Grapevine Shopping Tips by etfromnc

Name of Shop: Grapevine Mills mall

It seems to me that if a shopping center has "Mills" in its name, it is highly likely to feature discount and/or outlet stores. Grapevine Mills mall is one of the largest retail and entertainment complexes in the southwestern United States. It is made up of over 1.6 million square feet of retail shops, ranging from Abercrombie & Fitch to Zale's Jewelers, restaurants, and entertainment. It is the home to 15 major department stores (generally regarded as "anchor stores") plus nearly 200 specialty retail shops.

What To Buy: Just about anything that you might expect to find in any shopping mall in America.

What To Pay: Prices are generally at least 15-20% percent less than in stores of the same chain elsewhere, and sometimes the reductions are much greater than that.

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Theme: Discount Store
Address: 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway
Directions: Just 2 miles North of DFW Airport on Highway 121N
Website: http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=1248

Name of Shop: Bass Pro Shops and Outdoor World

This store is a member of a (currently) 41 store chain of stores which offers just about anything that you could imagine for the hunter, fisherman, or any other type of outdoor sportsman. This particular location is the only one which I have visited and I did not go to buy anything. I just went because I have driven by one near my home dozens of times and the Alpine chalet (on steroids) appearance of the building has always attracted me but never made the time to stop. The Grapevine store boasts 200,000 square feet of retail display place. This location also has a mini-brewery and steakhouse, a pistol range, driving range, putting green, and facilities for the repair of your guns, knives, golf clubs, and bows.

What To Buy: Anything for the hunter, angler, or general outdoor enthusiast. I did not see any snow sports gear but that may have been because it was May when I was there.

What To Pay: About what you would elsewhere seemed to be the going standard here.

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Theme: Sporting Goods
Phone: (972)724-2018
Address: 2501 Bass Pro Drive
Directions: From Ft Worth: North on I-35W take exit 52B To TX-121N toward DFW Airport follow TX-121N toward I-635, take the Bass Pro Drive exit, turn left at Bass Pro Drive.