Went to Crescent Mall in Phu My Hung (District 7) yesterday to check it out since it has just opened its doors in end Nov 11. It's a huge mall, and a huge disappointment. It's boring ... ground floor has many big brands with big discounts for Tet ... but who's gonna buy Gap or Tommy Hilfiger when Saigon Square and so many other places have "copies" at a fraction of the price? Looked for a bookstore but there was none. Looked for a restaurant and only MOF and Pizza Nut were available. And you can give MOF a miss there (we had lunch there) - the quality of food sucks, poor service and poor value for money. You're better off going to the one in Le Loi Street in District 1. The foodcourt is nothing fantastic. Giant Supermarket at the basement is also huge but prices seem higher than normal. There's a big Cholon electronics supermart next to Giant.
While it wasn't exactly a waste of time, it wasn't a good shopping experience for us at Crescent Mall either. To top it all, the quality of finishing in the mall is pathetic. Many tiles are stained and the wooden floor parts have started popping out after just 2 odd months - someone should be "shot" for that.
Website : http://www.the-crescent.com/trung-tam-thuong-mai
Wooden tiles popping out
Stains like these all over the place
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