THis is really weird to be writing a review about Auntie Ann's. Lately, however, a revolution is underfoot. There is this one guy who has been hired at Cool Springs Mall, after Xmas. He leads the team on his shift in spirit building exercises, and he says stuff like "We;re not selling pretzels, we're changing lives!" and other things I can't remember. Sometimes he talks about Star Wars/Nerd Stuff and compares his Pretzel Team to the movie/other nerdy stuff. The day before Christmas, when I was super-depressed about shopping, and life, he shouted "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" at me, semi-ironically, across the mall; with just the RIGHT bit of angst, letting me know that he, too, was sick-of-it-all. But with a smile, not, like pscyho. I felt a kinship. It was very Donnie Darko; spot on dude. Totally sweet. Thank you, Pretzel man, for diagnosing me dealio! Crisis averted; I was able to order a comforting pretzel and let go of my holiday blahs. He's like a Zen... Pretzel Nerd. He is my hero. I call him Pretzel Man. Every time I go to the mall (and I'm really a dedicated online shopper; as the mall gives me anxiety attacks), Pretzel Man makes me feel happy about being there. He shouts stuff like "Be the pretzel! Know the pretzels!" LOL! He makes it feel like a great, fun place to be. :) He is performing a thankless, minimum wage job with decency, honor, humor, and pride. He is making his crew laugh during their sweaty, greasy, difficulty days. If you can't find your credit card and you don't have cash and you go over to the side of the counter to look for your card and wave other people ahead while you look for it, he will say "It's okay, girl. This combo is on the house," with a kind smile (especially if you are someone who eats a lot of pretzels Ahem). We are ALL significant. A wheel cannot roll without cogs. A cog without a wheel is useless. A mall without a food court causes people to leave and not return. People leaving the mall causes a downturn in purchasing. No sales= no manufacturing jobs. God Speed, Pretzel man! Have I blown your little minds? Good. For I believe in order to save the mall from online shoppers such as myself, we're going to need to hire a million Pretzel Mans: performers/servers, performers/salespeople, who turn mall shopping into a fun and positive "entertainment experience." Mark my words. Because right now, shopping just makes me anxious. There's too much stuff to wade through, too many people, and it's little moments like Pretzel Man (the small-town, "personal touch") that make it worth it. Just a thought. :)
HaileyTIffany M.
THis is really weird to be writing a review about Auntie Ann's. Lately, however, a revolution is underfoot. There is this one guy who has been hired at Cool Springs Mall, after Xmas. He leads the team on his shift in spirit building exercises, and he says stuff like "We;re not selling pretzels, we're changing lives!" and other things I can't remember. Sometimes he talks about Star Wars/Nerd Stuff and compares his Pretzel Team to the movie/other nerdy stuff. The day before Christmas, when I was super-depressed about shopping, and life, he shouted "MERRY CHRISTMAS!" at me, semi-ironically, across the mall; with just the RIGHT bit of angst, letting me know that he, too, was sick-of-it-all. But with a smile, not, like pscyho. I felt a kinship. It was very Donnie Darko; spot on dude. Totally sweet. Thank you, Pretzel man, for diagnosing me dealio! Crisis averted; I was able to order a comforting pretzel and let go of my holiday blahs. He's like a Zen... Pretzel Nerd. He is my hero. I call him Pretzel Man. Every time I go to the mall (and I'm really a dedicated online shopper; as the mall gives me anxiety attacks), Pretzel Man makes me feel happy about being there. He shouts stuff like "Be the pretzel! Know the pretzels!" LOL! He makes it feel like a great, fun place to be. :) He is performing a thankless, minimum wage job with decency, honor, humor, and pride. He is making his crew laugh during their sweaty, greasy, difficulty days. If you can't find your credit card and you don't have cash and you go over to the side of the counter to look for your card and wave other people ahead while you look for it, he will say "It's okay, girl. This combo is on the house," with a kind smile (especially if you are someone who eats a lot of pretzels Ahem). We are ALL significant. A wheel cannot roll without cogs. A cog without a wheel is useless. A mall without a food court causes people to leave and not return. People leaving the mall causes a downturn in purchasing. No sales= no manufacturing jobs. God Speed, Pretzel man! Have I blown your little minds? Good. For I believe in order to save the mall from online shoppers such as myself, we're going to need to hire a million Pretzel Mans: performers/servers, performers/salespeople, who turn mall shopping into a fun and positive "entertainment experience." Mark my words. Because right now, shopping just makes me anxious. There's too much stuff to wade through, too many people, and it's little moments like Pretzel Man (the small-town, "personal touch") that make it worth it. Just a thought. :)
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