New REI near Richmond

[ny biker]

I just got a mini-catalog from REI. On the back cover it says they're having a grand opening of a store in "Richmond - Short Pump." The address is:

2020 Old Brick Rd
Glen Allen, VA 23060
1-800-426-4840
www.rei.com/shortpump

They will be having door prizes, sweepstakes and activities all weekend.

[tulip]

Yes, but have you ever been to Short Pump? Shopping Mall Hell as far as I'm concerned. I go to the REI in NC when I go visit my parents. It's Shopping Mall Hell, too, but at least I know how to avoid the worst of it. Short Pump just scares me.

[ny biker]

That's too bad. REI can come in handy. The one near me (Bailey's Crossroads) is not shopping mall hell, but it has a scary parking lot. There's a steep hill on one side of the lot, and you feel like you're going to flip over driving down it.

[HillSlugger]

Yeah, I've been to Short Pump; pretty crazy.

The REI in Rockville, MD is pretty calm.

[tulip]

The REI in College Park is nice and quiet. It's a little hard to find, but that's what makes it nice and quiet.

The Bailey's Crossroads location is terrible. I really dislike that area altogether.

Can you tell I'm a shopping center curmudgeon?

[Blueberry]

Hmmm...I don't mind the one that's near your parents - at least it's on the other side of the road from the worst of the mall h!ll. The other 2 in this area - I won't go anywhere near them. My pet peeve is that I haven't found anywhere other than a mall to get good professional clothes. If I could totally avoid all large shopping centers, I would. Come to think of it, I don't really like crowds at all.

[ny biker]

The REI in College Park is nice and quiet. It's a little hard to find, but that's what makes it nice and quiet.

The Bailey's Crossroads location is terrible. I really dislike that area altogether.

Can you tell I'm a shopping center curmudgeon?

Ah, but I know how to get to it without driving on Leesburg Pike.

[tulip]

Hmmm...I don't mind the one that's near your parents - at least it's on the other side of the road from the worst of the mall h!ll. The other 2 in this area - I won't go anywhere near them. My pet peeve is that I haven't found anywhere other than a mall to get good professional clothes. If I could totally avoid all large shopping centers, I would. Come to think of it, I don't really like crowds at all.

That one is okay; I can slip in and out the back way. I can walk there for that matter, although I never have, interestingly...hmmm...

Before that one opened I'd go to the other one and couldn't stand getting there. Is there a third one now? Do I even want to know?

I've found some fantastic consignment shops for my pro clothes, but that's a certain niche that not many people like.

All I can say is, Thank Goodness for Campmor for REI-type stuff. No malls!

[Selkie]

That's too bad. REI can come in handy. The one near me (Bailey's Crossroads) is not shopping mall hell, but it has a scary parking lot. There's a steep hill on one side of the lot, and you feel like you're going to flip over driving down it.

That's "my" REI! The spaces are configured oddly, too.

Since I'm coming from North Arlington, I can avoid Leesburg Pike, too. I don't mind Bailey's that much. It beats the Fairfax County 'burbs.

I might have to check out the one in College Park. My DH loves going over that way (he's a UMD grad) -- we go to that Ikea instead of the one in Dale City.

[HillSlugger]

That's "my" REI! The spaces are configured oddly, too.

Since I'm coming from North Arlington, I can avoid Leesburg Pike, too. I don't mind Bailey's that much. It beats the Fairfax County 'burbs.

I might have to check out the one in College Park. My DH loves going over that way (he's a UMD grad) -- we go to that Ikea instead of the one in Dale City.

(my son's a freshman at UMD)

[IFjane]

Yes, but have you ever been to Short Pump? Shopping Mall Hell as far as I'm concerned. I go to the REI in NC when I go visit my parents. It's Shopping Mall Hell, too, but at least I know how to avoid the worst of it. Short Pump just scares me.

It wasn't too long ago when that was all farmland. Whole Foods is its only redeeming feature and I HATE trying to get in and out of there. I got that REI catalog, too.....but you won't see me down there this weekend, door prizes or no!

[Selkie]

(my son's a freshman at UMD)

Go Terps!

[tulip]

Fear The Turtle!

(I used to live there, but I'm a lifelong Tarheel fan)