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Following the huge success of the premium outlets franchise, Malaysia opens its own premium outlet in Johor.

Named Johor Premium Outlets or JPO in short, the outlet mall boasts of 80 designer and premium brands at factory outlet prices. Discounts can range from 25% to 65% everyday.

Getting there

Johor Premium Outlets is just a short drive 1 hour drive from Singapore. From the north south highway, take an exit at Exit 253 and follow brown coloured signs that says “Johor Premium Outlets”. It’s quite hard to miss.

After all the hype that Johor Premium Outlets (JPO Malaysia) has garnered in Singapore, Kate and I decided to drop by JPO to take a look. As we have been to the largest premium outlet, Woodbury Common Premium Outlet it provides us with a basis for comparison.

Entrance to Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

At first glance, the look and feel of Johor Premium Outlets (JPO Malaysia) resembles that of Woodbury Common Premium Outlet. As we entered the entrance of Johor Premium Outlets JPO, we did something that would put all shoppers to shame…

Food court of Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

We visited the food court first!

Claypot Chicken Rice at Food Court of Johor Premium Outlets JPO Malaysia

After having our fill of the Claypot Chicken Rice (can give this one a miss) and taking a photo of the food court for our readers…

Internal view of Food court at Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

We headed to the information office to get the most important thing, the map of Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia!

Map of Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

With the map, we can ensure that we cover every square inch of the JPO! After taking a look at the map, we realise that it is actually quite a small outlet mall. There are basically 2 rows of shops for 2 levels and that’s pretty much about it.

In order to discover the best discounts here at Johor Premium Outlets, Kate and I made sure we visited almost every single shop at JPO for our readers! Unfortunately, the sales are not half as good as Woodbury Premium Outlets. Eventhough there were long queues at Johor Premium Outlets such as this one at Coach,

Long Queue outside Coach Outlet at Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

There werent really many buyers…

Not many people carrying shopping bags from Johor Premium Outlets stores

The truth is, once you have been to Woodbury Premium Outlet, you’ll realise that all other discounts are not really that fantastic. However, the bright spot here is that compared to retail prices, Johor Premium Outlets JPO does offer substantial discounts. Which is why we bought a pair of shoes eventually.

After a long day at “work”, trawling through the sales at Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Kate and I rewarded ourselves at Taang Shifu (translated as Master of Soups)

Taang Shifu @ Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

In order to get a 10% discount at Taang Shifu, remember to flash your Maybank credit card at the information store to get the VIP discount booklet (more like “pamphlet”). The 10% discount is only for ala carte items. We had the abalone mee sua as well as the double boiled pear dessert…

Abalone Mee Sua @ Taang Shifu, Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

Double Boiled Pear Dessert @ Taang Shifu, Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

After discount, the 2 items only cost about $25RM which was quite cheap considering it was a chinese restaurant. Plus, they tasted good as well!

After covering the second level, we decided to treat ourselves to crepes

Crispy Crepes @ Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

There was a super long queue at crispy crepes, primarily because of its cheap price at $5.20RM for sweet crepes AND $6.30RM for savoury crepes.

Making of crispy crepes at Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

We decided to go for the chicken floss as well as the chocolate banana…

Chicken Floss Crispy Crepe @ Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

Chocolate Banana Crispy Crepe @ Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

The crepes were super duper crispy! You can feel it and hear it as you land each bite on your crepes. No wonder the queue was so loooooong…

We have also captured a video of the entrance of Johor Premium Outlets, Malaysia just for our readers…

Entrance of Johor Premium Outlets JPO, Malaysia

Verdict

After all the hype about the Malaysia Premium Outlets, Johor Premium Outlets JPO, we must say truthfully that we do agree with most comments online that the sales and discounts are really not that fantastic.

Having said that, we do think that the Johor Premium Outlets JPO can be a good place to spend the weekend to shop and source for great deals. Kids can be “deposited” at the play ground and fed with yummy crispy crepes while parents shop for what they want.

If you have something that you would like to buy in the city, why not hold that thought and give Johor Premium Outlets JPO a go instead? You can be assured that it is at least 25% cheaper than retail prices. 🙂

So yup, our conclusion is that Johor Premium Outlets JPO is still worth a visit afterall!

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From Kate’s extensive research, Woodbury Common Premium Outlet is the “must-go” when you are in New York. It boasts of iconic brands and labels from all over the world. Girls go crazy there.

So we set off really early in the morning (at 3:15am, 15 mins behind schedule) as it was a long drive (7 hours). Something I’ve got to do to please the other bearbear. So Kate as usual gave me my shoulder massages and fed me as we drove…

Setting off at Dawn to Woodbury Common Premium Outlet New York

We also got to catch the sunrise!

Sunrise on route to Woodbury Common Premium Outlet

Along the way, there were hefty tolls (amounting to $44.30 to and fro!) but there were also nice bridges to look at…

Bridges along the way to Woodbury Common Premium Outlet

Finally, after hours of driving and getting my butt all achy, we reached our destination!

Signboard of Woodbury Common Premium Outlet

By the time we got there, it was 10am. I was dead beat while Kate was raring to go at the shops! The whole area looked like a little village nestled in a Valley (literally – Central Valley). Look at the hills at the background of these pictures…

Valley of Woodbury Common Premium Outlet

Carpark of Woodbury Common Premium Outlet New York

We soon realised that items here were really cheap compared to back home in Singapore. This is especially so for USA goods such as Polo Ralph Lauren, Levis, DKNY, Kate Spade and Coach. I bought 2 pairs of jeans (Levi’s at $20USD while DKNY at $15 USD – 70% off!) and a Polo Ralph Polo T-shirt at $30USD.

Kate bought so many bags from Coach and Kate Spade that I really lost count. But after taking a look around in the stores (especially Coach Store) I realised that Kate was actually quite sane. There were many ladies who were screaming, talking at the top of their voices saying how cheap things were, really turning the Coach store into a market place!

All this while I was psychoing Kate to buy whatever she likes since we were unlikely to travel back here again (all the way from Singapore?), or in my own words “buy lah,buy lah, since we’re never coming back here again, just buy lah, so cheap right?”.

The Chinese Tourists were buying the bags in truckloads. They even paid up in cash and we were able to see stacks of US dollars as they queued to pay up. It was fun to see the eyes of the ladies light up as they entered these bag stores…

Many Shoppers at Woodbury Common Premium Outlet

In the end, we bought so much stuff that I became paranoid about whether we would get robbed and lose all the stuff that we bought. So I waited in the car with the goods (under the hot sun) while Kate continued to shop hands free.

Soon, we had to say goodbye. However, this trip taught us (or at least me) a few things

1. Never buy branded USA goods in Singapore. They are so overpriced in Singapore! We bought most of the bags , jeans and tops at more than 50% off Singapore prices!

2. Bags and Shoes are a girl’s best friends. You know they’ve always been saying that bags and shoes are a girl’s best friends. It is especially true if you had seen how their eyes glimmered with brightness as they laid their eyes upon their favourite bags, now with an additional 20% off!

3. Do something for the girl you love. Sacrifices are necessary. Kate knows how much I had to endure driving to and fro for more than 12 hours. But it’s nice to see the look on her face as she got the stuff that she wanted (also knowing that it is at a good price).

So…if you ever pass by New York and will be in the vicinity in the future, do drop by Woodbury Common Premium Outlet and experience the trill of how you can really shop till you drop!

P.S. The drive back was 9 hours because Tom was dead beat and had to drive in the dead of night.

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