How to Purchase Clothes at Outlet Shops

By eHow Fashion, Style & Personal Care Editor

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When a clothing manufacturer can't sell items for full price, its loss is your gain. Outlet shops stock slow-sellers and slightly flawed products, typically at 25 to 75 percent off the retail price.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1
Call the outlets you want to visit and ask about upcoming sales where already-reduced prices are sometimes slashed even more.
Step2
Use the Web to familiarize yourself with the retail prices of the items you'd like to buy, so you'll know what kind of bargain you're getting at the outlet. Set priorities.
Step3
Examine garments carefully for flaws. If you find a flaw in an item that isn't marked as a second, ask for an additional discount.
Step4
Ask about the store's return policy. You may be looking at a long drive back to the store, and many outlet purchases are nonreturnable. Find out if you can return clothes to a store's non-outlet location near you, and get the answer in writing.

What to Look For:

  • Upcoming sales
  • Retail price comparison
  • Prioritized shopping list
  • Flaws
  • Return policy

Tips & Warnings

  • While most retail shops sell clothes for the following season, outlet shops usually offer the current season.

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kt1102 said

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on 4/22/2008 http://mydesignercloset.ecrater.com/

Great site to purchase used designer clothes and bags.

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