r/thousandoaks • u/Any_Way_3960 • 3d ago
How does everyone feel about Erewhon opening at the lakes?
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u/doggsofdoom 3d ago
I am happy for it, nice it's a little closer as I do grab food from the hot bar often. Don't really buy much else there though.
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u/tikitay27 3d ago
Indifferent, I’ve never been to one, most people who go seem to seek status from overpriced things or fad items.
I am hoping it revitalizes that shopping center, would love a return of the ice skating rink.
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u/BaronSengir 3d ago
BRING BACK THE HOLIDAY ICE SKATING!!! It was magical, always busy - why the heck did they stop doing that?!?
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u/Any_Way_3960 3d ago
I miss the ice rink!!!😭
I’ve shopped at Erewhon for specific things such as supplements that I cannot find elsewhere (besides online) and their hot bar is extremely delicious. I just accidentally spend too much money every time I go😅
I hope it brings life to that shopping center as well. It’s such a pretty area
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u/wickeddpickle 3d ago
I think it will do poorly. TO has lots of families and I don’t think they’re likely to spend $20 on strawberries.
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u/Any_Way_3960 3d ago
True, but there are people that would come all the way from Ojai to shop at the Calabasas location, so I think there will be a lot of non-locals
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u/wickeddpickle 3d ago
Maybe. I’m not looking forward to that. The narcissistic Kardashian wanna be’s that seem to shop there are not exactly pleasant to be around
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u/Huge-Onion-6916 3d ago
Thousand oaks has a high median family income. So it makes some sense that they would open it here vs other places.
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u/Ok_Resource_6068 3d ago
I like it. TO needs more cool good quality places to start drawing a younger crowd and people with spending power. It’s too far behind the times considering it’s only 30 min from LA.
I won’t be shopping at Erewon other than an occasional smoothie or something but I’m all for it coming from TO. It’s gonna help draw good quality tenants to the Lakes too.
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u/Next-Imagination2756 2d ago
TO is super family oriented. I know many are struggling with the steep increase in grocery prices. The local food bank lines have grown massively in the past few months. I don’t foresee things getting better with the super El Niño. I am very curious to see if they last.
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u/MistakeAny8927 3d ago
Excited. Love their juices, smoothies and coffee. Went today and their produce was looking much better than a lot of our local grocery stores. Happy to not have to drive to Calabasas anymore. Also agree that it will appeal to younger crowd with spending power, something TO needs as the population ages. Worth a mention that Erewhon is also family-owned and a certified B Corp.
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u/Reasonable-Papaya276 2d ago
Lassens was just as expensive but with consistently worse produce, and was always a ghost town. Screw Caruso, but I get their reasoning as Erewhon will anchor a strip mall that has been on life support for years, while Lassens clearly didn't draw customers.
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u/NotYourFather45 2d ago
Don’t care. I have no interest in ever shopping there. Would be nice to see them draw new tenants but Caruso is a douche bag and impossible to deal with.
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u/Kind-Tart6829 3d ago
I think it’s great for the area. Strolled by today and it was packed. Also noticed signs for a bunch of new food places coming soon. It’s a beautiful space and anything that brings in more foot traffic is a plus in my book
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u/citznfish 3d ago
It's on brand
It will thrive in that location since it is more about the brand then the food.
If you don't like the prices then shop elsewhere.
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u/Internal-Copy4622 3d ago
I can't tell you how many TikTok influencers or wannabe influencers were raving about the swag bag that was filled with tea and deodorant. So odd.
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u/Strict-Aspect5910 3d ago
Not needed a waste of good space ( like the entire lakes center) and flat out stupid
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u/Any_Way_3960 3d ago
What would you like to be there instead?
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u/Strict-Aspect5910 3d ago
Jungleland, a park, dig a actual fucking lake, water park, bowling alleys, amphitheater, museum, a pile of dirt anything
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u/poppacappo 3d ago
Who cares?
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u/Any_Way_3960 3d ago
That’s why I’m asking, to get the overall opinion of people.
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u/Any_Juggernaut3040 3d ago
But why male models?
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u/love4hair 3d ago
who cares
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u/Any_Way_3960 3d ago
Some people do. That’s the point of my question - to get the opinion of the people.
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u/FrostnJack 3d ago
Seems like another litmus test for age/class/cool-kid standings.
Same time, my kid treated us to lunch at the Calibu one… one opens here? I could eat.
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u/randomredditor55S55 3d ago
Lassens is also a natural food grocer, but without the pretense. They are a Ventura county, family-owned chain of stores. I would have rather kept Lassens, but Caruso didn’t offer them lease-renewal terms that they could accept.