Beverly Center Review

I visited the Apple store at the Beverly Center today. I’m trying to get rid of my old laptops, lying around my apartment and read that they can recycle them. Apparently, you can’t just chuck computers in the dumpster because the batteries are bad for the environment. Heaven forbid, I wouldn’t want anything to destroy the beautiful homeless encampment ten feet from my building. 

Anyway, the Beverly Center has changed quite a bit over fifteen years since when I first moved to LA. I parked on level four, which is my go-to floor. I reason that if I park in the same place every time, I’ll never forget where my car is. (Although I still manage to lose it somehow.) However, the parking payment machines are so fancy that they will remind you where you parked! Holy shit, we are living in the future people. 

The Beverly Center was recently renovated, and it’s all high-end stores. It looks like a museum or some overly ornate plaza transported from Dubai. Just for fun, I went to the information booth and asked the girl where Claire’s was, and she thought I was talking about a real person. 

The clientele is upscale. You’ll feel right at home if you like to wear Gucci or speak Korean. Though, the mannequins look pretentious. I saw a store where the mannequins had rabbit masks, which I enjoyed. When I shop, I want to feel like I’m in an Eyes Wide Shut sex party.

The one thing that I didn’t like is the lack of food court, which used to be on level three. I used to like hanging out there, eating Chinese food and looking at all the purchases I wasted my money on. Also, I’m not sure how they could have a five-hundred million dollar renovation and forget to include Dunkin Donuts. But maybe that’s coming next year. 5 out of 10.