mall kiosks

I would like to take a second to plug what appears to be a very funny movie coming out in January - Paul Blart: Mall Cop. I think Kevin James is hilarious. For the record, the movie was filmed at the Burlington Mall right here in Massachusetts. I wish I had known that at the time, as I would love to be in a Kevin James movie. Anyway, let's get to the actual point of this post. I love the going to the mall. I always have and I probably always will. As a kid, I always thought it best to go to the Cambridge Side Galleria, but usually ended up at Meadow Glen or Liberty Tree or Burlington. When I got older, the Square One Mall became the place to go...easily the 3rd worst mall I've ever been to (with the Auburn Mall being the worst and the Greendale Mall being the second worst). These days, I do most of my shopping at the Solomon Pond Mall. Enough about that, anyway, onto the point of my post. One of the things that I don't like so much about a trip to the mall is the existence of annoying mall kiosks. I pretty much hate all mall kiosks, though I couldn't imagine a mall without them anymore. The mall would feel empty. Regardless what's being sold, the kiosk folks try to annoy you into purchases their products. It's so frustrating. No I would not like you to rub lotion on my arm! Aside from the naturally annoyingness of mall kiosks, my brother brought up a solid point the other day. Some kiosks should not be allowed. Example: Backrub Kiosk. Seriously, nobody wants to watch you getting a backrub. It's really awkward. I could not imagine sitting in that chair getting a backrub. There are others that are wierd and creepy. I cannot think of them as I write them, but you know what they are. I would also like to take this opportunity to ask why people pay $1 to sit in the vibrating chairs they now place in the malls. Do people not realize that most malls have a Brookstone in it and you can use their massage chairs for free. What a waste of money.