re: #13 calochortus
I suppose if you can get there early, or take the bus or something. And like crowds.
Personally I try to avoid all malls from now until January.
My personal Very Odd Tradition is to wait until Christmas Eve and then go to the mall and buy the last round of presents and watch people go into panic buying mode.
My wife hates the mall and thinks I’m nuts. But I enjoy that last-minute shit.