I have been to my share of Levi's Outlet Stores in Canada and the States. I usually have zero…read moreexpectation with their service as most of the stores. This outlet located inside St Jacob's Outlet really surprised me! There has such helpful and cheerful staff which is really knowledgeable with the products they carries. Even give suggestion of jean styles and fitting and help with finding the right size. And of course we ended up buying a nice pair of jeans that was on sale!

I usually love shopping at outlet malls. But St Jacobs Factory Outlet Mall is just so depressing…read more There were hardly any bargains. And the stores and the merchandise were both so outdated. Not worth coming here for a special shopping trip but if you are in the area and have nothing better to do and outside is freezing cold.. then maybe.

This outlet mall is across from my hotel. I checked it out to see what stores were there…read more My friend had recommended the Levi's store, which had decent deals on t-shirts. Other than that, I didn't find anything that I truly wanted to buy because nothing seemed to be great deals. I did hit the jackpot at the Olde Tyme Kettle Kitchen on the second floor. I have a weakness for candy and desserts. I got white chocolate popcorn, beer nuts (pumpkin and peanuts), and graham cracker pretzels coated with dark and white chocolate. All six bags were under $16. The store also sells Kawartha ice cream, salt water taffy, sponge toffee, fudge, chocolates, and more. I would come back to visit these two stores. There is plenty of parking. (177)

Conestoga Mall was right across the street from the hotel we were staying at, and it has a…read moreWinners, so we had to go, lol. We walked over, but of course there is lots of free parking. The mall itself is like any other medium to large mall in Canada with the usual chains. I did not see anything special about this mall. No unique stores or anything that really sets it apart from any other mall. The Winners was really picked over and was wasn't that great. The food court was just chains with no independently owned vendors. My husband and I walked around, but nothing caught our eyes, so we didn't buy anything. It's an ok place to poke around, but not a destination mall, at least not in my opinion.

This mall is probably the best you can get in Waterloo Region in terms of ambience and selection…read more Oh, and it even has an Apple store! Good transit connections as well from UW, Laurier, and well...most of the Waterloo core since the very frequent routes 7 and 200 both serve there. You can even do your grocery shopping inside as there's a Zehrs Market connected to the mall. The food court has the usual selections, though the addition of a Spring Rolls To Go and a Tandori makes it slightly more unique than others. Love the open concept of it by the way. The washrooms are very environmentally friendly as they encourage you to use the reusable towels they offer by the sinks. No need to use paper towels, no need to worry about bacteria from the dryers. I rarely rate malls a 5 as I believe malls are a hindrance to good urban development, but at least this mall incorporates environmental concepts to it.

Surprisingly enough, the Sunrise Shopping Centre is on the western edge of Kitchener (this is…read moresurprising, and I'm putting this here because when I mentioned this to someone else, they wondered why this was surprising - and I responded because of course the sun rises in the east, not the west, but I digress...). Every day I thank the good Lord that I am able to live so very close to such a wonderful place. With big-box format stores from Walmart (yes, folks, it is a Supercentre), Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Shoppers Drug Mart, Old Navy, Mark's, Laura, Hallmark, Petcetera, Bulk Barn, among many, many more, it is a truly convenient place to one-stop-shop-until-you-drop. This, coupled with lots of parking means that you can hop from shop to shop quickly and easily and you can even pop over the Starbucks for a quick coffee. Some I know I have complained about the parking lot, but you just have to realize that the intersections are not all four-way stops, and you have to give way to traffic from Ottawa Street. Keep this in mind and your driving experience will be smoother and much less stressful... If only everyone had such great shopping capabilities so close to home!

We live behind the Sunrise Centre and frequent the shops and stores on a regular basis. I have a…read morecomplaint and it is not about any of the stores or services. My complaint is concerning the constant 24 hr/7 day per week music blasting from the outside speakers. We had planned a quiet relaxing afternoon on our deck and have now given up and moved back inside. If this was a resident on our street playing music this loud we would be asking them to turn it down. So we are asking Sunrise management to do the same. After store hours please turn the music off. For those who will say why did you move there? We were here far before the Sunrise Centre. Please, all we are asking is that you conduct yourselves as good neighbors and turn it down. Wayne Wilkie

Mainly I love the selection. Something for everyone. lots of fun and great prices. check out the…read moreelectronics dept.

This place is awesome. They have a little bit of everything. You'll be surprised with what you…read moremight walk out of here with. Lots of really cool military surplus stuff. A lot of camping and survival gear. The tool section is a bit sketchy, Its mostly all made in china crap that will break the first time you use it. I got a 3/8'' ratchet extension and i twisted it right off on a 1/2'' bolt. But you get what you pay for i guess, for $3 you can just chuck it out and buy another one. Overall a cool store.

I have flagged visiting this Winners for a while. It is near a bunch of box stores, including…read moreCostco. This store shares the same parking lot as Dutchie's and PetSmart. I had no problem finding a spot. As with many Winners stores, there are displays when you first walk into them. I was pleased to enter this one, as it was -30°C outside with the windchill. I found a number of decent items. I got a bottle of OPI base coat and a pair of cozy pajama bottoms. The best part about shopping at Winners is that it has large shoe sizes for folks like me. I found a pair of Vans moccasin hi-top suede sneakers for $18. It originally was going for $50 and got reduced three times before I found them, tried them on, and said that they were meant to be. The store wasn't busy. There was one customer at the checkout before I went up there. The woman was friendly and cheerful. I love this Winners. I'm glad I finally visited it! (15)

I've shopped at this location for a few years now and have always enjoyed the service however…read moreyesterday, I had the pleasure of dealing w the store manager and wow - she took customer service to another level! Thank you!

It's funny that a few years ago, after going for an interview at then RIM (now Blackberry), that I…read moreneeded a rest stop. I visited a Walmart and did some shopping before driving home. I figured out last weekend that this Walmart is connected to Fairview Park Mall. Hey, better late than not knowing at all! I spent a few hours at this mall. I ate at the Bourbon St. Grill. The food was yummy, although it was the first place where green beans had a mix of cabbage and a few carrot slivers. My best purchase was at Sephora. I bought two bottles of Formula X nail polish for $7 each. The regular price was $16 each. The mall has almost all the stores that Conestoga Mall does not have. There are some exceptions, of course, such as Green Earth and Bourbon St. Grill. I also bought a car sun visor from Showcase for $5. I was happy with my finds. I had a good shopping experience. The mall offers free wifi. It's clean. (184)

Meh, nothing special…read more Unless you're one of those people who want to see one of the last Wal-Marts in the old design, again nothing special. The food court has some nice unique restaurants, and the mall itself does have the region's only Hollister store. The bus terminal here is dangerous. I've seen many close calls with pedestrians being hit by either buses or cars. I wish they designed it better...it's particularly bad between 3 and 3:30pm weekdays when all the high school kids get off their buses.