I'm not sure who decided quarter rides are now a dollar. Probably the same people who say a Snickers bar is $1.25.
A few weeks ago we took Alexa for a bonafide Del Amo mall walk. This mall, of Jackie Brown fame, might be the mall that started all mall walks. It's crazy long. One could get lost in Macy's because it has an inexplicable number of entrances and exits.
We found the jackpot of
But, being the modern plastic-carrying parents we are, we only had a dollar between us. We splurged on the virtual reality ride. We thought it was pretty rad. I mean, it's a far cry from the yellow horse, if you know what I mean.
Our daughter was not impressed. Give her a motionless helicopter or nonmoving train engine any day!
Who knew the mall could be so entertaining? Even if there were no Icees.*
*But there are smoothies and lemonades and coffees and boba tea and oh my, I am a glutton for delicious beverages.
what? a dollar? you've got to be kidding! take alexa to chuck e. cheese where all the rides are just a quarter! :) there used to be a penny horse in front of kroger when i was a kid. my mom would give me and my brother and handful of a change and we were in heaven!
ReplyDeleteWhoah, they charge pretty expensive on these kiddie rides - not fair.
ReplyDeleteBut no matter what, it's always great to see your child enjoy every
second of the ride. But i still think a dollar is absurd.
Me, too!
ReplyDeleteA penny horse! No fair.
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