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Tanger Outlet, Hoshi Sushi.

// August 7th, 2009 // Thoughts

The weather was spectacular today as I spent half of my day at the Tanger Outlet in Riverside, NY. It was supposed to be an hour drive from Forest Hills but because of congestion on the Long Island Expressway (495), the journey took us almost 2 hours. Once we got to the outlet, we had to look at the signs for the stores we wanted to visit. It wasn’t the most intuitive, as the stores were scattered between Tanger 1 and Tanger 2, each accessible by car but by foot, it may take an extra 15 minutes walk.

Looking for the Coach store, I had to ask the car next to me, as we both waited for the red light. Realizing that the Coach store was on the other side of the road, I quickly made a U-turn, almost hitting an incoming car.

Apparently, weekdays aren’t as busy as the weekends for Tanger outlet. Unlike Woodbury Commons, Tanger outlet seems to be missing the tour buses that carry tourists from New York City. One of the reason could be the bad layout of the stores make it inconvenient for tourists shopping.

Entering the Coach store, we quickly spotted the differences between Tanger’s Coach store and Woodbury’s Coach store.

1. Tanger has less selections than Woodbury
2. Tanger isn’t as busy as Woodbury during weekdays, while Woodbury is constantly busy
3. When you buy bags from Coach at Tanger, the sales person will tear the prices off – the reason is to prevent people from reselling the bags. I find it ridiculous especially when Coach has unlimited return policy, it would create inconvenience for the store when customers return the bags. Silly store policy…
4. The sales associate at Tanger’s Coach aren’t as enthusiastic as those at Woodbury’s Coach

After spending $700 at the Coach store, my girlfriend and I went to the Children’s place because she had to get a gift for her friend. Taking the opportunity, I too bought some clothes for my niece in LA. I haven’t seen her in almost 9 months, since last Christmas.

After all that shopping, we headed to Stony Brook’s Hoshi Sushi for dinner. It sure brings back memories. For those UMN peeps who may be reading this post, just so you know..Boon misses everyone!
Speaking of which, my friend is waiting for his son to be born at any moment now. Phoenix, we are all waiting!

Love it, loathe it? Comments appreciated.

-Boon