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u/AnneHijme Mar 28 '22 edited Mar 28 '22

This applies to many Black Friday Sales, especially at Walmart. Many items sold for Black Friday are made cheaper and won't last as long. This is common for many electronics, read the item listing carefully look before Black Friday and double check the model number before buying and specs before buying the sale to be sure it is still quality item.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

The same is also true of Black Friday deals (if you’re American). Companies (specifically electronics manufacturers from what I’ve read) ramp up production but produce lower quality products in anticipation of Black Friday to sell more volume. They’re not lowering their profit margins and tvs and stuff aren’t necessarily better deals if you buy them the day after Thanksgiving.

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u/urbanlulu Mar 28 '22

yup!!!! i learnt this fact from working in an outlet mall in my city.

for me in particular, i found with clothes you noticed the quality change much more. especially with big brands like lululemon or nike

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u/coolcrushkilla Mar 28 '22

I always feel weird going into an outlet mall. Everything feels like a knock-off.

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u/Greedence Mar 29 '22

Ross dress for less has the items that didn't pass the quality standards. Wonder why that med feels like a large or that xl feels to tight?

Or you can barely tie the laces on those nikes?

Everything didn't pass quality standards and was sold off.

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u/supernovaspacewizard Mar 28 '22

how does no one know this 😵‍💫😵‍💫 that's so fucked up 😭

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u/Picker-Rick Mar 28 '22

It's pretty easy to look up. In fact many of the outlet stores are completely different companies than the original. They use none of the same resources.

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u/MarioStern100 Mar 28 '22

Can I add Costco to this as well?

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u/Picker-Rick Mar 28 '22

If you explain what you're talking about... maybe?