Valley Vista Mall in Harlingen

The opposite of what the Valley Vista Mall look like.

If your are considering taking a trip to the Valley Vista Mall in Harlingen, because you have never been and you think it might be cool, DON'T. I honestly can't think of any reason to travel to the Valley Vista Mall from any other town. Either go to Sunrise Mall in Brownsville or La Plaza Mall in McAllen. There is nothing VVM has that the other's don't. You can't even people watch properly. Another words it's usually just an empty. 

I'm still shocked Valley Vista Mall is still open. The place is usually a ghost mall during the week. The only people I usually see in there are teenagers visiting their friends that work at the little kiosk in the middle. Stores are always in and out of business at that location. I've heard it's because the rent is really high. Nothing like paying for prime location and not being one. I guess if Sun Valley Mall can stay open any place can.

It's actually quite funny how the stores around the mall are doing very well for themselves. The strip centers next to the mall seem to bring a bunch of traffic to them. However, people avoid the mall. It seems like Valley Vista Mall has the shopping plague or something. 

I suppose stores in VVM make their money like t-shirt stores on the island do. They lose money all year long until the right season comes along to make their whole year; Spring Break for the Island and Christmas for the mall. There are still hordes of people who come from Mexico to visit the mall in Harlingen during holidays. I'm not sure if they just live closer to Harlingen or they are trying to escape the stampede at the better malls. La Plaza Mall during Christmas can be a madhouse. 

So, just to recap. Valley Vista Mall = Nothing Special + A Waste of Time.