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Originally Posted by Pikaberdort
Gf and I visiting from Canada soon. Her first time (21). My first time not to play poker. Staying at Mirage. Is Premium Outlets - North worth taking a cab to or should we just stick to Strip shopping (Fashion Show, Forum, Miracle Mile, etc)?
Depends on what your goals are. If you just want to window shop fancier stores or buy more high-end type of stuff, places like Miracle Mile, Shops at the Venetian, Forum shops, etc. will work fine. Fashion Show is basically just a regular mall.
IF you are looking for a more "regular" type of shopping, The Premium Outlets (North and South) have more regular/non high-end types of stores and yes you can get stuff cheaper there. The North Premium Outlets (outdoor mall) is always hella crowded on weekends though and I would expect it to be exponentially worse crowds-wise during the holiday shopping season.
You could also go down to the South Premium Outlets which are on Las Vegas Blvd. a few miles south of Mandalay Bay. You can bus down there which would be much cheaper than a cab round-trip. They are indoors and have many of the same types of stores the North Premium Outlets have. The Nike outlet store at the South location is confirmed awesome fyi. Also south, about a mile up (closer to Mandalay Bay) from the South Premium Outlets is Town Square. Town Square is a more high-end, specialty outdoor mall with bars and restaurants. Locals are the only ones who typically hang here so you avoid the massive tourist crowds.
one other thing...just a reminder, before heading out to the Premium outlets at least, you may want to go to each property's websites to see the store roster listing to make sure there is something there you are interested in.