My "shopping mall pickup" posts tend to be my least popular -- probably because malls ain't what they used to be.
But this worked really well when I was young so I thought I would drop some info for anyone under 26, esp. guys home from college sitting around bored. One of my all-time best "number close" nights was when I was 22 and hit two malls on Thanksgiving Eve. Colleges were closed for the holidays, girls were everywhere, and it was easy to meet them.
This is the opposite of the day game-shopping mall stuff I've written about on here. That's where you chat up hot salesbabes during slow mall times (after school and Monday nights). When the malls were packed Thanksgiving Eve, I found non-employee women to be more social and amenable to small talk.
This especially goes for when you have to stand in long lines. They're usually hell, but when they're filled with nice-looking women it's not so bad. Between the two malls I met one getting pretzels, another at a "Things Remembered" jewelry stand, and another buying CDs.* (These are the three I ended up going out with, but I may have number-closed more -- can't remember!)
Best of all was the day after Thanksgiving. I didn't have to even dial a number: they called me: "I'm off from school and home bored."
I can't do this anymore. When you get to your forties, the women are usually moms, or married, or whatever and it's trickier to meet them.
So all you young guys complaining about not having money on here should appreciate what you do have: your youth. Use it to your advantage. The girls aren't married yet, and since they're not hardened career bitches they don't expect you to have money and can enjoy simple things like sharing pretzels.
Appreciate this time, guys. You can always make money. I can't be 22 again.
*This one is too good not to tell. She was a hippie chick who was in a line in front of me and dropped her purse. I asked "Do you need help?" She said "no." I said "Do you need 'A Hard Day's Night' or 'Sgt. Pepper?'" It's a Beatles joke. She found it really funny. This was like 20 years ago, so you'd probably have to update the band if you want to use it.
But this worked really well when I was young so I thought I would drop some info for anyone under 26, esp. guys home from college sitting around bored. One of my all-time best "number close" nights was when I was 22 and hit two malls on Thanksgiving Eve. Colleges were closed for the holidays, girls were everywhere, and it was easy to meet them.
This is the opposite of the day game-shopping mall stuff I've written about on here. That's where you chat up hot salesbabes during slow mall times (after school and Monday nights). When the malls were packed Thanksgiving Eve, I found non-employee women to be more social and amenable to small talk.
This especially goes for when you have to stand in long lines. They're usually hell, but when they're filled with nice-looking women it's not so bad. Between the two malls I met one getting pretzels, another at a "Things Remembered" jewelry stand, and another buying CDs.* (These are the three I ended up going out with, but I may have number-closed more -- can't remember!)
Best of all was the day after Thanksgiving. I didn't have to even dial a number: they called me: "I'm off from school and home bored."
I can't do this anymore. When you get to your forties, the women are usually moms, or married, or whatever and it's trickier to meet them.
So all you young guys complaining about not having money on here should appreciate what you do have: your youth. Use it to your advantage. The girls aren't married yet, and since they're not hardened career bitches they don't expect you to have money and can enjoy simple things like sharing pretzels.
Appreciate this time, guys. You can always make money. I can't be 22 again.
*This one is too good not to tell. She was a hippie chick who was in a line in front of me and dropped her purse. I asked "Do you need help?" She said "no." I said "Do you need 'A Hard Day's Night' or 'Sgt. Pepper?'" It's a Beatles joke. She found it really funny. This was like 20 years ago, so you'd probably have to update the band if you want to use it.