Best Places to Shop for Holidays and other shopping ideas

Ladies do you have the urge to head to the shopping mall and shop, shop, and shop some more? Well, go ahead and enjoy the shopping experience. Who says shopping is not a sport? When you are browsing through the racks of clothing and getting your hands on a bargain it takes enthusiasm and energy. Walking all day at the mall is also exercising, which not only keeps your body nice and fit but relaxes your mind.

Below are some places that allow you to shop for quality clothing at an affordable price, just in case so that you will not burn your wallet and end up in debt. Shop right so that your shopaholic urges won't turn into a nightmare but a rewarding shopping spree.

Just on the side note, you can shop online for great deals and discount on brands such as Bebe, Armani Exchange, Holister, Gap, Banana Republic, Nike.

Bebe and Armani Exchange are hot luxury brands.

Juicy Couture is also a hot new brand on the market for its velour track suits, logo shirts, and bags. Prices are on the high side but the apparel is cute and youthful. Juicy's velour bags is an alternative to the renown Coach bags. Although Coach offers leather bags which are more durable.

Banana Republic and Gap offer style but at a more affordable price.

Holister is a more youthful look with many bright colors that you may find appealing.

Last but not least, Nike offers technological styles like are fit for most weather. They offer a comfort sporty style to active people.

Have you heard of Ross Dress for Less? It is very popular in the West Coast. In the East Coast, there may not be a Ross store but Ross is similar to the TJMaxx, Marshalls, and Burlington Coat Factory stores. These stores sell bargain clothing or clothes, accessories, jewelry, shoes, perfume and tons of other stuff for at least half the price of what they cost at regular department stores such as Macys and Nordstrom.

However, there is a catch, although the clothes are divided into sections in the store like activewear, designer sport clothing, jeans and so on, it is not as easy to find that ralph lauren sweater like it is in the department store like Macys. You have to sort of dig through the tons or non-designer names in search of your ralph lauren sweater. Yet, once you do find it, it will be worth it because it cost much less so instead of getting one $50 dollars Ralph Lauren sweater, you can get a Ralph Lauren sweater and a Calvin Klein t-shirt at the same time for the same total price of $50 dollars.

Sure it takes time to find the brand name long-sleeve, but that is if you are actually looking for a specific name brand. If not, there will be tons of name brands and styles for you to choose from. Also, shopping is recreation right, so why not enjoy shopping and spending less for some nice pieces of clothing. You get more for the same amount of money you would have to spend at the popular department stores.

The same deal is for Marshalls, TJMaxx and Burlington Coat Factory. Marshalls and TJMaxx are now the same company. Also they sell a little more expensive than Ross for the same item. However, there are some items that are in Marshalls that you may not see in Ross because since they sell more expensive they have more merchandise. But if the same item is found in Ross, then expect it to cost less than at Marshalls.

Burlington Coat Factory as the name of the store indicates is a great place to buy coats. They have tons of coats to choose from more than Ross and Marshalls which contain a little bit of everything. Although, Burlington also sells fashion clothing and holiday items, they have a huge inventory of coats.

If you notice or ever been in these stores, you notice that they sell food, chocolates, and candies for the holidays. Yet, perhaps on these occasions it is okay to buy the food since they seem recent. Other than that, I do not recommend buying foods at these stores. Leave the food for the grocery store and do not risk buying it at these stores. Instead, stick to shopping for fashion clothing, shoes, and house-ware.

Do not forget about your outlet malls for best shopping deals. In the west coast, the Gilroy Outlet is famous for its numerous stores. Some of them include Gap, Banana Republic, Guess, Nike, Coach etc. I recommend shopping at Gap which offers latest styles and the seasons trends at affordable prices.

You can spice up your wardrobe with a few new items of the season from Gap. The material is not bad and the brand name is popular. Another place is Great Mall which also is good for outlet shopping. Search online for outlet malls near your area and enjoy a day's time in leisure shopping. Eat, relax, and shop till you shop.

Giving other gifts has its rewards too: You get the pleasure of shopping at malls for others. You have fun shopping with friends and family members making it a rewarding experience. Then you reap another reward when you see the smile on their face when they receive your present and open it up.

There are lots of deals during the holidays so be sure to look online for promotions, in newspapers, and around in sales papers. Remember dates and times for specific sales and what the coupon excludes. Sometimes you get a gift with purchase or free gifts buying gift sets. Some places enter you in gift raffles if you buy up to a certain amount of money (At Macy's cosmetic section they had a gift raffle during Thanksgiving and Christmas)

Yes, there are flea markets in the west coast that open have good stuff, you just have to look. Not all the items are old used stuff. Modern day flea markets sell lots of new clothes but some are imitation clothing so you need to watch out and make sure your bargain deal is actually a good bargain deal.

In the East coast, there is Mega Malls which is similar to flea markets in the west coast but they are indoors as oppose to the outdoors style market in the west coast. Also all of the clothes are new and not used like in the West Coast and you do not have to pay an admission fee to go on.

In the West Coast, some of the flea markets open every day, some only on weekends, and others once a month. The once a month ones usually are have free admission. Flea markets are worth a look, even if you do not like it, it is good to know what they are like.

Heard of the new hot brand Juicy Couture? It is one of the latest brands on the market. It is girly brand offering stylish clothing for women and velour bags. Find out what's hot and not about Juicy couture's clothing and bags.

Juicy Couture is a popular new brand on the market since 1996. The designers originally made their first design as Travis jeans a name which sounds less glamorous and stylish. Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor founded the cute girly line of apparel which became popular towards 2004. The Juicy bags are especially hot. Madonna who wore the first velour track suit made the brand become a hit on the hot list of trendy styles. The Juicy Couture brand targets younger ladies with their youthful line and also those who would want to sport a more youthful look.

What's hot with Juicy Couture

Juicy Couture features eye catching and fun loving slogans in their designs. Their décor makes their casual clothing appear glamorous and luxurious. Wearing a Juicy velour track set like that style worn by Madonna instantly gives one an upper-class modern look. Juicy Couture is a brand of luxury and comfort. Bash in style with their signature bag and track suit.

One of the major attractions of the Juicy Couture brand are their velour bags with the fancy logos and the skilled detailed embroidery which makes any outfit become attractive. The embroidery and décor on the bags makes the purchases of the bags a worthwhile deal which offers an alternative to the Coach Lover bags.

The Juicy line which started with apparel now expands with cosmetics, jewelry, handbags, and children's clothing making it easier to sport the whole Juicy Couture look from head to toe.

The Not so Hot

Although Juicy Couture is a luxury brand their clothing material are not of high quality which makes buying their apparel not very worth it due to the price tags. Most of their t-shirts are made of cotton with simple Juicy slogan but are priced at $30 and up. Some of their track jackets or hoodies are also made of cheap cotton but again carry high prices.

Even worse some jackets do not even have any Juicy logos on them to show that one is actually wearing Juicy and not some cheap brand. While paying for the brand name, no one will be able to tell a part the jacket from a regular old navy look-alike.

Juicy Couture offers limited style on their bags or purses. They offer the same velour style on the side bag and no leather bag which would actually be more durable. Juicy is no offering a vinyl polyester body bag or messenger bag which is also priced cheaper than their velour sling bag. Yet, the material is still not as good as a leather bag which is offered by Coach, another famous luxury brand.

All in all, Juicy offers an alternative for cute stylish bag lovers of luxury brands and not a over the top cost like LV, Gucci, and Prada. If you want to change your style from Coach bags then Juicy brand is for you. Stay away from regular cotton jackets with no logos since there's no distinction of it from any ole brand. Some nice logos and décor on track jackets for fitted tees at discount prices are definitely worth the bargain to complete your chic look. Juicy Couture headquarters located in an industrial area in Arleta, Los Angeles, California; the city of high-end fashion so you know you can trust Juicy Couture to provide you with some of the hottest and trendiest looks.

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Personal Experience

"Juicy Couture" Wikipedia.com

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