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"Even if you swore them off after that last time when you blacked out and spent your rent money, I think this new entrant into the clearance warehouse arena might change your mind. Word on the web is that Bloomingdale&amp;amp;#8217;s may be opening outlets. Although the company didn&amp;amp;#8217;t give a statement, it is rumored to be close to inking a deal that could bring a Bloomie&amp;amp;#8217;s outlet to a city near you relatively soon. (Read the full story on racked.com.) So is the thought of another luxury department store offering its designer items at bargain-basement prices exciting&amp;amp;#133;or are you just kinda meh? I ask because I know that there are two camps of people when it comes to outlet malls: Those that quiver at the promise of finding the deal of a lifetime and others that dread the crowds, the disorganized merchandise, the hunt for good stuff. And after all those stories last summer on how outlets are just out to bamboozle you, well even some fans are kinda leary, no? Personally, I like outlet malls for what they&amp;amp;#8217;re worth&amp;amp;#8212;different stuff than what&amp;amp;#8217;s at my local stores at relatively cheap prices (hey, I know they&amp;amp;#8217;re out to make a profit, so I don&amp;amp;#8217;t expect to find Prada for 20 bucks). A couple of times a year I trek out to Woodbury Commons, a behemoth that&amp;amp;#8217;s about 45 minutes away from me, all the while chanting &amp;amp;#8220;I will not be suckered into buying something I don&amp;amp;#8217;t need or want because it&amp;amp;#8217;s cheap.&amp;amp;#8221; I usually go with at least one goal: Last time it was to find a cute pair of black summer sandals and I did for $40. I bring a set amount of cash with me and when it&amp;amp;#8217;s done, so am I. And if you remember my post on bargain shopping tips from awhile ago, you already know that I have gotten some great designer steals. All that to say, that I can&amp;amp;#8217;t wait for Bloomingdale&amp;amp;#8217;s outlets to open. But &amp;amp;#8216;till then, I&amp;amp;#8217;ll be religiously scoping out their sale stuff&amp;amp;#8212;like these 50% off finds. Join me? So how about you&amp;amp;#8212;do you love outlets or hate &amp;amp;#8216;em? How often do you hit the outlets and do you go with a shopping strategy? And what&amp;amp;#8217;s the best item or deal you ever got at an outlet store? Discuss! Plus: Meet theOutnet: Net-A-Porter.com&amp;#x27;s Brand New Outlet Shopping Site The shopping lover&amp;amp;#8217;s guide to Web deals Do You Shop At Age-Appropriate Stores? More Ways to Get Glamour: You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage Follow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Photo: Richard Kolker/Jupiter Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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