Exton Square Mall

I absolutely love this mall! It was my first time there today and I can’t remember enjoying shopping as much as I did today. I’m not sure why people no longer come to this mall because they still have Macy’s & H&M (What else do u really need?) without the congestion of people like K.O.P mall has. What impressed me the most is The cleanliness of the entire mall, including bathrooms. You could smell the clean throughout the whole mall. It seems like the bigger KOP gets, the lousier the quality of stores, clothes, and people get. It also makes shopping overwhelming now, especially when you have kids. Montgomery Mall is the ish!

I don’t know what happened??? I visited this mall this past Thursday and oh my! What used to be a thriving mall has really been deflated. I’ve frequented this mall many times since the 1990’s and it’s always been a major shopping hub, even in the late 90’s when it underwent a major renovation project to give the mall and businesses a more modern look and feel. However, on Thursday I felt that my parents and I were walking in a ghost town, most of the shops were closed or going out of business. Of the few open stores, mainly were no name stores. They do have Gap, H&M, but most of the storefronts are being rented by unlikely businesses like medical offices and the Chester County Chamber of Commerce… So weird.

Time warp to the 90s: this place Is like the twilight zone and in need of a major makeover. Stores are outdated and closing every month, including flagship stores. Their Macy’s is SUPER old, has no good brands, shelves are half empty, and there are about 5 employees that speak clear and concise English. I would highly recommend driving the extra half hour to KOP.

Not a terrible mall, but it could be improved. Macy’s is probably my favorite shop at this mall and this particular Macy’s is pretty good with regard to selection and service.
The mall has a food court that includes a Nestle Toll House shop — yum!
This mall is a bit confusing to walk around because of the layout, but I’m figuring it out. Sorta.
Mall is conveniently located and easy to get to from area highways. Plenty of other shopping in the area as well.

For a few years I went to a school located near this mall… well not exactly I was midway here and Granite Run Mall I think. I totally would have driven here than there (Granite Run Mall is boring). I like the finer malls mainly because you find more stores and have access to more quality items and choices are always a plus. This is not the best mall in the area but it is a very nice mall. This mall was my hangout and I enjoyed studying here either in foodcourts or lounging around or walking the mall. It is a really peaceful mall in my opinion at least the multiple times Ive been there. I honestly like quieter malls because I prefer no distraction retail therapy. If I lived closer Id be back more often. I found really cool sales in some of their department stores at the end of seasons. Im a pretty good shopper so I usually find when the good stuff goes on sale. :) I love that there is a library right in the mall complex… really exciting… get my shopping done and then go relax in the library. Lol. Im not a master of this mall so Im ready to come back to explore any time since im not bored of it yet! It is just quite a drive for me… since I dont live nearby anymore.
5 stars for the location. It is a very convenient shopping area.
I love Indian food so another perk at this mall is… outside in another shopping strip is a cool Indian restaurant that also sells dosa and Indian desserts. Just a thumbs up for anyone else who loves Indian food while they are here.
Honestly I think I should just move to Exton. I love this area… and the shopping!!! :P Because there are just so many stores inside and ouutside of this mall it makes shopping really convenient. Even as ritzy of an area it is… I always find excellent bargains everywhere I go when Im here! Just lucky? Maybe. :)
Oh did I forget to mention Westchester is right nearby? So is King of Prussia (KOP is the bigger mall than Exton)…but a little drive. And Philadelphia Première Shopping Outlet in Limerick somewhere… LOL. Only for shoppers who are interested…

I’m with Mike G. on this one. This is definitely the mall that America forgot, and with good reason. Why bother when you have the King of Prussia plaza right down the road!
I came here with my friend last Thursday, wondering if maybe my memories of this mall had been too harsh, but they were definitely spot on! Macy’s is in the very center and the rest of the mall is built around it. We walked around the whole mall and only found a handful of stores to even go into, but we both left empty handed.
It definitely is clean, and parking was abundant, but its clear as day to understand why.
No one really comes here! Thanks but I’ll stick to KOP.

This is a 2 star mall unless say your visiting from out of town and you don’t know any better (cough Gloucester, MA reviewer ;)
But if you live in the area you obviously have tons of options for mall shopping. You have the biggest mall on the East Coast just a short drive away and numerous malls in the Philly area. So how does Exton Mall stack up?
Not so good. If you’re used to the KOP mall this mall is going to seem like joke. Even something like the Willow Grove mall is much better. Its just boring there, its a ghost town with stripped down stores. Walking into the Sears feels like I’ve been transported back 20 years+. The shopping options at this mall are pretty bad and I’ve left disappointed almost every time. Its almost as if every store is a striped down version. The Macy’s there is god awful. I mean it says Macy’s on the sign but when I walk in its a ghost town and the clothing department doesn’t have literally half the merchandise that you would see at KOP or say Willow Grove.
I will give the mall credit for 2 things only (Parking and being relatively clean). Thats it.

I was very impressed with this mall. It was super clean, had plenty of parking (including parking garages), and a huge assortment of stores. Visiting PA from MA, I wanted to see something different and this mall definitely offered a different amount of food places and stores.
My two favorite places had to be Boscov’s (be prepared to be blown away in this store– it is awesome) and Saxby’s Coffee (sooo many flavors, my friend and I went back twice!).
The mall is nicely maintained. Super clean with plenty of clean restrooms and couches. Outside, there are banks and a post office (plus a carnival when we went). I didn’t see many groups of teens causing trouble nor did I ever feel crowded. And better yet, there were no kiosks where people were hassling me to try a product or switch my cellphone.

Don’t expect to be able to find a feminine product if you experience an emergency at this mall. There is no drugstore within the mall and neither of the mall’s public restrooms has a dispensing machine. Even after trekking to both women’s restrooms at Macy’s, one in Boscov’s and one in JCPenney’s — none of them had a single feminine product but dusty old rusty machines that took one quarter after another.

This gorgeous outdoor mall has it all… a great variety of restaurants and bars. From Cosi to sushi. There’s also some great stores for shopping like Pier 1, Barnes & Noble, and Old Navy. I practically live here when I travel to Frazer, PA for work. Also, the Frazer Sheraton shuttle will take you there.

I’m not sure who came up with the design for this mall, but whoever did decided to put Macy’s right in the middle of it and built around it. If you’re not careful, you can get confused going in and out of the different Macy’s entrances…
Anyway, the mall certainly isn’t as big as KOP, but they have all the necessities you probably need and it’s definitely less crowded.

No, it’s not as big or awesome as KoP mall. But then again, you won’t spend hours walking from one end to the next just to visit a few stores that happen to be inconveniently placed for your particular shopping visit. Comparing a local mall to one of the biggest malls in America and saying it falls short is just not very helpful.
It has a reasonably good selection of stores plus the few big names like Macy’s, Boscov’s, JC Penney, Sears surrounding. After the big makeover years ago the mall itself definitely looks a lot nicer and cleaner. The food court has expanded. The large windows in the ceiling let natural light in during the day and lend a nice atmosphere. Yes, there are birds in the food court, but they’re cute. If you’re freaked out that a few songbirds are around your food, please never go on a picnic.
There are a few things that make me sad about Exton, like the disappearance of the arcade and Allied Hobbies, but overall it’s a nice place to go when you need to hit a few clothing stores or the bigger stores all in one place. Or Gamestop (there is one on each level since EB was bought!).
I’ve never had any of the staff be rude to me. There might be some stocking issues, but that’s because they’re small mall stores and not giant outlets that have every size of every item. I also try to go on weeknights when the mall isn’t nearly as crowded as the weekends, so I’ve never had crowding problems either.
Honestly, I don’t see how a lot of the criticisms written by my fellow reviewers even apply to Exton Square Mall. Sorry! It’s a good local mall, but if you want a larger selection of stores, go to KoP.

Worked here for about a year when I lived in PA. I found this mall to be mildly ghetto. Maybe my judgement is clouded by the fact that I worked at Strawbridge’s (now Macy’s) and the store was barely a step above Kmart (also such a bad place to work I still fondly refer to it as «Burning Bridges»). A main complaint about the mall is that the layout is confusing. Even after working there for several months I still had to consult the directory if I wanted to leave my store. Also, at the time (about 5 years ago) there were alot of vacancies in the mall. Maybe this has changed, but with the current state of things, I doubt it. That being said, there was a good variety of stores, from clothing to music and electronics to a hair salon and Trade Secret to Victoria’s Secret. The food court is really big and there is lots of parking.
One thing I always found strange: there are cute little birds that live in the mall. Not so bad when they are appropriately perched in the trees, but kinda weird when they got into the store and panicked, and kinda gross when they were in the food court.

Even though im all man, ive always enjoyed shopping malls. Not so much the shopping and buying part of it, but the whole atmosphere tickles me.
First of all, us guys like one-​stop places that we can pick everything up in one sweep, including a breif pause to stuff our faces.
Next, one of my fav things to do is people watch. Ive come up with some great games: «How Long Till The Divorce?», «Which of Those Kids Have Different Daddys?» «Which of Those Teens will be in Prison/​Rehab?». I also like to play, Find the «Famous», where I compare regular simps to their famous lookalikes.
And all of this under 1 roof!
I like the Exton Square Mall. It falls somewhere between the pretentious KOP and the yee haw Granite Run Mall. Its always strikingly clean and parking is never an issue. On the odd chance you dont find what you want here, its located next to just about every retail store ever created.
The food court has all of the necessaries, pizza, chinese, burger joint, mexican, sandwiches, coffee and icecream.
I originally came on here to review the TollHouse Cookie place in the foodcourt, but didnt feel like being the first to review. Man was that good! I got a Cookie sandwich, where you pick 2 cookies, pick your icecream flavor and get a massive (one of the few times where the actual thing was BIGGER than the picture) treat for only about 4 bucks. I got the choc chip cookie with butterfinger crunch icecream and WOW I was in heaven. Diebetes tapped me on the shoulder but I brushed it away, «Not now, awful disease, take my foot later, Im eating here!»
An escalator was broken and just became «steps» and I wondered how many other things are fully functional while still being broken.
Someday, they will build the perfect mall. Moving hallways like the airport so i wont have to walk. Live Victorias Secret models prowling the store windows. TVs showing movies and sporting events no matter where you walk (Suncoast usually frowns on me bringing a lounge chair and popcorn into their store). And a lazyboy, centrally located where I can do all the people watching that my eyes can take. Until then though, Exton Square is just fine.

At the Exton Square Mall, there is always a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ percent chance that you’ll.. .
A.) — Leave unsatisfied and with few items.
B.) — Find some things you want but become annoyed with the staff or store conditions.
C.) — Exit angry and without anything due to low quality, staff issues, rudeness, or failing to locate anything worth purchasing.
All three of these things have occured when I have shopped at the Exton Square mall. Often I leave because it’s jam-​packed with too many patrons, and there is barely any room to walk without someone rudely bumping into you and not bothering to say «Excuse me» or even a «sorry». The staff is often rude and uniterested in their work, and unwilling to help. Compared to King of Prussia, the ESM is terrible.

I can’t believe I’m reviewing a mall but here goes. If you are a true «mall person» and you’ve been to KOP mall, you won’t like Exton Mall. It’s fine if you live locally but it’s not a destination mall. Boscovs, JC Penney and Macy’s are the 3 anchor stores.
Food Court is actually prettey decent with open air design.
The one good thing about the mall is that it’s right next to the Chester County Library and within a five minute drive, you there are many other smaller shopping centers.
Note: Miss the «Time-​Out» arcade from the 70’s and child maze.

Exton Mall, I’ve almost grown up there — my mom used to take me when I was young. They had these giant colorful animals for kids to climb on, which was pretty exciting out here in Chester County in the late 70’s. I fondly recall pushing my sister down off the side off the animals, cuz she was littler than me and couldn’t get a good grip on ‘em. (slightly sinister laugh)
The whole mall used to be lined in dark brown tiles, but since the redo, it’s much brighter and a nicer place to be. My only desire is to have a Nordstrom (or something else higher end) there — why oh why Sears and Penney’s!!! The Macy’s is pretty good, but it didn’t change much when they took over the original Strawbridges, in my opinion. The same «oh so friendly» staff still works there, so watch out if you are looking for good customer service, cuz it ain’t happening here.
I’d also like to see one additional higher end maternity place — that Motherhood just isn’t quite cuttin’ it when it comes to fashion (at least from this decade). I ran outta there with one pair of jeans and an organic cotton T, never to return.

For much of my life I lived almost exactly half way between KOP and Exton. I’d say 70% of the time I chose the Exton Mall over KOP. Why you ask? Well, while it does not have as many stores, it does have the RIGHT stores. I do not need Cartier, Bose, or Burberry, I need a food court and a couple places to buy clothes that do not have the words Abercrombie and Fitch plastered on them.
They have a vast array of department stores: Strawbridges, Sears, Boscov’s and JC Penny with none of the headaches of KOP. In addition, there are about 4 strip malls within a quarter mile of the mall itself, so if you cant find what you’re looking for, you have countless options around you.
PS– Do not try to play night football under the lights in the Sears parking garage. It annoys the «Rent-​A-​Cop» that patrols it.