 20 little ones screaming their heads off.
2. Carvel ice cream stand at the Food Court...I think I've died and gone to heaven!!! I spent my first 10 years living on Long Island (NY) and grew up going to Carvel. To me, Baskin Robbins, TCBY, and Dairy Queen all pale in comparision to Carvel. To get a sugar rush while shopping, I can savor a cup of chocolate soft-serve with rainbow sprinkles....yummy!
I guess if you live in Chandler or around it, it's a decent place to go shopping. But since I live almost equi-distant from both Chandler Fashion Center and the Scottsdale Fashion Square, I'd pick Scottsdale anyday.
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