Little inventory No colors on different inventory…read moreNo inventory on waist sizes. One person on store that you have to ask for help

Crabtree & Evelyn @ the Outlet Mall in Mercedes has closed it's doors. You can still visit the…read morewebsite to get their products. Boooooo!

Oh how the Valley has changed! With newly spawned commerce, McAllen and the area now displays its…read moreaffluence! I like it. Progress Progress Progress. Evidenced in the new Premium Outlet mall in Mercedes, I could not help stopping on my way back to McAllen airport. Like a magnet, the car just gravitated toward the Cole Haan, where I bought my (wait for it) 60th pair of shoes. I am truly the Jerry Seinfeld of dress shoes - tons of them, Kramer always stopping by to bring them to Mom and Pop to get detailed. At this location, found what my colleagues long for in their holiday stockings: wristlets. They are the new fem wallet. Store wide sale provides them at 40% off. On the clearance rack at 30% off AND THEN 40% off, I found a perfect fitting mahogany dress shoe. Smooth, sleek, and stylish, I wore them to work yesterday and was met with man compliments. The manager on duty was a kick. She was most helpful and very easy going. I hope that when I can not get to San Marcos, I can swing by my new second office in the Valley, which is going to be this store.

Really nice leather goods ranging from key fobs to shoes. The prices aren't really that low, but…read morethey do have a special clearance area way in the back of the shop.

During a recent trip to the Rio Grande Valley, I had two Seiko watches that I decided to present as…read moregifts. However, both watches needed batteries. In addition, the band for one of the watches needed to be resized. Since I am not from the area, I decided to first try Zales Outlet that I discovered (via a Google search) to be located at the Mercedes Premium Outlets in Mercedes, Texas. Since neither of these watches were sold at Zales (and the company does not carry Seiko), I was concerned that the store wouldn't even consider working on them. However, I thought that it was worth a chance to swing by the store. After all, I have always had good experiences at Zales jewelry stores for things like battery replacements for finer watches. The store is located in the Mercedes Premium Outlets shopping center. This is a surprisingly nice set of stores located just off of I-2/Hwy 83 in Mercedes, Texas. It was very easy to find parking nearby the entrance to the shopping center near the store. The store itself is very clean. It is located as a corner store in the outlet mall -- across from Brooks Brothers and Pandora. It is caddy-corner from the Gap Factory store. The best part of this store was the customer service. It was attentive, friendly and highly professional. I was immediately greeted by several employees. I asked about battery replacement and resizing/adjustment for Seiko watches. I was immediately told that they would as well as the cost of each service. In fact, I found the quote to be quite low and relatively inexpensive! Two of the women immediately worked on the watches. Opening a watch can often be a cantankerous ordeal (because different watchmakers use different designs for accomplishing this). However, the two women worked together and replaced the batteries very quickly. In addition, the woman who adjusted the watchband was very patient. It had to be adjusted four times -- and she did this with a gentle and authentic smile. I checked the timing of both watches before leaving. They were working well. I was very pleased with my experience at this Zales Outlet. Not only did I receive exemplary customer service, I listened to one of the other employees assist a set of customers with a jewelry selection. He was not pushy (in trying to obtain a commission from a sale). Rather, he carefully listened to what they were looking for and did his best to help them. They were very happy with his assistance too. The next time that I visit the Rio Grande Valley, I would like to return to this Zales Outlet. The store is amazing! They offer very nice items at remarkable prices. Moreover, the customer service is much better than I expected. This is the type of customer service that one expects at a very high-end jewelry store that charges exorbitant prices. Yet, Zales offers remarkable watches, jewelry and services at even more remarkably budget-friendly prices. Thank you, Zales Outlet in Mercedes!

Every time I come to this store, I always get the teacher discount. This last time I went, I asked…read moremy cashier for the discount and another worker jumped in the conversation and said no, I couldn't get it. I offered to even log into my teacher website to show her that I am a teacher, and she said no. So I paid full price (not because I wanted to but I needed this item for a gift). I called the Levi's customer service, and they told me it was up to the discretion of the store. I said that I never have problems getting the discount at this store, they have always given it to me, and the girl said basically too bad, that it was up discretion of WHOEVER MY CASHIER WAS. So basically you can get the discount if the person wants to give it to you; if they don't want to give it to you, they won't. And they won't get in trouble for being assholes just because.

From the owner: Visit the Mercedes Levi's Store, located at 5001 E. Expressway 83 and we can personally help you…read morefind the perfect pair of jeans. You wear jeans. You live in Levi's.

Pretty good "Outlet" store. I often find that the prices are the same as retail here. You have to…read morelQQk pretty hard, and you'll find some deals.