JoyfulNoise
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Oh, that is sad news to me. I've happy memories of the stores in Hawaii, and also loved shopping the one in Vegas too. I enjoyed watching the clothing being made in Hawaii.
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It had that image with some of the tourists too. Me anyway. Never could understand why that place was so popular, it was like a pilgrimage with some people.I read in the Advertiser that the thought was some of the troubles came from the image the stores had with locals: kitschy (thank God for Firefox spellcheck), tourist fare that no local would buy. Gather they tried to change that image, but the die was struck.
It had that image with some of the tourists too. Me anyway. Never could understand why that place was so popular, it was like a pilgrimage with some people.
gotta go for the free shell necklace, glass of POG, and farmed pearls with high pressure jewelry sales.
Wait... as a tourist I didn't really care for any of that, I saw it as a place to get tacky memorabilia that is better served in a dollar store. I never did look at the clothing, so can't speak to it.
But thats my impression.
I think the clothing they carry has gotten somewhat better over the years, though I still rarely find anything I would want. Their brand at least used to be a lot of polyester clothing, icky type polyester not better stuff. I don't want to wear that anytime let alone in the heat.
I know someone who goes out of their way to get there to get ripped off by the farmed pearl people. One of the only reasons I wind up there.