So what are the biggest shopping bargains in Orlando?

[WindsorHillsPad]

Obviously clothes but what else are total bargains that we shouldn't leave behind?

[_Gill_]

Nintendo DS games. They're half the price we pay back home and a better selection too.

[mazz]

2 complete sets of bedding for my sons room (comforters, sheet sets and valance etc) from bed n bath

originally priced at $125 each and i got them for a super low price of $26 for the two sets :thumbs-up

we reckon they would have cost welll over £100 over here for something of similar quality ;)

[J1WYX]

DH always brings back loads of mequires car cleaning stuff.............March he brought back 10 bottles of the stuff plus other goodies. They are less than half price from walmart (and a bag to put them all in ;) )

[robitay]

DH always brings back loads of mequires car cleaning stuff.............March he brought back 10 bottles of the stuff plus other goodies. They are less than half price from walmart (and a bag to put them all in ;) )

I buy loads of this from Walmart too .. DW thinks I am mad :d:

When i polish my car with this, the aroma is just the same as that in dollar at sanford, it makes me want too book my next trip :spin:

[Elsie]

Laptops - upto £250 cheaper than over here.
MP3 players - got 2 x Archos 104 4gb players for the price of one in the UK
Nintendo DS - Paid $130 (£65) for a new one and as Gill said the games are virtually half price

[loopy linda]

Definatley buy the DS games ,my DD bought about 11 games last year they were so cheap

[TinkTatoo]

We brought back clothes, school bags and lunch boxes and some Tommy Hillfiger sheets set for DS (ony $19.99 in TJ Max) We also bought used Nintendo DS games mainly for $19.99 which is a real bargain as the same games here would be the equivalent of $60 (€45)


2 complete sets of bedding for my sons room (comforters, sheet sets and valance etc) from bed n bath.....

I looked at buying comforters for DS's double bed but couldn't work out how to keep them clean. They didn't look like they'd fit in the washing machine so it would be dry cleaning or the laundry?

[WindsorHillsPad]

OK but what about other stuff? Is fine jewellery cheaper, I know they have 14ct gold as opposed to our usual 9. Has anyone investigated the cost of say a diamond ring compared to what we are used to?

Is a UK Costco membership accepted there?

[LizzyBear]

I'm not 100% clued up on diamonds but they do seem to be cheaper in the US, a few people on have mentioned upgrading their wedding/engagement rings over there.
You can definitely use UK Costco membership in the US.

[gk172]

OK but what about other stuff? Is fine jewellery cheaper, I know they have 14ct gold as opposed to our usual 9. Has anyone investigated the cost of say a diamond ring compared to what we are used to?

Is a UK Costco membership accepted there?


Oh yes diamonds were our biggest bargain, hubby bought me a beautifull ring for our anniversary and once back home and the valuation price was nearly 3 times what we paid for it ;)

[kirstielou]

Clinique is half the price it is here. I stock up when in the USA.

[hayleyneeyore]

I agree with Nintendo DS games - I wish I'd bought more, I only bought 1... I was going to buy Cars but I ran outta time :(

I got a gorgeous Calvin Klein bag at the CK outlet in Prime for only $40, I printed off a voucher for 20% off any one item on the internet and it was well worth it!!

Perfume at the airport was really cheap!! I got a bottle of my usual Chanel Chance for around $45 - bargain!!

[shirley]

bedding is great value,and toys are good buys as ds lets us know each time he is there, basically there is very little that you will pay more for in the usa shirley

[ambersmom]

I bring back allsorts, ranging from clothes, shoes, boots, trainers, makeup, bedding, oh the conforters do go in the machine, im always getting bedding lol, food, you name it ill bring it, and its all for us :spin:

[laura]

:wavey: i agree that Nintendo,Gameboy & PSP games are far cheaper over there but so are the CDs and DVDs, got to make sure your DVD player will play region 1 dvds though, most cheaper DVD players bought here will :) :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:

[ERICSMUM]

craft stuff if that's your thing.

Also I love their cosmetics, skincare etc. Most brands are much cheaper and there is such a good selection. Find brands such as Olay, Max Factor, L'Oreal, Almay & Sally Hansen nail stuff in Walmarts, and Clinique, Estee Lauder etc in Macys.

Linda

[WindsorHillsPad]

Thanks, that's great. I was just wondering if I was missing anything. I'm definitely missing out on the coupons. I'll have a look for them. I did buy a coupon book at LBV outlets for $3 and got 20% off my shop at Kids Gap and that was well worth it.

[MTDancer]

I need a trailer for the plane!!!

[Tw*nkle]

Wow all this talk of shopping, I've already told hubby we are only packing one case to take and bringing 5 back :d: where do you get the Vouchers from for Discounts?

[annie-lisa]

that boots no7 repair face cream, half the price in target or c.v.'s :)

[loznoon]

tigi bedhead shampoo, the wife got 2 enormous containers of it for less than a small one here in the UK.

[Ramsay]

i cant wait i love the shopping over there !! Im going for 3 weeks so 2 weeks of shopping for me lol ..If only ..My partner and kids will have plenty to say about that i think mind you my partner loves shopping too but just not all the time like me !! :)

[Mazzy]

Annie-Lisa - I never knew they sold Boots No7 over there - do they sell the whole range and is it the same? I use the normal moisturiser etc, not the repair stuff. Thanks :thumbs-up

[beckysmum]

As well as stuff that's cheaper, we also bring back stuff you just can't get in England (as far as I am aware). Things like:
Dixie Cups (lightweight paper cups for bathroom use in all designs)
Different cake mixes, cinnamon and other flavour toothpastes, different Glade aerosol smells, Hamburger 'helpers' and other boxes of stuff designed to make meals up.

I'm a scrapbooker so I generally buy lots of embellishments, paper, etc. (Don't forget to get the Orlando Sentinel on a Sunday - it has pages and pages of coupons, and usually a half price on one item coupon for Michael's Crafts).

Ooooh! roll on 28 November - (First trip with my only grandchild, Zachary, who will celebrate his second birthday in the Magic Kingdom, plus my DH and DD and SIL. We've breakfast booked at CP to enjoy PoohBear and his friends. We're all Disney- mad and can't wait to see his face on his very first visit).

[stefsmith]

pls tell me more and keep this thread going

[Enright78]

Odd ones from me!! Iams Dog Gravy (less than half the price in the US!!) Stove top stuffing and Maple syrup and brown sugar oatmeal mixes. Told you it was odd!

[georgemac]

Walmart Tools section is great - if only I had a decent baggage allowance so I could take all that heavy metal home!

Discount books - register with Chelsea Outlets VIP club (free) (https://www.premiumoutlets.com/vip/) for premium outlets and you can print out lots of discount vouchers, my wife always has a few of the guess 20% off ones, and if you go to the desk in the centre of the food court you can pick up a free VIP discount booklet

don't know about the other malls, but have heard international visitors can claim a discount from the big department stores at guest services?

we bought a quicksilver wetsuit in July this year for £26! Quicksilver shop at Mall Of Millenia

[purpleprincess]

that boots no7 repair face cream, half the price in target or c.v.'s :)

Also didnt know they sold this out there or I would have stocked up

[shazzab]

Also didnt know they sold this out there or I would have stocked up

I didn't know they stocked that there either!!

I love walmart for the toileteries & cosmetics always buy my shampoo (aussie one is so cheap) things like french nail polish sets,manicure sets etc are so much cheaper than homel

[KES]

Timberland is great- the stuff in there is soo cheap compared to over here.

[Shellzbelz]

I bring loads of different things - clothes, shoes, craft supplies etc. However, my favorite things are all the travel size products you can get in Walmart. You can get travel sizes of all sorts of toiletries etc. I love them!

[erniebert1]

I think I'm pretty safe in saying nearly everything bought in the US is a bargain compared to buying the equivilant in the uk.

Certainly all games consoles, mp3 players , laptops etc..

The DW loves clinique products and that is almost 50% cheaper to buy in the US.

My biggest bargain is trainers. K-Swiss trainers in the UK for size 11 is almost £70. It cost me £22 in the US.

[olgaandcoda]

I bought opi nail products, at least half price, crafts ditto. (all small and easy to pack) I would say, if in doubt, just buy it. Treat yourself! Then check out the prices when you get back home and see how much you saved. The exchange rate is great at the moment anyway. Go for it!

[ERICSMUM]

I bought opi nail products, at least half price, crafts ditto. (all small and easy to pack) I would say, if in doubt, just buy it. Treat yourself! Then check out the prices when you get back home and see how much you saved. The exchange rate is great at the moment anyway. Go for it!

have you finished your shopping list yet? Don't leave it 'til the last minute. :angry:

Linda ;)

[beckysmum]

Funny story really. I used to go camping with a girls group and had heard all about dutch oven cooking over a fire. A dutch oven is basically a huge heavy cast iron pan with three little legs, a loop handle and a lid. I managed to persuade DH that I had to have one as you can't get them in England. We compromised by just buying the medium size. DH did all the packing for us coming home.

We're waiting in line to go through security at airport when he suddenly remembered he'd packed the lid in my small case I used for hand luggage - uh -oh :( ! Well of course it went through security and the security man beckoned me over to open the case. Red-faced I had to tell him the whole story. I had visions of my pan lid being confiscated in case I went beserk on board the plane and knocked out a few people. Fortunately, he allowed me to take it through. :D

Ann.

[ccarcher]

Bought my wife a Dior watch from Tag Heuer store for her birthday back in August, cost me just over $800 with the tax but at home its over a £1000

Luckily we also waltzed through customs with no problems either, but would of still been worth it even if we had to pay

Battery stopped in it this week, but still under warranty so will be replaced for free

the woman in Watches of Switzerland in Bond St authorised repairers could not believe the price I had paid for it

[Lydiakate]

Aveda shampoo, Bobbi Brown cosmetics, Crocs. Can't wait to get back there. :pd

[_tinkerbell_]

Well thats my shopping list sorted.

Aveda Shampoo
New Watch
Bedding
Some PS3 Games
New Lappy for sons xmas
and a new dutch oven, good for hitting DH on head with

Love this thread !!

xx

[David63]

Funny story really. I used to go camping with a girls group and had heard all about dutch oven cooking over a fire. A dutch oven is basically a huge heavy cast iron pan with three little legs, a loop handle and a lid. I managed to persuade DH that I had to have one as you can't get them in England.

Ann.

We went on a jeep safari in deepest Utah and the driver kept mentioning cooking in a Dutch oven while camping. By coincidence the other people on the trip were from the Netherlands; of course they'd never heard of said cooking pot and were quite amused by the name.

BTW You can get cast aluminium (aluminum) Dutch Ovens which might have been a bit easier to get home.

[john2303]

I bought a BOSE soundock for my IPOD from the Bose store in Premium Outlets. It cost me $300 and they are still £250 over here and that was a year ago - the sound from it is amazing

[Gabby]

KONAD nail art kits , cant buy them here unless off eBay. brilliant girlie toy. they are like small metal discs , paint special thick nail varnish over em then stamp it on your nails . endless fun :)

WWE wrestling figures form walmart , the ones with belt in for the child, DS always adds a few new ones :nonono:

[MTDancer]

John 2303, How did that work when our electricity supply is different to theirs? BTW we have a Klipsh sound system for our ipod and i think it equals the Bose but I would like some of their noise cancelling earphones.