Mall Talkers - Lakeline Mall
Bonus · published 2026-04-12 · archive #389

[0:00:00] Unidentified: Prime presents Perfect Pairings. What pairs with Reacher on Prime? Reaching for a sparkling punch delivered with Prime. You can enjoy a punch just like Reacher. Entertainment meets fast delivery. It's on Prime. Welcome aboard Via Rail. Please sit and enjoy. Please sit and sip. Play. Post. Taste. View. And enjoy. Via Rail. Love the way. I've never been to Lakeland Mall. Well, we're going through a Macy's. Are we? Cool. Looks like. It's got a better food court than the other one. It has Wetzel's, Pretzels, and Annie Ann's. When was the last time you came here? Uh, a month ago. Okay. Much more recently than me. That's not a spot. Uh, it is now. Certainly it's not. Macy's saw that to see in better days. Why does it look like the symbol for Russia? Communist past Macy's.
[0:01:03] Unidentified: Jeez. It's dour in here. Get your bedroll, comrade. You know, it's interesting. Is it this way? Sure. It's interesting to see a store like Macy's because a Macy's can be many different things depending on where it is. Look, it's a Toys R Us. Yeah, it is a Toys R Us. The Macy's at Barton Creek, you're like, the Macy's here, you're like, oh. But then, like, you go to a Macy's in Detroit and you're like, wow. Yeah. Those are the three noises you would make. Those are, those are good noises. Macy's. Oh, that's a nice, uh, jacket. So this is your, this is your first time here? Yeah, never been here. Oh, welcome. Like, why would I drive this far for this? Yeah, oh. It's the mall. Welcome, Eric. Welcome, Nick. Welcome, audience, to episode two of Mall Talkers. We are in Lakeline Mall, which is the other mall in Austin. It's in the extreme north of Austin. Austin, the city used to have four malls in our lifetime, Nick. That's right. North Cross and Highland have gone the way of the dinosaur. North Cross Mall is a, uh, Walmart now.
[0:02:07] Unidentified: Oh, is it really? Yeah. And Highland Mall is ACC. It's a college. That's right. This has an FYE. Yeah, I took Archie here. He'd never been in one, obviously. Well, break time, snacks, e-cigarettes. They have that candy in there that, uh, Andrew had us get. Well, that, the one, what was that, the one that had the rat bites in it? What kind of candy was that? Squishies? Squibbles? Yeah, they have, they have a bunch of squishies, I think, or squiggles. Squamples. Squibbles? We should get some. Fans is closed. We should see how many, we should count how many stores are closed. Okay, two. Two. Two. So, fans. Oh, three. Three. I don't even think that's a store. I don't, I don't think, I think it was maybe once. So, this place has a little indoor play place. There's also, like, a bungee thing right here. Lakeline Mall is the, is the mall you go to if you want to buy a pair of shoes that's cello-wrapped. Oh, cool. Nice. It's, you know what I mean? Yeah. No, I know what you mean. There's an empty storefront. This is the most mall-looking mall. Is it, am I just misremembering, do, is it just Austin that has carpeted malls on the inside?
[0:03:11] Unidentified: All the ones in San Antonio I remember having, like, card floors. Oh, no. Carpet malls are pretty common, man. Okay. Did you want to look at cards? Yeah, I'm going to go look at cards at GameStop real fast. I mean, I, what kind of cards? That's right. Whatever they got. That's what we're going to see what they have. Not exactly GameStop's heyday, is it? So, we go, where's an evil? What? It's out today. It's happening, man. Uh-oh. Can you believe it? Uh, no. We're going to get, oh. Oh, you're getting those? Oh, I didn't realize the characters here. What, because they never got delivered? No, I got more. Oh. These are just from Funzies. I'm pretty sure here you got a hit off of them. That's right. How you doing? There's a Spurs hat I want to buy from Lids. Nice. Well, let's do it. Oh, fucklers. Archie has one, and he took it to my parents' house. And my dad is a dentist. And my dad was like, oh, look at these incisors. They look real nice. Okay. I'm like, okay. Which Cyclops do you prefer? Big Slot? You have a great day. The one without the head to ear. Oh, you like the 90s? Yeah. Do you guys like Cyclops? Cyclops is my favorite.
[0:04:11] Unidentified: No, he's a nerd. Cyclops is my favorite Iceman. He is fucking weird. Leonardo is my favorite Ninja Turtle. That's why he got ripped to pieces in the third movie. He's just so fucking... They are going to bring him back for this new one and just kill him again. Oh, yeah. No, they're going to take his kin. It's like they're just going to kill him, and then that's going to be it. Oh, Jeff, it's the Pink Panther. And he's got the weird fucking eyes. They do have the Pink Panther here. What's with his eyes? At the Miss USA store. Well, it's just called Miss A. Dude, when was the last time you went to a Yankee Candle? Oh, not recently. When your mom made you, probably. No, I go with my wife. I like smiles. Yeah, my wife, she fucks with candles. Yeah, here's Hot Topic. Didn't even clock it. Dude, Hot Topic is all anime. Yeah. Oh, yes. And Ghostface, apparently. I guess there's a new Scream coming out. Scream, yeah. Oh, Seven? Is that what you remember? Yeah. That's crazy. I haven't seen it until the last three. And then there's also a new Scary Movie. Oh, for real? Yeah. Scary Movie 6? Hypnotic figures. Hypnotic burgers. And coffee.
[0:05:11] Unidentified: So this is where you get your cookies. Yeah, I remember standing here for a while last time. Okay, so this is the better food court. Yeah, that's what he said. There is a Wetzel's Pretzels. Well, they have the K-Food place, which is like the infused Korean hot dogs, corn dogs. They're real good. Weeva Social. Panda Express is good. Villa Pizza is good. Villa Pizza is fine. Fucking Panda Express is not food, dude. Taste of Hungry. Yeah, it is. That is the most Jack Patillo-ass fucking place. What's the... Ooh, Taste of Hungry has the potatoes on a stick, though. Yeah, the Incredible Burger looks good. Do you want to try a sample, Nick? Go get a sample, dude. Go on, Nick. I already said no. Yeah. K-Food Austin. Jeff, what was the base exchange pizza place, Robin Hood? I don't remember. That's a great question. What if it's a solid pizza? Yeah, it was. I don't know if it was Robin Hood, but it was something. Something, yeah. God, that's funny, Nick. I hadn't thought about that in a long time. Is there a movie theater? There's a movie theater. Is there a movie theater over there? Yeah. Yeah, there's a movie theater over there. There's also this cotton candy machine that makes it right in front of you.
[0:06:12] Unidentified: Get a Rinaldo jersey? No. There is a cotton candy. There's a cell phone doctor. We fix phones and tablets and more. Oh, a Perry Perry chicken place. Oh, a Perry Perry chicken? Whoa. I'll eat that. I don't know if it deserved that, but all right. Have you ever had Perry Perry chicken? Yes. Good. I'd do a Cheeky Nandos. Yeah. AMC movie theater. Okay. They got some cookies and shit? So this AMC is the one down at the other mall? Is that also AMC? Yes. Yeah, I believe so. So there's a set of malls, huh? I guess so. Oh, I guess it's not open right now. And then there used to also be one outside of the mall over there at Garden Creek, but it closed down. Oh, that's right. Oh, yeah. You can win and then carry around a human-sized Donkey Kong. Or a Switch. An original Switch. An original Switch. Fantastic prize. Come get on Switch one. They haven't updated this in 10 years. Sweet moments. No one can win it. I can't believe that's the better food court. I think those had to be Le Fou Fou's, huh? Yeah. Do you think which is the better food court? I mean, he said that this one was. I can't believe that.
[0:07:12] Unidentified: Oh, I think maybe I was weighing Wetzel's pretzels pretty heavily. Yeah, it was really doing the heavy lift there. Really? I mean, it is. It was doing all of the lifting. There's also a margarita bar. Great. It's all Wetzel's pretzels and a taste of Hungary. Hungary is delicious. Well, that's what you eat when you're hungry. There's a store called Waikiki. I don't think that's what they wear there. It's also an entire store on sale because it's closing. Everything must, no kidding, entire store $5.99 last two days. What are the odds we'd be here next to each other? In the last two days of a business. Auntie Anne's. Here's the next spot. And then Nick wants to go in the lids. Yeah, why not? You can get a pretzel lick. Uh, maybe later. Nick wants to look at a hat. Yeah. You have to walk inside to do it. That's right. Hi, how are you? Simpsons hat? Simpsons hat? It's a Simpsons kiss hat. ACDC. What are you looking for? I was looking for a Spurs hat, a very particular one that is not here right now. What was it? It's like, uh, is it this one?
[0:08:12] Unidentified: No, it has this one. Is it this one? No. Is it this one? It has the old school colors on it. Oh. The fiesta colors. Is it that one? No. Is that one right there? No, it's not any of those. It's not here right now. Would you like it? I saw it the last time I was here. No, no, it's okay. I appreciate it, though. This one has a bear on it. Oh, bear. Is that what they call women yama, the bear? You get a Seattle Mariners hat. My green, though? They call him the alien. Uh, a Mariners hat? Or you can get a Texas Rangers with a little cowboy hat. Hmm. Why is this Rangers hat upside down? That's like a thing they've been doing. All the teams have them. Oh. Von Dutch. Von Dutch. Wow. Did you not know? No. This and Ed Hardy are back. I mean, back is in pretty hard quotes, but back. Wow. Yeah. Old school Florida Marlins. Make that the look. Yeah, seriously. Why'd they go away from it? I don't know why we're playing around. You know what I mean? But why are we playing around? Why are we playing around? That's what I'm saying. So we are on the second floor of this mall.
[0:09:13] Unidentified: Yeah, yeah, yeah. It is a two floor. And we're already re-sanded. Well, we got a kind of cut and loop, you know. There's a boba tea store. Totally tea. It has all the accoutrements of a major mall. I definitely, I came here to check it out a few years ago, and I gave you guys a report on it. Yeah. I said the mall was not back. I do remember when, after you came here and you told us, hey, I was wrong about the mall. It's not back everywhere. I feel like it's a little more back than it was last time I was here. Here's Spencer's. I can understand. Van's store? I don't know if it's back, but I feel like it's more back. It feels more accessibly back. Yeah. Oh, wow. They have a whole shoe department. Yeah, this is what, I think this is what Jeff meant, too. It's like, that's what you get. Well, that's all. Well, it's just all like sneaker resale shops. There's one that you've got to go and make $300 for a pair of shoes that's been key wrapped. You want to take the escalators down? Oh, I'd love to. You don't want to complete the circuit? Oh, let's complete the circuit and then we'll go down. Oh, okay. There's Kawaii Claws. Those claw machine places are popping up like crazy.
[0:10:15] Unidentified: Oh, we should walk over there. Okay. They have like an indoor kids thing here, too, like a ball pit style place. The, uh, we did this on a Michael Jordan podcast. We went down to Barton and we did, like, just for like half an hour went through and played like the claw games and stuff. It was fun. Very fun. You know, for like something like that. Yeah. But, uh, I can't imagine going like, dude, we got to go to the claw game place. Right. The claw. In the mall. Three Kings Barber. That's a big-ass barbershop. That's a huge barbershop. Yeah, but that's a lot of chairs, too. That's pretty smart to have that. Like, let's have a podcast studio in here. I don't want to drive this far, but why not? I mean, you could rent the space. I would absolutely do that. I would, I was actually, I was, uh, eating lunch yesterday at, uh, Small's Pizza again, which is where we went, uh, the other day for lunch. Yeah. Where the traffic was, or parking was tough. Yep. And I was sitting there eating my pizza and I looked up and the second floor was just like an office space that's, wasn't in use. And I was like, that'd be a great place to put a podcast studio. That's way smaller than the other one. Yeah. Pretty tiny. Huh. Pretty tiny.
[0:11:15] Unidentified: Okay. All right. Uh, I think. And then over here is the chiropractor. I just think having, like, if it was this, like, that's fun. Uh, but it's really small. Like, we have to, have to, like, the square footage that we would need would be really big for a mall, I think. Yeah. We'd also be the loudest thing at the mall. And the most probably popular thing at the mall. It'd be like when people tour 30 Rock and he's going to get the lift in. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know? See a live production. It's like watching, you know, oh, wow, there's Conan O'Brien and he's not even doing his show yet and he doesn't have his, like, costume on and you just get to see Nick smoking a cigarette outside. Is Liz Lemon here? A lot of shoes at Shoe Department Encore. Well, that's good. That's sort of, like, their thing, I think. God, I hate shopping for shoes. The big ass store. The, uh, by the way, the tent pole is one of the, one of the things that they love to do at the mall now. Yeah. You have your tent pole stores at the ends. They just wall it in and make it look like there was never a store there. It's just a cool place to say, come for the shopping, stay for the people watching. Oh, yeah, so there's a space there that's just hidden away, huh?
[0:12:16] Unidentified: Yeah, there should be a JCPenney back there. Was it the Burger King or the Taco Bell that was, like, in perfect condition behind a wall in a mall? That was the Taco Bell. Yeah. Perfect condition. Well, do you remember? It was, like, all the old color and style. Oh, an untouched Taco Bell. Yeah. American Eagle. I've never been in an American Eagle in my life. Oh, you can shop. I think my brother worked there briefly. Like, basics and stuff. Like, that's, it's, like, it's, I think it's a little preppier than probably anything that you ever get. Probably. Dillard's. You can get photos with the Easter Bunny here. Oh, good. And Santa. Kid's Bob Bunny dance parties every hour on the hour. Vantage jewelry. That's what I'm going to do. That's going to be my side gig, is I'm going to be the dance rabbit. Every hour on the hour. Every hour on the hour. Hey, picture booth at the mall. It's only $12. Great. What a steal. Oh, here's the White Key store. Yeah, we're back. Yeah, I don't think that is the stuff they typically wear there. Dude, can I hang out at the drink margarita bar in the middle of the day?
[0:13:18] Unidentified: That's what I'm talking about. That person is. Now we're living. It's Friday. Wow, dude. Dude, that was the time of my life when I was, it sounded like a perfect afternoon. It's five o'clock somewhere. Me too. Victoria's Secret and the Pink Store. Side by side? Mall Classics. Mall Staples. Bath and Body Works. Got to have the Bath and Body Works. Does your wife also like Bath and Body Works? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We go to Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works. And then Yankee. It's in the loop. Yeah, I hear that. Sometimes we go to Lush as well. Ah, Lush. Express, but no. I need some new jeans. Express men. Oh, there's some. See, like that suit. I'd get that suit. Eh. I'd get a couple of these. Yeah. It's a fine place like that. The guy in the picture is very well dressed. I like the brown. He is. I always wanted like a brown suit. I think it would be cool. But then it's like, I'm not really going to wear a brown suit. Do you think you could pull off a brown suit? No. I feel like you could. I think I could, but I don't have anywhere to wear it. Yeah. I'll dress up nowhere to go, Jeff. And you get a new black suit.
[0:14:19] Unidentified: Here it is. There's the Pink Panther thing. They had that. We went to VidCon one year and there was a take a picture with that Pink Panther thing. Really? Yeah. And it was ugly as shit. And we just kept going, why? Here's another store I don't think I've ever stepped foot in. Hollister. Oh, yeah. I worked there. Did you really? I did. How'd you like it? For a summer. Hated it. Oh, he loved it. Nick got to take off a shirt, show his abs. No, I never had those. You never had abs? Buckle. I never, I quit there to go work at a store that sold uniforms for like Catholic schools. Weird. I got the, I got the job because of a girlfriend who worked there at the time. So this would be the fourth. It's just closed. Fourth closed down store? Yeah. But, but closed where it's filled with stuff. Right. It's just. But you got to figure out what the fuck to do. Yeah. Someone's just on breakers on the journeys. It, honestly, this mall is mostly shoes. It really is. It really does seem to drift that way. Yeah. Ed Hardy. A lot of Ed Hardy stuff in there. It's a Zoomy store.
[0:15:19] Unidentified: Yep. A lot of Ed Hardy stuff in there. Oh, fans is open now. Hey, is it that hat? This one's open. You can take one off the list. Is it that hat? No, it's not that hat. It's like the new logo. More shoes. So it's the spur. Finish line. Uh-huh. And then it's like the three stripes, like behind it. Oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But also I'm trying not to do flat brims anymore. Wow. F.Y. Look at that. They got, they got cards. Oh, they got cards, Jeff. Should we take a look? He's slowing. He's thinking. No. Oh. He's thinking. No, it's okay. I already got cards. It's the same cards I already got. Oh, these are just off. Break time opened up too. All the stores we thought were closed opened up late. And the escalators are closed. Well, the escalators are stairs. Stairscalator. Is that you, Mitch Hedberg? Pokemaniacs. You want anything? Candy? Usually. Star Electronics? Sophie Books. Star Electronics. Any Pokemaniacs in the house or what's up? No, it's all right. All right.
[0:16:19] Unidentified: One of the more heavily trafficked stores, though. Pokemaniacs, but then also plushie maniacs. So this is servicing all maniacs. And this. Oh, is this the indoor fun? No, that's the jumpy thing. The jumpy thing. The jump spot. That's the jump spot, Jeff. In front of the JCPenney. You want to win a Tesla? And a Foot Locker sign, but no store. Maybe it's by the exit. You think you got to go around? Yeah, you got to go around. It's like how in Australia, all the restaurants are back alley. Oh, is that right? In Melbourne. They want to make it hard. They want to trick you, you know? There you go. Foot Locker. It doesn't go over to where the sign is. It does not. Oh, wow. No, it sure doesn't. You think they just have reduced as they've sold product? Yes. Yes. I think that's all you can do. Yeah. So the last hut. They have this down at the other mall, too. Airsoft shooting. Like Airsoft shooting? Yeah, a little Airsoft shooting gallery. It's the third cell phone store, repair store.
[0:17:19] Unidentified: I don't get this luxury soap stuff that looks like food. Yeah, eat something. Let's not add a confusing element to washing our hands. Food Draft, huh? Ooh. I like that that lady didn't even attempt to try to sell us. No. She looked inside. She knew. Those dudes are a waste of my time. Prime presents Perfect Pairings. What pairs with Reacher on Prime? Reaching for a sparkling punch delivered with Prime. It's an unbelievable feeling when you're enjoying a punch. At the same time, Reacher is enjoying punching people. Wow. He's still punching people. Entertainment meets fast delivery. It's on Prime. Welcome aboard Via Rail. Please sit and enjoy. Please sit and stretch. Steep. Flip. Or that. And enjoy.
[0:18:19] Unidentified: Via Rail. Love the way. We dip in here real quick. Yeah, we go to H&M. Yeah. They have ladies, men's, kids, and accessories. Denton, too. Look at that kid on the poster over there. He's a weird kid. Weird kid. You know who he looks like? He looks like one of those kids. You ever seen the Children of the Corn? Yeah. Yeah. He looks like him. Or like Village of the Damned. He looks like one of those kids combined with Elliot from E.T. He does look a little bit like Elliot from E.T. If he was. If he was blonde. Yeah. Are you going to get a 76ers shirt? Yeah. At the H&M. H&M. Trust the process. Someone asked, dude. Oh, Embiid's all bought in. What a failed experiment Joel Embiid is going to end up being. Yeah. He has his moments. That is Tyrese Maxey and Vijay Edgecombe's team now. Yep. I like this. Who was the other dude who couldn't shoot on that team? Ben Simmons. Ben Simmons. Is he playing? Who was the other? He's in college. Who was the other? Didn't he go back to college? Did he really? Yeah. Who was the other dude who couldn't shoot on that team? That's so funny. He could shoot. He just chose not to. That's cool.
[0:19:19] Unidentified: Either he took it to the hoop or he missed a jumper. He took it to the hoop and passed out to the three-point line every time. It's crazy how. How much is this? 19 bucks. Yeah. That's cheap. Well, yeah. It's H&M. I got to start shopping on H&M. Yeah, me too. It's just like not expensive. It's just basic. It's 13 bucks. I mean, like the thing about like the cuts on their shirts now is like they're so boxy. They are boxy. Yeah. I mean, that's just, that's the style. What do you mean why? That's what it is. Boxy good or boxy bad? I don't like how boxy it is. No. It doesn't fit. I'm not looking for like slim fit, but it's like. I have trouble finding basic t-shirts. And I actually, for Christmas, Emily got me a bunch of Abercrombie and Fitch ones. Yeah. Because that's what Gavin, Meg told her that's what Gavin wears. And they're great. Oh, yeah? Yeah. See, see, this is relaxed. It's so big. It's so boxy. Yeah, boxy. It's just like the style. I don't like that. I don't like that either. I don't like that. No. I feel like I don't want to be swimming in my shirt. No. No coming back around, you know? I'll say it just makes the parts of you that stick out look weird. I agree. When can we get rid of the long socks again? Since that's the. I like this, but I wish it was in one pocket.
[0:20:21] Unidentified: Let the audience know that Eric is looking at a long sleeve brown shirt. Basic, I'd say. Kind of wide, though. It's a little boxy. Yeah. It's relaxed. It is relaxed. I do like a tight fit. Yeah, it's just, you know. It's a tighter fit. Oh, that's nice. I like this. This looks like some. You don't actually have that shirt like that. It's like we're going boating. If you heard noises, it's because I've dropped everything. You dropped everything. It's not happening. It's pretty cool. We are going boating. Relax, Oxford. All right. I think I'm good. Now, these pants are a little too the dude for me. A little too relaxed. A little too hanging out at the beach club for you. See, this is a. Oh, no, that's nice, Eric. Well, yeah, for. I mean, for. Off the rack. Well, that's what I'm saying. For 85 bucks to be able to walk in and get a suit jacket. Like a. And then. Audience, it's a tan suit. And then to do a pant that matches or mix and match and make something that's interesting. And I think. I like a tan suit. I think you could look like a real southern gentleman in a suit like this. Oh, I think I have a tan suit. I bet you look like a real southern gentleman.
[0:21:22] Unidentified: Just don't wear it if you get elected. I wore it to Barbara Trevor's wedding. Hmm. Oh. Number 95. West coast. Oh, hey, you're from the west coast. This seems like something you'd buy in Japan. It's just a generic sports jersey. That's a pockmarked shirt. It's very strange. I like checking the sales stuff because you can always just grab something easy. You like that? Like a maroon hoodie that has a flower base on it. Or a basic little, what is that, corduroy? Yeah. Corduroy flannel shirt. Here you go. Oh, look at that. Find some matching pants for that. Some tracksuit mafia, dude. Yeah, be in the Russian mafia. Hey, rockin' it, dude. All right. Let's ski-daddle. Oh, I like that mint green. Oh, look at that. It's some mint green. Holy. That is a very green shirt. That's how pants are, too, now. It's just like that relaxed fit. Like, this is like the baggiest pair of pants that I own. I have to buy all my pants from Costco, now. I've been doing that. It's a solid move.
[0:22:22] Unidentified: It's cheap. Sometimes they... 20 bucks. Yeah, they're solid. I go to Co-Wear. You get a Co-Wear? Yeah, dude. I go to Co-Wear. I heard they have 75% off at their outlet store. It's where they have my favorite brands. American Fighter. Dude. Hey, dude. Aqua Vital. Hootie. Hootie. Hootie? Howotie? Hootie? I love Hootie. Me? Oh, I'm wearing Hootie. Oh, Men's Warehouse. White House Black Market. Okay. It's like, I would say... Business ladies? Yeah, women in their 30s who are dressing up for the office. You need a blazer. Oh, you ready for prom 2026, Nick? Oh, I thought you'd never ask. Prom 2026 at the Men's Warehouse. Chico's. And a man? Well, it's weird that you see... Not often you see a mid-mall escalator. It's to get to the food court directly. That's pretty cool. I've been hearing good things about the food court. That's pretty cool. It's pretty accessible. Oh, they got some VR stuff right here. The AVR park. Fun rides for the entire family. We have a game called VR Egg 360. Oh! Nobody here to work on.
[0:23:23] Unidentified: Well, it is a... Oh, it is Friday. It is a Friday at 2 p.m. Here's a make-your-own Skittles deal. Skittles Remix kiosk? Have you tried freeze-drying Skittles? Yeah. Are they good? Yeah. Oh, I've never done it myself, but I've bought them. Yeah, but I mean, are those good? Yeah, they're good. They're awesome. They're better than Skittles. Oh, not hard to beat Skittles. It definitely does. Oh, Jeff. Look, we can get a big Texas for the office. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Ooh. It's only $250 for... Oh. Faux vintage... Team sign with... Team sign. ...LED... No, with like light bulbs. It's like marquee light. It's supposed to look like you bought it at a gas station in 1948. Yeah, it's for your man cave. You know, your man cave. Oh, my man cave. Yep. Well, there's a lot of Texas stuff. You think they would have your hat, Nick? Rally house. I see Cowboys. I see Dallas Mavericks. Jesus, dude. I don't see a lot of... I don't see Spurs stuff. You know, Nick, I don't see Spurs. I don't know either. Mostly UT.
[0:24:23] Unidentified: I like the way this guy's just waving. He's just sideways. Hello. Hello. This is where you get your quinceanera dress or your palm dress. The sweet ceremonious. Oh, the green one's pretty. Hey, hey, Jeff. Yeah, man. I don't think the mall is back. This mall I don't think is back. Children's Place. I used to shop for clothes for Millie there when she was much, much, much, much, much younger. It was a wee one? You could get like a barrel of clothes there for like 18 bucks. A barrel of clothes? It was just so cheap, Children's Place, back in the day. I don't know if it still is. Here's a barrel of clothes. Claire's. Here's a little kid's thing. Build the Bear Workshop. It's been a lot of my life. Oh, I see. The Inflatable Wonderland. Yeah, they got like. So you just like throw your kid in there and let him go? It's like Discovery Zone was. So the tentpole stores this mall has are Dillard's and Macy's. Is that it? I think that's it. Did we not see another one? I don't think we did. Did we see a JCPenney? There's an Inflatable Wonderland. Are we going up to walk back? I think we got to be going up. There's nowhere else to go unless you want to go to Gift World Collections.
[0:25:24] Unidentified: Fuck no. There's this Gift World. Oh, you guys want to get some pictures? A gong. Get our prom photos? Oh, they're selling Labuboos for $50 off. Normally $350. And they have a big Godzilla. How cool. You know, he's the king of monsters. I've heard of him. I'm familiar. They make it another one? Big into energy available here. Man. Jeff, I don't know about this mall, man. Yeah, dude. This mall is tricky because in the abstract, it's laid out well. Yeah. And it seems well appointed. Yeah. And it's not dingy. No. It's well kept. Yeah, absolutely. But once you walk through the entirety of the mall, you find yourself feeling incredibly lacking without being able to point to any direct reason. There's nothing really here. It's like a personality-less mall.
[0:26:26] Unidentified: A bit. Not that malls have personalities, but you know, there's got to be something. But wasn't this like the personality mall? Didn't this have like... It was a big deal back in the day. Yeah. But it may have even been the, you know, one of the... It was probably the second nicest mall. North Cross was kind of dumpy. Highland was whatever. Barton Creek and this were good. Yeah. Creek was always, I feel like, my go-to anyway, though. Yeah. Well, this is so far away. Yeah, it took a long time to get up here. But everyone wants a pretzel, so, you know. It just... I will say last time I was here... No, I don't think you. And this hasn't been a problem this time at all. Uh-huh. But last time I was here, it was like the dude that just tried to give us boba. Or whatever. Yeah. They were outside of every store and it was like carnival barkers. Oh, really? And people were very aggressive. Just going for it? It was like trying to walk down the street in Baltimore next to a strip club. Oh, for sure. They were really trying to grab you and pull you in. Speaking of. Now, that one I'll take. What'd you get? Pretzel. Pretzel. But that hasn't been the case this time. No. Like, there were kiosks in the middle of the mall.
[0:27:26] Unidentified: And you had to like fucking fight people off to get past them. And that's just not... People are pretty chill here today. There's anime on at the margarita bar. There is anime on at the margarita bar. That's cool. Old anime, too. Yeah, that's old school. Deep cuts. That's all they give a licensing for. We only do deep cuts here. Oh, a latte factory. Yogurt smoothie. Fucking kill me. Gross. Something. Oh, yeah. You're not a yogurt guy. No. Oh, Dippin' Dots. There's like... Okay. There's like smatterings of people here. Oh, no thanks. No, thank you. Let me give it a shot. Eric's going in for a... Sample of us. Thank you very much. Strawberry mango. Ooh. Nutella crunch toast. Oh my God. Good or bad? That's the sweetest thing I've ever tasted. What was that? Watermelon strawberry kiwi refresher thing. And it is like... I'm trying to... You know if you had like five otterpops that were different flavors and you melted them together? Yes. And then you just drink that. That's kind of what it tasted like. I'm getting all the flavors distinctly.
[0:28:27] Unidentified: So we're approaching the end of our mall walk. Let's get that cookie cake. Our mall talk here. Uh-huh. Let's go over the highs and lows. What would you guys say was the highlight of the mall for you? What do you think this mall is over-indexing? I mean, I guess you got cards, so I guess that's nice. Yeah, that's cool. It's over-indexing in fucking shoes. I like that it has an FYI-E still. It's got a lot of shoes. The best part about the mall to me is definitely cards. I don't know that I can get cards at Barton Springs Mall. And there were like three stores here that sold cards. So that's a huge boon. However, I still can't shake the depression. It's so... You know what? There's just something sad. Yeah. There's just a sadness that hangs in the air here. Yep. I'll tell you what made it better. And I don't know why. Is when I was here with Archie, is there something about like a kid seeing stuff like this for the first time? They don't know any better than... Sure, yeah, sure. Pressing air. And so that young life having that kind of like excitement gives you excitement. It's one of the best things about having a kid is you can enjoy anything through their eyes. Exactly.
[0:29:27] Unidentified: For sure. I mean, I get that. They have a supreme kayak if you want to get a... But you can blow it up. That's the problem. I want to go kayaking. I don't have the room. I'm sure that's real. Fans is open. Fans... Yeah, it was open when we walked by it a minute ago. Oh, cool. No, you could have got your Spurs hat. Probably could have. This guy doesn't even care about his Spurs hat, dude. No, I'll get it eventually. Fake fan. I'll get it eventually. I'll fucking get it eventually. Oh, yeah. I'm so particular about hats when I buy hats. Yeah, that's why. I also feel like the quality of store has improved since I was last here. Is that right? I feel like there's more real stores and less like, you know, gray market stores. Yeah. Well, break time... The break's over if you wanted to look at cards. I don't. Oh, they sell e-sigs. I don't. But that is another store that sells cards. Oh, they also have the Marvel Rivals puzzles. Oh, I think kids' toys. Cool. We're back in the Macy's. Back in the Macy's. I could spend time in here and just go through and buy just basics. I bought a sofa from Macy's once. Is that right? Yeah, many, many years ago. Like, I could go through racks and racks of this stuff.
[0:30:28] Unidentified: I think I got a prom suit from a Macy's. Like, I don't think I could get away with that shirt, but I like the idea of it. Which one? The tropical one. Oh, yeah. No, you could do it. I just don't think I'm that kind of guy. I think I'm close. I just don't think I'm that kind of guy. I feel like you're closer than the rest of us. I think you are definitely closer than the rest of us. Like this? I'd try that. Yeah. I'd get close. It looked like you'd... It's a little too heavy. I was going to say, I don't think I'd breathe well here. No. Since this is an audio podcast, let the audio... It's like a knit shirt. Yeah, imagine what a 75-year-old barber would be wearing. 100%. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. That's kind of what I'm about. The kind of shirt you put a long comb in the pocket of. See? This is more what I'm looking for. Yeah. This is my old guy thing, I think. It's these... Short sleeve button up. But with like the stripes. Cut this way. It's a real nice thin material. Yeah. What's it called? Like a Gaia Vera shirt or something? Something like that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like that's... Like this would be... Like what old Cuban dudes wear all the time. It's a good beach shirt. That's nice. That's what I'm talking about. That's really nice. Like this would be like, bury me in that. I was going to say, put it on the company card.
[0:31:29] Unidentified: Get one right now. Bury me in that. That's a nice jacket. Looks like the other jacket you have though. Yeah. It does. It's hard... I don't know if it's just a guy thing, but I find this problem too. I find myself buying the same thing over and over again. Absolutely. And then getting home and going like, I have three of this. Yeah, but if one works, the rest work. I like... I have four brown jackets. You look good in that. Yeah, thank you. It does look nice. It's March. So I'm not going to be able to wear this until December. You might need it next year. It's the thing of like, yeah, this is on sale. It's like, well, it's on sale because you can't fucking wear it. You can't... See? I could go through like all this shit. This, the green one. I could wear any of this stuff. You know what I'll never wear? What's that? Camouflage. I was going to say, I cannot fucking stand camouflage as a fashion statement. You're scared someone's going to... What if you wore these? Hemmed jeans? Shorts? Just so everyone knows, they're Levi's 412 slim shorts. Dude. Black. Non-cut-off shorts?
[0:32:29] Unidentified: I'd rather fucking die. What? Yeah, I don't... Maybe it's because I was in the army. I don't know. But I just fucking hate camouflage as a fashion... I get it. ...device. Well, because it's not something that's designed to be comfortable. So it's odd to see in the wild. Yeah. This is a nice Levi's jacket. It is. So and they probably... I feel like you have the brown version of this and I have the blue version of this. This is the black version. What's funny too is I have an olive green one and then more of like a drab green because Blaine gave me his old one. Oh, that's funny. He's like, this doesn't fit me anymore. So he gave me that. Oh, this is yours right here, right? The corduroy? Oh, this does look exactly like it. I don't have the corduroy, but it's pretty close to this color. It's just a little more green. Oh, it's good. You think? You like? Yeah. It might be a little big. Maybe a little big in the sleeves. But I do like the color. Yeah, it's a little long. It is a little long. What size is that? Around the waist. I don't know. Let's take a look. But I like the color. Because if you can find a size down. Yeah, it's a large. See if you've got a medium here. I think it's a single one. Oh, bummer. That's all right. I look good on you, Nick.
[0:33:29] Unidentified: Thank you. It really did. It's a horizontal striped Levi's jacket. A little bit of leather at the top. Like leather at the top. I don't know. It's nice. It looks nice. I do like this look though. It's very Joel. I could wear a pair of pants. From Last of Us. I could wear a pair of pants that are the color of Gavin's shorts. You definitely could. Wow, $42 for Levi's and all that. Well, they're $70, but they're not down the price. The Shannon color shirt. Just white pants. What if I just started wearing white pants? Well, no one ate mustard. Well, it is before Labor Day, so you can. Crazy. All right, we're over here. Oh, you looking at plates now? You plates guy? Fiesta wear, dude. That's what my wear used to be. Fiesta. Lost in the divorce. Well, that's the mall, boys. Final thoughts? Lakeland Mall's not back. It is better than last time I was here. It is not back. No. Now we've got to figure out. It is. What's next? Yeah, what's the next mall? We're out of malls. Round Rock Outlet.
[0:34:29] Unidentified: Well, yeah, there's the Round Rock Outlet Malls. There's the San Marcos Outlet Malls. That one's pretty well traversed. Yeah. People love the San Marcos Outlet Malls. All right, well, are those outdoor? Yes. Interesting. That's what I'm used to in a mall, so that makes sense. Well, it's perfect weather for it here. Yep. Wink. Well, that's Mall Talkers. We went to the mall. We talked. We did it. We did it. Nick found a really nice jacket that was just a little bit too big for him. Yeah, tough. Next time. I got some cards. It's tough. There's a bunch of bags on top of this car. Oh, yeah. That's interesting. Yeah. Well, I guess we'll- They're not going to be for very long. Nope. Thanks for listening. You can check out Good Morning Gus and every other episode of Anman Now. And we'll see you guys next time. Bye. I'm Gus. Before you knew what a stock was, you traded snacks, cards, turns. You knew what something was worth because you felt it. That instinct to trade didn't disappear.
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