Whatever your shopping pleasure, you can be sure that Atlanta will cater to it! There are numerous shopping malls, retail outlets, furniture shops, antique stores, clothing stores, art galleries, boutiques and anything else you can probably imagine. The size of the city alludes to this fact, however, you may actually be overwhelmed by the sheer number of stores and thusly miss out on a great location for your lack of knowledge of the city.
Where you should shop depends on what exactly you hope to buy. However if, like most people, you simply enjoy drifting from store to store and seeing what takes your fancy, then a trip to the outlet mall is definitely in order. So what locations should you put down on the list? No shopping trip is complete without a few hours spent in a mall, and Atlanta has enough of these to surely give you that shopping buzz you crave. First, a stop at the Lennox Square Mall will let you in on the department store sales at stores such as Macy’s and Rich’s. For the department store junkie, this is the mall to visit. Phipp’s Plaza is the place for the trendier shopper, with upscale clothing boutiques like Saks’s Fifth Avenue and Parisian. If you are more interested in entertainment, however, you should take a look in the Mall of Georgia, which is the source for endless entertainment as well as diverse shopping at hand.
Specialty shops also abound in Atlanta, so don’t fear if you are not the sort to shop at a mall. For international and specialty foods, high quality gift baskets that are custom made, kitchen accessories and other related home décor solutions, you should spend some time looking over the wares in the Savor Specialty Foods. This can be found in the West Village shopping district.
For the male shoppers among you, or for the female shoppers looking for something special for one of the men in her life, a trip to Distant Replays is in order. This is a specialty store that carries vintage sports jerseys and will make special orders if you ask. It carries merchandise for most major sports teams so if you know anyone who would truly appreciate such a gift, stop by! The store is found in the Buckhead neighborhood.
Remember Five Points from Gone With the Wind - a quaint and forever historical place in the mind of everyone who has read the novel or seen the movie? Well now it is the home of Junkman’s Daughter, a store that caters to the more eclectic shopper. Smoking accessories, very unique trinkets and gift items are on offer as well as body piercing and tattoos – Scarlett would have been running for the smelling salts.
For the antique aficionados out there, don’t forget to stop by Paris on Ponce for a huge selection of every antique you can imagine and friendly staff to help you find what you are looking for.