portland

pinkygirl · 07-02-2008, 01:19 AM

Has anyone been to Portland? My friends and I are planning trip there to shop.
Does anyone know which malls are best to shop at and we're staying for a night so where is the best area to stay at? (downtown?)
Any kind of info on Portland will be great!
THanks

CANDY · 07-02-2008, 01:59 AM

no tax!!! it's pretty expensive staying in downtown area.

ko0ty · 07-02-2008, 02:15 AM

Yep no tax ... but the outlets and malls there are the same as Seattle and with the gas prices and carbon tax nowadays, it would just cancel out all the money you saved not paying tax plus some more.

Here'are links to shopping centers/outlets:

pinkygirl · 07-02-2008, 01:14 PM

thanks for the links!
ya, i know that the gas and hotel money is going to add up but it's like a mini road trip so its okay.
just out of curiousity, i know that its no tax in portland but LV and all the higher end stuff are no tax as well? (if so, are the prices higher than usual?)
Does anyone know about how many hours it takes to drive down?

Shopoholic18 · 07-02-2008, 01:30 PM

Hey PinkyGirl I always go to portland in the summer and the best time to go is early august but anywys yes theres no tax even on the high end stuff and it takes 5 hours to get there ( not counting the border lineup and traffic near seattle )

pinkygirl · 07-02-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Shopoholic18

Hey PinkyGirl I always go to portland in the summer and the best time to go is early august but anywys yes theres no tax even on the high end stuff and it takes 5 hours to get there ( not counting the border lineup and traffic near seattle )

how come ealry august is the best time to go? sales?
Awesome thanks! ya we're planning to leave early in the morning like 5am....
can you recommend the shopping malls that you think has more stuff?
we're looking into going to pioneer place and llyod centre. are the 2 malls relatively close by?

Shopoholic18 · 07-02-2008, 01:40 PM

^ Well there not like next to eachother , and earlyt august is when they have b2School sales going on ( the real deal not like here) I personally love Washington square mall since it has everything in it , also make sure u do go to

theres this cosmetic company store that sells mac brushes for great deal :D

Froggy · 07-02-2008, 02:02 PM

Just in case you don't know it is ILLEGAL to pump your own gas in Oregon. I had no idea the first time I pulled up to a gas station there. The attendant about bit my head off when I grabbed the pump and put it in my car...

Shopoholic18 · 07-02-2008, 02:03 PM

^Lol its not some pumps u dont

*pinkpeachz · 07-02-2008, 06:38 PM

thanks for this! i'll be going to portland too =]

FINGERSCROSSED · 07-02-2008, 08:52 PM

No tax on... anything!? or just clothes?

karebear · 07-02-2008, 09:55 PM

i mgiht be going there for my summer vacation for like 2 days *rolls eyes* ahahahha
and yes! NO TAX on absolutely EVERYTHING. 0 zip zip none. so i can't wait
last time i went, i went to these sand dunes. if you can, i def. recommend it. it's like a friggen desert!!! it's so BEAUTIFUL D: and you can actually like get into little buggies and ride around in them really fast :P

also, you should visit this place... i duno what it scalled but its with a lot of seals or otters. they have a very very old elevator that descends really deep into the caves, and it was so cool. you get to see these little critters swimming and stuff hehehehe and the view is BEAUTIFULSFEFSEFPSEOFJ again cuz it's RIGHT by the pacific ocean!!!!

FINGERSCROSSED · 07-03-2008, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by krean

i mgiht be going there for my summer vacation for like 2 days *rolls eyes* ahahahha
and yes! NO TAX on absolutely EVERYTHING. 0 zip zip none. so i can't wait
last time i went, i went to these sand dunes. if you can, i def. recommend it. it's like a friggen desert!!! it's so BEAUTIFUL D: and you can actually like get into little buggies and ride around in them really fast :P

omg that's awesome,... except you have to pay taxes at the border :(

c4dm · 07-03-2008, 09:43 PM

Show us pictures of what you shopped for in Portland! =P

Shopoholic18 · 07-07-2008, 03:34 PM

^ LOL you dont have to pay taxes at the border if u stayed more then 48 hours , if you go for a day its no worth it , it takes 5 hours just to get there

07-02-2008, 01:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
pinkygirl Full Member Join Date: Nov 2006 POSTS: 261 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 19 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	portland Has anyone been to Portland? My friends and I are planning trip there to shop. Does anyone know which malls are best to shop at and we're staying for a night so where is the best area to stay at? (downtown?) Any kind of info on Portland will be great! THanks

07-02-2008, 01:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
CANDY Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 604 POSTS: 3,082 Buy/Sell Rating: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 75 Times in 60 Posts	Re: portland no tax!!! it's pretty expensive staying in downtown area. __________________ $10 haircut @ Toni&Guy ___________________________________________________________________ CANDY'S LIST 4 SALE

07-02-2008, 02:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
ko0ty Mallvibes Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Richmond, B.C. POSTS: 2,669 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 63 Thanked 153 Times in 104 Posts	Re: portland Yep no tax ... but the outlets and malls there are the same as Seattle and with the gas prices and carbon tax nowadays, it would just cancel out all the money you saved not paying tax plus some more. Here'are links to shopping centers/outlets: __________________ Please send me pics of your bedroom / apartments / make up collections / book collections / whatever you want! Click on links for more details.

07-02-2008, 01:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
pinkygirl Full Member Join Date: Nov 2006 POSTS: 261 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 19 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: portland thanks for the links! ya, i know that the gas and hotel money is going to add up but it's like a mini road trip so its okay. just out of curiousity, i know that its no tax in portland but LV and all the higher end stuff are no tax as well? (if so, are the prices higher than usual?) Does anyone know about how many hours it takes to drive down?

07-02-2008, 01:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
Shopoholic18 Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 1,121 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 92 Thanked 44 Times in 42 Posts	Re: portland Hey PinkyGirl I always go to portland in the summer and the best time to go is early august but anywys yes theres no tax even on the high end stuff and it takes 5 hours to get there ( not counting the border lineup and traffic near seattle ) __________________ What goes around comes right back at ya

07-02-2008, 01:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Shopoholic18 Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 1,121 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 92 Thanked 44 Times in 42 Posts	Re: portland ^ Well there not like next to eachother , and earlyt august is when they have b2School sales going on ( the real deal not like here) I personally love Washington square mall since it has everything in it , also make sure u do go to theres this cosmetic company store that sells mac brushes for great deal :D __________________ What goes around comes right back at ya

07-02-2008, 02:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
Froggy Full Member Join Date: Apr 2006 POSTS: 119 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 9 Posts	Re: portland Just in case you don't know it is ILLEGAL to pump your own gas in Oregon. I had no idea the first time I pulled up to a gas station there. The attendant about bit my head off when I grabbed the pump and put it in my car...

07-02-2008, 02:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Shopoholic18 Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 1,121 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 92 Thanked 44 Times in 42 Posts	Re: portland ^Lol its not some pumps u dont __________________ What goes around comes right back at ya

07-02-2008, 06:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
pinkpeachz Moderator* Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Burnaby POSTS: 2,286 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 59 Thanked 46 Times in 39 Posts	Re: portland thanks for this! i'll be going to portland too =] __________________ laughter is the best medicine

07-02-2008, 08:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
FINGERSCROSSED Full Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC POSTS: 712 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 68 Thanked 22 Times in 20 Posts	Re: portland No tax on... anything!? or just clothes? __________________ The great art of life is the sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain - Lord Byron

07-02-2008, 09:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
karebear Full Member Join Date: Apr 2006 POSTS: 596 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: portland i mgiht be going there for my summer vacation for like 2 days rolls eyes ahahahha and yes! NO TAX on absolutely EVERYTHING. 0 zip zip none. so i can't wait last time i went, i went to these sand dunes. if you can, i def. recommend it. it's like a friggen desert!!! it's so BEAUTIFUL D: and you can actually like get into little buggies and ride around in them really fast :P also, you should visit this place... i duno what it scalled but its with a lot of seals or otters. they have a very very old elevator that descends really deep into the caves, and it was so cool. you get to see these little critters swimming and stuff hehehehe and the view is BEAUTIFULSFEFSEFPSEOFJ again cuz it's RIGHT by the pacific ocean!!!! __________________ "I'll be the king of hearts, and you'll be my queen of spades."

07-03-2008, 09:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
c4dm Full Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 724 Buy/Sell Rating: 2 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: portland Show us pictures of what you shopped for in Portland! =P

07-07-2008, 03:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
Shopoholic18 Full Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Vancouver POSTS: 1,121 Buy/Sell Rating: 0 Thanks: 92 Thanked 44 Times in 42 Posts	Re: portland ^ LOL you dont have to pay taxes at the border if u stayed more then 48 hours , if you go for a day its no worth it , it takes 5 hours just to get there __________________ What goes around comes right back at ya