Anyone been to Firenze The Mall in Florence? Been wanting to go for a while and finally made it last week. It was really good.
Rocked up at 4pm mid week, thought it was gonna be packed but it wasn’t at all! Went to all the shops I was interested in and didn’t have to wait.
Nice stuff in Gucci, lots at good prices. Bought some leather ankle boots for about €380 to save for autumn/winter. There was a big monogrammed hobo bag for only €600, it was lovely and classic looking. I probably should’ve got it. Very practical for travel but also everyday use.
Ferragamo didn’t have much in.
Husband got his fill at Etro. Church’s had some good deals on shoes (spotted some last pairs for less than €300, they are normally around £700 for a pair full price). He also got some sunglasses at Gucci for €220.
Fendi had some nice bits but was still pricey. Saint Laurent was lacking, and seemed very expensive still. I spotted a medium sized quilted fabric bag and was surprised it was almost €2000, I’d rather go to LV and pay less for a bag.
Prada was nice, lots of choice (inc Miu Miu) but still pricey.
So basically, some stores had more of a discount than others. Gucci also had some current non-outlet priced stuff too, but this is really good cos:
Whether outlet price or rrp price, people that have non-EU passport and are traveling back to non-EU country can claim 12.5% money back from their purchases either at the tax office at The Mall, or at the airport.
The spend needs to be between €155-€999 per vendor in order to get the discount. (Personally I’m not eligible but some of you will be).
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D’oh…there was a convo re: Firenze here that I even took part in a little, totally forgot, lol. So you guys are probably familiar with how it works at The Mall anyways!
What I will add is though, the dining options didn’t seem great and I think they were expensive. So after shopping we went to a restaurant a ten min drive from there and it was superb, really excellent vfm too
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