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.
Anonymous wrote:I asked my hair stylist about this once and she said one day her colleague went next door to TJ Maxx and bought a shampoo that the salon also had in stock. He poured them both out and the TJ Maxx one was a completely different color and consistency than the official brand shampoo from the salon. So personally I would think twice about buying beauty products and TJ Maxx or Marshalls.
Anonymous wrote:I asked my hair stylist about this once and she said one day her colleague went next door to TJ Maxx and bought a shampoo that the salon also had in stock. He poured them both out and the TJ Maxx one was a completely different color and consistency than the official brand shampoo from the salon. So personally I would think twice about buying beauty products and TJ Maxx or Marshalls.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Because the inventory and selection is so random at those stores for makeup and often slightly banged up packaging I am inclined to think they are real and discount lots bought up. I mean that's why you see 3 bottles of philosophy gingerbread body wash in July on a random shelf or something.
Yes, and every TJ Maxxx is completely different. The one near my house is the best one I’ve ever been to, I don’t even bother going to others.
Anonymous wrote:Because the inventory and selection is so random at those stores for makeup and often slightly banged up packaging I am inclined to think they are real and discount lots bought up. I mean that's why you see 3 bottles of philosophy gingerbread body wash in July on a random shelf or something.
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.