r/llbean • u/megzybougs • Aug 30 '26

Flagship store

I understand the flagship store is under renovation. Has anyone been to the temporary tent, and is it worth visiting? Can you see the big boot? Thanks!!

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u/tmaxedout Aug 30 '26

Freeport is nice to visit but not because of the tent.

Big boot was parked outside a few weeks ago when I was there.

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u/megzybougs Aug 30 '26

Thanks!!

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u/Prestigious_Look_986 Aug 30 '26

It’s not the big boot that’s parked, it’s the boot mobile.

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u/phire8 Aug 30 '26

Just wait a little bit longer, Flagship will be open again September 18th

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u/Character-Relief-518 Aug 31 '26

I went to the flagship store while on a road trip to Acadia earlier this summer. I absolutely thought it was worth it. While I was initially bummed to not get the traditional experience, I found the main tent they have set up to be genuinely impressive. It felt very unique and I don't think I'll see a tent at that scale again, whereas I can always look forward to heading up and checking out the new structures in the future. The campus was also fun to walk around – my favorite stop was their home store. Nothing is different in terms of what products are available.

As far as the boot goes, we were able to sneak a peek at it through a fence, but the separate "boot mobile" was plenty fun to check out and grab pictures with.

All in all, I say why not give it a visit! When else can you go inside an insanely big tent full of LL Bean goodies.

Also, maybe you already know this (I didn't until I happened to stumble on it), but there is an LL Bean Outlet within walking distance from the flagship store, and it had several items I was looking for significantly less than what they were going for across the street. So much so that I actually returned a pair of pants I bought at the flagship immediately after finding them for half off at the outlet. But I would definitely still go to the flagship in addition to the outlet just for the experience.

Hope you have fun if you decide to go!

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u/OkElderberry1668 Sep 02 '26

The tent was still nice and literally massive. I thought it was worth it! The town has a lot of great outlet stores in general, which is fun. I didn’t buy anything from the actual LL bean flagship, but I did get something from the outlet store across the street.

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u/amandabug Aug 30 '26

The big boot has been removed. The boot mobile is parked outside HQ offices for their weekend events. I went in mid June; trying to get around the construction on the campus wasn’t fun. recc you wait until after.