Sometimes I walk through Marshall’s just to feel good about myself because there’s nothing in there I want to buy.

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Anonymous wrote:Marshall’s, TJ Maxx and even Nordstrom Rack are full of trash clothes. All of the clothes look old and beat up to me. At the very least it appears they’ve been sitting in a warehouse for 12+ months, if not a couple years.

Maybe you live or shop in a low income area. That is not the case where I shop. I bough clothes in NR last fall that were available on Nordstrom’s online.

NP. I'm not sure where you are, but I'm in NOVA and the Nordstrom Rack in Tysons is all trash -- and definitely not in a "low income area."

I used to frequent the Marshall's and NR on that end, and they only became trash post-Covid. Before 2020, I found a decent amount of name/brand items. Same for the Marshall's on Rockville Pike. Now, if you go to any, all you will find are Lucky Brand/Calvin Klein grade clothing.

I will purchase home items from those stores just not clothing.

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Anonymous wrote:Ha, I make good money and LOVE these types of places. Marshalls is not my favorite, but I love TJM and HomeGoods. I live on the Upper East Side and my local TJMaxx is fantastic - I’ve found nice Theory/Vince clothing, some decent cashmere, and lots of amazing kitchenware (All Clad, Staub, etc.) over the years. All for steeply discounted prices. And I love visiting the big suburban ones when I can.

I like treasure-hunt shopping and find it relaxing, although I get why many people don’t!

Same here. I’m the PP that mentioned I received many compliments (autocorrect got it right this time ) for my look. TJ Maxx especially for designer. I have Gucci and YSL shoes from there. And a lot of Theory and Vince. I’m also high income and shop at better places. But I am good at mixing and matching and making it work.

[Anonymous]

I miss Filene's Basement, too.

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Anonymous wrote:Ha, I make good money and LOVE these types of places. Marshalls is not my favorite, but I love TJM and HomeGoods. I live on the Upper East Side and my local TJMaxx is fantastic - I’ve found nice Theory/Vince clothing, some decent cashmere, and lots of amazing kitchenware (All Clad, Staub, etc.) over the years. All for steeply discounted prices. And I love visiting the big suburban ones when I can.

I like treasure-hunt shopping and find it relaxing, although I get why many people don’t!

Same here. I’m the PP that mentioned I received many compliments (autocorrect got it right this time ) for my look. TJ Maxx especially for designer. I have Gucci and YSL shoes from there. And a lot of Theory and Vince. I’m also high income and shop at better places. But I am good at mixing and matching and making it work.

When I lived in the DMV, I found great stuff at Marshalls/TJ Maxx. Shopped there constantly. I've since moved to a large metro in the south and the quality of stuff in these stores is strikingly lower. I looked into it and only certain markets get the designer, high end stuff. I've realized that when people talk trash about these stores, it's likely because they are in markets that get none of the things that I loved about Marshall's etc in the DMV. (And to be clear, I'm in an area now that is actually more upscale than where I lived in the DMV. But we only get the trash in those stores. Sad.)

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Marshall’s and TJmaxx are garbage. It’s offloaded stuff retailers couldn’t sell or clothing that is slightly defective to make a profit before it goes in the landfill. I once heard someone say TJmaxx is where stuff goes before you buy it and donate it to Goodwill and it’s so true. There is nothing that anyone needs at either one of those stores.

[Anonymous]

Op I get you. I’m not rich. But i have improved my clothing taste. So I get it.

[Anonymous]

Filene’s Basement was the best! Really missing that one. Nordstrom Rack is okay, but for a very specific style. I haven’t found a ton in Marshall’s lately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Marshall’s and TJmaxx are garbage. It’s offloaded stuff retailers couldn’t sell or clothing that is slightly defective to make a profit before it goes in the landfill. I once heard someone say TJmaxx is where stuff goes before you buy it and donate it to Goodwill and it’s so true. There is nothing that anyone needs at either one of those stores.

I’m one of the PPs who likes TJMaxx. Like I said in my post, I totally disagree with this. You have to be discerning - there’s a lot of junky and/or battered items, but they have some nice stuff as well. Obviously you have to inspect everything closely and I often leave empty handed. But I live four blocks away so I can pop in on my lunch break or after the gym.

Recently I’ve gotten: a pair of Jason Wu contemporary pants on clearance for $20 (they are being sold elsewhere online for $300), a Theory tee for $30 (being sold at Saks for $70), a Vince sweater for $60, a YSL East/West tote for $1000 ($400 off the retail price). Also some really nice homewares, like a full set of Le Creuset mini cocottes for $10 each.

I totally get why people wouldn’t consider it worth the time or effort to sort through the store, but to say that all the merchandise is crap is just inaccurate. Although if that’s the perception, more for me I guess!

[Anonymous]

I miss Casual Corner, Petite Sophisticate, Syms, Frugal Fannie’s, Zippers, Pants Corral, Cedar Post and Garfinckel*s. Good riddance to Zayres, Woolco, Morton’s and KMart.

[Anonymous]

This thread is full of prole cope. If you could afford to casually shop at high end retailers, you wouldn’t waste time or want to be caught dead around proles picking through garbage clothes at low end retailers. Life is too short sweetie.

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Anonymous wrote:Marshall’s and TJmaxx are garbage. It’s offloaded stuff retailers couldn’t sell or clothing that is slightly defective to make a profit before it goes in the landfill. I once heard someone say TJmaxx is where stuff goes before you buy it and donate it to Goodwill and it’s so true. There is nothing that anyone needs at either one of those stores.

I’m one of the PPs who likes TJMaxx. Like I said in my post, I totally disagree with this. You have to be discerning - there’s a lot of junky and/or battered items, but they have some nice stuff as well. Obviously you have to inspect everything closely and I often leave empty handed. But I live four blocks away so I can pop in on my lunch break or after the gym.

Recently I’ve gotten: a pair of Jason Wu contemporary pants on clearance for $20 (they are being sold elsewhere online for $300), a Theory tee for $30 (being sold at Saks for $70), a Vince sweater for $60, a YSL East/West tote for $1000 ($400 off the retail price). Also some really nice homewares, like a full set of Le Creuset mini cocottes for $10 each.

I totally get why people wouldn’t consider it worth the time or effort to sort through the store, but to say that all the merchandise is crap is just inaccurate. Although if that’s the perception, more for me I guess!

Ok but what percentage of stuff needs to be worth it for these stores not to be crap. If you have to dig through 95% landfill garbage to find the gems, it just feels like such a gross waste of stuff that is bound to end up in our ocean or landfills in a third world country. I’m not super high income by any means, but I’d rather buy one nice sweater from Marine Layer or Everlane online than dig through racks of crap.

And I’m sure someone will tell me those stores aren’t that nice, but my stuff from there is holding up well for years. I focus on basics that aren’t trendy and easily mix/match.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op I get you. I’m not rich. But i have improved my clothing taste. So I get it.

It was a joke!!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marshall’s and TJmaxx are garbage. It’s offloaded stuff retailers couldn’t sell or clothing that is slightly defective to make a profit before it goes in the landfill. I once heard someone say TJmaxx is where stuff goes before you buy it and donate it to Goodwill and it’s so true. There is nothing that anyone needs at either one of those stores.

I’m one of the PPs who likes TJMaxx. Like I said in my post, I totally disagree with this. You have to be discerning - there’s a lot of junky and/or battered items, but they have some nice stuff as well. Obviously you have to inspect everything closely and I often leave empty handed. But I live four blocks away so I can pop in on my lunch break or after the gym.

Recently I’ve gotten: a pair of Jason Wu contemporary pants on clearance for $20 (they are being sold elsewhere online for $300), a Theory tee for $30 (being sold at Saks for $70), a Vince sweater for $60, a YSL East/West tote for $1000 ($400 off the retail price). Also some really nice homewares, like a full set of Le Creuset mini cocottes for $10 each.

I totally get why people wouldn’t consider it worth the time or effort to sort through the store, but to say that all the merchandise is crap is just inaccurate. Although if that’s the perception, more for me I guess!

And there’s something ever so slightly off with all those garments even if you don’t see it. It’s a different fabric than the rest of the lots. The seams are off. The sleeves were made a little too long. My husbands family owned a garment factory in the 80s and guess where the defective lots went ! You got it. Your $30 shirt is not a $300 shirt. It’s a castoff shirt they tricked you into paying $30 for.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like DCUM will understand.


Also I end up buying sunglasses or kid clothes, does that mean I’m poor on the inside?

No one cares what you think OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marshall’s and TJmaxx are garbage. It’s offloaded stuff retailers couldn’t sell or clothing that is slightly defective to make a profit before it goes in the landfill. I once heard someone say TJmaxx is where stuff goes before you buy it and donate it to Goodwill and it’s so true. There is nothing that anyone needs at either one of those stores.

I’m one of the PPs who likes TJMaxx. Like I said in my post, I totally disagree with this. You have to be discerning - there’s a lot of junky and/or battered items, but they have some nice stuff as well. Obviously you have to inspect everything closely and I often leave empty handed. But I live four blocks away so I can pop in on my lunch break or after the gym.

Recently I’ve gotten: a pair of Jason Wu contemporary pants on clearance for $20 (they are being sold elsewhere online for $300), a Theory tee for $30 (being sold at Saks for $70), a Vince sweater for $60, a YSL East/West tote for $1000 ($400 off the retail price). Also some really nice homewares, like a full set of Le Creuset mini cocottes for $10 each.

I totally get why people wouldn’t consider it worth the time or effort to sort through the store, but to say that all the merchandise is crap is just inaccurate. Although if that’s the perception, more for me I guess!

And there’s something ever so slightly off with all those garments even if you don’t see it. It’s a different fabric than the rest of the lots. The seams are off. The sleeves were made a little too long. My husbands family owned a garment factory in the 80s and guess where the defective lots went ! You got it. Your $30 shirt is not a $300 shirt. It’s a castoff shirt they tricked you into paying $30 for.

Yeah, possibly. But it’s damage free, cut well, fits great, and looks nice with my other clothes. I’ll take the discount in exchange for whatever flaw exists if it’s imperceptible.