Kitsap Mall — Attraction in Silverdale

Went into LensCrafters for quick glasses replacement as all other establishments with these services couldn’t accommodate me. For preemptive context: I am immunocompromised and I follow social distancing by staying home unless it’s an emergency and my family follows rigorous sanitation processes when risking exposure during grocery trips or coming home from work. I called ahead to assess what the protocols were for the mall and LensCrafters specifically. No one was practicing social distancing or respecting anyone who was obviously trying- and there were very few of us blatantly trying. In the mall walk ways people were being selfish and walking many people wide in their groups or rolling up on people instead of maintaining 6ft minimum. In the LensCrafters only 8 people are allowed in- is what I was told- so my 5yr pls son stayed in the car with my husband. This was not the reality in the store and people kept bumping into me and letting their kids run into people and not keeping distant. No employee was enforcing any thing told to me. No one was using sanitizer and touching so many things. And even though they were told to keep the glasses touched in a bin for sanitizing the kids kept putting things back wherever. A young female employee was heads saying “can you come closer? I’m not scared if you aren’t!” Once I left I tried my best to be more aware of other pedestrians and I had to stop several times to maintain distance and let people pass. I can upon 2 mall employees just chillin on their rollers and talking intimately and taking up half the walk way- I stopped again because I saw others coming and I was trying to be respectful and let them pass while keeping myself safe. The mall security decided to zone in on me and stare. I stopped near them to look down at a pair of shoes in a window and they got closer to me and asked if I was ok and were acting so sketch- I backed away from them and said “I’m fine please respect social distancing” and they got belligerent and rude and kept talking about me with snarky attitude as I walked away. I needed to wait to pick my script up and decided to waste gas going home and back because I couldn’t stomach the anxiety building. I get that the mall can’t be responsible for each individual but they can do more than block most entrances, to enforce these necessary precautions and to have a better environment for the people who are risking exposure for necessities. Most things in a mall aren’t a necessity so it doesn’t make sense to be open. As for the leisure and ignorant population that clearly don’t care- I guess this place is for you. I don’t recommend based on the bad attitudes and inappropriate behavior of staff; and the poor attempts (or lack thereof) in the reality of corona...

I'm glad WinCo is now attached to the mall, because who knows... Maybe it can save it. However when I think of what malls used to be in general I have to say that this one wouldn't have stood up even in it's hayday. It just feels dead, even with all the store anchors attached. It's also ugly, it looks like it was badly decorated long ago and left that way.

It's a similar story across America, i.e. empty store fronts and kiosks, but this one really has an extra ugh to it. I'd love to see it rejuvenated though and there's a number of things that could be done to make it so IMHO. First people have to have a reason to use the mall, and stores should no longer be the main draw.

The mall needs things that you can't get anywhere else if it wants to survive. For instance how about a roller skating rink? Want to really see the mall blow up? Add a Chick-fil-A. It's honestly not that hard if you think about it... Common sense stuff really.

The mall does have some staples that are well with a visit though, such as Spencer's and hot topic. There's an anime store (that is lacking)... With the addition of the grocery store WinCo, there is massive opportunity for covering the out skirts of the parking lot into slim residential apartments... Maybe even connecting them to the mall for the ultimate convenience of having a grocery store at your finger tips at any time.

It is a shame that this mask has no second level, as this is a major feature of any respectable mall with the signature escalator. However isn't impossible if you consider dying dept stores like JC Penneys. This could be converted into any number of things. Also fountains, flowing water, real plants, make this a place people want to be.

The food court should also be condensed into one area... Because right now it's spread out before being a 5th of size it should be.

Really it's just about imagination, logic, and setting goals with a step by step approach. I'm not sure who owns this mall, but there's major opportunities here despite what many...

It's Halloween and like every parent, we worry about the safety in Trick or Treating. When I discovered that Kitsap Mall offers a safe, indoor, secure location for my child to enjoy Halloween we went there. There were alot of people with children all in a row moving slowly from shop to shop. We joined in the line and when we got to the first place of business we were handed one Jolly Rancher. No not a pack but just one. We moved along slowly to the next stop and we were given one bite size tootsie roll. I got out of line and we checked out the rest of the offerings and I would just like to say: What are you thinking? Not to just the stores but to the parents as well. If your anything like me, a trip to the Mall costs no less than $100. And that's if I only buy one item. I would think the shop owners would show some appreciation for our business and treat our children to a candy filled holiday that only comes once a year. I doubt I will ever spend another penny in the Kitsap Mall. That's what I...