eli5: Are “Outlet Malls” actually giving you a good deal on things? How do outlet malls actually work?

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Where I grew up (central Florida), we admittedly joked that it was “the land of outlet malls.” We passed outlet malls driving to the beach, driving on the highway, there were outlet malls seemingly in every town and off every major highway interchange.

So if there were this many all over the place – are they all actually giving me a good deal on clothes or other things? Or is it basically just the same as buying clothes on sale from a standard retailer’s sale section of their store or website?

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No, they’re not especially good deals. They can be fairly inexpensive, but that’s because the quality tends to be low.

“Premium brands” generally have different, low-quality, lines that they make specifically for outlet stores. 

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