Warehouse sales

Submitted by Mgrecord t3_10nnhwe in newjersey

I remember going to warehouse and sample sales back in the 80s and 90s. Mostly in Secaucus. Are those around anymore? They used to be advertised in the newspapers, can’t seem to find anything online.

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earlymountainrain t1_j6a4rhx wrote

Raise your hand if you visited Edmund Scientific Factory Store in the late 90's.

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pmax2 t1_j6cp8dx wrote

In the early 70’s, before ”product safety” was a big deal.

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jumpyjumperoo t1_j6d4b4b wrote

Clarins in Orangeburg NY has a yearly Warehouse Sale that is the real thing. It's cosmetics, not clothes though.

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Vegoia2 t1_j6bjxki wrote

Daffy Dans was often a mess on Rt 9, those were golden times, JC had factory outlets too and of course Secaucus i the 80's.

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siamesecat1935 t1_j6d7h3o wrote

Yes! I got some great stuff at DD back in the day. Dirt cheap too! My mom and I would go and have a blast digging for treasure

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Vegoia2 t1_j6d9xxt wrote

The parking lot was NY plates mostly.

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onlyme1984 t1_j6cnarl wrote

Holy shit! Forgot about Daffy Dans - my mom loved that place.

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Vegoia2 t1_j6d5ugt wrote

wish I didnt give away so much, Norma Kamala suits, Betsy Johnson as well as other designers not my NYC girls. The messier it was the better. too bad they tried to be mainstream and poof, out of biz.

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Linenoise77 t1_j69x81p wrote

No....i got a TV for a steal at one of those maybe 10ish years ago. Basically you ordered it online, and they gave you a time to come to the warehouse to pick it up.

It was totally legit, through the manufacture (was Sharp) clearing out previous years stock. The exact tv was still on the shelves at the time for 3x what i paid.

I think the truth of the matter is with the internet the way it is, its easier and more economical for places to just sell excess stock to a wholesaler in one shot.

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GHQuinn t1_j6a0pm0 wrote

I miss those places. I got some great designer outfits.

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HeadCatMomCat t1_j6d8spw wrote

Some of the ones that were more "store like," ex Eileen Fisher outlet, had really stringent return policies. They ended up being not that much cheaper, if cheaper at all, than shopping at Macy's during one of its many one day sales and have more liberal return policies.

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