I wish I knew the answer to your question, but unfortunately, I have no idea. If I ever hear any news about an outlet sale in your area, I will definitely post it here on my blog.

I think you probably could get away with only one registration, as long as your friends would reimburse you. If they needed to check out separately (i.e. if they needed to use their credit card or write a check), then I think they would need to register separately.

Unfortunately, the purchase limit is for the entire three days. I’m not sure if you could register and make purchases under your nine year old, because every person making a purchase has to provide a picture ID at checkout. I have always used my driver’s license as my picture ID, so I’m not sure what other forms are acceptable. Here are the terms and conditions as listed on the registration website:

Tterms & Conditions:

* Registration is required in order to make a purchase at the Outlet Sale. Registration is $5.00 and is non-refundable.
* Buyers at the Sale will be required to present their registration confirmation and photo ID at checkout. This is the only authorized site to pre-register for the Outlet Sale and only the registration confirmation provided on the site will be accepted.
* The Vera Bradley Outlet Sale is a private sale with no guarantee of product selections. Limit one (1) registration per person. You may purchase up to $2500 of product for the entire Sale. Product purchased may not be bartered, sold, auctioned, or exchanged for cash or other thing of value, nor placed into any unauthorized commercial channels of distribution.
* The information you provide in registering will not be sold, rented or shared. By registering, you agree to receive future communications from Vera Bradley, however you may opt-out at any time.

I live in Georgia. We were able to attend the Vera Bradley sale back in September 2007 in Atlanta. Do you think the sale will ever be held back in the southern states any time soon? We absolutely loved it!

I think you are referring to the Foundation Preview Day. It was usually held the first day of the sale, and only people who purchased tickets could attend – and they could only attend based on the time slot on their ticket. There was no preview day for last year’s event, and they do not have one scheduled for this year either. No tickets are needed this year, although you now need to register. Hope that answers your question!

The instructions to register online are above. If you want to register at the sale, they will have an area set aside for it. If I remember correctly from last year, it was set up over on the right, before you went into the sale. They always have a lot of staff on hand to help out, so if you don’t see it, just ask around (usually all the ladies working there are easy to pick out because they are wearing Vera Bradley aprons).

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Unfortunately, I’m not familiar with the hotel, so I can’t vouch one way or the other for it. Looking at the map, it does look like it’s near the Memorial Coliseum (if I had to guess, about ten minutes away).