With all the camping I'm doing now that both my boys are active in Boy Scouts I decided I needed a warmer fleece jacket, so on our way home from Sedona this past weekend I decided to stop and check out this store.
I was very happy to find that unlike some brands (cough cough...Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers, Coach) Columbia doesn't make cheaper merchandise just to sell in its outlets. In fact, these are the same items that you would pay a lot more for at stores like REI or Sports Authority. Now I don't know if they have all of the styles or all of the colors available elsewhere but since I found the basic fleece jacket I wanted for only $22 I was happy.
There's apparently one other Columbia outlet in the state at the Outlets at Wild Horse Pass, so even though they are practically on opposite ends of the metro area, the savings make it worth the drive.