Discount Megamall

I was hoping for something more like a flea market. Used items and a bit more seedy. But it was realy bright and all «new» things. They dont have anything i need or want and I really didnt have any desire to look too hard.
The TV show «Chicago Fire» has used this as a location a couple of times and that can be somewhat annoying.

All they have is crappy jewelry, crappy car stereos, and crappy clothes. It was not the mystical place I built up in my head riding by on the blue line all those years. I am not glad I stopped and went in, only glad I will no longer be curious of what lies inside this joke of a business.

Finally took a chance to run through here when walking to a street fest: I have always wondered what was inside the delightfully tacky exterior (it’s a MEGAMALL). I can only say that my worst expectations were fulfilled. Messy, cheap, haphazard. I’m probably a little pretentious here but it just is not for me at all.

I have never seen so many tube socks or airbrushed Scarface t-​shirts in one place.

This place needs to be shut down completely. Its a huge eye sore in Logan Square. If we could get ride of this it would make Logan Square that much better.

This place is so bad it’s good. Or, is it so good it’s bad? I’m not sure, but all I know is that though I would never buy anything here, it is a marvel of environmentally-​disasterous proportions. The vast majority of this crap is cheap merchandise shipped by the bargeload from China and sold to… I don’t know who buys this stuff. There is some cool stuff hecho en Mexico like pinatas and Mexican candy (and huge mulitcolored marshmallows), but most of the garbage (booth after booth of bootlegged DVD, CDs, cheap jewelry, cheap toys, and clothes) is forgettable. If you are in the market for Virgin Mary of Guadalupe-​airbrushed t-​shirts, knockoff Nikes, subwoofers, or fake snakeskin cowboy boots, this is the place for you.
Highlights:
–Awesome shiny gold belt buckles with various spanish phrases like «Hecho En Mexico» and «La Raza». I’d totally wear one to work just to get some reactions.
–A dilapidated tattoo/​piercing booth with photos of modified acne-​ridden nu-​metalheads circa 1997.
–The family installing their newly-​purchased (and likely stolen) subwoofers into their new late 90’s model Honda Civic in the parking lot (as evidenced by the freshly-​applied and crisp temporary liscence plate).

Wow. What a waste of time. This place was dead and not many of the booths were open.
Observation:
* Hideous clothing, rather overpriced. Do all of the booths order their clothing from the same cheap supplier?
* Tacky jewelery. I’ll stop at that.
* Tattoo booth? Is this really where you want to get a tattoo?
* The auto electronics was ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. Half of it was pure crap, other half was OK.
* A Mexican candy store. I actually wanted to get something there, but was in a hurry to get out of there.
I am by no means a pretentious person. However, this place is just crap. Save your time and effort and just go to Wal-​Mart. I hate saying that as these booths are owned by people making a living and are local. But, if you are going to own a booth, sell stuff that people want. Throwing crap out there is not going to help. Sorry guys.

I don’t care what anyone says about the megamall, I love it!
You can find everything here

Discount Mega Mall Rules. Shop there.
A. Calamari

Pretty awful. You walk in and think you’re in a market in a third world country. The electronics are outdated; the clothes are cheap and look cheap too. It is an entertaining place if you know that’s what it is, but go once and you likely won’t go again.

Best mall ever.
Where else can you get audio equipment for your car not found anywhere else?
No where else can you get such a wide selection of Mexican candies.
Get yourself a cheap suit here for 30 bucks!
If one of the vendors doesn’t have what you want they can «find» it for you.
The vendors have tons of cheap toys for the kids no need to go to Target.
5 pairs of socks for a dollar? I mean seriously!
On your way out don’t forget to pick up a pair of Silicone Pop Up Booty Enhancers, you will thank yourself later.

I was in town this past weekend for the Salsa Congress and I always make it a point to stop in.
Why? Two Simple Reasons.
#1) They have cheap socks and they have cute tops that I can wear to work when bartending that I don’t mind getting messed up.
#2) They have jeans that fit women with booty — I can get a few pairs of jeans here that will fit and compliment me without those gawd awful baggy thighs look or big gap in the back.
(Y’all know what I’m talkin’ ’bout…)
It’s a flea market — it’s got cheap stuff. Go for the jeans and the socks!

This is like a small version of Santee Alley in Los Angeles. Apparently it was much bigger at one point. It is still pretty nice. Better than a flea market. I got a couple shirts. Everyone was real nice, though it was real quiet when I went (5PM on a Saturday).

This place is everything I had hoped it would be. It’s a wonderfully trashy indoor flea market with tons of tacky jewelry and clothing to look at, toys to play with, and quirky reproduced art to buy for your living room. I came for the entertaining sights, and I will return to barter for the broken toy accordion and glowing life-​like Virgin Mary shrines.

You can’t take this place super seriously or you will drive yourself crazy. It’s a Megamall. That means it’s full of a ton of trashy stuff that you probably don’t need but at least it’s cheap.
Need some rims for your car? Cowboy boots? Athletic shoes? Club clothes? Men’s underwear? Dulcelandia? A painting of Don Quixote made out of Don Quixote? They have it all right here in the Megamall! My friend and I came in here to do a bit of browsing and it was pretty awesome. The place was ridiculous and everything was pretty cheap. I actually think it’s awesome that I can buy Hanes undershirts, socks and undies here for WAY less than Target or Wal-​Mart. They also have backpacks and other awesome stuff for kids, which is great for back to school time. There’s uniforms for school and everything is cheap.
Get in here soon. There’s a parking lot and there’s a ton of stall with anything you could possibly imagine buying. Oh, did I mention the jewelery? There’s actual jewelers in here selling god knows what and it’s awesome. I don’t even need to tell you what I saw — just go in and look for yourself.

I was exited by the term «Megamall». I even started to chant «Meg-​A-​Mall, Meg-​A-​Mall, Meg-​A-​Mall!» as we pulled into the parking lot. I had no idea what a «Megamall» was, or what was inside if this giant and apparently window-​less building, but I allowed my imagination to fill in the gaps. I pictured a glorioius shoping emporium filled with unique and wonderful bargain-​priced items that would blow my mind. I pictured walking out with bags and bags of loot, knowing I had gotten a «Megamall» price on it all.
Then I went inside.
It’s similar to a flea market in the set-​up. Lots of booths/​stores, like car stuff, cell phone shop, kids stuff, clothes, jewelry, etc. When you walk in, there is a western-​wear store immediately to your left, just in case you are into the snakeskin boots and cowboy hat. Then on the right there’s a rims and wheels store for all your dub needs– You gots to be rollin on dem 16 inch spinnas, man, get some shoes fo dad Dodge Neon, playa.
Attn. Ladies– there is also a ho store for all your hoing needs (ok it’s a young women’s clothing store). Such as tube tops, skin tight Apple Bottom jeans w/​rinestone accents and muticolored embroidery, and various tops that consist of two pieces of polyester fabric sashed across your chest. I wonder if they have cheaper prices than Discovery or Forever 21, I don’t know. I could pull some of those tops on my LEG and they would be tight.
The shoe store had all sorts of athletic shoes, Nikes, Adidas, Sketchers, whathaveyou, but I did not think the prices were much lower than other shoe stores, but they may be a little cheaper, who knows. That Asian guy there doesn’t negotiate on price, but he was quite the salesman, telling me the shoes I was trying on made me look like a famous person, oh yeah.
The jewelry shop in there had some nice stuff. I found a pretty silver ring for $ 20, I talked her down to $ 17. It is nice and has held up well. I really liked the whole collection of faux diamond-​studded «dollar bill sign» jewelry, and will be getting the matching earrings, necklace, and beltbuckle set next time I go here. I am not sure if I want the «dollar bill sign» jewelry set, or the «marijuana leaf» set, we’ll see!

This is a low quality, haphazard and disorganized place to shop — just like a Mexican flea market should be. (Hey it’s true). Go find that belt buckle you never knew existed but always needed to live — and make sure to barter down the price. Seriously though, if you happen to be in the area, it’s a fun place to walk around for about half an hour, just given all the random items you’ll see (e.g. framed valour Jesuses, knock-​off handbags, naked lady silhouette western wear accessories, depictions of Barack Obama and Pancho Villa riding horses together — huh?)
The flea market at 25^th St. and Blue Island in Little Village is much more interesting, however.

If you need cheap plastic crap, knock off merchandise that will fall apart on the way home, or your name on a piece of rice than look no further. Don’t walk; run to the Megamall!
It is dirty, it smells bad, and it is the product of Satan. It would be an improvement if they closed the Megamall and opened a toxic waste dump or nuclear testing ground. These things would be more pleasant to pass walking down Milwaukee avenue.

It’s SO fun:
You could get hubcaps for your car, a dress for your daughters christening, a sombrero for your dog, a huge gold chain, some crappy posters, and get change back from your $ 20!!!

Want to buy some stolen shit AND some air brushed Nikes?
Done and Done.