these are 10 shopping secrets tj maxx
does not want you to know welcome back
to the channel i'm the youtube deal guy
matt granit from what days you should
shop to save the most money to how to
spot pricing errors how to read the
price tags and what not to buy i'm gonna
bring you inside my local tj maxx for a
wild ride of savings this video is not
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shopper shopping secret number one tj
maxx knockoffs are a real thing and this
is a subject of a bit of controversy but
tj maxx manufactures its own clothing
and they license designer brand names
which they attach to the clothing so for
example if you saw a kenneth cole
reaction item or a nicole miller top and
you think the price is too good to be
true because it's 23 dollars and 80
percent less than everywhere else make
sure you go beyond the brand name you
see on the price tag and actually look
at the label that is sewn inside the
clothing if the label on the inside
doesn't have the designer brand name but
instead states tjx europe or watford is
one of the internal designer brands tied
to tj maxx but this doesn't happen all
the time and while i have had some
subscribers of this channel contact me
prior to uploading this video with that
insight just make sure you check the
labels carefully shopping secret number
two before i focus on the positives
those compare prices that you see listed
on tj maxx price tags are often
completely bogus now i don't want to
pick on tj maxx because i do love the
store and i love the pricing but the
list price just as what you would find
at target or five below often portrays
an inflated list price to convince you
or make you feel that you are saving
substantially more money than you
actually are a compare price however is
a little bit different from a list price
because the item has never actually ever
retailed for that price let's take a
look at the greenies dental treats as an
example on the 12 ounce 12 treat bag tj
maxx lists a compare price of 20 and a
selling price of 12.99
well the 12.99 price is a very good
offering if we were to compare this to
amazon for example the list price is
definitely 17.99 and not the 20 compare
price more importantly if you were going
to do this as a subscribe and save item
on amazon you'd score the additional 35
in extra savings making amazon
substantially less expensive than what's
being offered by tj maxx but of course
this is a subscribe and save so if you
were just simply to grab this from a
store shelf tj maxx would win with
regards to everyday pricing for shopping
secret number three that tj maxx does
not want you to know i'm going to handle
the clearance section and then in a few
moments i'm going to explain a mistake
that so many shoppers make when they
enter into a tj maxx store to shop with
regards to the clearance section though
you will do far better online than you
will in store due to a high amount of
traffic through the clearance sections
which are often strikingly small given
the floor plan of a typical tj maxx it's
often difficult to find the correct
sizes you'll sometimes see stockpiles of
unfolded clothing and in my local store
it actually wasn't particularly bad on
the day that i am uploading this video
but the online clothing clearance
section for tj maxx is revamped you can
adjust your search parameters to search
by color narrow it down by size and
you'll spend significantly less time
online and by the way to dodge the
shipping fees sign up for their email
list first time users will often receive
a completely free shipping code so you
do not need to set foot out of your home
shopping secret number four
forget petsmart or many of those other
national pet chains tj maxx is actually
one of the best places to buy
many products for your pets including
pet beds now what i'm showing you is
just a regular day at my local store
it's not national pet day there is an
incredible selection of dog beds and so
many other products and accessories for
your pets tj maxx is also one of the few
major retailers that actually invites
your dog inside provided they are in a
shopping cart or on a leash and they
have an exceptional selection of pet
toys many of the prices comparable to
what you would find at dollar tree but
of a substantially better quality so pet
owners tj maxx is definitely your place
to go if you are not yet shopping there
before i show you guys an easy way to
haggle for a lower price at t.j.maxx and
also how to read the price tags shopping
secret number five is tied to a mistake
so many shoppers make when they enter
into the store whenever i'm in the store
i often see people with their amazon app
open and it would appear just as i did
ironically on the pet treats that most
people price compare against amazon to
know whether or not they are actually
getting a good deal at t.j.maxx since tj
maxx is truly outstanding in terms of
clothing i want to remind anyone right
now that the direct competitor to tj
maxx is actually macy's and the
clearance sections of both saks and
nordstrom will replicate many of the
items that tj maxx offers so if you are
going to cross-check prices or just do
your typical google search keep an eye
out on macy's nordstrom nordstrom rack
and sax shopping secret number six that
tj maxx might not want you to know is
that you can actually haggle or bargain
for a lower price in a very specific
section of the store if you guys have
not yet found it inside your local store
look for the irregular goods section or
items that are marked throughout the
store with irregular good price tags
these items typically have a slight
cosmetic imperfection but let me show
you what i found and we'll talk about
how the prices are not only negotiable
but sometimes you can't even tell
there's anything wrong with it so the
first item is a cuisinart pot the lid
was bent this is definitely a clear
imperfection it is listed at a lower
price and you could definitely bargain
this down if you needed to
this two-tiered shelf that you guys see
right here has a price of 39 bucks
reduced from 69. i've got good eyes
despite my mid-30s age and i am looking
and i cannot see anything wrong perhaps
i could go a little bit lower in the
price but i'm telling you those savings
of 30
definitely something that i would take
advantage of and for this bag right here
there's an irregular goods price on this
for 18
in contrast to the 30 compare price and
this might be something you could haggle
on and then of course replace the button
more easily on your own before i explain
to you the best times to shop shopping
secret number seven is tied to the gift
cards which are not only interchangeable
between the parent companies other
stores marshalls home goods sierra and
homesense but i highly recommend looking
online through websites like raise gift
card granny or card cash which i've just
called up here where you can often save
anywhere between three and sometimes
twenty percent on a gift card which you
can then use at all of the partner
stores tied to tj maxx if you happen to
have a sam's club membership and by the
way for those of you watching i offer
store secrets and what to buy at sam's
club costco all of your other favorite
retailers so feel free to subscribe and
turn your notifications on and while
you're shopping at a store like sam's
club you'll often see gift card combos
significantly reduced grab them off the
rack for what could be a 30 reduction
and then shop at tj maxx it's like free
money and now for shopping secrets eight
and nine before i get into the truth
about their price tags i'm going to
discuss for shopping secret number eight
the best times of the year to shop and
then we'll move on to what days of the
week you can score the best deal tj maxx
doesn't do a whole lot tied to black
friday but they do have significant
reductions certain times over the course
of the year not tied to that occasion a
hot spot for savings is tied to any
purchase you make between mid-october
and christmas eve a bonus to that is
they don't have the typical 30-day
return window so you will get that
extended return time which is great for
holidays this is great for a holiday
decor dressing up for special occasions
and making sure you really like an item
with an extended time to return it
anything purchased between october and
the end of the year can generally be
returned until the end of the following
january that's over three months for
this return window if you do your
shopping in october the normal refund
policy applies to any purchase made on
december 26 or after and you will
typically find some of the best
clearance sales around july august and
january for those of you that don't mind
shopping off season merchandise shopping
secret number nine we all love shopping
on the weekends generally if that's what
your work schedule permits but this is
actually one of the worst times to shop
at tj maxx tj maxx marks its products
down monday through friday and while
some stores that i have surveyed
apparently restock on tuesday your
store's restocking schedule may differ
regionally but at the beginning of the
week is generally when the new inventory
arrives that's when the prices are
reduced and by the weekend most of those
products are picked over the sales are
not as rampant and you're essentially
dealing with someone's leftovers so
earlier in the week the better monday
through friday your key time to shop in
a moment i'm going to explain how to
spot pricing errors and one purchase you
should be very wary of making but for
shopping secret number 10
know how to read a price tag at tj maxx
and you will have guaranteed success for
all of your future shopping sprees let's
begin with the white tag this is
typically a tag that has no sticker and
this is the regular price unless you are
really in love with the item and you
need it specifically at that day and
that moment you are paying regular price
and that's something we're just not
allowed to do in my household unless
it's an absolute emergency if you see a
red tag on top of a white tag or those
red stickers on top of any other price
tag that is the clearance price that is
not necessarily the lowest price which i
will explain in a moment
if you see a blue tag this means this is
tied to an item with a coordinating
piece this blue shopping tag is mainly a
signifier to you that you should have
everything in your shopping basket when
you go to pay i mainly saw these tags on
kids and women's clothing and apparel
accessory items if you see a yellow
price tag at tj maxx which i actually
didn't see that many of when i went to
record this video
grab that item and make a run
i was gonna say for the exit but that
would be shoplifting make a run for the
cashier so you can actually pay and
complete your purchase congratulations
you have just scored one of the lowest
prices and finally if you do see a
purple price tag the purple price tags
are generally tied to the runway
collection of tj maxx stores which is
high-end designer fashion from last
season offered to you the following
season at around 70 to 80 percent off
many of the rural stores do not have
these and unless you're in a really hot
metropolitan area like chicago or new
york somewhere downtown with a lot of
people those runway sections are a
little bit more difficult to come by i
didn't come across any runway sections
in my community so if you're watching
right now and you do have one in yours
please feel free to leave me a comment
let me know and in particular let me
know where you're located and how you
got so lucky and of course i'm just
interested in what community or the
state possibly a city i don't need a
full address that would be creepy and my
wife would be really weirded out now for
the bonus section of this video let's
begin with how to spot a pricing error
and this unfortunately happens a little
bit too frequently in many stores double
check for duplicate pricing errors
sometimes you'll find a nice ralph
lauren polo shirt for 19.99 but you'll
find the exact same piece in the store
somewhere else for five dollars less tj
maxx is not trying to play any tricks on
you they often source their products
from different vendors and it is
possible one piece of clothing came from
two different vendors so it has two
different prices in the store the only
pricing error i came across during two
different shopping sprees was just this
one nike shirt which might actually be a
mislabeling one section had it for
14.99 and then i found the exact same
shirt for
5.99 of course that's something that's
easily cleared up at the cash and i do
find customer service within the tj maxx
store is generally very understanding
and helpful now for the one product you
should typically not buy at tj maxx
unless you understand that you are
proceeding with some element of risk
betting and this is your second bonus
shopping secret of what tj maxx might
not want you to know and consider this
more of a tip you might find incredible
inexpensive quality betting at tj maxx
but the big issue is it's generally
impossible to find matching pillowcases
or duvet covers tied to that specific
bedding set so if you find something you
like you're often stuck with it and you
won't necessarily find any additional
shams or items that you would typically
be able to do a better job matching with
at bed bath and beyond more importantly
if you buy betting and you're absolutely
in love with it and you go back a week
later to try and buy the same bedding
set you might be completely out of luck
generally what i see at tj maxx when it
comes to betting is that one betting set
that you see is something that you may
never see again so it's very hard to buy
multiples of products once you take them
home and find out whether or not you
like them i will tell you one thing
though i really like you if you've made
it this far into the video and for all
those other people that gave up earlier
i still like them i just think you're
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