Alright so my shopping partner ('Mar) and I went shopping this past Friday at the Williamsburg Prime Outlets. We had an absolutely great time (as usual). Now one thing you need to know about 'Mar is that he is always these three things: Honest, Sharp, and on top of his game. So it should be no surprise that he keeps me on my toes when looking for quality items, at a qualified price. Now on to the fun we had!
Nine West: Buy one Get oneOur first stop was Nine West (the best store in the world). Now I don't know if any of you have been to a Nine West store, but you should know that finding a "deal" on a hot pair of shoes is hard to find in the retail store. However lucky for us (well me anyways) they had a BOGO going on (Hint: this is usually the case at this store). So you needn't be surprised that I was able to get 2 pairs of shoes for the price of one. I got two pairs of shoes for the grand total of 83.99. Now my fellow nine wester's you have to admit that is a nice deal ANY day.
Factory Brand Shoes: Surprised, but Not OverwhelmedSo after stopping in one unmemorable store that said they sold Sperry's (They only had 2 pairs, the rest was kids shoes :-0) we stopped into Factory Brand Shoes. It was actually not too bad. I was able to get my mom some shoes for $20 that was valued at I about $40. The only minus was that my mom's size was ship only. So my mom will be getting her shoes in about 3 days. But all in all the store is worth a breeze through.
BCBGMAXAZRIA: Nice deal
So our next stop was BCBGMAXAZRIA. This was interesting visit because of the layout of the store. Well in the front of the store is the regularly priced items (ugh!) and then towards the back is the reduced priced items. Well me being the thrifty diva I am I went all the way to the BACK of the store. There are items for $39-29 (and maybe a little less). Now these are items that was once marked at triple digit prices. Now 'Mar found me this beautiful teal sillk wrap blouse for only 39.00! Then 'Mar and I found another silk blouse but this one wasn't on sale (I didn't find that out till I got to the register) but it was worth it. Now the lesson to be learned here is be careful of lazy shoppers! They will mess you up something terrible. Altogether I dropped 113 in the store. Hey that's not bad considering that was equivalent to one dress.
ALDO's - Wasn't impressed
Now you can call me picky but I was not that impressed with this ALDO's. This maybe because the ALDO's at Regency Square ALWAYS has a bangin' sale going on (additonal 50% can't get any better than that). I saw a pair of sandals for about $50. I was about to blow my lid! Let me tell you I could find similar shoes at Payless for less money. Now 'Mar was lucky enough find some nice shoes at a decent price, and I bought some earrings for $12. But other than that, ALDO's was a dud price wise.
Banana Republic and Gap- Curvy aint in :-(
This was disappointing for both me and 'Mar. He got into the store and his fashion senses were going crazy. He found pants for half priced (in Banana Republic) and some stylish shirts for really good prices. Also, I found a really cute blouse with a few pairs of cute slacks. So we went to the fitting room and tried on our selections. Well let me tell you I am a curvy chick with alittle bit of hip, and 'Mar got alittle booty with him as well. Apparently Banana Republic clothes don't really like curves. And we only ended up with like 3 out of the 5 selections we had collectively.
Gap was alittle better to us in the end (despite them being a parent company to Banana Republic). 'Mar was able to pick up a couple shirts and a pair of pants.
So by the end of our trip we were well worn but excited about all of our picks. I think collectively I spent alittle less that $300 in Williamsburg. 'Mar I know spent less than me (hey I'mma shoe fiend). Even with $300 coming out my pocket among 4 stores, I don't think ya gurl did too bad. Well I will have pics for yall soon. Till then PEACE!
