Outlets on a Friday / Saturday / Sunday afternoon?

[Flamingo]

Thanks for the replies.

We're planning on getting to a park for opening and doing a couple of hours and then heading to the malls for the afternoon. Of course, our plan/itinerary will probably change a hundred times before we get there 😀

[Plonks]

Originally Posted by Flamingo

Hi,

Just playing around with itinerary ideas for our August 2022 trip and wondering about fitting in an outlet shopping trip on either a Friday, Saturday or Sunday afternoon/ early evening. We would be getting a taxi there so trying to get a parking spot wouldn't be an issue but just wondering if the outlets themselves would be heaving?

I think we visited one of the outlets on a Saturday afternoon on our last visit and the only issue we had was getting a parking spot, but that would have been in May (not August) and I might have got it wrong about being a weekend!

So, outlets at the weekend - bad idea, or likely to be busy but ok?

Thanks in advance.

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We normally get there when it opens, have a snack then leave about 2.00pm

[Stevelovesfl]

Originally Posted by Plonks

We normally get there when it opens, have a snack then leave about 2.00pm

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We get there before it opens as stay on UK time. Normally there are people waiting to get your space when you leave at 2 ish. I had two cars waiting either side so close I couldn't get out, that's how desperate they get for a free space at Vineland!

[68nic]

We have been during the weekend . We just made sure we got there just before the Outlets opened . Was easy to park first thing . Left about 1ish .

[clairenutter]

Fab question. I am in early planning stages and was thinking of arriving for just before opening on a Saturday or Sunday. Grab some breakfast and then hit the shops. We will be getting an Uber so no worries about parking. Will probably leave around lunch time. I was just hoping it wouldn’t be crazy busy!

[scooby99]

As others have hinted, outlet shopping in Florida is dire compared to previous years; lack of stock, quality, exchange rate etc.

We visited outlets in California at Easter which weren’t great but better.

We visited Ellenton last week; I bought 2 items in Cosmetic Company Store and that was it; no clothes, shoes etc; never done that in 30+ years of visiting.

[Stokieuk]

Vineland parking is a nightmare unless you get there early doors. Made the mistake of leaving a parking space to drive across the road to Fords Garage to then give up and go somewhere else for food!

Why didnt we walk 🤷💤