Parm Woodbury Common

Yes I am complaining that Woodbury Common Premium Outlets was so empty when I came here shopping on a weekday. Most of the stores were empty, I guess I arrived before the tour buses busing those anxious shoppers for their shopping day trip!

I did enjoy the quietness...and no lines getting in the stores or paying for purchases. But not much fun when you went inside empty stores to browse and the sales were eyeing your every moves!

I still don't get it with all these tourists with their rolling luggage!! There are not much deals, but most of those rolling case shoppers are Europeans..maybe because of the weak USD$ everything becomes a bargain!

Woodbury Common does have more higher ends stores: Prada, Tods, Burberrys, Michael Kors, Gucci, which are not available in other outlets. Oh and a Lululemon stores that have quite a good selections.

My friend has a good time shopping here, as long as she is happy, I am too!!

Really solid outlet mall!! I needed some new clothes and went here yesterday to enjoy the sunshine (and discounts). It's a huge place and a little hard to navigate but they have touch-screen directories placed all around. The screens are a little hard to read considering the glare from the sun, though.
There are plenty of restrooms that are decently kept and very large. There's good food options as well, including shake shack which is one of my fave fast food spots! The parking lots are kind of a nightmare but I didn't have too much trouble finding a spot. I'd recommend going straight to the "additional" parking to the side because it looked packed in the main part.

It must just be me because I can never find anything when I am out here. It is very spacious, and I'm sure it is beautiful when the weather is warmer. The North Face outlet was the store that most interested me. You can buy a coat for a high price. The lots fill up quickly during holidays, so I would say be prepared to walk a little further than usual.

I was super excited to check out Woodbury Common, as the list of the stores in the directory seemed like a dream come true! Stores such as Tom Ford, Moncler, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, and Marni were just calling my name, and I just had to see what they had to offer. While the layout of the outlets was pretty well-designed, the stores themselves were more on the disappointing end. Even purses that were shown in previous seasons were minimal to non-existent, and clothing/ready-to-wear items were also just not of a great variety. Discounts, even for the upcoming holidays, were also not provided, and restricted solely to certain items that were already on clearance. The SAs at each of the store were a hit-or-miss, as some were extremely helpful and super awesome (such as Marni), some were MIA (such as Balenciaga), and others were a bit annoying with the aggressive sales pitch with no knowledge of the items inquired (such as Burberry). Just note that with a Yelp check-in, you receive a free VIP coupon book at some of the stores that are listed. I think if you live around the area, it is worth checking in from time to time, but to go out of your way if you're visiting from out-of-town, it is not worth it. The outlets in the DC area seemed to be so much better in comparison, where all the brands can be found in one or two stores (such as Barney's). I'm glad I was finally able to check out Woodbury out.

+Marni
+hit-or-miss SAs
+free VIP coupon book with a Yelp check-in

Many great stores!
Lots of space and great offers in all of the stores.
The bus ride was NOT GREAT!

Will definitely recommend, but not via bus ride.
Take a cab or an Uber instead.

Btw make sure to plan for a long stay. There are A LOT OF STORES!

For the designer goods, not so good unless you go during a sales event. I've seen better sales for some of these things in department stores. DVF has ok prices. Decently priced things from Ted Baker London. I wouldn't buy anything from Burberry (bloomies has better sales!). There are a lot of options for designer goods here. Its a big outlet center.

They also have a nice food court with good options including Meltshop, a pizza place, cinnabon... Typical mall food court setting.

I love this mall! So much variety of shops and great bargains. It has several sections and huge but if you have a map handy( you can have one from Simon guest services at Market Place) it will help you to navigate the mall nicely. Otherwise it can be very hard to get through different parts - lets say Saratoga to Hudson valley.
They have plenty of parking space, different open lots and a closed area. The blue parking lot has vale service so if you are not willing to use it, it can be hard to park there.
This is an open mall and can be very cold in winter , especially if it is raining it is can be heat shock of cold and hot in between different shops.
There are plenty of great shops- it is hard to list here all- including Coach, Under armor, Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger and Ann Taylor to name a few. The sales are always amazing. Usually 50-60% bargains convince me to buy a lot stuff. Just beware of the 'outlet quality' sometimes, like for fashion bags, the leather can be counterfeit or low quality... I believe in the end you get what you pay for so looking for discount can affect the quality. But still some prices are amazing for the quality you get: such as 40% off at sales for an Under Armor sneakers of 60$ and total of 36$ is mind blowing!

The food corner is called Market Place and has plenty of options, such as Pret, Chipotle, McDonalds or even different cuisines such as Italian pizza, Chinese food and so on. There are even several food carts with ice cream or waffles. Everyone can find a place to suit their taste here and there is plenty of space to sit.

I believe there are buses from Manhattan area so even if you don't have a car, it is possible to come here in around 2 hours.

Overall this is an great mall to spend a whole day, or even two! and find great bargains!!

Absolutely the place to go to get "high-end" clothing. I went on a Black Friday this year and had pretty good deals. Outlet prices on top of insane sales. (Joe's Jeans - 30% off the whole store, Elie Tahari - 25% off the whole store plus another 20% off, and etc.)

Downsides:

-This place is absolutely crowded on Black Friday and some stores open at 9pm. So if you do not wear a size XL, XXL, or XXXL - then start coming at 8:45pm.

-On Black Friday, the lines for Coach and Northface are insane (I don't know why anyone would still buy Coach bags...)

-It is an outdoor outlet and the weather here are extreme (either too hot or too cold).

-There was a LONG LINE at Starbucks at like 8:30pm on Black Friday (and it opens are 9pm with no sales)...

But if you are in it for high-end (with the exception of Coach - that's more of a low-end) shopping and are willing to fight for it, this is the place to go and I highly recommend going on Black Friday.

FREE WIFI just need to accept their policies within the Market Hall aka food court.

Fabulous outlet with a very big selection of brands .. park early ... you'll have no spot after ..

You might want to drop off your purchases to the car as you go cause you'll find so many deals and you'll end up further and further and carrying more and more

YELP CHECK IN gets you a free Coupon Book.

Register to be their VIP online also gets you a free Coupon Book or it'll cost you $10.

Sometimes they have other discounts like MasterCard discounts.

These are the best outlets I've been to yet. They had every store I could want, and the entire place is beautiful. I was pretty impressed by the food court. The only thing is that I felt I didn't save too much.