Shopping At Outlets
by Karen Rose Smith
Do you shop at outlet stores?
Last evening I visited the Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg. There are plenty of stores there from Gertrude Hawk's chocolates to Christmas Tree Hill. But at the end of July I like to shoe shop. The shoe stores range from Skechers to Bass to Easy Spirit.
At the end of the summer, the sales are terrific! I found shoes from 50% to 70% off. What I like about the outlet stores is the volume of specialized merchandise in each store. I usually shop online. But sometimes it's nice to see merchandise "in person.
I also use these trips to the outlets for research. I need to clothe and accessorize many characters, especially in my mysteries. A visit to the Coach or Van Heusen outlet stores help me do that. There's a terrific leather shop there too that sells jackets to portfolios and brief cases.
For more practical reasons, I like to spend time in the kitchen shop. I always find something I "need." The store also has unusual items like a mini grocery cart I can fill with spices for a Christmas gift. From spatulas to Kitchen Aid mixers, I can see the latest styles and gadgets that my sleuth who loves to cook can use.
I enjoyed the summer evening so much that I might have to visit the outlets at Rockvale Outlets in Pennsylvania Dutch country in Lancaster where my Daisy's Tea Garden series is set.
Do you shop at outlet stores?
Last evening I visited the Outlet Shoppes at Gettysburg. There are plenty of stores there from Gertrude Hawk's chocolates to Christmas Tree Hill. But at the end of July I like to shoe shop. The shoe stores range from Skechers to Bass to Easy Spirit. 
At the end of the summer, the sales are terrific! I found shoes from 50% to 70% off. What I like about the outlet stores is the volume of specialized merchandise in each store. I usually shop online. But sometimes it's nice to see merchandise "in person.
I also use these trips to the outlets for research. I need to clothe and accessorize many characters, especially in my mysteries. A visit to the Coach or Van Heusen outlet stores help me do that. There's a terrific leather shop there too that sells jackets to portfolios and brief cases.
For more practical reasons, I like to spend time in the kitchen shop. I always find something I "need." The store also has unusual items like a mini grocery cart I can fill with spices for a Christmas gift. From spatulas to Kitchen Aid mixers, I can see the latest styles and gadgets that my sleuth who loves to cook can use. I enjoyed the summer evening so much that I might have to visit the outlets at Rockvale Outlets in Pennsylvania Dutch country in Lancaster where my Daisy's Tea Garden series is set.
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