text: I hauled my mother along with me to visit the outlets arriving at am on a Friday CMS schools were out and it was Halloween I thought this was going to be poor planning on my part but it turned out okay nnWith the early arrival time during the workweek I easily found a parking spot at the end of a row near Old Navy Be warned the parking lot was designed by Helen Keller and there are WAY too many C compact parking spots Some of the compact cars we saw when leaving were a Navigator a Sequoia an Expedition and several full size sedans Stop with the damn compact parking I know I know I work for an arch firm parking spot quotas and whatnot but STAHHHHPnnFood Court is bleh And there is nothing really close to the outlets to eat Eat before or after or know that you will need to get a cookie at the cookie joint and a coffee from Starbucks to snack on The Starbucks is not it is own store it is more of an overgrown coffee standbuilding in the middle of the walkway You are going to be standing in line outside and you have to keep movingnnAs a chubby gal I was happy to see the Old Navy Torrid the big and tall whore store is also located here but everything was black and gothy I am fat but I still like to wear colors They had great purse deals at the Kate Spade and Coach though the folks at the Coach were stalking and I cannot stand that Greet me when I come in and then leave me alone Outer wear was well priced at Eddie Bauer as was the clearance section Yankee Candle had the large jars for be aware that this is truly the outlet for YC you typically will not find the same scents that they have in the storesonline though some were stocked I was a little disappointed that the GH Bass store had mostly boots but it is the seasonnnLike Bruce K said if you have ever been to a SimonPremium Outlet you know what to expect This is very similar to the outlets that I have visited in Charleston in design and retailers A nice addition to the Charlotte area and I will definitely return at am on Sundays or after the first of the year I would not come here during the holidays unless forced at gunpoint it is going to be a shitshow