{"id":32824,"date":"2015-11-04T22:16:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T22:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regancomm355.e.wpstage.net\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2015-11-04T22:16:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T22:16:55","slug":"make-the-most-of-the-mall-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regancomm.com\/make-the-most-of-the-mall-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Make the most of the mall this Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It may seem like only yesterday that we were carving pumpkins and stuffing our faces with candy corn, but the passing of Halloween marks the beginning of a new holiday season. As soon as November 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hit and the clocks fell back, Starbucks began handing out red cups and stores started showing ads for Black Friday sales. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The holiday season is upon us and nothing signals the holidays like the arrival of Santa. \u00a0The big guy in red will soon be arriving at Simon malls around the country with his jolly helpers, elaborate sets and giant Christmas trees to ring in the holiday season. \u00a0While everyone may know that they can take a picture with Santa at the mall, here are a few other things taking place at local Simon malls across New England:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>SANTA PET PHOTOS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pets are an important part of the family and local Simon malls have nights designated for owners to bring their four legged friends to meet St. Nick. Stop in after the mall\u2019s holiday hours and use the designated entrance for a pet friendly photo-opp!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regancomm355.e.wpstage.net\/content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/christmas-puppies.gif\" alt=\"christmas puppies\" title=\"\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2538\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>GIFT WRAPPING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While many stores may offer to wrap your presents for a small fee, there are often partners set up within the mall that will do it for you as well. \u00a0If you aren\u2019t an expert wrapper, and want to feel like you\u2019re doing something good, this is a great opportunity to give back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regancomm355.e.wpstage.net\/content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/justin-tim.gif\" alt=\"justin tim\" title=\"\" height=\"224\" width=\"398\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2539\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>PERSONAL SHOPPER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At Copley Place, those who may not be that into shopping, or are looking for assistance can hire a personal shopper to do all of the work for them. \u00a0Kathy Benharris, Copley Place\u2019s personal shopper is available to shop on a client\u2019s behalf, or escort them through the mall on a custom shopping tour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regancomm355.e.wpstage.net\/content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/shop.gif\" alt=\"shop\" title=\"\" height=\"218\" width=\"388\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2540\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXTENDED HOURS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For many, the hardest part about doing holiday shopping is finding the time to actually do it. \u00a0Luckily, Simon malls have extended hours so whether you are an early bird or a night owl, you will be able to shop at a time that is convenient for you. \u00a0An added bonus is that you\u2019ll miss the crowds!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/regancomm355.e.wpstage.net\/content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/extended-hours.gif\" alt=\"extended hours\" title=\"\" height=\"196\" width=\"462\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2541\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>CARING SANTA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Know someone special who may not like the typical busy shopping mall environment, but would still love to have a photo with Santa? Select New England Simon malls offer children who have special needs a private event to have their photos taken with Santa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simon.com\/caring-santa-2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/www.simon.com\/caring-santa-2015<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211;<em>-Christina, Intern, Team Lauren\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It may seem like only yesterday that we were carving pumpkins and stuffing our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crosspost_to_4":false,"_crosspost_to_5":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regancomm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32824"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regancomm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regancomm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regancomm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regancomm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regancomm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32824\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regancomm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regancomm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regancomm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}