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I was prepared to be unimpressed. But I’m a believer now. Yes, Sawgrass Mills won over this non-shopper, much to my surprise. I’m enough of a convert, in fact, that I’ll be doing two blogs about this giant theme park of bargain shopping. But I’m getting ahead of my story. You see, I had visited Sawgrass Mills exactly once, soon after it opened years ago. Since then, I’ve told myself it was too far west. I’ve told myself it was too crowded. I’ve told myself I could find comparable bargains without schlepping nearly to the Everglades. But I had a big out-of-town trip coming up and realized that I needed a couple pairs of new shoes. And I needed to save some money. What the heck. Why not give it a try?
Why not indeed. Bargains? I saved more than $40 total on a pair of Bostonian loafers and a pair of New Balance sneakers. Not a bad day’s savings. Crowds? There were lots of shoppers and diners and others wandering this huge complex. But no more than at any other mall, at least when I was there on a Monday afternoon. Too far? I live way east in Fort Lauderdale, near the ocean. I timed the drive home from Sawgrass Mills, which I made just as rush hour began. It took me less than a half hour, door to door. So much for my objections.
Even more surprising to me, I honestly enjoyed the experience. Wandering through corridors of quality goods sold at low prices, I kept thinking of all the other things I really needed to buy. Or at least really wanted to buy. And I started planning when I would come back to buy some of them. I got a kick out of the kiosks of all descriptions that dot Sawgrass Mills, outside and inside. One of these kiosks offers nothing but bubble gum. If you don’t know Sawgrass Mills, it’s worth a trip. This is Florida’s largest retail and entertainment center, with more than 350 outlets and name-brand stores, as well as restaurants, cinemas and entertainment venues. It’s amazing, actually. And later this week, I’ll be telling you a bit more about some of those stores and restaurants and the rest. One blog just can’t begin to do this place justice.
Why not indeed. Bargains? I saved more than $40 total on a pair of Bostonian loafers and a pair of New Balance sneakers. Not a bad day’s savings. Crowds? There were lots of shoppers and diners and others wandering this huge complex. But no more than at any other mall, at least when I was there on a Monday afternoon. Too far? I live way east in Fort Lauderdale, near the ocean. I timed the drive home from Sawgrass Mills, which I made just as rush hour began. It took me less than a half hour, door to door. So much for my objections.
Even more surprising to me, I honestly enjoyed the experience. Wandering through corridors of quality goods sold at low prices, I kept thinking of all the other things I really needed to buy. Or at least really wanted to buy. And I started planning when I would come back to buy some of them. I got a kick out of the kiosks of all descriptions that dot Sawgrass Mills, outside and inside. One of these kiosks offers nothing but bubble gum. If you don’t know Sawgrass Mills, it’s worth a trip. This is Florida’s largest retail and entertainment center, with more than 350 outlets and name-brand stores, as well as restaurants, cinemas and entertainment venues. It’s amazing, actually. And later this week, I’ll be telling you a bit more about some of those stores and restaurants and the rest. One blog just can’t begin to do this place justice.
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