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Bagging a bargain


It might come as a surprise to learn that many people holiday in Florida just to shop – but there are bags of reasons why


Shopping is just so easy. The malls are clean, air-conditioned, big, stocked with super goods and with plenty of places to eat as well. There are designer outlets


offering silly prices on items, markets in main tourist destinations and individual boutiques and shops in every little town and hamlet. The highways are wide and car parks are huge but don’t worry if you haven’t hired a car – shuttle buses run regularly to the nearest shopping complex from pretty much wherever you are staying in the state. And another major


reason for coming to Florida to shop is that the dollar has weakened against other currencies over the past year so shoppers are getting


And another major reason for coming to Florida to shop is that...shoppers are getting much more for their money


much more for their money.


Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, 30 minutes from Miami, has the crown for being the largest outlet and retail-shopping destination in the US, boasting


more than 350 stores. There are hotels with shuttle services nearby so turn a day’s shopping into two!


Miami has streets dedicated to the art of shopping – Lincoln Road, Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive – and open-air plazas such as Bayside Marketplace, which in addition to well-known brands has local crafts, leather goods


and exotic jewellery. If in the Keys, don’t miss Florida Keys Outlet Center, which has 55 stores including the latest, American Eagle, and Calvin Klein. Head north of Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach and Worth Avenue where the strip between South Ocean Boulevard and Cocoanut Row has more than 200 boutiques to browse.





Another glassware purchase from the Dale Chihuly Collection made in St. Pete/ Clearwater.


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