Outlet Shopping

Hi, I%26#39;m heading to Boston and wanted to know if there%26#39;s outlet villages similar to New York or discount shops in the city? Thanks in advance.

Outlet Shopping

Hi,

There%26#39;s a very popular tour for international visitors to the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets that leaves Boston daily. It%26#39;s about 45 minutes south of the city and offers great deals on high end clothing and accessories. It has many hotel pickups in Boston or you can go to their transportation building for boarding. Here%26#39;s the link if your interested.

www.brushhilltours.com/tours/wrentham.html

Outlet Shopping

The Wrentham Village is wonderful, full of greatdeals. Google wrentham premium outlets for info on stores, etc.

Thanks for that looks fantastic - I%26#39;m sure I%26#39;ll be able to do some shopping damage there!

Went to Wrentham a couple of weeks ago and did some major damage to my credit card.We drove there in a rental car and it took us 45 minutes.I bought so much it was just as well that we had a car.

As for discount shops in Boston,there is Marshalls.TJ Maxx and also Filenes Basement.

Shop til you drop.

Yes, Wrentham is the place to go. There is also outlet shopping in Maine, about 1 hour from Boston, but don%26#39;t go there. Pretty much the same shops, but they charge 8% sales tax on clothes, and in MA there is no tax on clothes! My favorites are Off 5th and the Coach store.

Wrentham is good, and Off 5th there is better than most of the stores since they often have things in from Saks dept. stores, and not just goods made solely for the outlet, which is often the case at outlet branches. I%26#39;d not leave Boston without checking out Filene%26#39;s Basement. The original store is closed til next yr. but there is another one on Boyleston that has some great deals. And in March I was shocked to find dozens of things from Bloomies on sale at the TJMaxx in Sommerville, but that may be a bit of a hike for you and often hit or miss. My Joe jeans normally just under $200 were picked up for $60 at the TJM, though so I have a certain fondness for it :-)

Even with the 8% tax in Maine, the Kittery outlets can reap some amazingly good deals. It really depends on the time of year and what%26#39;s available. I was recently in Maine, stopped off at the outlets on the way home and came home with two pairs of Sketcher shoes, three shirts and pair of cargo pants from Old Navy and spent only about $70.00. That was utilizing buy one get one half off and clearance items

The thing is, it%26#39;s really only worth it if you ahppen to be in the area or can know ahead of time what%26#39;s in stock and what%26#39;s on clearance. Otherwise you make a trip all the way up there, pay the additional 8% and it doesn%26#39;t end up being worth it.

It might be worth hiring a car to go to Wrentham - we did and filled the boot! Also I think the bus there and back only gives your 4 - 5 hours there - it is very big (only a bit smaller than Woodbury Common) and it took us all day getting around it.

We hired a car from the airport so we could get straight on the highway which virtually goes direct to Wrentham - very easy and just as cheap as the bus but more flexible - caught the T to and from the airport.

Sarah