My TJ Maxx And Marshalls Spendervention

If you watch network television you may have seen the commercials that TJ Maxx and Marshalls have been running, where women put on a Spendervention by showing their friend how much you can save by shopping at TJ Maxx and Marshalls instead of at big name fancy stores. This is the first time ever that TJ Maxx and Marshalls are featured together in television spots to try and educate the public about the off-price retail concept.

Here are the top five reasons TJ Maxx & Mashalls give on why off-price shopping is the way to go.

1. Buying Power - Our merchandise strategy can be summed up in two words – opportunistic buying. While other retailers buy merchandise several times a year, our buyers travel to market over forty weeks a year, sourcing from 10,000 vendors in 60 countries. These wide and frequent market trips allow us to buy closer to need and be smarter about trends. Also, because we are making deals closer to need, we are in a good position to negotiate a better price with vendors, and pass those savings along to our customers.
2. Unbelievable Savings - Today more than ever our buyers can negotiate even better prices with vendors due to many factors: department stores planning their inventories much lower, overbuying and then canceling orders, or designers overproducing. All these things allow us to deliver the same merchandise sold in department stores, at the same time, at much lower prices to our customers.
3. Product Quality - At T.J. Maxx and Marshalls our values extend to the important partnerships we have with our vendors. The vast majority of our merchandise is sourced directly from top designers and manufacturers. Over 95% of merchandise at T.J Maxx and Marshalls is the same first quality items that you would find at a department or specialty store at the same time.
4. Fresh Merchandise - While department stores only receive new merchandise seasonally, our stores receive more than 10,000 new items each week. When you shop at T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, you’re bound to find a new, differentiated selection of merchandise with every shopping experience.
5. No Sale, Ever - Our reputation has been built on offering our customers an ever-changing selection of brand name family apparel at great values every day. We know customers are bombarded with “sales” and savings messages all the time. We try to keep it simple for them by offering great values every day. There is no need to wait for a sale or clip coupons.

Putting their money where their mouth is, I was challenged to see what I could do with a $25 gift card for each store.

My first trip was to Marshalls. The store had lots of great buys on summer clothing but since I am almost eight weeks out of surgery and my weight will continue to change I have decided not to go clothes shopping until my clothes are falling off I absolutely have to. Not a problem though, because I found some great bargains in their housewares department. I found three name brand cookbooks for $4.99 to $6.99 each. I found a silicone spoon for $2.99. I found a small pan that will make a great new egg pan for $6.99. There were a lot of other things in the store that caught my eye including entire sets of pots and pans and a couple of Coach bags.

The next day I went to TJ Maxx. TJ Maxx advised anyone wanting to make an old outfit look new by adding a pop of color to it and that oversize attention grabbing bags are in.  They had some really cute bags there that fit both of these suggestions. They also had separates to make your own outfits that were selling for half of what they sell for in expensive boutiques. I now know where to look for clothes once I lose all of my weight. I ended up finding some nice shirts for CJ at $5.99, who needed short sleeved shirts for the summer.

I was very pleased with my two shopping trips, and how much I got for my money. I’m not finished shopping for Father’s Day so I’ll be going back this week to see what I can find for that.

I’d love to hear if you’ve ever shopped at TJ Maxx or Marshalls and what you thought of it.

Filed Under: House and home • Money

Tags: Marshall's, Spendervention, TJ Maxx