J.Crew (along side other retail stores like the Gap, Banana Republic, BCBG, Ann Taylor, etc.) offers shoppers another way to purchase their items: through Factory Stores located mainly at premium outlet malls throughout the U.S.I have gone to a couple of these outlet stores in the past, but have no desire to make special trips to them. In fact, when I see that a J.Crew store is not the "regular" store, but an outlet store... I get uber-disappointed! I know it sounds weird considering I am a devoted admirer of J.Crew and love a great sale.
However, I find that that the outlet stores carry less merchandise and offer prices that are generally higher than I could have paid online a month (or more) earlier! That is right, I find I can get a better deal online (not only in price, but with more options too in terms of sizes & colors!) than in the factory stores. Even the items made exclusively for J.Crew Factory seems cheaply made (and expensive) for me to spend my money on. (To be honest, I rather turn to H&M instead of J.Crew Factory.)
Do you shop at J.Crew Factory stores? What do you think of them? Do you like them as much as regular J.Crew stores? Do you find the price/quality of J.Crew Factory to be worse/better than regular stores?
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