A huge Prada outlet an hour away? Who cares if I only had two short days in Florence, we are going! Lol and so we went. Caught a 38 min train from Santa Maria Novella train station to Montevarchi (5.80€) and a cab shared with other shoppers for 3€ each. Not bad.
We got there at 10 am with about 38 other people waiting for it to open at 1030am. No problem. There's a cafe that's already open for those excited enough to skip breakfast and be the first in line when it opens.
As soon as you get there, there's a ticket booth. Get one or two, however many you are. That's your number in line. They supposedly only allow 100 guests in the store at one time. You also need that number to make your purchase. Just so you can reserve an item. So don't lug that bag around for dear life. There's more in the back. And if there isn't, they will take it for you to the register with your number. Just ask one of the associates. Once your done shopping, head to the register and give them your number. Everything you had reserved will be there for you to inspect and ultimately decide which you want to actually pay for.
Now the question is: is it worth traveling to and spending at least the whole morning at? Yes! Every item is at least marked down to 50-70%. Of course it will all be previous seasons designs. But your outlet shopping so you should already know that.
Service is friendly and efficient. One of the highlights of my trip lol. read more
