But are you really getting huge discounts at outlet stores?
Unfortunately, the answer is usually no.
Heres the truth about outlet stores that they dont want you to know.
Do Outlet Stores Offer High Quality at Low Prices?
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In other words, the same stuff youd find at full-price retail stores.
Say hello to a dirty little industry secret: made-for-outlet products.
These items may be of lower quality than whats sold in the regular stores.
If top quality is important, you may want to shop elsewhere.
What does an outlet provide in a good way?
Well, probably a good time, he said.
Its a great way to spend an afternoon, hanging with friends and buying cheap goods.
But Im Still Getting a Discount at Outlet Stores …
Some outlet stores like Dooney & Bourke have a reputation for brand quality legitimacy.
But most of the stuff is made for outlet, which means cheaper quality, Koziol said.
Not so at Dooney & Bourke, according to Laermer.
As for Dooney & Bourke, this is a totally unique idea.
Its almost all online and that is really cool, he said.
They also seem to sell more quality.
What About Online Outlet Stores?
Fact:Comparing prices onlinecan save you money.
Especially when youre nottempted with in-person impulse buys.
So Are Outlet Stores Even Worth Visiting?
Most people go to outlet malls as sport, said Laermer.
But just dont think theres a bargain in poor-selling old models of clothing and other goods.
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Freelancers Kelly Ernst and Robert Bruce and deputy editor Tiffany Wendeln Connors contributed.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
