Is Shopping at an Outlet Mall Actually Frugal?

PennyGem’s Elizabeth Keatinge tells us whether outlet shopping is a steal or not.

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00:00you may think you're saving a bundle when you head to the outlet stores and you could be consumer

00:09report says that according to value retail news you can save 25 to 65 percent the average discount

00:15is 38 percent however all may not be what it seems when you're outlet shopping according to

00:21money talks news quote outlet stores are stocked with goods manufactured specifically for outlet

00:27stores unquote so you may think you're shopping designer but actually you're getting a lower

00:32quality knockoff do your homework visit a full price store to familiarize yourself with the

00:37merchandise and examine the quality before you head to the outlet store buy fewer clothes and buy

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