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| Advantages: |
plenty of stores |
| Disadvantages: |
bargains are largely 'tat' or not much of a bargain anyway |
| Recommend to potential buyers: |
no |
For a start off Hatfield only has one 't' in it.
That aside, the Galleria is not my idea of a great shopping centre. The idea of mimicking the US Designer Outlet Mall just doesn't work in here. When I've been there, the shops - all High Street names - are all just trying to offload their out of season - and frankly - out of date clothing and goods.
In the USA I've been to Designer Outlet centres and they have great bargains, big names, but don't disguise the fact that they are offering you quality at a cheap price.
Frankly some of the stores at the Galleria would be better off flogging their rubbish off at a Car Boot sale. And as for TK Maxx - it just a glorified 'jumble sale'. Designer clothes at discount prices - screwed up clothes at ridiculous prices more like!
By all means take a trip out there and enjoy some of the Bars that are in the Galleria. Maybe see a film at the UCI Multiplex at the far end of the centre, but really don't bother with this if you are looking for a 'great' shopping centre. There are bigger and better around (Lakeside, Whitewater etc all within easy access of the M25 corridor) - and you can get just as good a bargain there....and that would be purely because of the competition. Here the competition revolves largely around who can sell the most crap for the highest prices!
You Guessed - I'm not impressed!
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