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katex · 27-03-2007, 18:36

Suppose it is all to do with being a good business move. People who wish to idle their time away on the benches in the town centre in 'the sun' (Garinda .. will the sun not shine more on this area as the sun gets higher in the sky ?) are not the biggest spenders, and will not be encouraged. It is the people who have the money i.e. workers who have limited time to spend shopping that don't need to sit for lengths of time... so not economically viable to outlay money/space on benches. The idea of a shopping centre is to get people moving into the shops to spend, not a trip to town to buy a pound of tripe and watch the world go by for the next hour or so... that was the idea behind parks. How many benches are there in the Trafford Centre ? (apart from the eating area) ..hardly any.

The only time I would ever sit when shopping is to have me fag as don't feel ladylike walking around with one in my hand .. but have to move on quick as time is precious, and probably spend more in two hours than sitters in a month.

27-03-2007, 18:36	#12
katex Resting in Peace Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clayton-le-Moors Posts: 10,551 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 16 times Rep Power: 11259	Re: A place in the sun...no chance! Suppose it is all to do with being a good business move. People who wish to idle their time away on the benches in the town centre in 'the sun' (Garinda .. will the sun not shine more on this area as the sun gets higher in the sky ?) are not the biggest spenders, and will not be encouraged. It is the people who have the money i.e. workers who have limited time to spend shopping that don't need to sit for lengths of time... so not economically viable to outlay money/space on benches. The idea of a shopping centre is to get people moving into the shops to spend, not a trip to town to buy a pound of tripe and watch the world go by for the next hour or so... that was the idea behind parks. How many benches are there in the Trafford Centre ? (apart from the eating area) ..hardly any. The only time I would ever sit when shopping is to have me fag as don't feel ladylike walking around with one in my hand .. but have to move on quick as time is precious, and probably spend more in two hours than sitters in a month.