PORTAGE LAKES PLAZA — Attraction in Coventry Township

Acme has great veggies for $0.89, a whole bag of mixed veggies!! I'm super poor vegetarian... so 10000% those $0.89 veggies are literally a life saver.

Coin n jewelry store however, I feel are a bad juju company. They prey on others by flattery, and also by exposing desperation of others. Like knowing a person needs money bad, so offers a lesser than "normal" approach to "commodities" if the guy senses urgency or emergency necessity in potential clients. (Otherwise if you pretend you don't "have" to sell coins, jewelry, etc. But just wanted to check value and take home your stuff, or buy more he will offer more, compliment your knowledge/etc. but still way less than his "social cues" suggested. )

To me in my opinion, I would never trust their knowledge, opinions, or honesty with your collectibles or other valuables.. all in all, my opinion they are nothing less than intentionally unethical, self destructive and toxic to inhibit growth and promote decay ....and they do it all WILLINGFULLY......

Personally, I feel the place has a repertoire of pseudo high class entitlement, with a touch of phoney "Expert and dont-you-know-who-I-Am" syndrome. The tactic of use here is "Turkey-Fattening" (If you are buying a coin, he then talks about how he buys coins too, shows them off, states how much for, and how great a deal he gets buying at said price, yadda yadda yadda..... BUT THEN if you are selling a coin, the sentiment is how hard it is to sell coins, and they only buy certain kinds, usually not very valuable, but you should just hang onto them, because values are low for any coins you have. He can only give so much because of lack of economic confidence) .... Very vulture like scavenging/harvester approaches, COMPLETELY blind to propositions of legitimate fair and clear profit. (Offer a fresh crisp $20 for his $10 bill because you like the dollar portrait printed orientation and he may say "no way you obviously know why this one is uniquely more valuable." I'm sure he believes that bait all the way up until he kicks himself for greed when he realizes his folly of "F.o.m.o. Fear of missing out", definitely preys on others deficiencies, instead of help to build stronger relationships and improve the growth of community.

P.s. coins referenced are various common 1 oz or less silver coins. (Basic commodity with low fluctuations in value over course of study.)

Q. How do I know this? A. I never cared about the money, I 100% cared about the integrity, honesty, and ethical intentions of this place. The coins were the variable not the other way around. 😎

**The coins and the $20 dollar for $10 analogy is purely for explanation of the reference point of their intentions and ability to interpret and interact with clients in regards to their ethical nature. Values and denominations and commodities used have been changed to prevent misinterpretations of others and prevent any ability of a rebuttal or manipulative excuses.

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It's always been just a cute tiny little plaza ever since I can remember as a kid back in the 90s and early 2000s I'd always get so excited for the plaza to feature the tiny lite Coventry Fair and of see the big tall yellow slides, the ferris wheel, and the food smelling sooo good. The Coventry Diner is one of the Best hole in the wall places you can find and they have great pricing for both breakfast and lunch! Everyone's friendly there both the employees and customers. It's been on my Dream Job List for quite a while now because that just goes to show how much more I wanted to be there not just for food but also as an employee. There's loads more I can say about the diner with memories and things but you, and I, would get tired of reading and me typing them all in! The Harbor Freight is a nice little place as well. They always have amazing deals going year round with their coupons or even without. The Dollar General is nice as well it's always been pleasant going in their due to the quiet and great smelling and friendly atmosphere. A relaxing place to browse for an hour one day to just relax or grab what you need and then some. The SaveALot there is also a very quiet atmosphere as well. I've definitely not been impressed with this locations fresh produce and pricing with certain items can make you think uhhh what?!! Friendly staff definitely works there. Now as for the Plaza itself, it has most definitely needed a new parking lot for quite a long time now, it's so bumpy, cracks everywhere, potholes all over, paint fading slowly away. If the parking lot were to be entirely tore out and repaved with blacktop and a new paint job for the parking spaces and in and out arrows for the entrance way and incorporate a system for which lanes to drive up or down to save some confusion or another driving over all the spots ignoring an orderly fashion to get a spot closer to their location or as some use it for a shortcut around the heavily trafficked Manchester Road even. Great place. Great...

The parking lot in the area towards the Dollar General and the Harbor Freight holds water anytime it rains, and I don't just mean a little. Like, you could drown getting out of your vehicle if you aren't careful kind of holds water... So I'm usually at the dollar store or Harbor Freight if I'm in this plaza. I always forget there's a Save-A-Lot at the one end now... Not a fan of the Mexican place in there, at all. Never been into the bar there, or the gym.. Wendy's isn't my favorite of the Wendy's's... They are slow and usually get our...