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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Shopping

Links to the outlet mall websites (& other malls) are on the right side of the main page as well as in this section. The outlet malls provide coupons on their websites that you can print out ahead of time so you may wish to sign up as a VIP shopper before you leave on your trip. You can also pick up a coupon book at the info centre at the mall but you need the coupon from the online VIP shopper club first. Some of the deals in the coupon book are better than the deals for the other coupons you can print out & vice versa.  We've also noticed that stores come & go in these malls.

How to get to the Outlet malls:
If you want to go to South Las Vegas Outlet Mall, take the southbound Deuce. However, WE HATE THIS MALL!!!  Perhaps hate is such a strong word.... I guess it depends on your preference.  It was the atmosphere we didn't like and the name brand stores were not that exciting. Plus it had a lot of stores that we had never heard of so we couldn't be sure we were getting any bargains. AND it is old and kinda dark, not what you expect in Glitzy Las Vegas.

New info! See the Getting Around section for info about the new bus route which takes you directly to the Premium Outlet Mall and is an alternate to the Deuce.
The Deuce won't take you directly to the Premium Outlet Mall (north one). WE PREFER THIS MALL!!! On our last trip we had a bit of an adventure in trying to get there by the Deuce & transferring to a different bus (#108) on a dodgy portion of the Strip near the Stratosphere. The bus took forever to show up & something weird happened on it while enroute so the driver wouldn’t let anyone on & we had to wait & wait & wait for another bus. This last trip we had more success making the transfer and the bus delivered us to the Premium Outlet mall. Alternately, you can take the Deuce all the way to Fremont & then catch a cab (around $10 without tip) in front of the Plaza Hotel to take you to the mall.  The mall is an outdoor mall so some may find it a bit tiring walking around in the heat.  Seek the shade & drink water.  The food court is sucky at this mall so try to ensure you've had a good feed before you go.

More shopping:
Town Square Mall - This mall looks interesting & is enroute to the crappy south outlet mall via the southbound Deuce.  It's on our list to visit on the next trip to Vegas.

Fashion Show Mall - It's HUGE with Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's, etc..  We've been here several times.

Planet Hollywood (Miracle Mile Shops)

Forum Shoppes & Apian Way at Caesars

And there's shopping at the Venetian & Palazzo. They have the most divine coffee shop/gelato shop at the Palazzo

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