Most people don't realize that both
TJMaxx and
Marshalls carry famous designer overruns, and not just past season or damaged merchandise (and by "designer," I don't mean
Juicy Couture, though you'll find a fair amount of that as well. Think more along the lines of
Marc Jacobs,
Valentino, and
Missoni, plus tons of premium denim, and-
gasp!-
Prada.) Literally, goods are cut and sewn for high-end boutiques or department stores and if there are order cancellations or extras, TJMaxx and Marshalls scoop them up. Need an example? These two models went shopping last week and bought exactly the same outfit with exactly the same labels. One spent $711.96 at a big not-to-be-named dept. store, while the other scored the same duds at TJMaxx and Marshalls for a not-so-grand total of $376.95. My advice? Hit TJMaxx or Marshalls FIRST, before you go to the department stores. It's amazing, and particularly in this economy, more and more of the best stuff is in TJMaxx and Marshalls because the higher end stores aren't moving their inventory and are canceling orders from manufacturers at the last minute-- and Stylehive knows where that inventory is going!
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