Hospital Gift Shop

One more reason I really don’t like this hospital: it has…a gift shop?

I’ve been very fortunate to spend very little time in hospitals during my lifetime. As such, I don’t feel like I have a strong sense of the vibe of a place like this. Right now, Ashley’s grandfather is essentially slowly dying in this building, and this cheery gift shop at the elevator bank is a harsh tonal shift I don’t appreciate. My impression of hospitals is that they are a place of serious worry despite their intention to rehabilitate. The inclusion of this shop trying to make more money off of the stressed friends and relatives who are coming to see their loved ones feels gross to me.

Also, it illustrates more of that signature clutter that I can’t stand about this place.

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