Amazing experience today at this clearance center. Got an amazing deal on some high quality…read moreitems. My husband tagged along and found all of the things he was in search of for a holiday in Mexico. Additionally have to share how impressed we were with the friendliness and patience of the employees. The Security guard assisted us in finding a cart. Will definitely return. Was worth the two hour drive to visit.

I came across this gold mine several months ago when I was traveling home from Iowa from a work…read moremeeting. Upon walking in, I realized it was a MECCA for dresses! I timidly approached the racks and realized that this truly is a Clearance Center from a price perspective - the markdowns are astronomical! I saw someone else say that it was worth the two hour drive, so I decided to tempt fate and cross my fingers that it would be just as good for me. Over $700 later, I left with gifts for nearly everyone in my life (including myself!). The highlight of the place is the women's dress section. It's huge and dresses for EVERY occasion. The amount of sequins in this place is unreal. The men's section is also enormous, as is the women's (non-dress) section, including a great plus-size variety. The shoe clearance section was all women's; there was another shoe dept but I never made it over there. The most underwhelming area was the kids department, and specifically the boys section. The girls section was decent, but the boys was crazy sparse. The baby department had a fairly good selection. The main focus here is ABSOLUTELY clothing, but there are some home goods. If you're making the visit, make sure you walk the whole store and aim for clothing!

Our family has been buying from Kay's jewelers for years but what a disappointment this time. My…read moredaughter found a cross necklace but was kind of expensive so the manager told her it would go on sale on Thursday and she would get the sale price if we just called and reminded them to put $180 back on her card. We went in person and they said it wasn't until January 30th it would go on sale. So we called on the 1st of February 2026 and they said no that it's a Kay's signature cross so you won't get the sale price. The MANAGER Sheri Ayres and her male young coworker both were there both times and both said she would get the sale price. They will do anything to get you to purchase something. So disappointed and we will never go back.

I'm not sure, but I'm guessing this is probably the only mall in the Tri-sate area…read more I came here on a Saturday afternoon (6pm-ish). To my surprise this mall was super dead for that time and day. It's like nobody lives in this town. Any who, the less people, the faster the shopping experience is. This small shopping center hosts standard mall-stores (A&E, B&BW, The Children's Place, Finish Line, Game Stop, GNC, KJ, Payless, Spencer's, VS, Zales., amongst others). Mall patrons are nice, and their stores are clean and well stocked. Great place for a good walk, and for a quick in-and-out shop.

Huge selection of flooring! We found exactly what we needed for a great price. The staff was…read morehelpful and easy to find when we had questions. I highly recommend and will definitely be back again!

Staff is very friendly, the items are good. Lots of farm/tractor toys if you are interested. Bought…read moresome items and they were wrapped well and to prevent damage. It's a bit hidden but worth your time.

Husband fell in love great booths of all kinds of antiques. Model cars and model tractors all…read moreupstairs. Found a lot of wants. Spent about two hours looking around before finding great food up the road. 4 vintage cars in the middle of the mall for sale. If you've ever been to Brass Armadillo in Des Moines and loved it this is the next best place.

How can you NOT love this place? I'm not a farmer but a city guy who loves looking around at this…read morefantastic store. I just bought a pair of shorts here- Also a very friendly staff to boot.

I like Blain's but I find it interesting they are promoting this food truck meat sale in the…read moreparking lot with Farm and Fleet's TV own ads. We stopped at the meat truck to buy the 20 ribeye's for $39 bucks as advertised, as simple as that. Instead, the guy tries to upsell all of these different meat packages for $100's of dollars. He's tries to push the biggest one the most for about $450. Then when he's sees you're not taking the bait on any of these different packages he starts dropping the prices. It's a fast paced hard sell for about 10-15 mins ‍ Nothing we were interested in. We kept shaking our heads no at every one of them and saying no. He doesn't give up until you say NO about 10 times. Almost like dealing with a telemarketer over the phone except you're in person. Let us buy the ribeye's the first day you're here and try them. If they're good we'll be back before the last day you're here and maybe buy something else. Unfortunately after trying them even with tenderizing they were still tough to us. We'll just grind them up and use them for burgers. Finally, my wife and I both said, we're here for just the 20 ribeye's for $39 bucks. He then surrendered and sold us what we asked for to begin with‍ What a frustrating waste of time. Had we known it was that involved just to buy what we came for we would have never stopped. Guessing that Blaine's doesn't know or didn't do much vetting. I'm giving Blaine's the benefit of the doubt here.

I've heard about this place from many people so we decided to give it a try. The building is well…read morekept and all staff were great!They sell by the pound and you must wear gloves when you go. We scored some finds...a total of 6 items for under $5 total. I recommend giving it a try.

Always find lots of vintage clothing, toys and household items. You have to be prepared to dig…read morethrough big bins of random stuff to find your treasures, but if you Love the Thrill of the Hunt, you will have fun at the Goodwill Outlet! Remember to bring gloves...

This was a fun stop…read more But I'm going to give it to your straight here... Warning: If you have issue with the heat DO NOT go here on a hot day! Like on a July 4th weekend like we did... 90+ degrees on the Saturday we stopped by Mississippi Marketplace. It's a large space and only one small closed off section has AC. They do run large fans throughout the space and offer free complimentary bottles of water. I could feel sweat start to bead up on me within a couple of minutes of walking in and it didn't get much better... Basically the space is a large open machine shed with rows of vendor booths. The row layout is aimilar to many other antique/vendor malls. With no lower ceiling the power bill to run AC to cool the place down would probably be a small fortune... My best guess is it's an even split between antique or vintage items and modern new items. I got a couple of great deals here... An old vintage fire extinquisher. Cleaned up these go for $250 online. The vendor had it priced at $70 and was running a 50% sale. So $35... I can put some elbow grease into it... It will be a great addition to my collection. A rough 12 inch vintage Wagner cast iron pan for $20. It's worth that all day long. I'll strip it and reseason it. The staff here is fantastic! Great interactions with them! There are some locked cases you will need them to access, but the vast majority of items can just be picked up and taken to the front. Definitely worth the time to stop! But I'll reinterate... If you don't deal with heat well plan this visit on a nicer day than we did...!

This is a hidden gem! We pulled into the parking lot of a…read moreself storage facility and I thought, "Oh I get this. When they foreclose on a unit, they sell it in there." Wrong Answer! The building is loaded with individually owned, displayed and priced units. Some of them are time frames, some of them are theme booths while others are hodgepodge. There are lots of "Remember these?" and "What do you do with that?" Fun Fun Fun The only drawback for me was the building was cold. I can only imagine what it will feel like in cold weather.

We love Iowa City!!!! Downtown yesterday to celebrate my oldest daughter's Sweet 16. We had…read moredinner at Basta followed by great pictures.

How crazy is it that Iowa City has one of the last remaining successful ped malls in the US? Back…read morein the day there were hundreds in the country, now less than 50 remain. It's no wonder Iowa City's pedestrian mall is thriving as it boasts amazing locally owned eateries, shops and businesses. I adore the attention to detail with painted benches, amazing murals and the ICDD consistently bringing art installations to the Ped Mall. Additionally, there is a nice new accessible playground in the middle, along with a great stage area. There is shade, plenty of seating-- it is great for people watching!

I usually love this store, and the the cashiers are always nice, except today. From the very…read moreinstant I had an encounter with him, he was not helpful,

I love Ollie's! Two…read moreof my favorite stores are Aldi and Big Lots and I get both of those vibes when I'm in Ollie's. This location opened in the fall and I think we've been five times or so. The first few times just to browse, but the last couple of times for specific items (air mattress for example). You'll find something different each time you visit. It's like treasure hunting to dig through some of the shelves. I scored some limited edition Method brand hand soap on my first visit. Snagged as many as I could and paid less than half of what I would have at Target. Yes, I get excited about hand soap. A great place to go if you need guest items - I stock up on toothbrushes, body washes, things like that. They have non-perishable food/pantry items. No fresh food. Great place for baking supplies, spices, cereal, shelf-stable items if you aren't really picky about brand names. I would love to see the pet merchandise expanded upon, but they do have an aisles worth right now. Lots of things for the home like rugs, sheets, pillows, towels. Several aisles of toys and a huge area dedicated bargain books. Kitchen, automotive, electronics, office supplies, and seasonal also. While I love a bargain, some of the items at Ollie's are not. We did find an air mattress at Ollie's, but it was much less expensive to get one from Walmart. While their books are 'bargain' prices, I'm not sure they're less expensive than the big box stores. The price tags all have an 'ours' and 'theirs' price. Sometimes there isn't much of difference. I noticed this when buying Halloween candy. I signed up for their rewards program - Ollie's Army. It's easy join and use and you get a coupon for joining. Sign up for their weekly emails, too. The company did a really nice job upgrading the outside of the storefront and appear to be maintaining the parking lot. Customer service has always been above average when we've visited. If you need assistance with something, there are plenty of employees available. Grab a shopping cart - you'll need it!

The better half and I frequent Coral Ridge Mall weekly. From hunting deals at Marshall's, looking…read moreat overpriced items at Scheels, getting our steps in as we walk the halls, catching a movie at the theater, or grabbing a bite to eat at the food court, the Mall can scratch just about every itch! There is a pretty wide selection of stores available here, and the tenants all seem to be doing pretty well (which seems to be more rare nowadays). Out of towners with children looking for activities would be well-served by paying Coral Ridge a visit!

We frequent Coral Ridge, A lot! Our favorites are Scheels, Target, Old Navy, and Five Below…read more There's always something we need and we enjoy stopping on by. Both my daughters enjoyed the merry-go-round when they were younger. The food court has lots of options--Chick fil a is a usual go to!