there is a large outlet mall about 20 min. from where I live. I go to the Banana Republic and Gap outlet often. The BR carries their own line of outlet clothes, top quality but not in the stores. Its nothing for me to run down there one friday after I get off work to find something to wear out if I am having one of those "i have nothing to wear" days. I get a lot of my PE teaching clothes from the Nike outlet there. Bombay and Co. has a good outlet store also. Mom does a lot of shopping in the Liz Calborne outlet and we both get deals at the Yankee Candle outlet. Shirts and shirt dresses from the Polo outlet are another staple that I pick up. I have visited some good outlets in SC. In the older outlets on 501 I have founds some deals on the Off 5th Ave. outlet and Coach outlet. Ann Taylor has a store further down the road at the new outlet center. I made a deal with the ex bf who lived there...if you are going to Bass Pro Shops, I get to go to the outlets across the street!