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In <30rps4$6bi@crl2.crl.com> cfrancis@crl.com (Christopher L Francis) writes:

>In article <changCtC2BE.9Dp@netcom.com>, Hsin Chang <chang@netcom.com> wrote:
>>Hello everybody!  Does anyone know any good factory outlet stores/malls
>>in/near Atlanta area?  Or any other place where shoppers can go and get
>>good bargains will do.  If you know any such place please don't keep it
>>secret ;-)

>Well, in addition to Commerce, around 3 hours away, you can go to 
>outlets in Asheville, NC or Pidgeon Forge TN (even tho they're a little
>further than Commerce, the scenery more than makes up for it, IMO).
>Come to think of it, there are some more in Alabama (Boaz) and one
>south of Macon (Perry?) - probably some GREAT deals there, if you 
>don't mind water damage :).

The place south of Macon is 1 exit north or Warner Robins and 2 exits
North of Perry.


There's also Calhoun (sp?) and Dalton If you're heading I-75 North toward
Chattanooga.  There's also one in Valdosta, but we're getting too far away.

I was traveling between Atlanta and Warner Robins yesterday and
noticed another outlet mall going up between Atlanta and Macon.


For what its worth, my wife and I have both been disappointed in the
"factory outlet" stores for the past several years.  There used to be
good deals at them 5+ years ago, but lately we've been finding prices
that are higher than Upton's during a "normal" sale.  

I think the owners' realized that:

  1) People are willing to drive the extra distance for a "good deal"
  2) People assume that factory outlets will have good prices and are 
     willing to drive the extra distance to them
  3) Once they're there, they feel like they have to buy something
     even if it isn't a super deal just to justify the trip to the
     outlet store.
  4) They can jack up their prices until people realize they aren't
     worth the extra mileage.


This is, of course, just my opinion.  I still stop by the outlet
stores when I'm on my way to visit family, but I wouldn't make a trip
just to go to Commerce or Calhoun unless I knew there as a "big sale"
that weekend.

Just my $0.05 worth   ($0.02 plus overhead)



 
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