There is normally nothing like “a quick shop” in Orlando but this time it had to be as we had promised the girls we would be back in time for them to go to Celebration Town to see the last “Snow” of the night which was at 9. 00pm.
We decided to go to the newer Premium Outlets formerly known as Prime Outlets located at the end of International Drive. Parking can be difficult here at any time of day we usually go right to the end and around the back of the farthest shops and quite often you can find parking space here. The only downside to this is that we then usually enter the shops by going through Forever 21 this can quite easily take an hour out of our precious shopping time!
When it is really busy we have started to use the valet parking $7 weekdays and $10 at weekends not cheap but it can sometimes save you at least half an hour going around looking for a space.
This particular trip everyone wanted to go to Converse as they either wanted shoes for themselves or to give as presents. These can be very good value in the US and if you join the Premium Outlets VIP club on line you can usually get vouchers for at least $25 off when you spend $100 or over on full price goods.
The next items on our list were sunglasses and there is a good selection here and they can be found on various stalls located in the walkway. This particular evening we visited Rayban, Oakley and NY Shades.
Although this is a large Outlet Mall it is relatively easy to find your way around as there is a good Customer Services and everything is well sign posted.
We had quite a chuckle when we passed the Elite Custom Dog accessories and were amazed at the amount of customers it appeared to have!
My Mother decided it was time for a cake and a sit down so we left her at the Chimney Cake Factory for her coffee and cake and noticed there is a lovely little play area nearby for the younger children.
The girls had a quick dash to Love Culture and the Hair Revolution Stall while Dad and I went in search of Tee Shirts at the Soccer Shirt Stall before grabbing a quick drink at the Sundial Café.
We all met up and on our way back to the car bought an Ipad cover as well as some toys from Catch it Toys, Splat Toys and the International Toy Factory.
We made it back to Celebration Town with time to spare!
We decided to go to the newer Premium Outlets formerly known as Prime Outlets located at the end of International Drive. Parking can be difficult here at any time of day we usually go right to the end and around the back of the farthest shops and quite often you can find parking space here. The only downside to this is that we then usually enter the shops by going through Forever 21 this can quite easily take an hour out of our precious shopping time!
When it is really busy we have started to use the valet parking $7 weekdays and $10 at weekends not cheap but it can sometimes save you at least half an hour going around looking for a space.
This particular trip everyone wanted to go to Converse as they either wanted shoes for themselves or to give as presents. These can be very good value in the US and if you join the Premium Outlets VIP club on line you can usually get vouchers for at least $25 off when you spend $100 or over on full price goods.
The next items on our list were sunglasses and there is a good selection here and they can be found on various stalls located in the walkway. This particular evening we visited Rayban, Oakley and NY Shades.
Although this is a large Outlet Mall it is relatively easy to find your way around as there is a good Customer Services and everything is well sign posted.
We had quite a chuckle when we passed the Elite Custom Dog accessories and were amazed at the amount of customers it appeared to have!
My Mother decided it was time for a cake and a sit down so we left her at the Chimney Cake Factory for her coffee and cake and noticed there is a lovely little play area nearby for the younger children.
The girls had a quick dash to Love Culture and the Hair Revolution Stall while Dad and I went in search of Tee Shirts at the Soccer Shirt Stall before grabbing a quick drink at the Sundial Café.
We all met up and on our way back to the car bought an Ipad cover as well as some toys from Catch it Toys, Splat Toys and the International Toy Factory.
We made it back to Celebration Town with time to spare!