STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A long line -- more than 100 people deep -- has been forming all day on Saturday at the Staten Island Mall.<\/p>\n
The line, for entrance into Bath & Body Works, located on the upper level of the New Springville Mall, was the longest shoppers said they have seen in a long time -- albeit pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) days.<\/p>\n
When asked, Mall management didnt know why everyone was so patiently waiting on line. But Bath & Body Works is advertising its annual candle day event -- three wick candles are on sale for $9.95.<\/p>\n
And they are sold out online.<\/p>\n
Patrons said they were standing on a more than 100-person line at the Mall to buy candles. (Staten Island Advance\/Alexandra Salmieri)<\/p>\n
A representative of Bath & Body Works didnt respond to an Advance\/SILive.com request for comment about the sale.<\/p>\n
The Mall is restricted to only allow 50% capacity of shoppers amid the pandemic, but it has not come -- even on Black Friday -- near that level, said James Easley, senior Mall manager.<\/p>\n
Since re-opening, the mall has put a myriad of safety precautions in place for shoppers amid the pandemic.<\/p>\n
Protocols include a new air filtration system, floor stickers and other signage pertaining to social distancing rules and hand-sanitizing dispensers throughout the Mall.<\/p>\n
The MERV-13 filter has been in place even before it was mandated by the state. And we have gallons and gallons of hand sanitizer, said Easley when the Mall reopened in September.<\/p>\n
No one can enter the Mall without a mask, and all security guards wear masks. Also, there are no sitting areas at all in the Mall.<\/p>\n
Patrons said they were standing on a more than 100-person line at the Mall to buy candles. (Staten Island Advance\/Alexandra Salmieri)<\/p>\n
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