With all the shopping that goes on these days via the Internet, shopping malls are a dying breed…read more When you can shop on Amazon, for example, the convenience, selection and great prices, retailers just cannot compete. More so in the age of Corona. Well today was a very pleasant experience at the Eastern Hills Mall. I started by taking my unneeded electronics there at 11 AM. This mall was hosting the free electronics waste recycling drop off event in their parking lot. It was so well organized. A company by the name of sunnking was there to take old electronics off your hands. A great service to the community. After that event, I browsed through the Raymour and Flanigan furniture store. This is where the old AM&As, and BonTon used to be, if you recall. Buffalo old timers like me will remember! Then I walked past the Duff's chicken wing restaurant ( yum yum) to browse and check out some very exciting new businesses at the end of the mall where the old Sears used to be. The BFLO store, the Home Today store, the BFLO Events Center (not open yet), and the Chrusicki Bakery /Pierogi store are just refreshing and exciting additions to the Eastern Hills Mall. I think this mall really has potential. I hope once the fear of corona has passed, the mall will pick up more business and folks will truly appreciate what it means to shop in person again. It was really nice to be able to walk into a store, browse through merchandise, speak with the salesperson. That's the way humans interact. The social aspect is what made the experience exceptional today at this mall. The only department store left unfortunately is JCPenney. Otherwise there are many interesting stores when would not expect to see in the mall setting. Pet stores, dog training businesses, a realtor office, even a DMV (currently closed due to Covid), Antique collectible stores, a medical fitness center, blood donor organization, to name a few. Came home with a few treats from the Chrusicki Bakery. Due to being in the Orange Zone for COVID, patrons are not allowed to dine at the tables inside the bakery. Decorated so beautifully for the holidays it was so inviting. The entrance with the fireplace and Christmas theme is worth checking out.

We stopped her on a rainy Sunday afternoon to check it out. The place was empty, and only a few…read moreplaces were even open. It's wonderful that Penney's is able to survive here. The Niagara Emporium was an interesting store. The Christmas store wAs all lit up, as a Christmas store should be. Duff's was open and so was a new brewery. Not much going on here, but a great place to walk with lots of parking available.

Ms Middleton was here for the grand opening, but left when she realised it wasn't called the…read more"Eastkate Plaza." It's a massive Plaza in the rich suburbs of Buffalo right alongside the nightmarish stretch of Transit Road which is always backed up for many hours a day. If you come here later at night it's perfectly fine. But between the McDonald's and the Tim Hortons across the street from each other - and the lights that are poorly programmed - traffic emerging from Sheridan Drive and Maple Road - it just becomes awful. And of course we're looking at Walmart - one of the biggest and best ones in the area - if a Walmart can be the "best" - so just forget about it. Not to mention I've been pulled over while driving in this parking lot which is ironic because I think 95% of people drive much more Dangerously in parking lots than I do and I never see them getting pulled over. I didn't get a ticket but I just wanted to say seriously?

You'll have to Casey the joint to see if there are any Mass Transit options. Or you can ride with…read moreme. On me. Either or. Whatever. This is one of the better plazas in the entire region. The great thing about this Plaza is that there are some excellent food options both in the plaza and near it. For example there is the wonderful Almaza grill with the greatest Lebanese rotisserie chicken you will ever taste. And Johnny C's has the best chicken finger Sub in town and a lot of other amazing deli sandwiches. Not to mention Grill Kabob for a wonderful Pakistani Curry although slightly pricey. Greens is just down the road with excellent create your own pizza and wonderful, healthy create your own salads.

Cute clothes, but overpriced and customer service and backing of the products they sell is…read moreHORRIBLE. I will never shop there again. Too bad as it would have been nice to have a good clothing shop in the area.

From the owner: Our store thrives in bringing the best of the best, softest of the softest transitional pieces…read more made right here in the USA. From NYC to LA stop in to find staple pieces that you will love to wear season to season and be able to dress up or dress down.

An older plaza, but with plenty of options for shopping. Everything from an Aldi to a hydroponics…read moreshop to a gym to TJMaxx. The Subway in this plaza is THE BEST! You can enter from Main Street - left or right turn from Transit, or if you're headed northbound on Transit you can enter right from Transit. Tons of parking here but people tend to ignore the lines and drive willy nilly. Be careful when walking into TJMaxx because people speed through there are don't care who is crossing. I'm a fan.

Absolutely love it. It's a busy Target, but the entire staff is great, and because of how much time…read moreI've spent there over the years, they come to know you and recognize you. It's pretty clean, and they're not too bad at keeping things organized. They're always helpful, and of course, Target is a great store where you can find some of the best deals. Their cartwheel program means you can find some real bargains. They implement their mask policy. They also try to make sure everyone stays six feet apart and limit the lines that you're in. They wipe down the areas where you cash yourself out. They also have online order and pickup. It's a godsend if you don't want to go inside. They bring your order right out to your car and load it in the backseat or trunk for you.

Ordered an item from a baby registry for drive up pickup, and the employee who brought it to my car…read morewas holding it face down. Upon grabbing it and turning it right side up, I noticed the packaging was ripped and damaged. So I immediately told him this was a gift and asked if he could get me another one instead whose packaging wasn't damaged. Luckily he did. I realize that he probably wasn't the one who originally pulled it off the shelf in the first place, but it seems a little deceitful that this location thinks it's ok to give damaged items to drive up orders, especially when it was directly purchased from a gift registry.

So I discovered this Christmas store in Eastern Hills Mall. It's in the section near JC Penney and…read moreright around the corner from Niagara Emporium. I'm always a sucker for going into Christmas stores. I think Christmas in July was made for me. My most recent quest for Christmas has been to expand my caroling families collection and I found a cute set here today. Anyhow, besides the normal Christmas items they also carry a variety of gift items, household decorations, and items for other holidays. Currently they have Valentine items and they were setting up things for St Patrick's Day. Prices seem to be in par with other similar type store. It's the type of place I'll definitely revisit on future visits to the mall. 2021-16

Omg! What a wonderful store! I happened to see their advertisement on Facebook and didn't realize…read morehow big this place is. They have so many beautiful items for sale. I had a chance to talk to the owner for quite a while. His name is Keith, he is so friendly and likable. They're going to have the "real" Santa Claus come even for dogs! I got to take a few pictures of my pups. The store is supposed to be open eventually seven days a week right now they're closed on Mondays. This is a year-round store. Highly recommend.