Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I'm always amazed people think they are getting real brands at these stores.
While I'll concede a small percent of stuff at these stores is "real" merchandise (I'd assume less than 2% at this point), the stuff with "brand names" is mostly just junk that NR or TJM or whomever has paid licensing rights to slap a Kate Spade or Joe's Jeans or Theory tag on.
This transformation started happening majorly around 20 years ago.
Even the stuff that looks one of a kind in the store, if it has a brand name slapped on it, I assume NR just bought a massive overstock bundle of clothes from a factory in Bangladesh and glued on brand labels.
I don’t disagree with you that many of the contemporary brands have made-for-outlet lines for discount stores, but I’m in NYC and pretty regularly pop into TJMaxx because it’s very close to my home. It has a decent Runway section and those pieces are absolutely real, random overstock pieces that somehow made their way to TJM. I’ve bought Rag & Bone, Cuyana, Theory, and Canada Goose there, and the pieces have the original brand tag are often still listed on the brand’s website or at department stores (typically the item is on sale, but not always). I’ve also seen pretty high-end designer items - Burberry, YSL, and the like. It’s often clear why they ended up at TJM instead of selling for full price (like a bright red sleeveless trench coat), but they’re there and I’m confident they’re “real” as opposed to the outlet line.
And then, I stopped by a TJM location in Chicago last week, and they had a whole rack of Calvin Klein sheath dresses in a full size run. That is clearly an outlet line. I’m just saying it’s pretty obvious when stuff is made for outlet vs. not at these stores.
Anonymous wrote:I'm always amazed people think they are getting real brands at these stores.
While I'll concede a small percent of stuff at these stores is "real" merchandise (I'd assume less than 2% at this point), the stuff with "brand names" is mostly just junk that NR or TJM or whomever has paid licensing rights to slap a Kate Spade or Joe's Jeans or Theory tag on.
This transformation started happening majorly around 20 years ago.
Even the stuff that looks one of a kind in the store, if it has a brand name slapped on it, I assume NR just bought a massive overstock bundle of clothes from a factory in Bangladesh and glued on brand labels.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The store is jammed full of items and I don’t care for “the hunt.” I prefer to shop online. I have found some nice dresses that I have worn to a wedding, bridal shower, etc.
I like actually touching the material before I buy.
Anonymous wrote:Nordstrom rack in the DMV isn’t great but the one in NYC near the flower district is gold! I found two very beautiful dresses for under $100 each and retail over $700 and quality fabric. It was the best Rack store I’d been in and had lots of options and didn’t feel like junk or digging through. Dresses were coordinated by color/designer etc. I’d go back there!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It’s one of those right place, right time things. I popped in once and found lots of Baby Boden on the final markdown rack. For less than $35 I got $200 worth of Baby Boden (that had the original prices still on it). But that doesn’t happen every time. You need to know when to time the shipments.
Imagine being this gullible. They put fake tags on inferior B-grade and defective crap.
Anonymous wrote:The store is jammed full of items and I don’t care for “the hunt.” I prefer to shop online. I have found some nice dresses that I have worn to a wedding, bridal shower, etc.