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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Food: No good sit down restaurants, but lots of fast casual options.

Shopping: Not great, but decent if you need a last-minute gift. L'occitane, MAC, Papyrus, The Art of Shaving, Victoria's Secret, Body Shop, Ann Taylor, more here - http://www.unionstationdc.com/directory

Commuting:  Super convenient if you have a train or flight in the middle of the day or after work, as you can take your luggage with you to work and hop on metro/train.

I don't understand how this is "No lunchtime shopping whatsover. . . " Curious how much time above PP has for lunch. 
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Because all those stores are "gift" stores that are specifically set up for tourists to grab and go. Not real life stores.  When working at metro center you have: macys, anhtro, j crew, banana, ann taylor, tj maxx, gap, ross, shoe stores, zara, h&m, forever21, cvs, walgreens, eyeglass stores, salons, banks.  So at lunch, you say to a colleague: hey, let's run to tj maxx for twenty minutes. Or, I need a pair of shoes or new bed sheets so let's go to macys.  At union station, you might as well be working in a strip mall in Herndon.  Big difference, esp because most of the employers at union station are employers that used to be at metro center or K street -- so it's a step down in convenience for employees.

Signed, an employee who's about to go to Pret at union station for the 37th day in a row because au bon pain and sbarro are gross, and the line is insane at chopt and chipotle.   [/quote]

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