Owen Sound plays at a different pitch

Tyler and I were up north in the Owen Sound area the past few days. I was clever enough to convince my parents to go and visit the local mall, and scout the stores to see what makes Owen Sounders tick fashion wise. The shopping centre's name was Heritage Place. Before we arrived, I visited the mall's website which looked very promising and well made. I was excited to go and see what the regional fashion scene had to offer but things ended pretty quickly. After walking throughout the entire mall (in about 5-10 minutes) we came to the conclusion that the only "fashion forward" store was Cali Closet.

I say "fashion forward" because it is the only store I had never heard of (and that doesn't have a website apparently) and that perhaps, I thought, was trying to break out of the norm. Well.... I was wrong. The only fashion forward thing in the entire store was a sweater with large laces and grommets at the front that made it look like a large shoe. Since I was bored and disappointed I started walking around aimlessly until my mom exclaimed loudly "Oh! look! Cheap shorts!" Surprise surprise, we were standing in front of Bluenotes.

To tell the truth, I never really gave Bluenotes a chance. I was always turned off by its teenage audience but I was pleasantly surprised by what this location offered. I walked out of the store with 2 new v-neck t-shirts, one denim short sleeved button up shirt, and a red pair of sun glasses for Ty; all at the very cheap price of$39.98!

Both Ty and I were very surprised by the selection of fast foods in the "International Food-court": Pizza, Chinese food, Fries, and Subway. It doesn't get more international than that.

All in all it was a good visit. I got cheap clothes, an idea of what Owen Sounders wear, a good book, and a booklet with four different tour itineraries of the local cemetery. =)

I give Heritage Place 5 out of 10 fashion stars and 3 out of 10 international food-court stars.

Thanks for a fun adventure

Diego

ps. oh! I also saw this awesome painting!