After I had breakfast at Ben & Florentine, I decided to drop by Giant Tiger (GT) in the same plaza…read more I needed drinks. I like the prices at GT. GT will always have a soft spot in my heart, especially when I visit one in Winnipeg. My introduction to this franchise occurred when Winnipeg got its first store on Donald Street, at Ellice Avenue, when I lived in the city. It's still there! It was raining. I decided to hop in my rental vehicle and find a closer parking spot to the store. I didn't have an umbrella. I found a spot steps away and dashed into the store. It was Canada Day. I saw a lot of festive merchandise, from water bottles, to tank tops. I was sporting a Canada cap. It kept my head dry. I liked the clearance section. This store had a lot of great deals. With a brisk wind on the coolest day during my vacation, I needed something to keep me warm while taking in the Canada Day celebrations later on in the evening. I found a lightweight long-sleeved top with a floral pattern for $5. It was roomy to wear on top of my t-shirt and the sleeves were the perfect length. Such a steal! I was happy. I liked the bucket hats at this store. I was content with my cap that I didn't get one. The grocery section was great. I loved looking at bagged apples and lemons, and a variety of baked goods. I went to the beverages section. A six-pack of bottled Coke zero was on sale. Sold! This store had gigantic Squishmallows. They were cute, but one would fit my entire luggage if I didn't compress it down. At the checkout, I got Lawrence. He was competent and efficient. He asked me if I needed a bag. I declined and said that I was good. I paid with a credit card. My items were just over $10. Insane! I wore my long-sleeved top when I was taking in the Canada Day celebrations from roughly 6 pm till 9 pm in an open stadium. It kept me warm and it was comfy to wear. I liked shopping at this store. I'd head back again when I'm in the St. James area. (298)

Nice to see a friendly staff activity cleaning carts as he greeted me coming into the store. The…read moremusic inside was great. The price are good and a good selection of food available, and a large selection of rarer candies. Friendly cashiers. Unfortunately, I had to witness a customer spitting on the ground just outside the door where others are walking to and from the store.

The shopping Mall in Winnipeg. This mall has the most modernized facilities in the entire city…read more It's probably part of the CF standard across the nation. Overall very clean, strong AC, and mixed with modernized customers. The mall also feels safe compared to some other locations in the city. Had a lot of big box stores and a reasonable Hudson's Bay.

Please note this store is no longer a Hudson Bay it's now a permanently closed. the place is not…read morehere at Polo Park. shopped there today. The staff was friendly and the store was very empty. I would shop there again.

Outlet Collection Winnipeg is a nice addition to the city. It's an indoor mall with a bunch of…read morestores that you'd expect would be outlets. Um, yes and no. I suppose that it's kind of the norm at most outlet malls. Not all stores will give you heavily slashed prices on everything. I like that it's an indoor mall. You are protected from the elements when the temperature swings thirty degrees in either direction from zero. -30°C? You are safe from having your eyelashes freeze over. 30°C? It was what I had experienced while in the city. This mall was nicely air-conditioned and perfect to hibernate against hot, humid conditions. The mix of stores made me happy. Old Navy. GAP Factory. Winners. Claire's. Kernels - Baskin-Robbins. Skechers. Danier. Starbucks. Urban Treasures. Chatime. Lindt. I was perfectly content shopping at these places. Some are your regular businesses at any mall, such as Chatime and Starbucks. Winners has decent prices already. Old Navy, GAP Factory, and Lindt had deals that you'd expect from an outlet. The deals were fabulous. If you are a visitor, you can get a discount when you shop at various stores by dropping by Guest Services. The problem that I encountered was that they ask for ID. I dropped by to shop with a credit card and me. This woman at the counter would not accept photos of my driver's licence, both front and back, with my mugshot, on my phone. I didn't feel like grabbing my ID from the glove compartment of my rental vehicle and heading back to save maybe a couple of dollars on my great deals. Some stores are separate from the mall, but are still a part of it. Krispy Kreme is an example. I don't mind it because it has a drive-thru. There's also an IHOP, which is nice not doing a trip over the border to get your pancake fix. I spent my last full day in Winnipeg at this mall for a few hours. I enjoyed it. I used the washroom before I left. It was fancy and clean. There was plenty of parking. Each entrance is numbered, which is helpful. I look forward to returning to the city and dropping by this mall again. I'm glad that I can finally say that I've shopped here at long last. (330)

2.5/5 I suppose for…read moreWinnipeg standards, it's a pretty good outlet mall. Maybe this review is influenced by the fact I've been to many other outlet malls that have more variety, but I definitely felt underwhelmed after shopping here. The location itself isn't very ideal, as the two major streets are high traffic, so getting here isn't exactly convenient. The mall bills itself as an outlet mall, but I honestly saw very few outlet prices. There were barely any sales or deals in all the places I went to. Definitely disappointing. The place is huge though, and the mall design is extremely open concept, plus the washrooms are really neat. That's about all the positives I can say unfortunately; Polo Park has better options in my opinion if you're looking for clothing.

I love GAP Factory Outlet stores. I couldn't tell you when I last visited a regular GAP store. I'm…read moremore of an outlet person. I had to walk in and check this store out. Like Old Navy, its sister store at this outlet mall, this GAP had articles of clothing that I liked. There were a lot of cargo pants. Fleece cargos seemed to be popular and on sale. If you in need of a t-shirt or several, this store had many on clearance. I have a mini fruit t-shirt collection happening. I picked up a t-shirt with mini strawberries on it. It would be perfect with my recently acquired watermelon t-shirt from Old Navy, and my cherries one at home. I didn't bother going into a fitting room that was fairly busy on a Monday afternoon. I tried it over what I was wearing. It fit nicely. It was mine for $8.99, with another 40% discount on top of it. I saw a Squishmallows graphic t-shirt for kids. Why can't they make one in adult sizes? I'd totally buy and wear it proudly as a Squishmallows fan. I headed to the checkout area. There was a bit of a lineup. i got the friendliest man who helped me with my purchase. I entered my phone number associated with my GAP rewards. I let my discount accumulate some more. I paid with a debit card. Done! He asked me if I needed a bag. I was good stuffing it in my Old Navy bag. It allowed my fruit t-shirts to mingle. I thanked him and happily left with my purchase. I enjoyed dropping by this store. I got a good deal on a t-shirt. I'd come back to visit this store again the next time I'm at this outlet mall. (293)

After I dropped by Circle K, I headed over to this Giant Tiger in the same plaza. It's a quiet…read moreplaza with a bunch of businesses. I visited my first Giant Tiger in Winnipeg. I love this Canadian chain so much that I had to check this store out. It's an older store. It's also different. A CIBC ATM machine greeted me. It was my first seeing any ATM at a Giant Tiger store. Produce appeared in front of me. I saw a bag of pears. I decided to get one. This store has a decent variety of plushies. There were Squishmallows and Sesame Street plushies at decent prices. I ended up getting a Cookie Monster plushie that screamed cute. The grocery section was nice. The produce looked great. I loved the variety of apples in bags. The cases of ramen made me happy. You know you're in Winnipeg when you can get a Winnipeg Jets zamboni coin bank. It was cool to see. I almost got one. This store was different. It had a purified water centre in the back of the store. It was busy! I paid for my items at a self-checkout kiosk. I had no problem entering my phone number associated with my VIP rewards, scanning my items, and paying for them with a credit card. The transaction went smoothly. What I found weird was seeing all the cheap clothing as I exited the store. Shouldn't it be after you enter the store?! If you need a pay phone, there's an MTS one just before you exit the store. The pears were yummy. I actually brought a couple of them back on the plane because the bag had a generous number of them. They held up nicely. It's an older store. I like its quirkiness. It did have items that I wanted and needed. I'd return when I'm in the area again. (272)

Lots packed into this mid sized mall! The renovations make the mall look brand new…read more There seems to be everything here making it a pretty well rounded spot for gift shopping. The food court is also quite large. The walkways through it however never cut strait through and end randomly so it's hard to navigate. As a guy shopping with a few ladies, I appreciate all the 'boyfriend benches' scattered about. Very comfy:)

When I was a Winnipeg resident, I was a mall person. I had two favourite malls in this city: Polo…read morePark and St Vital Centre. I am more of a outlet mall shopper these days. However, returning to this city on vacation as a sentimental ex-Winnipegger, I hung out at this mall for seven hours. The mall person returned. It's still in me. I hadn't been to this mall since 2016, so it was worth the visit. It's a decent mall. It's a medium-sized one in that there's only one floor. Hudson's Bay (it has a Zellers!), London Drugs, Walmart, and Dollarama are your anchor stores. In 2016, I spent a lot of time and did a lot of damage at London Drugs. On this visit to the mall, I didn't visit any of these stores. I wanted to check out the other stores that I had missed. SilverCity, Hudson's Bay, Purdy's Chocolates, and Indigo were stores that I recognized. They have endured the test of time. I like them a lot. Everything else was new. I could picture the old HMV and Branigan's restaurant when you first enter mall entrance 3 and hit the food court. They are gone. The food court is still excellent. I had a late lunch at Koya Japan and my meal was excellent. I visited a bunch of stores that I had never been to at this mall. Miniso. SoftMoc. Sephora. Claire's. They are all cool stores that I enjoyed visiting and making some purchases. There is a lot of parking at this mall. It may get nuts during Boxing Day or week or month. I have never had any issues parking at this mall. This mall has an Earl's restaurant. I last dined there in 2016 and loved it. There's also Sushi Gozen by London Drugs that I'd like to try someday. I recently met up with a couple of friends here. We caught up over some Timmy's drinks and snacks. It was nice and a memorable, happy experience. It's a decent mall. It has everything that I like and need. (316)

On a Saturday afternoon, I was checking out Southdale Square. It's a fairly long and vast plaza. I…read morehad to drive over to this Giant Tiger from the RBC branch. It's that large. I had no problem finding a parking spot steps away from the store. I backed into a spot near a picnic bench. I assume that staff and customers alike can take a load off there if they want to. I walked in. Apples and pears greeted me. This store had the best selection of graphic t-shirts for women. Snoopy. Fanta. Care Bears. They were all at decent prices, with some on sale. I ended up getting a pink t-shirt with Nashville on the front. I liked the guitar design. I have also been there. I liked the grocery section. What stood out was the variety of noodles. I saw udon and ramen packages that you'd typically find at an Asian supermarket. I was impressed. The produce section looked great. I didn't need any fruits or veggies. If I did, I'd be happy shopping here. This store had a decent selection of plushies, including Squishmallows. I had willpower and did not buy the entire section. Just before I was heading to the checkout, I noticed a number of City seltzer cans. A portion of the proceeds from these seltzer sales supported Food Banks Canada. I was game to buy a couple of cans. I got the tiger tail (orange, vanilla, and anise) and berry whip (boysenberry, blackcurrant, and vanilla). I paid at one of the self-checkout kiosks with a credit card. I also entered my phone number associated with my VIP rewards. Done! I grabbed my items and headed to my car. I was out for a few more hours before I headed back to where I was staying to shove the seltzer cans in the fridge. I loved both seltzers. The flavours worked so well. The tiger tail was like an orange creamsicle with a hint of anise to make things different. I am always a fan of boysenberry and blackcurrant. The addition of vanilla made this drink perfect. I haven't seen this seltzer brand at my usual Giant Tiger in Etobicoke. I don't know if it was a Winnipeg thing or if the entire line is now sold out. I liked dropping by this location in Southdale. I'd return when I'm in the area again. (284)

Tip: Mall entrance 5 is the closest one to the store…read more I was recently at Winnipeg Outlet Collection. It was my first time parked in front of mall entrance 5, which gets you to the food court. I wasn't here to eat, as I had just had lunch. Rather, I wanted to check out the Gap Factory Store, which is next door to the food court. Nearby was this Roots store. I saw a 30% sale sign, so I had to check it out. I liked seeing the classic Roots logo on t-shirts and more. It's how I was first introduced to this brand. I liked various t-shirts, canvas bags, drinkware, and caps that I saw. Sadly, none of them were truly on sale. The beaver plushies were discounted. I got a couple of them a few months back that I didn't feel the need to add to my collection. I liked the lightweight sling bags and fanny packs. They would be perfect for travel or simply running errands. I enjoyed browsing around. The sale wasn't spectacular, but I was pleased seeing beaver plushies on sale. (292)