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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Outlet stores generally sell two types of merchandise:
1. Main store merchandise that hasn’t moved and is out of season. You generally have a low selection of sizes/styles/colors, since it’s on close-out. This is where you get “deals” but you actually have to find them
2. Many brands have cheaper production lines that make cheaper merchandise *solely* for the outlet stores (i.e., they were never in the flagship to begin with). They are hoping that the name brand helps them get the sale, and you’re definitely not getting a “deal” – you’re paying a lower price for a lower quality product.
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