With Giftland opening the doors of its Mega Mall to the public, Stabroek News took the opportunity to hear from the ordinary citizen about their thoughts on it.
Ramesh Persaud
Well it’s good for family, children and everybody to come out to experience and see what’s going on. I came many times before, but most times I would just be outside. However, I will be bringing my wife and kids next time. I have nothing really negative to say about the mall now, there are some empty spaces in the mall right now but I think they will be filled up later. ‘ Sophia Johnson
It’s spacious to shop, I like it, I so like it. It’s the first time I come and everything is so reasonable and I like it so much. There is space for you to walk. Everything is so perfect. The road that we used to drive in was so good, I find everything to have a reasonable price. I think anyone can come and shop here, they have a lot of items and stuff for everybody.’
Dayshawn Billinjay
So far from our tour, we’ve seen somethings we haven’t been seeing, but it’s a great experience. We are yet to roam upstairs so far downstairs is spacious. So far everything is on par … When we were coming in, they had the shuttle to bring us in and they put us off right at the bus terminal and it was easy access. The staff are really friendly, they greet you at the door. I can definitely see myself coming back here later this week.
Diane Paul
Well so far it seems like a whole new experience. I like the way they have space, you can actually shop comfortably. There’s a lot of things to select
from for young University students like ourselves. It’s a really nice experience basically. I know the mall isn’t fully completed because some of the escalators are not working but I would appreciate if they would link the Campus to the mall. There’s a passageway they can actually put around the road from Spicy Dish, straight over to the mall. It would be in walking distance and would be better for us on campus. I think, the mall would be good for Guyana too, it’s going to be an economic boost if you want to say that.’
Christine Jagroop
Well I just got here, but I think it’s good for Guyana, for the youths, keeping them out of trouble, keeping them occupied and I think it’s good entertainment, having a theatre and all. There is always room for improvement but so far, I have no complaints about the mall. I definitely see myself coming back here in the future.’
Rebecca Jagroop
Well so far it’s amazing, it has the basic things that everybody needs, and the make-up section is especially great. I think it’s a good start for Guyana.
Everything is okay here, but there is one thing I noticed. I went into a store earlier and their items had no price tags, so I didn’t know the prices for the items in the store. They need to fix that and get their stuff priced, for the benefit of their customers. I just hope they do well and have lots of people coming in.’
Yulex Haynes
To be honest when I stepped out of the taxi and came in I saw the glass door sliding in and I thought we were going to get locked out, but as soon as we stepped in the door automatically opened. I love the atmosphere here, I was amazed by what I saw, and I am glad that I took the trip today to come and see what they had to offer here at Giftland. I haven’t toured the entire store yet, but at the moment I have no complaints about the mall. I like what I am seeing and I definitely be coming back.’
Gloria Johashon
`It’s really beautiful, words cannot explain, it’s just wow. I feel like I’m in America, it’s really, really nice and I like the atmosphere. I like everything they are doing so far and it’s
really nice.’
Nafeesa Baig
I have to think back to Saturday night when I first came here, the first night I walked in I could say that I felt like I was in a different
country at first. It feels different from all the other malls in town like the City Mall and the Regent Muliticomplex Mall. I didn’t really get to check out most of the stores because we went to the movies, the movies are really good there, it’s way better than Princess to be honest. The 3D effect is good and so on. Then when I came out that night, out there felt like a different country to be honest, so just step out of here and you go there, I even told my mother I have to bring her to see the place. The food is really good here too, but apart from that, the cashier is pretty slow, but I guess it’s just them getting used to the system. Apart from the fact that I can’t get phone signal on the ground floor, everything is perfect for me.’
Kenny Ramourtan
`Well this is my first time visiting the mall and so far I’m pretty much impressed with what I have seen. It’s very spacious, the staff are very friendly, and it’s very impressive. They just opened, I see a lot of stuff hasn’t been put on display as yet but that can be expected since they are now in the transformation stages.’