OldHillcrestGuy
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Well I ventured out this morning for the grand opening to be one of the 20,000 people looking to find one of the 4,000 parking spaces. Got there about 10am., not a bad trip traffic wise if you know the back way in. The good ole boys in blue (PGPD) were doing a good job of moving traffic. The bad news they had the parking lots closed off because they were full. We had to park just past the outlets at a park and ride lot, still not a very long walk. Once into the outlet area, first stop was Under Armor, it was one of the places we were going to shop. It was right there at the entrance we came in, we were quite pleased at that time it was not very crowded, we spent maybe 40 minutes in there, the checkout lines and dressing room had no wait. Once we left there it was onto the other places to shop. The whole place was no more crowded then what you'd expect on a weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We were in many stores today and no store was overly crowded unless you like the high end Coach purse store. They were limiting the number of people in the store, and the line was probably 50 people or more outside, the line did go down later in the day to about 10 people in line. In all the stores we were in today every and I do mean every salesperson were all more then helpful, polite and friendly.
The wife and I have hit many a outlet in our time, and I think they planned out this one pretty good. The layout is nice, most of it is undercover, and there are many a place to sit for tired worn out husbands. Restrooms are plenty, and not way down on corners but in the middle of the rows of stores.
There is no food court, which might be a good thing, as those are places where all the thugs seem to hangout. Places to eat are very limited.
We left at 230 and by then the parking lots were open and there were places to park. Between now and Christmas if you are able to, during the week will probably be the best time to shop to avoid the big crowds. After our walk back to our vehicle it was out the lot and onto 210 south.
Overall I'd give the place a A+. It sure beats driving anywhere from 75-100 miles to the closest outlets to shop.
The wife and I have hit many a outlet in our time, and I think they planned out this one pretty good. The layout is nice, most of it is undercover, and there are many a place to sit for tired worn out husbands. Restrooms are plenty, and not way down on corners but in the middle of the rows of stores.
There is no food court, which might be a good thing, as those are places where all the thugs seem to hangout. Places to eat are very limited.
We left at 230 and by then the parking lots were open and there were places to park. Between now and Christmas if you are able to, during the week will probably be the best time to shop to avoid the big crowds. After our walk back to our vehicle it was out the lot and onto 210 south.
Overall I'd give the place a A+. It sure beats driving anywhere from 75-100 miles to the closest outlets to shop.
We're going to take the MIL up to Lancaster to the outlets soon. I told Hubby we should just to to National Harbor, but she has her heart set on PA!
