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?
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.
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).
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.
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.