Truly’s is the first shop in a long strand of shops that used to be called Lawson Outlet Mall, but is now called the Lawson Outdoor Mall, because I guess there was no longer enough outlet stores to qualify it as a discount place to shop. Most people call it the LOM, like lawn only with an m at the end. It’s actually the opposite of discount stores now. Half of the stores are designer brands and places with employees who wear full tuxedos to work. And there’s random places which I would never shop. But if you look past the weird stores you’ll find the occasional gem, like a jewelry boutique that only sells things handmade from recycled items. Or the Forever21 which is my favorite clothing store and the pretzel shop that sells fresh baked pretzel deliciousness. I walk slowly down the sidewalks, carefully checking each store window for signs that indicate they might be hiring students for the summer. But the only places I notice with Now Hiring signs are a few fast food joints (and not the good ones like the pretzel shop) and the Gucci store.
