Vaughan Mills was a mall to be reckoned with, atleast that's how the developers made it seem when talks of contruction began.
Many Vaughan residents were expecting a sort of Eaton Center-isque type mall with perhaps a huge playground/rides section for kids as Woodbine mall has the fantasy fair. But instead we got a mini replica of the GREAT LAKES CROSSING in Michigan. How original!
First of all there is only one level..so no escalators, which is GREAT for parents with tots in strollers and for people in wheel chairs.
Secondly, its a sort of OUTLET mall...full of outlet versions of stores, just like Great Lakes Crossing, except the prices aren't outletty enough and everything is STILL overpriced.
If you think the outlet prices here are great, wait til you cross the border.
You haven't shopped until everything is %40 off plus an additional %20.....everything.
So for having a little bit of USA above the border it isn't too bad. They are open relatively later than most malls, and on holidays.
Just be ready to WALK...it will be a long one from one end to the next since the mall is in the shape of an oval and you have to go all the way around, unless of course you turn back in the direction you came from...no shortcuts available to non-employees.