Yikes! Fakes at Marshalls...

[purseprincess32]

My boyfriend almost bought me that mini water cooler!

LOL!

 

[Dootsie]

wow. If you go back there, take the bag to the manager and explain the problem. TJX's ad agency was one of my accounts when I was working. They actually take that stuff seriously. We did an entire campaign for them and the focus was teaching the public that Marshall's/TJ Max were legit stores, with current trends. They basically purchase overstocks, and abandoned orders.

 

[OlgaBeauti]

I'm skeptical about buying an expensive purse at any of these places. If I'm going to make the commitment I go to the source.

ditto!

 

[indiaink]

Sohoaccessories and Olgabeauti - some of us don't live in Italy; TJ Maxx (and Marshalls) is the best placed to look for Italian brands... It's getting more and more important for me to find bags made in Italy, not China.

 

[BEBEPURSE]

Ugh--what does "Marshalls is so ghetto" even mean? People really embarrass themselves sometimes.

That comment goes back to 2008 ( hopefully people have gotten smarter over time), as does the start of this thread.

 

[indiaink]

Thank you for posting that, BEBE - I was trying to figure out how to point out that it was from 2008 but couldnt figure out how to do it politely.

 

[myishac]

Wow! I didn't even know that these types of discount stores sold labels like Coach & Dooney. I'm curious now. I think I may have to swing by one to take a look.

 

[tiggycat]

^^ We've only had Marshall's here a short time so I'm not sure what they have yet, but I go to Winners (sister company to TJ Maxx/Marshall's) often and have even seen the odd Burberry, Fendi and Versace bag there! They mix stuff in together so you are going through a rack of $30 bags and all of a sudden find a $1000 Burberry.

 

[Marie Lee]

I found a coach python bag at Marshalls a few years ago marked down to 900.00. Stuck in there with 12.00 no names, you never know, and the Fendi sunglasses were laying on top off the display rack ready to fall off. If I go there 20 times and don't buy, it's worth the big hit, it happens, same at TJ', maybe even better there

 

[cinnamonstick]

Wow...good to know....

 

[Spielberg1]

I think Marshall's and TJM are owned by the same parent company, but my experience is that I find much better stuff at TJM (I have a TJM 'Runway' store nearby so I feel blessed).

i have had the exact same experience over the years
TJ maxx always has better stuff than Marshalls
but they are owned by the same parent co

 

[twboi]

i agree!! tJmaxxs are better than marshalls!

 

[Cait]

We don't have TJ Maxx here (Winners), but I've been finding Marshall's has been kicking the bum-bum out of Winners when it comes to deals on shoes. Though Winners is still better for bags & clothes.

As for TJ & Marshall's being 'ghetto' (whatever that means) ... it's a discount store, you can't exactly expect top-notch, super-attentive service.

 

[mothbeast]

The TJMaxx near me is small and worse than the Marshalls. There are occasionally small racks of nicer things but there is so little to choose from which is weird because it's a huge store and the local Marshalls is packed and the mega giant Ross too. The bags are better now - when first went there were so few that were even leather.

 

[UCRGIRL7]

no Way!