- No free shipping ever (free shipping deals always only apply to the continental US!)
- Certain stores not available in Hawai'i (still no Zara, Bath & Body Works, Bed Bath & Beyond, IKEA... Oahu only recently got Victoria's Secret, Target, Nordstrom, and Walmart)
- Only one outlet mall - and it doesn't even have good deals or a large selection of stores
Update April 20th, 3:31 pm
Hey, check this out!
Just out in today's Honolulu Star Advertiser - apparently Hawai'i will be getting its first Bath & Body Works in Ala Moana on May 2nd! And a Lowe's
("Ala Moana will welcome first Bath & Body Works")
But still no Trader Joe's, IKEA, Bed Bath & Beyond, or good outlet malls...
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Update April 21st, 10:29 am
Article about the new Lowe's opening in Iwilei
I know that I can't speak for the citizens of Hawaii and don't have "eligibility" for a strong argumentative stance in the issue, but I see Hawaii as an exotic location and adding many of these stores would make it lose some of its "vacation-like", distant feel from the rest of the country. So, one hand I see positive aspects (functionality, higher quality shopping, easier time of getting what you want while avoiding shipping costs) in adding these stores but I can't help but to notice some negatives ones as well.
ReplyDeleteValid point, Rob! There are definitely those on the island opposed to developing it further (as I am sure you know, Oahu is already the most developed of the eight islands). In fact, there is a saying in Hawai'i - "Keep the country country!" I personally like the development on Oahu (as you can tell from my post, haha), but I wouldn't want to see development like this on the outer islands (like Kauai, Maui, Big Island) - THOSE islands are the true paradise! But I doubt that people on those islands would ever let it happen, anyway.
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