Freeport USA

I’ve never been an extreme shopper, but on a rainy day in Maine, the outlets in Freeport are a great activity and only a thirty minute drive from Portland. You get the feel of a quaint town but instead of your local bank and convenient store located on each corner, you’ve got Gap, The Body Shop, North Face and the biggest of all LL Bean [among many, many other outlets]. Grab a coffee at the Coffee By Design counter located at the bottom of the main LL Bean store and spend the morning walking through isles of sale or close out items. Even if you’re NOT a shopper, like myself, LL Bean has some lovely «non-​shopper» appeal: fish tanks, taxidermy work and ‘how to’, in addition to the location of the outlets which is a lovely walk, even on rainy days.
If you can get over the continuous crowds and piles upon piles of THINGS, this might just be Neverland for you (you will NEVER leave without armfuls of new purchases). Or, if you’re like me, once you feel overwhelmed by the crowds you can always venture over to Maine Beer Company for a beer to relax.

Big, lots of choices but the prices were just ok. The Lindt chocolate store was pretty awesome. LLBean was pretty impressive!

Love this little «town» of shops! Super cute and some good deals to boot. Can’t go wrong! The LL Bean outlet is my favorite, always find good deals especially men’s clothes… $ 64 slacks marked down to $ 20… 50% off that…$ 10! Woohoo!

The best thing about this outlet is how little it feels like an outlet, and how much it feels like a quaint small town.
Rather than the strip mall setup that is common in most outlets, this outlet is a collection of previously existing shops, with the addition of a few new larger places. This serves to make the whole experience feel like you’re sauntering down Main Street during your time in Freeport, rather than stuck in some contrived commercial real estate nightmare. Somehow even the Paul Bunyan-​sized LL Bean boot only adds to the experience (and you MUST have a photo op here while you’re in town!)
The deals are pretty sweet, too. I shopped around before scoring a nice pair of cropped pants at LL Bean for $ 4.99 and some shoes at J Crew that I thought would be $ 30 and actually rang up for $ 12 with the day’s specials. $ 12 for J Crew shoes?!? Yes, believe it.
As Bean himself would say, this place is «wicked-​good».

The Freeport Outlets are the best! I used to be a big fan of the Kittery Outlets but now that I’ve come here I can’t go back. The stores are all extremely well stocked and they carry larger women’s sizes. The prices are outstanding and the clothes are modern and not out of fashion. There is plenty of parking and great places to eat. You can easily spend the entire day here and not get bored. I highly recommend coming here. It’s worth the trip.

Auf unserer Rundreise durch Neuengland war Freeport fest eingeplant. Hier kam ich vor über 20 Jahren zum ersten mal mit dem Thema Outlets in Berührung. Diese Outlets sind nicht irgendwo an einer Autobahnausfahrt, sondern in einer kleinen niedlichen Stadt integriert.
Das Herzstück bildet L.L. Bean, ein riesiger Flagship-​Store, wo man alles erdenkliche zum Thema Outdoor finden kann. Darüber hinaus alle üblichen Verdächtigen, die man auch in anderen Outletcentern finden kann.
Hier gibt es auch den mir einzig bekannten Northface-​Outlet. Hier habe ich unglaublich günstige Angebote gefunden und ärgere mich jetzt noch, dass ich nicht mehr gekauft habe. Meine Tochter konnte ich nur mit einem Eis von Ben & Jerrys wieder aus dem Abercrombie-​Outlet herauslocken. Auch dort gab es unglaubliche Schnäppchen.
Im Polo Ralph Laurent Outlet hat man einen Gutschein beim Betreten erhalten (50 $ kaufen, 40 $ bezahlen), den man auch mit den anderen Ermäßigungen kombinieren konnte.
Wir haben nirgendwo bessere Angebote gefunden. Für mich die Mutter aller Outlets. Ein Besuch ist absolut empfehlenswert.

Timothy at Jos Banks was a wonderful sales person for our son who was looking for an interview suit! Great deals too!

I love going to Freeport Outlets best! You’re not driving from outlet to outlet! You park your car and it’s just a great little town with lots of great stores and tons of places to eat! You can spend hours here and never get bored. Clothing stores, card stores, restaurants, ice cream shops and so much more.
With tons of free parking! This is the place to go. even on the weekend it didn’t seem that crowded!

My favorite outlet! I only come here for the summer, but when I do, Im always happy! Gotta go to LL Bean and JCrew. Polo and Brooks Brothers can be hit or miss. I miss the Burberry store though. Major plus about this outlet is that most of the stores are dog friendly and many of the restaurants know that so they save outdoor seating for people with dogs. Love that! I also get tired and usually wind up at the Dairy Queen in the shack situated in the center of everything :) And I couldn’t help but notice that all parking spaces and garage spaces were free. And they have a train station!

Day trip while in Boston: see the «other» Portland, eat some lobster, and check out the home of LL Bean, the place whose 800 number you’ve called to buy stuff that (almost) never goes out of style.
Surprise: there was more here than just LL Bean here, and it was cool how the stores were on a Main Street USA set-​up rather than in a mall. LL Bean was a disappointment for some reason, but I got a cool $ 19 short sleeved shirt there. The highlight of the visit was finding Brooks Brothers. I walked in there thinking that Brooks Brothers would have nothing I’d be buying. I was wrong. I walked out of there with an all cotton tan or khaki colored suit for $ 99. Hello? $ 99? I smashed, pushed, and shoved this «steal» into my luggage for the trip home. This suit is meant for LA, Phoenix or Miami, and not that applicable to America’s northern tier. I’ve rarely had the chance to wear it.
There are a LOT of high-​quality stores here and some good bargains to be found.

My first time visiting the Outlets as an adult and now i am wondering why i haven’t been doing this since i finally started shopping on my own since i was 16. You literally get the best bargains and prices for all pieces of clothing at all of the outlet stores and you could probably fill up your entire closet wardrobe with one or two paychecks depending on how much you make. The Freeport Outlets in Maine is absolutely wonderful, nice clean town, everyone is so friendly and just enjoying their shopping experience. As a New Yorker i was shocked that cars actually stopped and waived you to cross the street and that people actually helped me instead of just dismissing me quickly with an answer and then moving along. Basically i was i was in the Narnia of the shopping/​clothing world. I would have to say my favorite stores were the Polo Ralph Lauren and the J. Crew stores the amount of help i received at both stores was unparalleled. That’s real customer service and also the deals were just out of this world. Plenty of places to park and easy access into the town and out leaving town as well.

All outlets are generally the same expect for Freeport. Maybe it’s the outdoor small town like setup or maybe its how nice the people are, or maybe it’s because the Gap is huge. Who knows why exactly but it seems to be a mixture of all that. There are also many great restaurants and cafes situated through which is much better than the usually food court with the uninspiring selections of pizza and pizza.

I don’t really like outlets in general since I’m not into brand names but seeing the many LL Bean stores and their huge boot outside was cool!
Not many choices here-there’s just Gap, Banana, Claire’s, Coach, American Eagle… etc.

i enjoy these shops. Brooks Brothers, JosBanks, and LL Beam.
Gotta try them!

Standard outlets in a town setup. Seem new and clean, like the outlet setup in Kittery better.

Great selection of stores.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 STARS for Freeport! Maybe it was because I caught one of the most beautiful days of the summer here but this place is beautiful. It was a calming and relaxing shopping trip worth the travel to get there. All the stores are located along this main street and it has a nice community like feel to it. It’s like walking through a neighborhood of stores!
There are all kinds of cute café’s and restaurants where you can grab a bite and continue shopping. The LL Bean is HUGE! you can fine whatever you need there… definitely worth taking a look, even if you aren’t into the whole LL Bean look.
its a great day trip if your looking for some good shopping on a nice day!

A hybrid of outlet shops and a town rolled into one. It is a better layout than those enormous outlet strip malls. The people are super friendly at all the stores.
Great deals are definitely around and don’t take much effort to be found.
The L.L. Bean store is pretty cool for anything you can imagine. They have 3 different shops. The Pattagonia and North Face outlets are pretty well stocked as well and have amazing deals.
They have recently in the past few years added more food options along main street and added a nice outlet plaza with Nike, Brooks Brothers, Calvin Klein and Izod and a few other big names. Along main street there are dozens of other big name retailers like Hartmann for luggage, Nine West, etc. You get the idea.
It is sometimes very crowded on weekends, especially in the summer. But it is still worth the trip while visiting Maine. I like these outlets better than the ones down in Kittery.

Really great outlets, the stores dont feel like stores they are in houses which really gives it a nice feel.
WAY better than the outlets in Vegas.
Great deals everything is on main street.

Awesome town of outlets!!! :D
I love how the outlets are in houses.
I didn’t buy much but it was fun to meander around the area :)

I have been coming to Freeport for a few years now and have found some great deals. They may not have as many stores as some other outlet places, but the selection they have can certainly keep you busy all day. They continue to add new stores and the place is well kept and in a more quaint setting.
Stores include: Banana Republic, Gap, Abercrombie, Bass, Coach, Timerland, Polo, Nine West, J. Crew, North Face, Patagonia, a big LL Bean store and LL Bean outlet, etc.
There are a number of good places to eat right around and in with the outlets so you can make a relaxing day of shopping. The Maine coast is near by. Really a great place to stop for some shopping.