https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:03:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335227 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:33:50 +0000 Helena 2335227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jeez, Carla and Irina, what Winners do you shop at? The one is my town is a mess lol </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335223 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:27:29 +0000 Irina 2335223@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>LJP<i>,&nbsp;</i></b>maybe you would want to shop at my Winners, too? :)<br />I dropped by today, first time in a couple of months and sure enough, there were designs items - clothes, shoes and even bags. Too many to list here.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335180 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:02:59 +0000 Vildy 2335180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting about shopping the "good" Ross.&nbsp; The few times I was in one I kept finding items with defects.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335159 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:56:29 +0000 kkards 2335159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, there are some, real bargains at off price stores (Marshall’s, TJMaxx, Ross etc) and outlet stores. &nbsp;They definitely do buy cancels and overstocks from major brands…..but do the math…there are way more off price locations than there are department stores, so much of the department store brands that you see in the off price store was made to be sold there. &nbsp;<div><br /></div><div><a rel="nofollow" href="https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/closed-settlements/calif-tj-maxx-marshalls-homegoods-deceptive-pricing-settlement/#:~:text=The%20class%20action%20lawsuit%20says,considerable%20amounts%20on%20items%20purchased">https://topclassactions.com/la.....-homegoods</a>.<br /></div><div>A key comment&nbsp;<br /><i>While the T.J. Maxx website defined the “Compare At” price as buying staff’s estimate, the actual price tags include no such explanation. The lawsuit charged T.J. Maxx with unfair business practices, fraudulent business practices, unlawful business practices, false advertising, and with violating California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act</i><br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335122 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:40:23 +0000 Jaime 2335122@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have also found this online between retailers selling the exact same product that I am researching. The discount stores deal with overstock and I am guessing there is no price control from the original brand. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335108 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:16:39 +0000 unfrumped 2335108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Most of the discount stores , like TJMAXX, in my area carry a very high % of items that look like a lower tier or some brands I don’t see any else, anc the quality is not great. Still I find some items that work for casual wards, like T’s or cotton pants and sometimes sneakers. Once in a great while, I’d say less than even 5% of merchandise, there’s a recognizable item, like a Banana Republic, Theory , once a Vince sweater, sometimes a shoe, that I could tell were from regular stock. Very few “ real” handbags. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335107 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:03:48 +0000 bj1111 2335107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>May be too much competition from online retailers leads to fewer Easter eggs—umm, crap—. yoox before it affiliated with netaporter, I think even the RealReal to a lesser extent given their focus on higher end designers </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335099 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:33:34 +0000 Janet 2335099@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ross around here is crap, LOL! I feel like all the discount stores, even the Rack, have gone downhill a bit since the pandemic. Maybe it’s just my area? I still sometimes find an occasional good-for-the-price piece, when I bother to look, but I don’t look as often as I used to. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335098 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:27:00 +0000 rachylou 2335098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Dee said. Interesting to me, since pretty much every store is now Ross around me… is that everyone knows there’s one good Ross and it wasn’t the downtown SF one next to all the high end stores. I got an $800 Coach jacket at the good Ross for 90% off. That is, the distribution of the high end stuff is not equal between the stores. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335097 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:16:34 +0000 RobinF 2335097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I have always heard what Dee said. It is pretty hit or miss for me. I have seen Kate Spade bags but it's pretty rare. If I saw a Furla I'd snap it up! I have also seen brands there that I only see there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335094 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:55:03 +0000 LJP 2335094@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m flying to Ontario to shop at Carla’s Winners ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335093 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:46:16 +0000 Carla 2335093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here’s the ‘Cole’s Notes’ version:&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.leaf.tv/articles/how-to-exchange-an-item-at-neiman-marcus-without-a-receipt/">https://www.leaf.tv/articles/h.....a-receipt/</a>&nbsp; Pretty much what&nbsp;<b>Dee&nbsp;</b>wrote. &nbsp;</p> <p> <div><br /></div><div>Today I was in my local Winners (Canadian version and affiliated with TJ Max and Marshall’s) and they had Furla and Coach leather bags and clothing from Massimo Dutti and Club Monaco!</p> <p>The&nbsp;<i>really&nbsp;</i>good finds are Easter eggs! &nbsp;I got my black Lepliage Neo at Winners!</div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335092 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:36:23 +0000 Dee 2335092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Apparently the bulk of Marshall’s inventory comes from merchandisers or &nbsp;brand’s excess inventory,&nbsp;department store cancellations or from deals &nbsp;to clear end of season stock. &nbsp;Some of these brands also make merchandise designed specifically for Marshalls and other off-price retailers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discount-store-pricing#post-2335088 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:57:27 +0000 Kyle 2335088@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>I recently&nbsp;bought this Steve Madden bag at a Ross store for $27.99 (MSRP $98) and found the identical bag for $77 elsewhere. I unexpectedly bought and love a pair of silver Franco Sarto heels I picked up last minute at NAS, so this caught my eye as I was walking by.</p> <p></div><div>It all made me wonder how discount stores like Ross, Marshall’s and TJ Maxx (sorry, I realize not everyone will be familiar with these names) get &nbsp;and price their merchandise so some items like this are available for so much less than they are elsewhere. Are things manufactured specifically for these stores? &nbsp;The bag is in perfect condition, so I’m curious. Is anyone familiar with how this works? &nbsp;I also wonder why Steve Madden has two bags that are so very similar. That seems odd.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Identical bag on Zappos for $77.<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.zappos.com/p/steve-madden-cyrus-p-woven-holographic-crossbody-silver/product/9894116/color/632?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=pla_g&amp;utm_campaign=19821315561&amp;utm_term=_o_57533451&amp;utm_content=_g_146439315985_w_pla-1996091793804_l_EAIaIQobChMI2NOs2dzhgAMVXwetBh1nvQwJEAQYBSABEgL89vD_BwE&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2NOs2dzhgAMVXwetBh1nvQwJEAQYBSABEgL89vD_BwE">https://www.zappos.com/p/steve.....894116/col</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Very similar bag on Steve Madden site for $88.</div><div><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.stevemadden.com/products/bmarvell-silver?variant=40016562258053%3Futm_source%3Dgoogle&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=freeshopping&amp;srsltid=AfmBOoqf9-9NnYBucozdAKbDbrkpdiaP1Fk_9yXnyMbu8Y-PhWK2E14yPZ8">https://www.stevemadden.com/pr.....le&#038;am</a><br /></div><div><br /></div> </p>