Apparently a Gap Factory Store is going in the Plaza.
Opens March 18.
The Gap store at NR Mall is closed.
Can anyone confirm that the Gap Store is open?
It's a Gap Factory Store and yes it's open. I was there last Friday.
Is a factory store the same as an outlet store with discounted merchandise?
Call and ask!
Just thought Dora may know
The people who work there definitely know.
I think it's pretty clear what question is really being asked here.
Quote from: markberwyn on March 31, 2015, 06:56:27 PM
I think it's pretty clear what question is really being asked here.
I must be dense because I don't. Mark, I think you are reading more into Pat's question than is really there.
Quote from: Ted on April 01, 2015, 04:53:41 AM
Quote from: markberwyn on March 31, 2015, 06:56:27 PM
I think it's pretty clear what question is really being asked here.
I must be dense because I don't. Mark, I think you are reading more into Pat's question than is really there.
Why might the distinction between a regular Gap and a discount Gap be of interest to an old-school Berwynite?
Quote from: markberwyn on April 01, 2015, 08:04:49 AM
Why might the distinction between a regular Gap and a discount Gap be of interest to an old-school Berwynite?
To find bargains, that's why. My mom is always looking for bargain basement stores or stores that have sales to get things more cheaply.
Mark you're ready to fight over anything. I've never heard the term factory store, and I wondered what it was. It's as simple as that.
Quote from: Ted on April 01, 2015, 09:04:51 AM
Quote from: markberwyn on April 01, 2015, 08:04:49 AM
Why might the distinction between a regular Gap and a discount Gap be of interest to an old-school Berwynite?
To find bargains, that's why. My mom is always looking for bargain basement stores or stores that have sales to get things more cheaply.
She wasn't asking if it was a place where she could hunt bargains; she was asking if it sold discounted merchandise.
Quote from: markberwyn on April 01, 2015, 11:23:18 AM
She wasn't asking if it was a place where she could hunt bargains; she was asking if it sold discounted merchandise.
I wasn't answering HER question. I was answering YOUR question. YOU were the one who asked why the distinction between a regular GAP and a discount GAP would be of interest to someone.
Dude, you are definitely reading more into this than is there.
Mark, I really didn't mean anything other than what I said. In fact, I don't know what else it could have meant.
Disagree. Old-school Berwynites don't care about the Gap per se.
Quote from: markberwyn on April 01, 2015, 02:20:42 PM
Disagree. Old-school Berwynites don't care about the Gap per se.
Wow, Mark. That's a pretty sweeping generalization. So, none of the tens of thousands of people who used to live in Berwyn care about Gap per se? Not even one of them... LOL.
What is your definition of "old-school Berwynite"?
Ted
Quote from: Ted on April 01, 2015, 04:14:42 PM
Quote from: markberwyn on April 01, 2015, 02:20:42 PM
Disagree. Old-school Berwynites don't care about the Gap per se.
Wow, Mark. That's a pretty sweeping generalization. So, none of the tens of thousands of people who used to live in Berwyn care about Gap per se? Not even one of them... LOL.
What is your definition of "old-school Berwynite"?
A person who raises questions when he or she hears about the possibility of a discount store opening in the neighborhood.
This conversation is too silly to even continue. It might shock you to know that many people, myself included, enjoy getting a bargain. I was in Berwyn today, and I stopped in the Gap. I encountered two very friendly and helpful employees. They explained why it's called a factory store. It's a nice store. I didn't know they were building a Ross store. It's also a nice place to shop.
Was anybody concerned that it might not be a nice store? I assumed it was. It's a Gap!
Wow
It's all good now. Before you wondered whether it's a place that sold discounted merchandise; now you know it's a place where you can get a bargain.
discounted/bargain....pretty much the same to me. After talking to an older gentelman, who I think was a mgr., I know that if I'm looking for a bargain/discount on Gap clothing, I would shop the outlet stores, or a Gap store when they have a sale, and not a factory store for Gap clothing.
And people wonder why this site doesn't get much traffic anymore. Just read through this thread and you'll know.
The reason this site gets less traffic now is because all the doofy Obama-is-destroying-America loons got themselves banned or self-deported. Same amount of discussion of local topics as there's ever been.
Old-school Berwynites love discounted-merchandise stores. They love hearing about more and more stores opening in Berwyn selling discounted merchandise.
Quote from: dukesdad on April 02, 2015, 01:33:45 PM
And people wonder why this site doesn't get much traffic anymore. Just read through this thread and you'll know.
The main reason this site doesn't get much traffic any more is because of the Berwyn Cool Kids group on Facebook. You see the same discussions on BCK that uses to occur on BTF, only with no anonymity. It has the same old BTF crowd plus newer people who know only Facebook. It has around 1300 members and the discussions have gotten heated in the last month before this election, just like they did last year before the vote on the referenda.
Quote from: Ted on April 02, 2015, 03:58:06 PMIt has around 1300 members and the discussions have gotten heated in the last month before this election, just like they did last year before the vote on the referenda.
Similar to BTF at its most popular, there are about 20 people who post regularly. I'd guess another 30 or so lurk, and pop in from time to time. Others just visit when they need a plumber recommendation. I wish they'd enable the view count for each post, as in other forums, which shows how many (and who) actually viewed a particular post.
The biggest problem is that the group is private. No, it is "secret." Not only can one not see what's posted, you can't even search & find the group. The big advantage BTF gas is it's public - anyone can read the posts here.
What's the logic behind keeping it secret?
Not sure, but the group was originally intended for Berwyn parents. The creator has since moved from Berwyn, and handed control over to someone else.
Quote from: B o n s t e r on April 02, 2015, 05:49:57 PM
.... I'd guess another 30 or so lurk...
Including some who lurk under their wife's name ;)
The other big difference is that you can easily read what was happening in the community a decade ago on this site. Good luck doing that on Facebook.
I need to figure out how to best bundle up the discussions here and donate them to the Berwyn Historical Society. Its an interesting glimpse into life and current events.