Welcome to Tampa Premium Outlets where everything is for, well, sale! But more than getting your hands on these premium brands, you’re also going to get great discounts simply because these are outlet shops. Yes. Outlet. Shops. These is where brands like Coach, Gap, Michael Kors, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren and many others throw the items that have not passed their quality control to. Still, this is a great place where you can go Tampa shopping.
What you need to have with you when you do visit these shops is your wits because you might not be able to handle rejecting the idea of not maxing out your credit cards in this premium outlet. Also, you have to be really smart when you shop in outlets because you have to find what’s wrong with these items and why are they in an outlet and not in Macy’s or Nordstrom.
Check every nitty bitty of the items
When you get to the premium outlet, your head will probably reel because there’s just so many items you want to buy. Your mind might not be able to handle just how cheap these things are compared to the ones you see in your local mall. This is a usual stop for some tourists in Tampa because they can get a lot of things on the cheap. But before you hand your money or credit card to the cashier, you have to remember to check every detail of the item—from the stitches to the spelling to scratches on the material. There’s something wrong with the item and that’s why it’s in an outlet shop. Find that minor flaw. If you’re good with it, then you’ve just purchased your first outlet item.
Be ready for minor flaws
As mentioned above, this is a premium outlet shop. The brands are the nicer ones, but there are minor to major flaws on the items they are selling. You cannot expect to score the items with the same quality as the ones you find in major department stores and boutiques. You have to accept the fact that there are slight imperfections on the items and these are the reasons why these are cheaper and more affordable.
Return and exchange policy may be different
You cannot expect the customer service in this outlet shop to be the same in other stores. Macy’s may allow you to return your items even months after buying them as long as you have the original receipt and they still have tags on them. However, in an outlet shop, the window time for returning and exchanging the items may be a little shorter—possibly only a week.