I'm coming to LA for Dreamstate....

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Posted by Swamper on Nov-14-2016 18:03:

I'm coming to LA for Dreamstate....

What mall(s)/outlets would you suggest I check out? Clothes/Shoes.

I do know it's Black Friday so it's gonna be a zoo lol. Thanks.

Posted by henryv on Nov-14-2016 18:26:

Oh snapssss!

Posted by GPC on Nov-14-2016 18:50:

Where are you staying?

Posted by Swamper on Nov-15-2016 02:16:

Staying with a friend just outside the city but I'm renting a car so I have options

Posted by GPC on Nov-15-2016 17:17:

Somewhat near to the event but nicer areas would be Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario Mills (outlet mall). If you want to hit the coast maybe Fashion Island in Newport Beach. South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. The Lab Antimall in Costa Mesa for something a little different. Someone else would have to help with suggestions from the west side but Melrose Ave and The Groove are cool. Out towards Palm Springs is Cabazon Outlet.

Posted by 72hrpartyanimal on Nov-15-2016 18:58:

7-11 is pretty cool!

Posted by Swamper on Nov-16-2016 19:34:

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Originally posted by GPC
Somewhat near to the event but nicer areas would be Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario Mills (outlet mall). If you want to hit the coast maybe Fashion Island in Newport Beach. South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. The Lab Antimall in Costa Mesa for something a little different. Someone else would have to help with suggestions from the west side but Melrose Ave and The Groove are cool. Out towards Palm Springs is Cabazon Outlet.

Thanks this was very helpful!! Ontario Mills is on the way so that's easy and Fashion Island/South Coast Plaza both look great.

Will ALL of these places be a zoo on the weekend or is that a dumb question? lol

Posted by DjWoody on Nov-16-2016 23:27:

There's a new Outlet Mall in OC in San Clemente.

https://www.outletsatsanclemente.com/

Posted by DjWoody on Nov-16-2016 23:27:

Oh, and I'm surprised no one has mentioned Citadel in City of Industry and the The Outlets at The Block of Orange.

Posted by Swamper on Nov-17-2016 15:45:

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Originally posted by DjWoody
Oh, and I'm surprised no one has mentioned Citadel in City of Industry and the The Outlets at The Block of Orange.

Both of those added to the list Thx

Posted by GPC on Nov-17-2016 16:58:

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Originally posted by Swamper
Will ALL of these places be a zoo on the weekend or is that a dumb question? lol

They will be absolute zoos!

Posted by jonmitz on Nov-17-2016 17:23:

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Originally posted by GPC
They will be absolute zoos!

just don't go to any walmarts and you should be physically safe (i.e. no risk of being shot or trampled)

Posted by mar46017 on Nov-17-2016 22:46:

Closest is likely the Citadel outlets near Commerce Casino. (stop by there if you are a poker player. Biggest Poker Casino in the world)

Then there is the Camarillo Outlets in Ventura County.

http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlet/camarillo

There is also Cabazon outlets before Palm Springs. Next to Morongo Casino. (Indian Casino pretty much identical to Palms Casino in Las Vegas)

http://www.cabazonoutlets.com/

Posted by DJ RANN on Nov-18-2016 23:28:

I'll second the Camarillo outlets if you're heading north to Oxnard/Santa Barbera etc.

Cabazon is fine, but for some reason I don't find them anywhere near as good as Camarillo.

Citadel is fucking massive and it's on the way to San Bernadino. Commerce Casino is big but it's ghetto compared to vegas.

The beverly Center is OK if you need trainers (sneakers) or an apple store etc but other than that, it's a regular mid-high end mall.

Melrose (where I live has changed drastically) and there's 100 bars, restaurants and cafes within a 2 mile strip, and tons of stores, everything from dispensaries, to vintage clothing, to toys, to art and design - it's basically got everything and the main area is really fairfax to highland. There's no Walmarts actually in LA (thank fucking god) but you can still find Kmart near the grove which you way to go to if you want a clusterfuck of retail and a decent farmers market/food stands.

If you're going to be in LA proper and need tips, PM me Swampah.

Posted by Swamper on Nov-30-2016 20:44:

It was a bit of a whirlwind weekend so I didn't get to see anywhere near as much as I wanted.... however, I will be back so not a big deal.

Ontario Mills was a complete fucking zoo on Friday - manageable though. A bunch of stores had lineups to get in so I didn't bother with them, I was especially surprised by Levis having a lineup.

Prices/Selection were decent but with the exchange rate nothing was really outstanding.

Posted by 72hrpartyanimal on Nov-30-2016 21:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Swamper
It was a bit of a whirlwind weekend so I didn't get to see anywhere near as much as I wanted.... however, I will be back so not a big deal.

Ontario Mills was a complete fucking zoo on Friday - manageable though. A bunch of stores had lineups to get in so I didn't bother with them, I was especially surprised by Levis having a lineup.

Prices/Selection were decent but with the exchange rate nothing was really outstanding.

what did you think of the party?

Posted by Nerologic on Dec-01-2016 03:46:

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Originally posted by Swamper
Prices/Selection were decent but with the exchange rate nothing was really outstanding.

Yeah, its crazy how the exchange rate is right now and the past few months.

WTF are you guys doing up there that its soooooo bad lol

Posted by Swamper on Dec-01-2016 17:59:

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Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal
what did you think of the party?

I thought it was really good! Great vibe (considering how cold it was) and all the stages were pretty full both days and early on. It was nice to not have to worry about some random EDM'ish crap being dropped upon my ears