An Unexpected City for Shopping

As I have mentioned before, I am Italian and have fairly dark skin naturally so I thought that there was just no need to apply sunscreen before spending the entire day out in the sun at Wet N’ Wild.  Come to find out - I was wrong!  I woke up the next day burnt to a crisp and was in a severe amount of pain.  I cursed myself for being so stupid and my Mothers incessant lectures about wearing sunscreen and the importance of skincare kept replaying over and over in my head.  Hmmm, what could I possibly do in Orlando that didn’t require spending the day in the sun and would still allow me to leave the grounds of Cypress Pointe Resort?   Shopping of course!!!!

After a small amount of investigation on my part, I determined that there were 2 main sources of shopping in the Orlando Area – The Mall at Millenia and Prime Outlets International.  The Mall at Millenia appeared to be an extremely high-end mall, housing retailers such as Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Dior, and Burberry just to name a few.  Knowing myself fairly well by this point, I thought I better NOT surround myself with the above mentioned stores as the temptation to buy will surely overpower my typically level-headed thinking and budget constraints.  SO, the decision was made – Prime Outlet International here I come!

After an incredibly painful shower and a massive amount of aloe applied, I drove up to the Outlet mall which was only minutes from my Orlando vacation home.  Prime Outlet International was huge and had a massive amount of stores – mainly name brand ranging from children’s apparel to luggage to home furnishings to health and beauty.  I stopped in at least 2 dozen stores before collapsing due to exhaustion.  I found a quaint-looking café and grabbed a seat and a snack – looking down I realized I had done a fair amount of damage and had bags from Banana Republic, COACH, Gap, and Nine West.  To be honest, I could have bought ALOT more and was pretty proud of myself for showing some self-restraint. 

The Prime Outlet Mall has a plethora of retailers all advertising and upholding their word of having unbelievable deals on name brand clothing and accessories.  I found some great deals and came away with a handful of items I couldn’t wait to sport.  Great day spent shopping in Orlando and best of all – I managed to keep myself out of the sun’s reach!!!

Jordan