What Outlet Malls Don't Want You to Know

My first job was at the outlet in Houston. Man we would sell customers all the time on "value". "Compared to the store in the mall..." :lol: That shit worked, I made plenty of $$$ off that line. :dance::dance:

I took my $ and shopped at the "real" store. Dillards is on point it too, $20 Polos, $15 RL Polo shorts/pants this weekend.
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Premium outlets are pretty cool for my shoe needs. For everything else, I go to a regular retailer.

I cant knock their hustle.
 
Even the Nike Outlet; the prices are MORE than what you'd pay online or in a retail store; they used to have a decent selection of J's along those back walls; now, nothing but BS that's priced as much (or more) than retail stores.

This isn't true :smh:

And the longer stuff stays at Nike Outlets, the cheaper it gets.

Like Air Max 2010's they'll try the $119.99 bullshit, but they eventually go down to $99, $89.... as they don't sell.

Then they have 20% off sales, friends and family sales, hash wall sales.
 
I see a lot of people missed this paragraph in this article

They did. I see it when I go to a regular Gymboree for my son and an outlet Gymboree. The outlet shirts are of a thinner cheaper quality cotton than at regular store. You can feel the difference.
 
Tangers OUT in Riverhead used to be my SPOT for Timberlands... for YEARS!!!... :yes:

The Timberland store was one reason I use to go to the outlets, until I grew the fuck up and stopped wearing those heavy ass ugly boots :smh:

Only time I wear Timbs now is when I do yardwork/cutting grass
 
Nothing wrong with outlet shopping. Would you rather pay $70 for a Polo in Dillards or $35 at the outlet? Some of ya'll gotta learn how to shop.

The Timberland store was one reason I use to go to the outlets, until I grew the fuck up and stopped wearing those heavy ass ugly boots :smh:

Only time I wear Timbs now is when I do yardwork/cutting grass

Wheat joints are still classic.
 
We got a Brooks Brothers outlet here. If you say the prices there are the same as the retail store, you need your eyes checked.
 
Most ppl go to these places once in a while.

and probably spend a hundred bucks,if that much at all.


no need to do no stupid research,or familiarizing yourself with retail tags etc...like this article suggests.:smh:

its just a once in a while thing.

for me anyway.
 
I always knew that outlet shit was lower grade. And sometimes it's not even that cheaper. Might as well hit up Burlington Coat factory.
 
Here in Philadelphia, as a kid you heard stories about the stores in Reading, PA. When I got my license and started taking trips just cause, I came to realize that driving those miles to save a couple bucks just wasnt worth it. I couldve used the time to run around Macys clearance racks.

Yup. Get a store credit card and rack up during the sales. Pay that shit off in a few months and be ready for the next sale. Ill go to the Nike and Puma outlet to see what they have. But I leave empty handed more often than not.
 
Nothing wrong with outlet shopping. Would you rather pay $70 for a Polo in Dillards or $35 at the outlet? Some of ya'll gotta learn how to shop.

$70 at Dillard's. Especially if it's going to cost me $30 in gas to get to fucking Tanger Outlet. :hmm:

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I don't care about no damn deals or saving. If I want something... I will buy it, if I can afford it. Tons of rich Cacs shop at outlets though.
 
outlets used to be good. marshalls and TJ Maxx's can be good depending on where they are.
and what you are shopping for, while i see most within NYC suck as far as clothing they are great for a whole range of other shit from pots to carpets for my home.

Tangers OUT in Riverhead used to be my SPOT for Timberlands... for YEARS!!!... :yes:
I keep hearing this my simple ass question is where is this so great, gotta be only tims I have inventoried 80% of Tangers' stores and they all fucking expensive never seen these great deals cause i can find all that shit cheaper. Plus that shit way out on the top of the LIE for those high prices ............yall can keep that mall.
 
Nike outlets are legit. But unlike the article said, I don't have to buy something everytime I go. Only when I find a good deal
 
Shit, I go nuts up in the Nike outlet. It's hard to fake Dri-Fit and the running shoes and basketball shorts I cop. Real deal shit for real deal discounts!!!
I copped a pair of them new Nike Chukka Flyknit Free Runs for $80. Them shits $200 in the mall.
 
Is it savings if you're paying the same price for cheap-produced goods?



don't bother.

i talk to lots of people that would rather pay a little less but knowing or not caring that their item was irregular or made with inferior materials.

if i go to a benz dealer to buy a benz, i wouldn't want to buy a benz that uses cheap knockoff parts from china just to save a couple percent of the original price. :(

that's how i look at it but a lot of people don't care much about quality, versus saving a couple dollars. :dunno:

i always refer back to this example where a friend of mine always bought the cheap $4.99 windshield wipers and he called me stupid for buying $19.99 wipers. he would have to buy those same wipers every 3 ,months while my 20 dollar wipers lasted 5 years or longer. :yes:
 
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Can't knock that hustle at all

marketing in america is a SCIENCE.

you can dress-up the worse shit with a popular logo and the word, "sale," and become a millionaire.

and don't get started with the cars... :smh: they're almost like computers nowadays. after 2 - 3 yrs, most mofos swapping-out & trading them in because they're "old," and "wore out," with under 70K miles.

:smh::smh::smh:
 
I go to the 400 Premium outlet every so many months for the Banana Republic, Nike, Johnston & Murphy and Children's Place stores.

Nike store always has something I can get my kid as well as apparel.

Johnson & Murphy has the exact same shoes that are in the stores the majority of the time I go but the prices aren't discounted enough to make a trip out there just for that store.

Children's Place is cheap no matter if you're at a mall, online or at their outlet.

I've had a bunch of luck with the Banana Republic store but I never knew what those three diamonds were on the tag.

I don't recall buying anything with a tag that had them on there but I've got a bunch of high quality pants from there for the low.

Not to mention they send me coupons weekly that I can use on top of whatever sale they're having.
 
Burlington Coat factory business model. And they hire the fattest ugliest rudenest herd of black wild buffalo obese bitches you will ever see
 
Shit the Nike outlet in Jackson NJ next to Great Adventure has GREAT deals. Especially if your shopping for sneakers for your kids knowing how hard they can be on sneakers. I don't give a fuck what that article says!!



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I caught that, and have actually known about that very fact for years, which is a reason why I rarely go to the outlet.

Even when I do go, it is for the specialty stores like Cole Hann and Kenneth Cole.

The only store in an Outlet Mall worth checking out is the Nike Store. I have gotten dope sneakers for dirt cheap. For example, I got the all black Griffey's for $80 when they were $160 in other shoe stores.

these are literally the only three stores i shop at in the outlet malls. and i know what i am looking at and they are not lower grade or knockoffs.

i clean the fuck up all three. if you need running shoes you can't beat the air pegasus prices at the nike outlet. i only wear gym shoes to work out. i run in them for a few months and give them to my girl's lil cousin's. the sole is worn down but the upper looks new. they are thrilled. and just a couple of weeks ago i got a gang of work out pants that were listed at 60 bux for 20 bux. yes they are real.

and i only paid 50 to 80 bucks for pegaus when they retail at 100 to 120.

kenneth cole button downs, shoes and jeans go for half of what they cost at macy's. and the cole hann boots i buy are half off what they are at macy's.

i also got a full set of travel suitcases from kenneth cole with a lifetime warranty from the k cole outlet. it was almost 70% off. if they are ever damaged i take them back to the store and they either ship them off to be fixed or just give me a new set.

that article can help people not in the know. but all outlet stores are not equal.


folks gotta learn how to shop. stay clean fellas.
 
i knew this shit when i was a young nigga rocking polo button ups :smh::smh: if you look at the seams and stitching you should be able to tell the difference.
 
Are the shoes cheap quality???

Yes.

Every six months I go to the Converse in San Francisco and buy a pair of high top Chuck Taylors for work. It costs about $100 including taxes and extra laces.

My friend told me I was paying "tourist prices" and showed me the pair he got at the outlet for $40. They were low tops, had several glue bubbles in the seams and crooked stitching. That pair wouldn't have last me more than a month and probably gave me serious callouses. Plus the low tops would means bruises all over my ankles.

Beyond the price tags you really have to check the quality of your garments no matter where you get them.
 
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