WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Whether it was people flying into central Iowa not wanting to travel with presents or just procrastinators; Jordan Creek Town Center was packed two days before Christmas.
“I think for me it’s very festive, it just gets you in the holiday spirit, you know, everything that goes on,” said Sherri Mitchell from Atlanta, GA. Mitchell was shopping for her sister in town. “It’s just nice to be amongst people seeing them shop last minute like us.”
This was Mitchell’s first time at Jordan Creek in West Des Moines, but for others, shopping late at the specific location becomes an annual tradition that they enjoy.
“I mean there’s no shopping, you’re buying,” said Mark Millsap from Urbandale. Millsap said that he loves shopping this close to the holiday. “And that’s what fun about it is just going out and buying stuff and finding kind of fun stuff so there’s things under the tree.”
“It’s mildly stressful, not too bad. I mean I just enjoy hanging out with the kid and seeing all the stuff,” said Sean Thomas From the Des Moines area.