Hey Gymboree moms a ?

[briannesmom]

Has anyone ever been to a Gymboree Outlet? I just found out the the mall about 45 min from my house has a Gyboree Outlet. I am going to be out in that area next week. Is it worth making a trip to the mall to go to the outlet or does the outlet have pretty much the same things as the regular store? Also do you get Gymbucks at the outlet?

Thanks!

Amy

 

[FreshTressa]

No answer, but you sure are lucky to live close to one!!

 

[kimber79]

I'm from Michigan too......where's this outlet at??

 

[briannesmom]

The outlet is at Great Lakes Crossing. Might have to have lunch at Rainforest Cafe while I'm there too

Amy

 

[kadaten]

No Gymbucks earned or redeemed at the outlets.

When they first opened, they had old stuff. Now, they've transitioned to "outlet only" lines that are for the most part, re-treads of old collections, just in new color variations. Kinda neat opportunity for those who missed them the first time around to have a crack at them.

For instance:
old "Bon Voyage"

new outlet "Bon Voyage"

old "Puppy Love" in pink

new outlet "Puppy Love" in blue

Oh, and if you liked "Sweet Cupcake" then you're in luck....it's the same and currently in the outlet!

For a list of all the outlets (current and coming soon!), go to www.gymbohaven.com and click on the "Outlets" button (scroll down on the left hand side of the page). That's where I got the pics from....

 

[MosMom]

We've been talking for awhile about hitting the Ohio outlet and checking it out. We don't get a discount there though (You do get the visa discount though). I saw they redid "Leaping Frogs" for layette. I loved that line so much.

 

[kadaten]

Sadly, I don't get the discount anywhere any more! Waaaahhh!!!
After we moved, the *nearest* Gymbo was 28 miles away....through yucky traffic....and my DH is working later than he did in VA, so I couldn't even take a team member position, much less the PTAM position I had in VA.

The outlet coming to Ellenton, FL, will be about as close as the nearest regular store is to me. Oh, and for anyone looking for prices, if you go to the site I linked above, click "outlets" then "lines at the outlets" then on one of the lines....they have prices with the pictures so you can get an idea of how it's running.

 

[briannesmom]

Thanks for the link kadaten, I think I will go to the outlet and check it out.

Amy

 

[Alice28]

LUCKY! I wish there was an outlet near me...none even on the West coast!

 

[kadaten]

LUCKY! I wish there was an outlet near me...none even on the West coast!

Well, just hold your breath. The info said 10 will be open this year, but they hope to have 50 (or was it 60?) eventually! And since Gymbo is headquartered in San Francisco, I'd think they'll put some on the West Coast, too!

Besides, one of the San Francisco stores gets EVERYTHING 2 weeks before everyone else does! They're the "test store" where they shoot the photos of the displays that they send to all the other stores. So they get the stuff 2-3 weeks before everyone else, put it out for the photogs, then it stays and their customers get to shop the stuff early!