This was a long-pending visit!
Managed to make it to Ampa last Sunday.
Spent a couple of hours in the mall and was impressed. Spencers Plaza has been my hunting ground for books, chats and "hanging out" for a long time. City Centre and Express Avenue brought in a refreshing change with the added benefit of a movie-experience!
In all the noise on development, "big-is-huge syndrome", mega-brands, parking-space and all that, the developers and promoters forgot the common man. Remember Irrfan Khan in "Mumbai Meri Jaan", what is it that one gets without paying for in a mall?
I know "eye-candy", window-shopping and the occassional glimpse of a B-grade heroine or a forgotten cricket-star etc can be optional answers. How about the basic need "A glass of clean and cold purified drinking water" - the elixir of Life.
Ampa and the folks behind it, a salute to you!
Ampa offers purified drinking water and clean well-maintained rest-rooms with signs for a wet-floor. The big brands are there - Landmark, Westside and the usual electronics and designer boutiques. Great dining area with a number of brands selling their food. PVR with its movie-screens seems to be exciting!
Star Bazaar, Tata's answer to retail stores seems to be a huge success with seemingly endless rows of stuff from fruits, vegetables, food and provisions, clothes, cosmetics and perfumes. They definitely seem to be better organized than Big Bazaar.
All-in-all a great Sunday at the mall! Looking forward to seeing more outlets which can cater to the lower middle-class income group.
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I must've gone at the wrong time, it was freaking hot... we were sweating and my sister ended up with a headache. It was that hot... and I did not notice the elixir of life. This was early last year, guess they must have spruced up the place now... and haven't really noticed Star Bazaar either, will definitely drop in next time... and yes, Big Bazaar is a mess. I saw inception at the theater there, that's a pretty neat and posh place.
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