Buying makeup and high end face creams and shampoos at TJ MAX or Tuesday Morning- the

[Anonymous]

“Real thing” or counterfeit products? Or they’re expired products. Anyone know? Prices are too good to be true....

[Anonymous]

Eh, I've bought Clarins and Shiseido at TJ Maxx before. No problems. I am diligent about checking expiry dates.

[Anonymous]

Agree. Don’t be afraid to save your money!

[Anonymous]

They’re real. Often they send old branding before it changes, or they are sold for overstock when inventory isn’t moving fast enough. This is for all of their things, it just beauty stuff.

For example, T3 blowsryers changed their model and all of the old models were sent to discount stores like TJ max and Marshalls, for a reduced price. Original price was like $250 and they were there for $100.

Sometimes they’re just changing their packaging like shave or maybe the store is going out of business, like Crabtree and Evelyn.

[Anonymous]

I've bought shiseido blotting paper in banged up packaging at tjmaxx. Seemed like the same stuff I bought at a beauty store.

[Anonymous]

You all have got to be kidding.

It's a well known, non controversial fact that something like 95% of stuff at TJ maxx is made specifically for those stores. They aren't overflow stuff from the manufacturers. There's a reason why TJ maxx always has the same brands month after month and across its stores. And that includes make up and beauty. It's because the products are made for TJ Maxx.

As far as clothing goes, the clothes would never have darkened the door of a real mall store. They are entirely different designs. Best case, they are a similar design with much cheaper fabric and other cheapness (no lining, fake pockets etc).

It's a lot more difficult to determine what's cheaper in a beauty product than the real thing - but you can be certain that the beauty products they're selling at TJ Maxx are NOT the same as what they are in Sephora or Ulta. Not sure if it's chemically different. Or maybe slightly smaller. Or cheaper packaging. But there's absolutely no way they are the same product.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all have got to be kidding.

It's a well known, non controversial fact that something like 95% of stuff at TJ maxx is made specifically for those stores. They aren't overflow stuff from the manufacturers. There's a reason why TJ maxx always has the same brands month after month and across its stores. And that includes make up and beauty. It's because the products are made for TJ Maxx.

As far as clothing goes, the clothes would never have darkened the door of a real mall store. They are entirely different designs. Best case, they are a similar design with much cheaper fabric and other cheapness (no lining, fake pockets etc).

It's a lot more difficult to determine what's cheaper in a beauty product than the real thing - but you can be certain that the beauty products they're selling at TJ Maxx are NOT the same as what they are in Sephora or Ulta. Not sure if it's chemically different. Or maybe slightly smaller. Or cheaper packaging. But there's absolutely no way they are the same product.

This is generally true of “outlet malls“ but I don’t know how accurate it is for some of those random shelves in the back of tj max. I think some of it looks like rejected merch (returns, overstock, damaged packaging).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You all have got to be kidding.

It's a well known, non controversial fact that something like 95% of stuff at TJ maxx is made specifically for those stores. They aren't overflow stuff from the manufacturers. There's a reason why TJ maxx always has the same brands month after month and across its stores. And that includes make up and beauty. It's because the products are made for TJ Maxx.

As far as clothing goes, the clothes would never have darkened the door of a real mall store. They are entirely different designs. Best case, they are a similar design with much cheaper fabric and other cheapness (no lining, fake pockets etc).

It's a lot more difficult to determine what's cheaper in a beauty product than the real thing - but you can be certain that the beauty products they're selling at TJ Maxx are NOT the same as what they are in Sephora or Ulta. Not sure if it's chemically different. Or maybe slightly smaller. Or cheaper packaging. But there's absolutely no way they are the same product.

I completely disagree with you about clothes (I never buy hair or skincare there). I often shop in their luxe section and find brands that I love seriously discounted. I can look up those items and find that they are current on the brands website or at intermix, sometimes full price and sometimes on sale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all have got to be kidding.

It's a well known, non controversial fact that something like 95% of stuff at TJ maxx is made specifically for those stores. They aren't overflow stuff from the manufacturers. There's a reason why TJ maxx always has the same brands month after month and across its stores. And that includes make up and beauty. It's because the products are made for TJ Maxx.

As far as clothing goes, the clothes would never have darkened the door of a real mall store. They are entirely different designs. Best case, they are a similar design with much cheaper fabric and other cheapness (no lining, fake pockets etc).

It's a lot more difficult to determine what's cheaper in a beauty product than the real thing - but you can be certain that the beauty products they're selling at TJ Maxx are NOT the same as what they are in Sephora or Ulta. Not sure if it's chemically different. Or maybe slightly smaller. Or cheaper packaging. But there's absolutely no way they are the same product.

This is generally true of “outlet malls“ but I don’t know how accurate it is for some of those random shelves in the back of tj max. I think some of it looks like rejected merch (returns, overstock, damaged packaging).

I think that PP is right, that the stuff is being manufactured for TJ Maxx. This is how mostly the same products are available at all the stores, and they can plan inventory. There is enough to go around because it is not simply a matter of finding a place for some leftovers. My question is which folks are being ripped off -- is it the same TJ Maxx stuff being produced for both, but priced-up for upscale retails stores, or cheaper products being produced to be put directly "on sale" at TJ Maxx, such that you are not getting the bargain that you think you are getting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all have got to be kidding.

It's a well known, non controversial fact that something like 95% of stuff at TJ maxx is made specifically for those stores. They aren't overflow stuff from the manufacturers. There's a reason why TJ maxx always has the same brands month after month and across its stores. And that includes make up and beauty. It's because the products are made for TJ Maxx.

As far as clothing goes, the clothes would never have darkened the door of a real mall store. They are entirely different designs. Best case, they are a similar design with much cheaper fabric and other cheapness (no lining, fake pockets etc).

It's a lot more difficult to determine what's cheaper in a beauty product than the real thing - but you can be certain that the beauty products they're selling at TJ Maxx are NOT the same as what they are in Sephora or Ulta. Not sure if it's chemically different. Or maybe slightly smaller. Or cheaper packaging. But there's absolutely no way they are the same product.

I completely disagree with you about clothes (I never buy hair or skincare there). I often shop in their luxe section and find brands that I love seriously discounted. I can look up those items and find that they are current on the brands website or at intermix, sometimes full price and sometimes on sale.

This. I was posses when some Bobeau cardigans I bought at Nordstrom where there for $12. There was NO difference.

What you’re talking about are retailers that make factory lines. Ann Taylor Outlet or Gap Outlet.

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Pissed**

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You all have got to be kidding.

It's a well known, non controversial fact that something like 95% of stuff at TJ maxx is made specifically for those stores. They aren't overflow stuff from the manufacturers. There's a reason why TJ maxx always has the same brands month after month and across its stores. And that includes make up and beauty. It's because the products are made for TJ Maxx.

As far as clothing goes, the clothes would never have darkened the door of a real mall store. They are entirely different designs. Best case, they are a similar design with much cheaper fabric and other cheapness (no lining, fake pockets etc).

It's a lot more difficult to determine what's cheaper in a beauty product than the real thing - but you can be certain that the beauty products they're selling at TJ Maxx are NOT the same as what they are in Sephora or Ulta. Not sure if it's chemically different. Or maybe slightly smaller. Or cheaper packaging. But there's absolutely no way they are the same product.

This is generally true of “outlet malls“ but I don’t know how accurate it is for some of those random shelves in the back of tj max. I think some of it looks like rejected merch (returns, overstock, damaged packaging).

I think that PP is right, that the stuff is being manufactured for TJ Maxx. This is how mostly the same products are available at all the stores, and they can plan inventory. There is enough to go around because it is not simply a matter of finding a place for some leftovers. My question is which folks are being ripped off -- is it the same TJ Maxx stuff being produced for both, but priced-up for upscale retails stores, or cheaper products being produced to be put directly "on sale" at TJ Maxx, such that you are not getting the bargain that you think you are getting?

They have bulk discount purchase agreements. Nine West isn’t making a special shoe for TJ Maxx. Cost of production is no where near reasonable you’d be shocked at the $$% markups. It happens across the board. Think diamond ring industry but on goods at a lower price point. There is a reason women’s clothes are often cheaper than men’s. Market research focuses on tons of ways to scrape the most value out of a penny.

[Anonymous]

It makes sense. Retailers have no incentive to let stock sit on their brick and mortar leases, there is a point where there is a greater value in selling at a discount and freeing up corporate cash flow.

Great example: World Market. They send their former season items to Marshalls and TJX. Same with Carter’s kids, Jessica Simpson. It is a tiered profit structure and different businesses have different returns based on their customer profile. There is literally an entire economic principle behind this.

[Anonymous]

Kent’s
Alterna
Clarins
Elizabeth Arden
Scottish Fine Soaps
Nike
Aerospotale
Calvin Klein
Gucci
Judith Ripka
Disney
Barbie
Starbucks

And the same for “off the runway” stores.

[Anonymous]

I bought a shirt at TJMaxx and liked it so I bought another from the brand’s online store. Exactly the same shirt except for the color. Cheaper at TJMaxx.