Posts Tagged ‘Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets’
The Turkey Day & Black Friday Cheat Sheet
Posted by Natalie Kaar / Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Black Friday & Thanksgiving Day are both promising big bargains this year! (Shutterstock.com/Johnkworks)
Hello there, shoppers! If you’re bent on bagging some big-time bargains during the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, to commence in just a few days, here’s hoping you’re resting up now. Black Friday starts a day early this year at many stores — yup, Turkey Day, before many are even expected to come out of their food comas.
That includes Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets; while Midnight Madness is planned, as in years past, some stores will be opening as early as 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Other stores opening on Thursday include Walmart, which will be opening at 10 p.m.
While it would be virtually impossible to send you all of details on the deluge of deals, here are the high points, including a few pointers on staying ahead of the pack:
The city streets, anti-mall experience:
Head to Old Town Alexandria. Many stores in the Old Town Boutique District are offering 30-percent savings from 6-8 a.m., 20-percent savings from 8-10 a.m. and 10-percent savings the rest of the day. And every OTBD shop has something very special in store. Some discounts are even bigger; for instance, Treat is offering 40-percent savings from 8-10 a.m. Plus, the city is offering free parking on Black Friday at all city-owned garages and lots, with many opening at 6 a.m. Stick around until 7 p.m. for the tree lighting and other fun holiday festivities.
FREE PARKING HOURS: Market Square Garage, 108 N. Fairfax St., open 6 a.m. on Friday until 6 a.m. on Saturday; Courthouse Square Garage, 111 S. Pitt St., open 6 a.m. Friday until 3 a.m. Saturday; Thompson’s Alley Garage, 10 Thompson’s Alley, open 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. on Friday; N. Union St. Garage, 220 N. Union St., open 6 a.m. on Friday until 2:30 a.m. on Saturday; S. Henry St. Lot, 112 S. Henry St., from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday; Cameron/ Saint Asaph St. Lot, 210 N. Saint Asaph St., from 6 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
The mega-mall experience:
Here are your Black Friday sale hours (click on the mall links for the deals):
Fair Oaks Mall: 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
Fashion Center at Pentagon City: 5 a.m.- 10 p.m.
Dulles Town Center: Some stores will open as early as 5 a.m. (the rest at 6 a.m.) and as late as 11 p.m. (the rest at 10 p.m.)
Tysons Corner Center: Midnight madness, baby!
Tysons Galleria: Even the Galleria is opening early for the super-sale action, at 9 a.m., will be open until 9 p.m. And don’t miss the opening of the Gingerbread Wonderland Store, brought to us by The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, at 2 p.m. The life-size Gingerbread Boutique will have a variety of delights, special gift ideas and exciting culinary creations to browse while shopping.
Something in the middle:
As far as other huge sales, don’t forget about Amazon, especially if you’d like to shop in your PJs. And for something that falls between the mega-mall experience and shopping in the OTBD, don’t forget about places like Reston Town Center, Fairfax Corner and Market Common in Clarendon. Regarding the big-box stores like Walmart, Target, Best Buy and hhgregg, you might want to take a peek at theblackfriday.com, which has links to all of the associated sales flyers. And, shoppers, make sure to have your smartphone scanners ready — mucho importante!
Oh, and how could we forget about Apple! They’ll be doling out their own Black Friday deals, but don’t expect miracles. We’re usually not talking nearly free Macs or anything like that.
Happy shopping! Stay classy!
–Natalie Kaar
Back-to-School Savings at the Outlets
Posted by Natalie Kaar / Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
(Shutterstock/Rob Byron)
Hello there, shoppers! While it seems like school just let out for the summer, before we know it, the kiddos will be back to the books. That means it’s definitely not too early to start back-to-school shopping. Of course, you don’t want to pay full price; that’s why I’m thrilled to send you a heads-up about special deals at Leesburg Corner and Hagerstown Premium Outlets this weekend.
Thursday, July 28, through Monday, Aug. 1, it’s Back-to-School & Fall Preview Sale time. This means you can expect additional savings on top of the everyday outlet savings of 25-65 percent.
A few examples of the special savings that will be awaiting you in Leesburg:
Polo Ralph Lauren
Through July 30
25-30 percent off Factory Store prices*
*Refers to the Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store regular price. Not all colors or styles available in all locations. No phone or mail orders. Applicable to select items/styles only.
Joe’s Jeans
July 28 – Aug 1
Buy a collection piece and get 20 percent off a pair of denim.
Sale does not apply to previous purchases. Cannot be combined with any other offer.
Vera Bradley
July 28 – Aug. 1
20 percent off Back to Campus Essentials
See store associate for details.
Gap Outlet
Through Aug. 2
Everything for kids on sale
50 percent off select styles
Select women’s dresses at $20
Promotion is subject to change. See store for details.
Look for the full list to be updated on Thursday.
Happy shopping!
–Natalie Kaar
Black Friday Specials Beyond the Big-Box Stores
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Mega-shopping centers like Tysons Corner Center and the Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets may open at midnight and offer their share of awesome deals, but Old Town Alexandria is not about to let the malls have all of the Black Friday retail love. As part of the Shop Local Alexandria initiative, many of the Old Town Boutique District stores will be open as early as 6 a.m. tomorrow, Nov. 26; and as always, the selections you’ll find in them will include unique items you just can’t find among the big guys. Plus, get a load of this: Make a purchase at any one of the OTBD stores and bring your receipt to any of the others to score 10 percent off your entire purchase at each (some restrictions may apply) on top of other Black Friday discounts.
Here is the full list of participants, store hours and their individual discounts. But it gets even better. All six city-owned garages and lots in Old Town will offer free Black Friday parking!
A few gift ideas courtesy of Red Barn Mercantile to get you even more pumped:
Mouse-in-a-Box, $25
Cheer Up Glass, $5.50; Cheer Up Decanter, $12.95
Godfather Quotations, $12.95
Tatine Soy/Beeswax Candles, $34
Let's Play Mail, $63
Happy shopping! And Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
–Natalie Kaar
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, March 8th, 2010
Call me old-fashioned, but when I eagerly opened my Christmas gift one year from a then-boyfriend, I expected the present to carry a certain WOW! factor. I never expected to see a skimpy thong, thigh highs and a see-through bra adorned with sequins and tassels. I wouldn’t even wear that for Halloween. And how was I supposed to explain that gift to my parents?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about sexy lingerie, but this was just plain tasteless. It would be one thing to receive this for Valentine’s Day, but Christmas? OK, so I tried it on. It was quite a workout to get into this little number, believe me. After staring in the mirror, I slipped into a pair of heels and pretended I was an exotic dancer. Unfortunately, he forgot to get me the pole.
He knew I wasn’t crazy about the gift by the surprised look on my face. I was really miffed because I had invested considerable time, thought and money in selecting his leather jacket for Christmas. Looking back, I should have simply told him how I felt.
Gift giving is not always easy, especially in a new relationship, but we have so many excellent choices for shopping in NoVA—Tysons Galleria, Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets, Pentagon City Mall, Reston Town Center and trendy boutiques.
Have you ever received something that was just plain awful? Did you tell the person? Did you return it, or did you keep it and pretend that you liked it?
–Katie
Go on, vent about it. It’ll make you feel better. Post a comment, or email me at littleredbook@northernvirginiamag.com.