I'm inside Marshalls exposing all the secrets
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
And speaking of ripoffs, I found them all over the store. What you should never buy here and when you should never shop here
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
On the Marshalls price tags, don't pay attention to these first numbers, internal use only
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
So this one right here, it's a white label. We'll get to the colors in just a minute
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
This has not been marked down, which means if you don't need this yet, wait, because it still has room to get reduced
The other important number, very important on the price tag at Marshall's, is that number in the box right there
You see that, $22? That means this came in on the 22nd week of the year
We know this has been sitting for a long time, so it's ripe for a reduction
But how can you tell whether it's about to get reduced or not? I'm glad you asked
Come on this way. I want to show you something really interesting. I just saw these. Yeah, right over here
So come on in. In the box on these jeans, you can see they came in at 20 weeks, right
So these came in before the other ones, and they've been marked down from $16.99 down to $13
Same right over here. Yep, this also came in on week 20, and it's also been marked down
which means I know that other one that is at 22 weeks
Yeah, it's really close to them reducing it. They're hitting that number. So keep an eye on that
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
Can you give me a discount? The employees say, ask nicely. They have room to do it
And there's another number on the price tag I want to show you that's very important as well. So come on in
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
That number 1 tells you something. It tells you that product on a 1, on a Marshalls tag
it was made just for Marshalls. These jeans were made just for Marshalls
And it really comes into play when you're talking about name brands. Like, for example, I found this DKNY right near it
So this is DKNY, and you're like, ooh, that's a really good name brand
and I'm getting a deal. But then I want you to look at the tag, and you can see this one
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
It says DKNY, but not really. Now let's get into the other numbers. Come here
Okay, I found the two and here's what the two means. At Marshalls, it means they're getting a very good deal
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
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
And we know that because look, this one also has it too
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
Now let's go to six. Okay, you see the six right there. Here's what the six means at Marshalls
It means that it comes as a set. You're not just getting this piece of clothing
Yep, you turn it around. There should be something attached to it. In this case, it's a skirt
So when you're paying, this was $39.99. If you're paying the $32 reduced price, you're not just paying for this
You're paying for this and this. Now what often happens at Marshalls and all these discount stores, people are trying stuff on
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
It's supposed to be a set. There is no set here. Can I get a further reduced price
And they'll give it to you if you ask nice. Just ask nice. Here's a seven
And a seven at Marshall's means you are getting an amazing deal
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
And now it ends up here at Marshall, so they can get rid of the stock, and they mark it all down
You're getting this one for $39.99, and look, right up at the top, look, it's a seven
It also may say past season, like this one. So this is a past season
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
and then it skips, and then it goes to 6? I don't know why. I don't know why
Marshalls won't tell us, but, yeah, it skips around. I'm giving you all the numbers we have. So that was 7
Then it skips 8. I don't know why. And it goes to the number 9
Now, here's what the 9 means. The number 9 means it's a special material
So if you were to look on the bottom, where was that? It was over here somewhere
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
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
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
So white means, hey, it just came in. It hasn't been reduced yet. There's no sticker on this
Wait, no deal on that yet. But I want to come over here and show you this
When you see a pink label like this, that means it's part of a set
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
So if you can't find the other piece, you're out of luck and you're paying the high price
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
So in this case, we've got a set here and it's this and it matches with these
but this price is only for this and the matching thing here also has a pink tag it's a set but you
also have a separate price for that so if you're going to do sets look for the pink stickers the
pink price tags now let me show you something else sometimes they're far apart from each other
like for example sorry excuse me one second hi how are you okay so this one has the pink on it
but there's no set anywhere near here. I literally looked around and then I found it right over here
right over here. And you can see this one also has the pink on it. The good news is if I didn't
have the time to look around, I'm only paying for that or I'm only paying for this when it has the
pink. Now let me show you something else. I want to talk about the actual stickers that are on the
actual price tag. So red sticker, I showed you that before. That means it's been marked down
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
But believe it or not, red is not the best. The best ever at Marshalls is a yellow sticker
I've been looking all over the place. I can't find one. They only really come out twice a year
That's the ultimate bargain basement, lowest, not going down anymore. It's like a mystery
So if you see a yellow sticker, drop a comment because I haven't seen one yet, but this is what they look like
Here's a bonus tip on decoding the price tags. Come on in. This is what the normal Marshalls price tags look like
Take a look. But then look for these around the store, these oversized price tags
And you can see the Marshalls logo is a little lighter shade of blue. This means that it's been returned
So you want to take a special look at these. For example, these shoes right here, you can see they've been used
You may not want them. Take a special look when you see the oversized price tag. Let's talk about ripoffs at Marshalls
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
For example, this one is $29.99, right? I was at Sam's Club yesterday
Two of these for $19.99, same size. Actually, they felt even a little better
And I looked at some of the other water bottles too. They're all a little expensive. You can get it cheaper elsewhere
There's another one over here. Come here. This Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap. So here at Marshalls, it is $13.99
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
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
I don't know if you want to listen, but take a look why. Look at this
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
Things are opened here. Like, I don't even know what was supposed to be in here, but it's like that
And wait, there's something over here I saw. Was it this one? Is it this one that was like open
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
don't get it, but that's the kind of stuff that goes on here. This is the clearance section of the beauty supplies
It's a no buy. It's a no buy at Marshall's. I mean, for goodness sake, come on
Here's a great tip straight from the Marshall's employees. Sometimes you're gonna see things
that are the same exact item, but they're different prices. For example, you can see these Converse shoes
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
this is the same shoe. We actually checked the barcodes. It's the same one, there it is
You have that, same exact thing, but look how much this is. This is a full $10 less, $39.99
A couple of reasons this can happen. For example, I told you earlier about the big price tag
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
hey, these are the same shoe and they're different prices, can you just give me the lower price for the ones I want
They can do it. Just be nice. Before I go, employee secrets
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
That's number one. Then the other tip is come right over here
they say if you're going to buy supplies like this or things that are on a rack like this
go to the back. Don't go from the front. So if you're doing something like this, go to the back one
It's sort of like at the grocery store, you do that too. Also, the best and worst times to shop at Marshall's
Number one, the worst time. Don't come on weekends, they say, or Monday mornings because the store has been picked over
It's all leftover stuff from the weekend, and they haven't had a chance to restock yet
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
Don't come before 11 a.m., they say, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays because they're still restocking from the weekend
But it's like kind of max. It's the best here, best deals, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, starting at 11 a.m
Hope you enjoyed the video. And, by the way, if you enjoyed this, you're going to love our video on TJ Maxx
Deals, ripoffs, price decoding there. Oh, yeah, it all means something. Let's save you some money
We'll see you next time