Columbia Crossing II S.C. — Attraction in Columbia

'Going Out of Business' is the most used slogan in this shopping strip.

Ashley Furniture is the anchor and I couldn't tell you what other stores are there this month.

To top it off, this eyesore is also a traffic nuisance. With aimless shoppers turning both left and right at the same spot on a two land road, accidents and near accidents are common and the entrance and exit is entirely too convoluted for absolutely no purposeful reason.

Skip it unless your favorite retailer opens a soon to be going out of business...

My sister-in-law from New Jersey wouldn't stop raving about Trader Joe's. Same with the cool woman l have a crush on. So, l tried TJs in Columbia, Maryland and must admit that it has an impressive mix of high quality fresh produce, unique snacks, decently priced high end items. Their garlic naan, butter chicken and veggie samosas are A+. I'll be a repeat customer. Oh, did l mention their checkout folks are like little drops of sunshine on...

REI is nice, but expensive. Toys R Us is a bit of a nightmare, every time I buy something, I am reminded that I shouldn't have, few registers, screaming children every time, and people with fifteen things in their carts taking a minute each product. Red Robin is just another location, people do tend to drive a bit quick down Dobbin past the blind exit, and left turning people pull so far out that people turning...