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I'm inside Marshalls exposing all the secrets

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What are the little numbers on the price tags really mean? Yeah, those numbers are
going to tell you whether you're getting ripped off or you're getting a real deal

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And speaking of ripoffs, I found them all over the store. What
you should never buy here and when you should never shop here

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We got a lot to talk about. Let's go. We got to start by decoding the price
tags because those numbers on the Marshalls price tags, they tell you a lot

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On the Marshalls price tags, don't pay attention
to these first numbers, internal use only

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You want to start paying attention right there. You see it says $12.99.
That correlates to the number that it came into the store at, $12.99

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So this one right here, it's a white label.
We'll get to the colors in just a minute

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They mean something, too. But the fact that it's $12.99,
that's how it came into the store, it's still for sale there

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This has not been marked down, which means if you don't need
this yet, wait, because it still has room to get reduced

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The other important number, very important on the price
tag at Marshall's, is that number in the box right there

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You see that, $22? That means this
came in on the 22nd week of the year

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We know this has been sitting for a
long time, so it's ripe for a reduction

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But how can you tell whether it's about
to get reduced or not? I'm glad you asked

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Come on this way. I want to show you something really
interesting. I just saw these. Yeah, right over here

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So come on in. In the box on these jeans,
you can see they came in at 20 weeks, right

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So these came in before the other ones, and
they've been marked down from $16.99 down to $13

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Same right over here. Yep, this also came in
on week 20, and it's also been marked down

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which means I know that
other one that is at 22 weeks

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Yeah, it's really close to them reducing it.
They're hitting that number. So keep an eye on that

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You can even walk over to a manager and say, hey, this
came in week 22. I see this one right over here is week 20

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Can you give me a discount? The employees
say, ask nicely. They have room to do it

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And there's another number on the price tag I want to
show you that's very important as well. So come on in

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You see that number next to the box, that little 1? and
the numbers go like 1, 2, 6, 7, there are a lot of those

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That number 1 tells you something. It tells
you that product on a 1, on a Marshalls tag

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it was made just for Marshalls. These
jeans were made just for Marshalls

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And it really comes into play when you're talking about name
brands. Like, for example, I found this DKNY right near it

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So this is DKNY, and you're like,
ooh, that's a really good name brand

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and I'm getting a deal. But then I want you
to look at the tag, and you can see this one

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that also has the 1 right over there, right? What does that tell me? This was made for
Marshalls. This is not for sale in the DKNY store or in full-size department stores

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It says DKNY, but not really. Now let's
get into the other numbers. Come here

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Okay, I found the two and here's what the two means. At
Marshalls, it means they're getting a very good deal

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It means that it was overstock from the main store or department store or it was going to an outlet store and there was a late shipment So in this
case it a Michael Kors bag This was the real thing made to go to the Michael Kors outlet and it just didn work out because of whatever reason

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Same thing with this Kate Spade bag. By the way, a little fun fact on Kate Spade. When
you see the little spade on top, that means it was made for a discount store or the outlet

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And we know that because
look, this one also has it too

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So this one was probably headed to the Kate Spade outlet. But the great
news is you're getting a deal because it wasn't just made for Marshalls

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Now let's go to six. Okay, you see the six right
there. Here's what the six means at Marshalls

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It means that it comes as a set. You're
not just getting this piece of clothing

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Yep, you turn it around. There should be something
attached to it. In this case, it's a skirt

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So when you're paying, this was $39.99. If you're paying
the $32 reduced price, you're not just paying for this

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You're paying for this and this. Now what often happens at
Marshalls and all these discount stores, people are trying stuff on

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They put one thing back. So if you see a six here and let's say this wasn't attached to it, go look
around to see if you can find it or go to the manager and say, hey, I just want this, but it's a six

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It's supposed to be a set. There is no set
here. Can I get a further reduced price

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And they'll give it to you if you ask
nice. Just ask nice. Here's a seven

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And a seven at Marshall's means
you are getting an amazing deal

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Here's why. Sevens mean that this actually is a high-end designer item that appeared either in a
designer store or a full-size department store for a lot more money, and it's probably been discontinued

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And now it ends up here at Marshall, so they can
get rid of the stock, and they mark it all down

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You're getting this one for $39.99, and
look, right up at the top, look, it's a seven

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It also may say past season, like
this one. So this is a past season

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By the way, somebody just walked by and said, wait a second. Somebody was
following me around listening, saying, why does it go from like 1 to 2

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and then it skips, and then it goes to
6? I don't know why. I don't know why

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Marshalls won't tell us, but, yeah, it skips around.
I'm giving you all the numbers we have. So that was 7

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Then it skips 8. I don't know
why. And it goes to the number 9

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Now, here's what the 9 means. The
number 9 means it's a special material

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So if you were to look on the bottom,
where was that? It was over here somewhere

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There it is. So this would be like on this label. You're
going to have to hand wash or send to the dry cleaner

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It's a bit of a pain in the ass, a nine. So
you may be getting a good deal, but it's a drag

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Now let's talk about the color of the price tags here at Marshalls. And that
means something, too, to know if you're actually getting a real deal or ripped off

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So white means, hey, it just came in. It hasn't
been reduced yet. There's no sticker on this

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Wait, no deal on that yet. But I want
to come over here and show you this

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When you see a pink label like
this, that means it's part of a set

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But unlike when so let me show you this is actually a little confusing but I going to boil it down See this is a six Remember earlier
I told you a six is a set but when it a six with a white label it means that price you paying is for both pieces like I showed you

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So if you can't find the other piece, you're
out of luck and you're paying the high price

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But if you're going to do a set, I want you to look for a pink
label because that means each one piece of the set is marked itself

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So in this case, we've got a set here
and it's this and it matches with these

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but this price is only for this and the matching
thing here also has a pink tag it's a set but you

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also have a separate price for that so if you're
going to do sets look for the pink stickers the

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pink price tags now let me show you something
else sometimes they're far apart from each other

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like for example sorry excuse me one second hi
how are you okay so this one has the pink on it

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but there's no set anywhere near here. I literally
looked around and then I found it right over here

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right over here. And you can see this one also
has the pink on it. The good news is if I didn't

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have the time to look around, I'm only paying for
that or I'm only paying for this when it has the

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pink. Now let me show you something else. I want
to talk about the actual stickers that are on the

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actual price tag. So red sticker, I showed you
that before. That means it's been marked down

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They will put two, three, four reduced stickers on these. So if you only
see one, like this one only has one red sticker on it, there's more to go

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But believe it or not, red is not the best.
The best ever at Marshalls is a yellow sticker

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I've been looking all over the place. I can't
find one. They only really come out twice a year

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That's the ultimate bargain basement, lowest,
not going down anymore. It's like a mystery

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So if you see a yellow sticker, drop a comment because
I haven't seen one yet, but this is what they look like

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Here's a bonus tip on decoding the price tags. Come on
in. This is what the normal Marshalls price tags look like

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Take a look. But then look for these around
the store, these oversized price tags

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And you can see the Marshalls logo is a little lighter
shade of blue. This means that it's been returned

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So you want to take a special look at these. For example,
these shoes right here, you can see they've been used

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You may not want them. Take a special look when you see the
oversized price tag. Let's talk about ripoffs at Marshalls

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Yeah, you come here assuming everything's a great deal, but it's
not. For example, water bottles, not a great deal here at Marshalls

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For example, this one is $29.99,
right? I was at Sam's Club yesterday

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Two of these for $19.99, same size.
Actually, they felt even a little better

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And I looked at some of the other water bottles too. They're
all a little expensive. You can get it cheaper elsewhere

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There's another one over here. Come here. This Dr.
Bronner's Magic Soap. So here at Marshalls, it is $13.99

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You're not going to believe this. I just found this cheaper at Whole Foods which you expect to be much more expensive than Marshall
Nope you can get a deal there So not here Come this way Come this way Come this way And I want to talk to you about beauty supplies

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I'm about to scare this woman to death by what I'm about to
say. Sorry. You really shouldn't buy beauty supplies here

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I don't know if you want to listen,
but take a look why. Look at this

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If you see stuff like that, we just walked onto the aisle and we saw
this. People literally open up the safety caps and try it and smell it

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Things are opened here. Like, I don't even know
what was supposed to be in here, but it's like that

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And wait, there's something over here I saw. Was
it this one? Is it this one that was like open

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Oh yeah, look at this one, here, right here. I just opened that,
look. Always open the cap, and if you see something like this

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don't get it, but that's the kind of stuff that goes on
here. This is the clearance section of the beauty supplies

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It's a no buy. It's a no buy at Marshall's.
I mean, for goodness sake, come on

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Here's a great tip straight from the Marshall's
employees. Sometimes you're gonna see things

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that are the same exact item, but they're different
prices. For example, you can see these Converse shoes

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and I want you to look at them. Look, Converse shoes, here
they are. This costs $49.99, but then right here on the bottom

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this is the same shoe. We actually checked
the barcodes. It's the same one, there it is

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You have that, same exact thing, but look how
much this is. This is a full $10 less, $39.99

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A couple of reasons this can happen. For example,
I told you earlier about the big price tag

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Yep, this was a return, so maybe it's marked a little less. But the
employees tell us, hey, if you come to us in the store and you're like

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hey, these are the same shoe and they're different prices,
can you just give me the lower price for the ones I want

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They can do it. Just be nice.
Before I go, employee secrets

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And I'm about to list them for you. They're awesome. Number one, if you're
buying bags, the best time to buy bags here are February and September

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That's number one. Then the
other tip is come right over here

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they say if you're going to buy supplies like
this or things that are on a rack like this

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go to the back. Don't go from the front. So if
you're doing something like this, go to the back one

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It's sort of like at the grocery store, you do that too.
Also, the best and worst times to shop at Marshall's

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Number one, the worst time. Don't come on weekends, they say,
or Monday mornings because the store has been picked over

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It's all leftover stuff from the weekend,
and they haven't had a chance to restock yet

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So start on Monday afternoon if you're going to come on Monday. But the
best time to come is Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1230 p.m

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Don't come before 11 a.m., they say, on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays because they're still restocking from the weekend

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But it's like kind of max. It's the best here, best
deals, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, starting at 11 a.m

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Hope you enjoyed the video. And, by the way, if you
enjoyed this, you're going to love our video on TJ Maxx

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Deals, ripoffs, price decoding there. Oh, yeah,
it all means something. Let's save you some money

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We'll see you next time