Worked for a coach store and found out that you can know if it’s a real full price bag that happened to end up at the outlet by looking at the serial number. If it starts with F the item was made for the outlet. For my coach peeps
I’ve got bags both from outlet line Coach and store Coach both from the actual store and outlet. All are great quality tbh. The outlet one wasn’t even simple. Classic but combo leather, so looks quite fashionable and everyone always compliments me on that bag. 6 years running. Love Coach.
For Coach specifically, the difference is in the details. The hardware will be heavier and more subdued from the actual store, lighter and asunder from the outlet. The actual store, the straps are thicker, and the interior lining feels better. But even the outlet bags are amazing quality.
@@themanifestorsmindi bought a coach bag in an outlet store, it was light to the touch but feels premium for me. I haven’t seen one from the actual store yet so Next time I will compare but thisnis good to know, thanks!
Absolutely Tiffany. If I’m going to pay premium for a designer bag, the least I want is to quality of the raw materials to be top-notch. Especially when the premium is ridiculously high.
I used to dream one day to buy designer bag like Gucci or LV, lately I am disgusted by them and better will give my hard earned money to smaller not that famous designers or somebody who design and make their real leather bags and sell on Etsy, Instagram etc…
@@julianpletl3061 I’d give the #1 spot to Kering. From Balenciaga’s pedophelia promoting ads to Gucci’s blackface sweater and weird toddler mattress ads, and the racism at Alexander McQueen to the rape promoting ads of YSL…. Kering is one F*cked up conglomerate ran by some very disturbed people. That said, I agree with you-LVMH is one of the worst (it has previous ties of forced labour).
Everything back in the day was of a better quality. Clothes, shoes, bags, food, furniture, jewelry, watches, etc. Back in the day you couldn’t pay £30 for something that was not leather and you could never describe anything thing that wasn’t leather as leather. It annoys me when influencers call the LV canvas, ‘leather’🙄.
If it was just about the label, he'd have no issue with outlet lines though? They still have the Prada label. He listed material quality as a major difference....
Not you casually shading the simplicity of the Saint Laurent tote which is an official bag available in their boutiques (which is NOT a made-for-outlet item) 💀
This is why I stay away from outlets. If I’m going to purchase pricey items I don’t want to worry that they are sub par to grab what I’ve been led to believe is a deal. 🙅🏽♀️
So.. I heard in Italy, there are certain regions where "made for outlet" is against the law and punishable by a fine because they want consumers to have the legitimate expectation of getting products from previous collections. More specifically "The Mall" in Tuscany 🤔
I’ve been to this outlet mall multiple times and everything is true runway and store pieces. They don’t stock outlet line items, just in store items that didn’t sell I guess.
This is where they make the most money- selling them for a cheaper price with cheaper materials ...hmmm... this just goes to show that their target audience for the actual stores are not enough and need to grade down as the wider audience are in the outlet stores
No. It means they lure people into the brand at a lower, more affordable price point. If people then ‘buy into’ the brand they then tend to subsequently spend more on current season items from its prominent boutiques.
Bottom line, no handbag is worth 2 or 5 or 10 thousand dollars. As long as women are willing to pay it, it will continue to exist. If the women of the world banned Prada or Coach or Gucci for two weeks - didn't buy anything - they'd be forced to drastically reduce their prices or go out of business. Simple.
Because people buy luxury Brands to show off more so than they do for their quality. Go ahead and tell me that I'm wrong, and then think of all of the people who love to flash their Gucci everything or their Louis Vuitton bag. Yes, there are people who buy luxury brands for high quality handmade products, and there are those who say that that's why they buy them, and there are those who just outright buy them to show off. The truth is, you can find independent Crafts People who also Source high quality materials and make their bags or their clothes or whatever by hand, and they sell products that are going to last you a lifetime, same as any of the big name brands, but without the fancy name
Yep. I realized this over a decade ago. Outlets were for unsold goods. But then stores were created to specifically sale the cheaper items, because outlets became popular. Any time something is mass produced like that the quality goes down. But the price somehow remains the same or increases.
I took a sociology class in college where they taught us all this. They said even the dollar stores do it. That’s why you’ll see, let’s say finish quantum 4 pack for $1.25. The regular stores don’t even sell that size. Also, Heinz will make a ketchup and name it some off brand and change the size and sell it at the $1.25 store. If you look you will notice a lot of this stuff. They also, at outlets, sell misfit stuff. It could be something as simple as the stitch was supposed to be black but it’s blue or it was supposed to be a double stitch and it’s only 1. Most of it you don’t notice. I did, however once, get an Armani shirt where the left arm was longer than the right. I didn’t notice until I put it on and it was hanging over my hand. Those things are rare but it happens.
This is true for most outlets. Oftentimes the label tells it’s origin because the labels inside the garments will say the name of the store and then outlet. The quality’s always lesser. 😔
Most do they come from the specific specialty stores. When I work at Ks I set them aside for customers that were nice to me 😅 I would let them know before putting them out. Be nice to all the sales associates if you’re into shopping luxury brands.
Actually who did not know that before?😅😂 that’s what outlets do nowadays, not just the luxury brands but all of them. And no, there are not just products exclusively made for outlets but old slow moving articles - you‘ll never find a bestseller in an outlet
You’d be amazed. Some people get so angry and they find out nearly 90% of outlet products are made for outlet and we’re never sold at the rrp on the label. As if brands would open and run a store to sell at a loss!!😂😂😂😂
This is not true in generale. The mall shops (the one mentioned in Italy in Incisa, near Florence) like Prada and Gucci sells previous collections items mainly. Source: me, who actually go shopping there yearly to catch a few stunning pieces from past collections😊
Glad I don’t obsess over labels, I knew brands do this that is why it’s so much cheaper. Sometimes you may be lucky to get a piece from the actual store, I first noticed this years ago because I like to feel and examine materials and can tell quality right away.
This is VERY true. But, if you love love love luxury, you may only have $500 to spend after years of saving and an outlet bag can bring years of happiness. Just another perspective! I also have had 1 or 2 good experiences, a Bottega snap bag and a Prada micro cahier in ostrich that's stunning but few and far between! Just know what you're buying so you can feel good about how you're spending your money💜
Thanks to this channel gor opening up my eyes to this. Bicester gets so overcrowded with customers that cone from all over. They are seriously being ripped off and laughed at by these fashion houses
I work for a company that does this. It’s wild how many people don’t know, I try to tell customers about the difference as well. Also doesn’t make me look bad having someone go to a separate store mentioning you by name lol
People didn't kno this? You're doing a service pointing this stuff out. Always ask. Coach outlet bags are not bad though. Just be prepared when you go, so you know what you are looking at.
Yes, I have bought from the Coach outlet stores and I love my products. I compared a quilted black wallet I bought there with the current model in the regular store. Both had the same quality hardware except that mine was gold with black leather instead of the more current gunmetal finish.
Agree, Coach Outlet stuff are good, no plain generic designs and quality wise they’re good. Same buttery zipper etc. Just lighter hardwear. US brand with bad outlet items is Tory Burch. Ugly plain generic leather bags with some logo buckle slapped on them.
The way he said "ask them because they cannot lie to you" reminds me of people in movies being like "a vampire cannot enter a home or building unless they are invited" lol like it's just some strange rule about the universe we live in.
I think this vary per country, like in the US, kate spade/coach got separate products for retail and outlet, but if you go to outlets in Japan, retail products are also sold in outlets, you're assured that they aren't inferior materials coz the Japanese are very strict in authenticity
Oh yeah, when I found out I was blown away. I know someone, and they told me their production essentially consist of two main groups. That being regular stuff and outlet items, crazy.
There’s a reason why they have them overseas. It’s actually illegal in the US for them not to have it openly on the tag that it’s made for an outlet or if it’s true stock.
I worked for a store that did have an outlet which sold older merchandise. Said merchandise was usually so ugly that it felt like a crime selling it. I mean, this was the stuff we couldn't even sell for 70% off.
Designers have been making lower quality shoes for Nordstrom Rack for decades. A friend of mine and me figured this out and asked a sales person and she confirmed. It's deceitful and caused me lose all respect for the designers who were peddling such lies to us, making buyers think they got a deal when they didn't.
I figured out that Coach does this a few months ago. A lot of the stuff sold at their outlets were never for sale at their main store. However, I’m a bit basic and I tend to like the outlet stuff more.
So I bought a bag from Gucci in a bright colour, I sat on it for a couple years. When I tried to sell it on the resale companies kept telling me it was a fake. If I had not gone to the store myself and paid for it myself, I would have taken the resellers word that it is fake but of course it is not.
It's true what he says. I use to shop at outlets when you could purchase last years products that didn't sell and they need to make room for the new ones. That was like 30 years ago. Then I noticed about 20 years ago that these stores started making merchandise just for their outlet stores and they were definitely made with much cheaper products.
I have a Prada backpack that I bought secondhand and was hesitant initially because of the difference in details. I had it authenticated was shocked that it came back as authentic. Now I know why. Thanks!
I wish I would have trusted my gut and left it because I paid a good amount for it due to it's unique beautiful burgundy color. I love it but I not a happy at the thought that I likely overpaid for it. Value is the most important thing for me when it comes to shopping secondhand.
the worst part is if its part of the “outlet line” and not the actual stock it temds to keep its value less than one from the actual store due to the fact they are made from cheaper materials i only know this because i bought a burberry bag two years ago which i assumed was full quality but turned put the material they used was slightly less expensive than their usual, so in the end i had the bag similar to one already on the market appraised and it turns out it has less resale value over the main line bag which i think is kinda sad and again it comes down to the fact of what material was used as to why its value depreciated
the point is to sell to the customers who want the brand but cant afford it. they produce a cheaper version and sell it to them, simple. Their real customers aren’t shopping at outlets.
“Very simple designs” don’t apply for all brands, though. Prada and Furla outlet items are aesthetically very similar cuz the boutiqurle items are already very simple. I have 2 Prada outlet bags, still from their strong tessuto nylon + saffiano. Prettier designs vs their smaller, simple re-edition baguette bags that are way way more expensive. Coach outlet bags are also good quality leather, just different hardwear, and no lazy designs. But Tory Burch and Gucci outlet stuff tho…They just make the most generic bags and slap on some logo buckle.
Not only luxury brands are doing this, i have seen Nike and Underarmour "outlet exclusive" lines, that lack the desing and materials of their regular lines, i have seen knockoffs of those same brands with higher quality than their "outlet exclusive" ones.
They are different lines. Every brand makes a line for Good, Better, Best. The masses can afford the “Good” and that’s what sold at the outlets store. Most can’t afford the “Better” or “Best”, even on sale. I worked in Fashion for years.
With Polo you used to be able to tell by the color or the horse. They used certain color horses (light blue, yellow etc) for the outlets and TJ Max/Marshall’s and then the stuff with the “Red” polo horse was actually from the Polo store. I don’t know if they still do that as Polo has really changed their designs in the last 10 years and now you’ll see them use different color horses on the designer stuff they sell on their website. But I know up until about 2010 that a Red horse meant it was high end and a light blue or yellow or some other fluorescent color horse meant it was from the outlet
Thank you! I knew that, because they have some of the same products every time you go there. I actually stopped going to the Gucci outlet store near me for this very reason. I've always wondered if they were counterfeit...
Saffiano leather is nothing special. All it means, is that the manufacturer used a pressed coating stamped over leather to make it more scratch resistant or worse… as a way to hide flaws in cheap or substandard hides. You can literally wipe it off with acetone. There is nothing high end about it. Just another way for designers to justify the ridiculous prices they charge. If you don’t believe me, research it for yourself.
People NEED to know this! My mom saved up and took me out to get a coach bag (yes I know that isn’t a great designer but leave me alone) so we went to an outlet and bought one. While the gesture was so nice, the purse itself is so fake feeling and not on brand other than the color and design.
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Worked for a coach store and found out that you can know if it’s a real full price bag that happened to end up at the outlet by looking at the serial number. If it starts with F the item was made for the outlet. For my coach peeps
Thanks... I ordered a bag from outlet ..and it was just something about it that wasnt right
I’ve got bags both from outlet line Coach and store Coach both from the actual store and outlet. All are great quality tbh. The outlet one wasn’t even simple. Classic but combo leather, so looks quite fashionable and everyone always compliments me on that bag. 6 years running. Love Coach.
For Coach specifically, the difference is in the details. The hardware will be heavier and more subdued from the actual store, lighter and asunder from the outlet. The actual store, the straps are thicker, and the interior lining feels better. But even the outlet bags are amazing quality.
@@themanifestorsmindi bought a coach bag in an outlet store, it was light to the touch but feels premium for me. I haven’t seen one from the actual store yet so Next time I will compare but thisnis good to know, thanks!
@@allthewayinsmith2441hi how is the quality
When I go to outlets, I ask the salesperson for the items from the actual store. And they’ll bring a few items, it’s usually 3 or 4 things.
Good tactic! Any good finds?
A pair or gorgeous green leather with silk interior gloves, still looks great after 6 years, a Prada wallet and Gucci scarf.
So do you pay for outlet price or original store price?
@@yoyo-dj5bv paid reduced/outlet price, or else it wouldn’t have been a deal
Nice to know!
The regular ones in the regular store are VERY CHEAP to produce as well! 😂
Exactly. Luxury is just a nice word for a legal scam.
Absolutely Tiffany. If I’m going to pay premium for a designer bag, the least I want is to quality of the raw materials to be top-notch. Especially when the premium is ridiculously high.
It's all relative
Complete nonsense
@@coolinmac it’s true lol
“…because they cannot lie to you.”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol right?! 😂 they’re already fooling us. Most likely they don’t even know tbh lol
Legally
I think they are talking about countries in the EU where they are bound by law to answer that kind of question truthfully
@@annea5781 yes bound by law... Just like all those murderers are supposedly bound by law to not murder.
Very dangerous words to live by!!
I used to dream one day to buy designer bag like Gucci or LV, lately I am disgusted by them and better will give my hard earned money to smaller not that famous designers or somebody who design and make their real leather bags and sell on Etsy, Instagram etc…
LV doesn’t even have outlets, what does this video change about them
LV has been having soo many quality issues
LV is part of the LVMH-group, which is kind of the worst Luxury group there exists.
@@julianpletl3061 I’d give the #1 spot to Kering. From Balenciaga’s pedophelia promoting ads to Gucci’s blackface sweater and weird toddler mattress ads, and the racism at Alexander McQueen to the rape promoting ads of YSL…. Kering is one F*cked up conglomerate ran by some very disturbed people. That said, I agree with you-LVMH is one of the worst (it has previous ties of forced labour).
@@julianpletl3061 What other luxury group is out there? LVMH owns everything.
20 years ago, outlet stores were amazing. Real stock that just didn't sell out.
Most things 20 years ago was real. now we are in the age of deceptive capitalism.
Everything back in the day was of a better quality. Clothes, shoes, bags, food, furniture, jewelry, watches, etc.
Back in the day you couldn’t pay £30 for something that was not leather and you could never describe anything thing that wasn’t leather as leather. It annoys me when influencers call the LV canvas, ‘leather’🙄.
@@NickyM_0 truth
Good thing I only buy things that I actually like and not just labels .
If it was just about the label, he'd have no issue with outlet lines though? They still have the Prada label. He listed material quality as a major difference....
@RuminationStation that's fine if you love it.
I'm here for the accent🙈
Hiyaa
Said no one ever
Me too
@user-rh4hp4pf9h I like the accent actually. It sounds like a real person and not an automaton.
True! The real content is the accent!
Not you casually shading the simplicity of the Saint Laurent tote which is an official bag available in their boutiques (which is NOT a made-for-outlet item) 💀
😂😂😂
On top of that. The regular ones in the regular store are VERY CHEAP to produce as well! 😂
@@akiyatiffany VERY!!!
Yeh he clearly doesn’t know his stuff lol outlet stores have loads of items that were originally full price in stores
This is why I stay away from outlets. If I’m going to purchase pricey items I don’t want to worry that they are sub par to grab what I’ve been led to believe is a deal. 🙅🏽♀️
or you could just ask the sales people for items directly from the store and they usually provide it.
@@isobel64 yeah maybe
So.. I heard in Italy, there are certain regions where "made for outlet" is against the law and punishable by a fine because they want consumers to have the legitimate expectation of getting products from previous collections. More specifically "The Mall" in Tuscany 🤔
I’ve been to this outlet mall multiple times and everything is true runway and store pieces. They don’t stock outlet line items, just in store items that didn’t sell I guess.
Correct
This is where they make the most money- selling them for a cheaper price with cheaper materials ...hmmm... this just goes to show that their target audience for the actual stores are not enough and need to grade down as the wider audience are in the outlet stores
No. It means they lure people into the brand at a lower, more affordable price point. If people then ‘buy into’ the brand they then tend to subsequently spend more on current season items from its prominent boutiques.
Bottom line, no handbag is worth 2 or 5 or 10 thousand dollars. As long as women are willing to pay it, it will continue to exist. If the women of the world banned Prada or Coach or Gucci for two weeks - didn't buy anything - they'd be forced to drastically reduce their prices or go out of business. Simple.
I love this format guys 🥰 it’s so interesting and well explained!
Thankyou!! Glad you enjoy 🫶🏽♥️
I bought a bag from Coach in Bicester. I use that leather bag every day for 4 years and it looks the same as the day I bought it.
That's impressive!!
Because people buy luxury Brands to show off more so than they do for their quality. Go ahead and tell me that I'm wrong, and then think of all of the people who love to flash their Gucci everything or their Louis Vuitton bag. Yes, there are people who buy luxury brands for high quality handmade products, and there are those who say that that's why they buy them, and there are those who just outright buy them to show off. The truth is, you can find independent Crafts People who also Source high quality materials and make their bags or their clothes or whatever by hand, and they sell products that are going to last you a lifetime, same as any of the big name brands, but without the fancy name
Yep. I realized this over a decade ago. Outlets were for unsold goods. But then stores were created to specifically sale the cheaper items, because outlets became popular. Any time something is mass produced like that the quality goes down. But the price somehow remains the same or increases.
Ralph Lauren does the same thing. I worked for them at the corporate level.
I took a sociology class in college where they taught us all this. They said even the dollar stores do it. That’s why you’ll see, let’s say finish quantum 4 pack for $1.25. The regular stores don’t even sell that size. Also, Heinz will make a ketchup and name it some off brand and change the size and sell it at the $1.25 store. If you look you will notice a lot of this stuff. They also, at outlets, sell misfit stuff. It could be something as simple as the stitch was supposed to be black but it’s blue or it was supposed to be a double stitch and it’s only 1. Most of it you don’t notice. I did, however once, get an Armani shirt where the left arm was longer than the right. I didn’t notice until I put it on and it was hanging over my hand. Those things are rare but it happens.
This is true for most outlets. Oftentimes the label tells it’s origin because the labels inside the garments will say the name of the store and then outlet. The quality’s always lesser. 😔
Interesting thanks for sharing!
I’ve actually had decent luck with the outlets. I always manage to get the actual retail pieces. Asking the sales associates goes a long way.
Thanks for sharing!!
Mango does the same :) You'd think it's not such an expensive brand but they do it as well.
I worked in an outlet center and this is 100% true! we sold a range of jeans called "MFO's" aka- made for outlet.
Yes! Thanks for sharing Fiona 🥰
so do they actually have the actual NOT MFO pcs but just needed to be asked? why don't they just have them out?
For those curious about the "crazy one in Italy" it's called 'The Mall Firenze' and it's 20 minutes away from Florence
do they really sell.original items? scary to shop in "not actual retail stores there bec of so many fake items
So basically you're paying for the name only not for the quality 😂
I doubt the sales people even know
Most do they come from the specific specialty stores. When I work at Ks I set them aside for customers that were nice to me 😅 I would let them know before putting them out. Be nice to all the sales associates if you’re into shopping luxury brands.
The ones the MK store I went to knew
They have monthly/quarterly meetings. They know
It depends of the country I think . In France you can’t put on sales or outlet items who had not been in stores for at least a month.
In the USA, our outlet stores sometimes sell the actual stores merchandize if it's end of line, or a return for example.
This is true for almost outlets! Glad you’re letting ppl know those luxury purchases aren’t luxury quality- just have the label
Absolutely!!
Actually who did not know that before?😅😂 that’s what outlets do nowadays, not just the luxury brands but all of them. And no, there are not just products exclusively made for outlets but old slow moving articles - you‘ll never find a bestseller in an outlet
You’d be amazed. Some people get so angry and they find out nearly 90% of outlet products are made for outlet and we’re never sold at the rrp on the label. As if brands would open and run a store to sell at a loss!!😂😂😂😂
just like how u find signature labels in COSTCO
This is not true in generale. The mall shops (the one mentioned in Italy in Incisa, near Florence) like Prada and Gucci sells previous collections items mainly. Source: me, who actually go shopping there yearly to catch a few stunning pieces from past collections😊
No matter whether from actual stores or outlet stores, they all look cheap nowadays 😂
True, the designs and colours are getting uglier each year. Also these massive in your face logos ugh 😑
Merci. If you buy luxury from the outlet. To me just as long it is good quality last long. Or else it cheapens the brand
Glad I don’t obsess over labels, I knew brands do this that is why it’s so much cheaper. Sometimes you may be lucky to get a piece from the actual store, I first noticed this years ago because I like to feel and examine materials and can tell quality right away.
The outlets like for Prada ain’t even cheap lol
This is VERY true. But, if you love love love luxury, you may only have $500 to spend after years of saving and an outlet bag can bring years of happiness. Just another perspective!
I also have had 1 or 2 good experiences, a Bottega snap bag and a Prada micro cahier in ostrich that's stunning but few and far between!
Just know what you're buying so you can feel good about how you're spending your money💜
Prada in the outlet is significantly reduced in price. I love the outlets
You can get really good bargains on clearance in prada. They call it “special price”
Thanks to this channel gor opening up my eyes to this. Bicester gets so overcrowded with customers that cone from all over. They are seriously being ripped off and laughed at by these fashion houses
Gotta love luxury brands that create entire movements to battle against counterfeiting - and yet literally manufacture knockoffs under their own label
I work for a company that does this. It’s wild how many people don’t know, I try to tell customers about the difference as well. Also doesn’t make me look bad having someone go to a separate store mentioning you by name lol
THIS MAKES ME
SOOOOO ANGRY! I’ve been duped!
Yeah...stopped shopping at outlets years ago.
People didn't kno this? You're doing a service pointing this stuff out. Always ask. Coach outlet bags are not bad though. Just be prepared when you go, so you know what you are looking at.
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Yes, I have bought from the Coach outlet stores and I love my products. I compared a quilted black wallet I bought there with the current model in the regular store. Both had the same quality hardware except that mine was gold with black leather instead of the more current gunmetal finish.
One of the pros of purchasing an authentic brand bag is that repairs and cleaning are often free. Not always though.
Agree, Coach Outlet stuff are good, no plain generic designs and quality wise they’re good. Same buttery zipper etc. Just lighter hardwear.
US brand with bad outlet items is Tory Burch. Ugly plain generic leather bags with some logo buckle slapped on them.
The way he said "ask them because they cannot lie to you" reminds me of people in movies being like "a vampire cannot enter a home or building unless they are invited" lol like it's just some strange rule about the universe we live in.
It’s not a strange rule, it’s simply the law
@SAYA if it is a law that a sales person in a store cannot lie to you, it is absolutely not an enforced law.
What’s the difference with the price on inferior materials? 5$ instead of 7.50$
I think this vary per country, like in the US, kate spade/coach got separate products for retail and outlet, but if you go to outlets in Japan, retail products are also sold in outlets, you're assured that they aren't inferior materials coz the Japanese are very strict in authenticity
It's sad, but true.
You always explain and tell really interesting facts about the fashion industry xxx 🙏
Thanks Tatjana! Glad you like xxx
I’ve compare Gucci outlet pants Vs Retail pants and structurally they are still better than other brands…
Made a video “designer pants inside out”
We need to stop buying this crap and take care of each other instead !
If it is poorer quality/material, it just brings down the brand's reputation IMO.
Facts. This is why some brands have killed their own image because they put too much into their outlets (Michael Kors etc)
Oh yeah, when I found out I was blown away. I know someone, and they told me their production essentially consist of two main groups. That being regular stuff and outlet items, crazy.
There’s a reason why they have them overseas. It’s actually illegal in the US for them not to have it openly on the tag that it’s made for an outlet or if it’s true stock.
A Liverpool accent talking about lux brands is such a great
I worked for a store that did have an outlet which sold older merchandise. Said merchandise was usually so ugly that it felt like a crime selling it. I mean, this was the stuff we couldn't even sell for 70% off.
Designers have been making lower quality shoes for Nordstrom Rack for decades. A friend of mine and me figured this out and asked a sales person and she confirmed. It's deceitful and caused me lose all respect for the designers who were peddling such lies to us, making buyers think they got a deal when they didn't.
Their ascent bro😅 . It's lovely
Yup I work in a conglomerate and it's either second quality or samples that never made it to production
I figured out that Coach does this a few months ago. A lot of the stuff sold at their outlets were never for sale at their main store. However, I’m a bit basic and I tend to like the outlet stuff more.
Same here. I don't need something ostentatious and really don't want to pay for just looks either
Not always true... a fendi sweat shirt i wanted 2 years ago for 1350 retail i found for 750 in an outlet years later. Same exact sweat shirt.
So I bought a bag from Gucci in a bright colour, I sat on it for a couple years. When I tried to sell it on the resale companies kept telling me it was a fake. If I had not gone to the store myself and paid for it myself, I would have taken the resellers word that it is fake but of course it is not.
“Because they can not lie to you” is actually A LIE
no, they are not allowed to lie
I thought this was really well known now. The made for outlet stuff usually looks really cheap and tacky tbh or just really plain
(“Can’t lie” is jokessss)
It's true what he says. I use to shop at outlets when you could purchase last years products that didn't sell and they need to make room for the new ones. That was like 30 years ago. Then I noticed about 20 years ago that these stores started making merchandise just for their outlet stores and they were definitely made with much cheaper products.
Which of these two plastic straps is better?
I have a Prada backpack that I bought secondhand and was hesitant initially because of the difference in details. I had it authenticated was shocked that it came back as authentic. Now I know why. Thanks!
I wish I would have trusted my gut and left it because I paid a good amount for it due to it's unique beautiful burgundy color. I love it but I not a happy at the thought that I likely overpaid for it. Value is the most important thing for me when it comes to shopping secondhand.
I’m a Gucci kind of guy and I agree that there are outlet line and at the same time there are also old stocks from the retail stores
That's what you get when your trying to impress with labels.
I don’t agree. Went to moncler outlet saw same pieces as the normal store
This ascent is brusting my cells.
the worst part is if its part of the “outlet line” and not the actual stock it temds to keep its value less than one from the actual store due to the fact they are made from cheaper materials i only know this because i bought a burberry bag two years ago which i assumed was full quality but turned put the material they used was slightly less expensive than their usual, so in the end i had the bag similar to one already on the market appraised and it turns out it has less resale value over the main line bag which i think is kinda sad and again it comes down to the fact of what material was used as to why its value depreciated
Not sure if I can live life with a round Prada buckle vs a Prada square buckle to be honest. LIFE CHANGER.
the point is to sell to the customers who want the brand but cant afford it. they produce a cheaper version and sell it to them, simple. Their real customers aren’t shopping at outlets.
Ove always thought the outlet stores were selling knock off's, not made from the actual line
Everytime I go to a store cashier don't have clue about anything and supervisors are not any better.
Sorry to hear this!
Talk to the better dressed older lady, I find them to be a good source of info.
Buying an original fake bag is another level.of stupidity 😂😂😂
“Very simple designs” don’t apply for all brands, though. Prada and Furla outlet items are aesthetically very similar cuz the boutiqurle items are already very simple. I have 2 Prada outlet bags, still from their strong tessuto nylon + saffiano. Prettier designs vs their smaller, simple re-edition baguette bags that are way way more expensive.
Coach outlet bags are also good quality leather, just different hardwear, and no lazy designs.
But Tory Burch and Gucci outlet stuff tho…They just make the most generic bags and slap on some logo buckle.
I did not know this but I don't shop luxury so... LOL
Not only luxury brands are doing this, i have seen Nike and Underarmour "outlet exclusive" lines, that lack the desing and materials of their regular lines, i have seen knockoffs of those same brands with higher quality than their "outlet exclusive" ones.
Some of the brands that are carried by Home Depot make inferior products to be sold there for cheaper prices. I knew someone who worked there.
Best is to avoid expensive brands. There’s non branded quality clothing everywhere. Is just tacky to walk around with brand tags on worn on your body.
No wonder my Burberry (kindly gifted to me by my MIL when she went to Europe outlet store) was different than the one in store. But still nice!
Ive bought bags from coach and kate spade outlets and the quality is great. Still have them and no wear and tears.
"Cannot lie to you" is the biggest lie ive ever heard
They are different lines. Every brand makes a line for Good, Better, Best.
The masses can afford the “Good” and that’s what sold at the outlets store.
Most can’t afford the “Better” or “Best”, even on sale. I worked in Fashion for years.
The accent gets me everytime liverpool😂😂
What about the stuff at macys or Bloomingdale’s…are they from the their stores or outlet?
Everybody knows that, if I want luxury I pay for it
This is true! That's why it's better if you buy at the actual store.
I've always thought outlet stores were BS.
Things bought in outlet stores cannot return/ exchange in actual stores too
Obviously! 🙄
Give us some credit: most of us already know that outlet stores are not the high end brands.
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With Polo you used to be able to tell by the color or the horse. They used certain color horses (light blue, yellow etc) for the outlets and TJ Max/Marshall’s and then the stuff with the “Red” polo horse was actually from the Polo store.
I don’t know if they still do that as Polo has really changed their designs in the last 10 years and now you’ll see them use different color horses on the designer stuff they sell on their website.
But I know up until about 2010 that a Red horse meant it was high end and a light blue or yellow or some other fluorescent color horse meant it was from the outlet
Ahh that's super interesting thanks for sharing!!
You know because the actual stores won't accept returns from outlet stores.
Thank you! I knew that, because they have some of the same products every time you go there. I actually stopped going to the Gucci outlet store near me for this very reason. I've always wondered if they were counterfeit...
Ahh interesting!!
This is so wildly off topic for me that i think the algorithm disengaged with this suggestion
Saffiano leather is nothing special. All it means, is that the manufacturer used a pressed coating stamped over leather to make it more scratch resistant or worse… as a way to hide flaws in cheap or substandard hides. You can literally wipe it off with acetone. There is nothing high end about it. Just another way for designers to justify the ridiculous prices they charge. If you don’t believe me, research it for yourself.
The point in that is its still above a cheaper brand, still looks good, and not everyone has 1000s to throw around at an accessory
The accent though....magnificent.
People NEED to know this! My mom saved up and took me out to get a coach bag (yes I know that isn’t a great designer but leave me alone) so we went to an outlet and bought one. While the gesture was so nice, the purse itself is so fake feeling and not on brand other than the color and design.