I live in a region populated with outlet malls and people really think they are scoring when they are getting an outlet-priced Coach bag (that feels like it's made out of rubber) for 40% off the "MSRP." Although, some of my favorite and longest-lasting items I've owned have come from Gap/Banana Republic outlet. Retail…

THIS HAD BETTER NOT INCLUDE FILENE'S BASEMENT.

What's also interesting is that on the J. Crew outlet site they list items as:

According to my insurance, my car is red. According to my eyes, it's yellow 4 months out of the year.

Prices in any store are arbitrary. I worked at a small clothing store years ago and I did the pricing based on the amount the owner paid, it was usually a 300-500% markup. This wasn't even an expensive store, it was one frequented by a lot of college girls because they could get an outfit for the weekend for $50 or…

Some stores do legitimately get rid of old stock. But if they have a "factory" store, assume it's just lower-quality stuff. Go for sample sales instead. I don't know where you live, but there are several websites that will email you about the ones going on in your city.

Dang...you win

In the land of King's Landing and almost-Middle Earth. But currently not on my beautiful Mediterranean, but near the Hungarian border...

Northern Virginia near Washington DC. It's a mid-to-up-scale residential area; most folks work in the District, or in the commercial suburbs around it. Homes here sell for $400k and up, and there's a lot of up; there are $2M houses within a few miles of mine. West of here is a very tony region of very rich people who…

The USA's second largest Island, Kodiak, AK.

it's the other way around! Spain is next to Portugal, we were here before!

Land of pollen, DragonCon, and the CDC. Atlanta!

I'm in Pittsburgh! I ended up here because it's where my wife's from, but it's a great place to be right now. There's a good chance that Pittsburgh is the city of tomorrow.

Melbourne, Australia.

Like Reto Stöckli (Image Credit) I'm from Switzerland :-)

Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America, land of soccer and bad government.

Astley Bridge, Bolton, England, United Kingdom, Europe, Earth, Solar System. Specifically a small apartment within a leisure park where I can turn left for KFC and right for McDonalds.

Dammit, beat me to it.

Red, yellow and purple. Batman of Zur-En-Arrh or go home!