If I could give zero stars, I would. All because of an encounter in the parking lot involving…read moresomeone associated with Little Elephant named Jaidyn. This girl brought so much unnecessary drama to a minor accident that it felt like I had been dropped into a low-budget reality show. I'm not exaggerating! This was the most chaotic, immature, and unprofessional interaction I've ever had in public. Here's what happened: I was trying to park outside of a store to get some items. The parking lot layout was tight and poorly designed, but I managed to fit in. After picking up my items and walking back to my car, I began to reverse out only to hear a slight scrape. I realized our cars had lightly scraped against each others. As soon as I got out to assess the damage and observe, I noticed someone was sitting in the passenger seat. I made sure to check both cars, then calmly tried to address the situation. Shortly after, the driver came out of a nearby restaurant, her name was Jaidyn, and she was holding takeout from a sushi spot. I explained the situation and offered to exchange insurance. That's when the entire interaction shifted from mature to chaotic. She immediately switched into "mean girl" mode. You know the type: smug, dismissive, eye-rolling attitude, like everything and everyone is beneath her. She made it unnecessarily difficult, demanding my information but refusing to hand hers over. She also held onto my insurance card like it was hers to keep. That alone told me I was dealing with someone whose maturity level was somewhere between "kindergarten & high school hallway drama" and "Instagram Live meltdown." At this point, another woman came out of the same restaurant, asking if I hit her car too (I didn't). Her tone was playful but condescending, and I was already sensing the energy around this girl group was anything but good. I continued trying to de-escalate and even asked for my insurance card back, as she still hadn't provided hers. Her response? "Back off. I'm looking for it," with a sarcastic, annoyed tone like I was interrupting her big moment. So I matched her energy (she couldn't handle it). Then, things escalated. She pulled out her phone and began recording me, not for documentation, but clearly to try and embarrass me for social media clout. She had the phone angled just right, waving it around with her Hello Kitty case, barking threats while filming, like she was trying to create a viral clip. This wasn't someone who wanted to resolve an issue, this was someone who saw an opportunity to perform. She kept screaming, getting in my face, acting like she was auditioning for some knockoff influencer drama series. Meanwhile, her car "Venom": a dusty, beat-up black Ford Fusion sat there like the real victim. Let's be honest: if you name your car after a Marvel villain but it looks like it's been through five car washes and still smells like vape pens and disappointment, maybe tone it down on the theatrics. Let's also talk about Jaidyn's appearance, since it seemed she put more effort into looking chaotic than being civil. She had on one of those cheap synthetic wigs from the bottom shelf of a beauty supply, crooked and frizzed like it lost a fight with a hairdryer. Her random facial piercings looked like they were done at a house party, and her fashion sense was a mix of clearance rack mall goth and "look at me" desperation. Not someone you'd take seriously in a professional setting, let alone during a legal exchange. I eventually felt unsafe and overwhelmed. So, I did what any logical person would do. I left the scene and immediately called the police to report what had happened and why I left. The dispatcher told me to return if I could and that officers would meet me near the area. I followed instructions and came back, parking nearby to avoid further confrontation. And here's the twist: the officers were incredibly professional, respectful, and calm. I explained everything from start to finish. How I attempted to do the right thing, how Jaidyn escalated it, and how I felt threatened by her behavior. They listened attentively, asked questions, and showed more patience in 10 minutes than Jaidyn did in the entire encounter. Here's where karma comes in: one officer noticed that Jaidyn had been illegally parked, taking up both a regular space and a handicap spot. So while she was trying to play social media hero, she was actually violating parking laws. The officers facilitated the insurance exchange properly, and I was cleared to leave while Jaidyn stayed behind, likely receiving a ticket and a reality check. In the end, I left with my dignity intact and her 15 seconds of fake internet fame permanently denied. Having someone like Jaidyn linked to your business is not just a liability, it's a red flag. If she acts like this over a light scrape, imagine how she treats real customers! Avoid this place if you don't want to deal with a sushi-eating Hello Kitty gangster.

What to say? A gloriously vintage monument to the magnificent days of the Mall's heydays…read more Immaculately kept, cool and nicely lit with a lowered oasis in the center under the mall's atrium, it was nice to stop in, stroll, and pretend I was back in the 80's and things were awesome again. Applebees was delicious and the anchor stores had plenty of Roll Tide merchandise, but I felt like the rest of the stores (stores with names that end in 'Z' like 'Fashionz' ), might fare better in Brooklyn than in college town Tuscaloosa, and that's why most were empty or out of business. My recommendations? Bring in the go-to Mall staples: a movie theatre, T.G.I. Fridays, Gap, Apple, Banana Republic, an arcade. Make Malls Fun Again!

Caveat emptor! If you shop here and need to bring something back, you will only get store credit…read more What is this? Kmart? My daughter is getting married in the D.R. She came back from Atlanta to shop for a wedding gown, a reception dress, and for a dress for my wife. Gown? Check. Reception dress? Check. Kudos to Bella's & The Clothes Tree for those purchases. Great experiences. For her mom, she convinced us to go to Effie's in Homewood. My wife found something she liked, but it was in the wrong color & the color was ordered. After it came in, the item was the right color but not made the same way as the one she had tried on. Nonetheless, she was convinced to go ahead and get it. 10 days later, she changed her mind and took it back. It was only then that she was informed that the return was store credit only. At no time during the hour or so spent in the store were we told of this policy, nor did she see it posted anywhere - dressing room, checkout, anywhere. It is not on their website. It is not on their Instagram site. Here's the kicker. When she returned it, she was told that the reason for "the policy" is, "young girls buy something, wear it to an event, then bring it back". They told this to a 65 year old woman. Not only is this insulting to her, it should be insulting to all young people who would never do something like that. Okay. Your ballpark, your ground rules. You have $500 of our money that can only be recouped through other purchases. Maybe that will happen - maybe it won't. But will dime one beyond that ever be spent there again? Nope. As long as you know before you go, knock yourself out. Not us. Not again.

We shopped and tried on and we were never even acknowledged or greeted. Won't be back.read more

A small shopping plaza conveniently located and with the usual players for these type of malls. I…read morewould recommend a visit here.

Stopped in here to kill some time before a concert. This is a nice boutique with a lot of cute…read moreclothes. The clothes are definitely geared more toward college aged/young adult women. They also had a decent selection of stuff on sale. I tried on a few things and although I didn't end up buying anything (the things I was interested in either weren't in stock in my size or I didn't love on me ), there were a lot of clothes here I would have purchased. The girl who was working was super friendly and even recommended some places for us to get food in the area. Worth stopping into.

From the owner: Women's contemporary clothing, shoes, accessories & swimwearread more

I was just at this store and met a nice man named James in the jewelry department. He was very nice…read moreand polite. I was shocked at how nice the store looked. I was telling him how my local store in California didn't look that nice. I wish I had more time to look again but I saw it on the mall and it was one of my favorite stores I had to stop in to see how different an Alabama JCPENNEY'S is to a California one. I bought a few things, if I had more time I would have bought more. Great customer service

me and my daughter are trying to check out at JCPenney's to go to one register no one's there so…read morethen we go up to the ladies behind the jewelry counter. They tell us that the lady by the clothing closed her register for us to go to cosmetics and check out we go to cosmetics we told no you can't check out here. You have to go to the other side of the store by the restaurants to check out, how are they still in business?