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1. Bangor - check out http://www.famousshoes.com/
fabulous prices on shoes - I got a pair of New Balance sneakers for 44.00
2. Become a member at Kohls.com - I got two coupons - one for 20% off everything early in my trip and while I was on the road got another one for 15% off everything - of course we went back.
3. Last weeks of June are fabulous for summer clothes shopping - major sales as they are getting stores ready for back to school stock. Anyone know what other time sales are great in Maine????????
4. There is now a Sephora in the Maine Mall, Portland - wild makeup place.
5. What stores are where
Portland - H&M*, Forever 21*, Aeropostale, Sephora* , Marshalls
Augusta - Christmas Tree Shoppe*, Kohls, JcPenny, TJMax, Aeropostale, Fashion Bug
Bangor -Famous Shoes*, Kohl's, Hollister, JcPenny, Aeropostale , Marshalls
Freeport - Banana Republic Outlet*, Calvin Klein outlet*
* - only one location
recommended by Carolyn and Juanita
6. Petite shopping - Kohl's, JcPenny
7. Shopping for kids - Kohl's, H&M
8. Shopping for men - Kohl's
9. Shopping for women, H&M, Fashion Bug, Kohl's, JcPenny
10. Junior shopping (aka teen or young adult) - Forever 21, Kohl's, TjMax, Hollister, Aeropostale,
Augusta
ReplyDeleteBig Lots
3232 Wrightsboro Road,
I believe this is part of a mall - lots of stores with the address on this road
From my sister Peggy's trip
ReplyDeletefor eating - salad bars at Hanafords (grocery stores like our superstore) are great - include grilled chicken
She shopped in Waterville at Supershoes (also in Bangor)
Eating on the way there or on the way home - Petro Canada restaurant between Fredericton and Woodstock. - don't get gravy.
she tried big stop in Enfield - she didn't like it.
ReplyDeleteThe BASS I went to was in Freeport but there’s one in South Portland (100 Clarks pond parkway). Are you going to Kittery? There’s one there too (283 route 1).
ReplyDeleteThe Pizza place we ate at was in Freeport, Siano’s (140 Main St), but I guess you’re not going back there? The food was really good and prices good. We each had a lunch pasta dish, included salad or soup and bread (OMG the bread was good…..better than Olive garden), we both got salad (very fresh ymmm) we drank water. Our bill was $20. And we were FULL. What was really cool about that place was if you sat in the right place you could see 4 or 5 chefs “doing their thing”, including the guy on pasta and the one on pizza (flipping the raw dough in the air etc). The atmosphere was great.
Like I told you we loved the salad bars at Hannaford’s (the bar wasn’t huge but had everything you’d want).
I forgot to tell you what we didn’t like about the Irving Restaurant in Woodstock. Jelisa’s fries were so under cooked they were still cold in the middle (soggy and gross), as for me, I ordered a hot turkey sandwich and it came without veggies (not even a few watery carrots), just the sandwich and potatoes. And some places will also serve stuffing but not there. It was very bland.
I didn’t love our Hotel in Augusta but for the price and convenience and considering the amount of time we didn’t spend in our room, I would stay there again. I think (this is just me), that packing and unpacking everyday to change hotels would be stressful and inconvenient. When I arrive at a hotel whether it be for 1 night or 5 I like to completely unpack my suitcase and put everything in the drawers etc., throw my suitcase in a corner and just have that freedom of coming and going without “lugging” so much stuff every day.
We stayed only in Augusta. If I would have stayed in Bangor, had to drive to Portland (shopping and eating took us 7 hours) and back, it would have been too much. But if you really love to shop in Bangor, what I would do (you asked for my opinion so this is what I would do).
You are staying for 3 nights which means you will have 2 full days to shop and a bit the day you arrive and the day you leave.
So I would…..
1.spend the first night in Portland and the next 2 in Bangor
2. spend the first 2 nights in Bangor and the last in Portland
3. spend all 3 nights in Bangor
4. spend all 3 nights in Augusta.
HEE HEE.
There are so many factors to consider….1. cost of hotels vs gas to travel around in maine
2. Would you rather have a 7, 8, or 9 hour drive on your first day or a 7, 8, or 9 hour drive on your way home?
That little town, Waterville has that shoe store “Super Shoes” and a TJ Maxx and it is 15 minutes north of Augusta
Happy Travels!
Peg