| The lagging economy and stifled job and housing | | | | parking lot either. It offers clothing, shoes and |
| markets have really made us rethink our shopping | | | | accessories for $10 and under. Some of their |
| habits. We can't go out and drop $200 on those | | | | merchandise might need a little fixing up, but if |
| fabulous pair of J Brand jeans without feeling a | | | | you've got a few sewing skills up your sleeve, |
| least a few pangs of guilt. Well lucky for us, there | | | | you'll find some amazing deals. |
| are plenty of shopping destinations in the | | | | Nordstrom Rack |
| Minneapolis area that offer designer duds at | | | | Located at the Mall of America in Bloomington, |
| astonishingly low prices. As long as you aren't | | | | this discount store leaves little to be desired, just |
| opposed to a little digging, you'll be happy with | | | | be prepared to step over plenty of small |
| what these places have to offer. | | | | screaming children on your way to the sales |
| Opitz Outlet | | | | racks. They have an absolutely huge selection of |
| This outlet store is my absolute favorite discount | | | | shoes and boots for men and women. They also |
| shopping destination. Located off of Excelsior Blvd | | | | offer racks and racks of designer coats, jeans |
| in St. Louis Park, they offer loads of designer | | | | and blouses. Because it's affiliated with Nordstrom, |
| handbags, shoes, accessories and anything else | | | | you can pretty much find any brand that you |
| you could possibly think of. They carry everything | | | | would normally find at the main store, everything |
| from Diesel to Diane Von Furstenburg to Hugo | | | | from Burberry to Marc Jacobs to Coach. Just be |
| Boss. The men's section is somewhat limited, but | | | | prepared to spend at least an hour digging, the |
| the women's section seems to go on for miles. | | | | store is massive. |
| Don't forget to check out the Annex across the | | | | |