Outlet Shopping

We're being duped. Outlet shopping used to be a fun experience usually done as a day trip for the whole family. With high gas prices, it feels more like a pilgrimage. And the fact that the prices at the outlet malls nowadays are much higher compared to the regular mall stores.

I think the outlet stores have grown wiser over the years. They used to sell closedout and out of season items for pennies to the dollar. Things that they pulled out from their main stores. These are the things a lot of people actually wait for and want when they go visit the outlets.

These days, the same items in the outlets actually cost the same as if you were buying them during regular season or even when you're at the main store. I think the outlets have figured out that people will still shop and buy things no matter what. I think they need to bring back the old concept. Make the outlet stores sell cheap.

In the meantime, I'm going back to the malls.