The art of getting the shoppers to "Move along please"

USB and 120 volt power outlets, Pacific Centre, Vancouver

Modern consumers seem to be completely dependant on their mobile telephones. And without power the phones are just dead weight.

So, as a service many places provide power outlets for consumers to power up their electronic devices. But the problem with providing a service like this is that people will use it, and stay put and keep using it. Amazingly, all of the power outlets in the seating areas at the Pacific Centre are "Out of Order".

So, either the centre hired a really rubbish electrician, or the outlets have been disabled to stop customers from using the power and lingering. I favour the latter explanation.