Being able to identify where the best deals and discounts are in stores can help you save plenty of money Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters A former TK Maxx worker has lifted the lid on what shoppers need to keep an eye out for in stores when hunting for the best discounts. Staff have a clever system that shoppers can also follow if they know what to look for. Patience, who goes by the username @Paayyattention on TikTok, uploaded a string of videos about the retailer since leaving her job in 2023.
Many of her videos focus on helping people save money and sharing insider secrets. The ex-staff member says she spent five years with the company. In her latest TikTok, she urges shoppers to take a closer look at the labels before going to the checkout, as there's a chance you could get it cheaper.
She spoke about the difference between red and yellow tickets attached to certain items. To a typical shopper, it may seem like nothing special but its actually a 'secret' code. She said: "Red tickets usually mean that [the item] is on discount.
So, it stayed in the shop for too long and it's being marked down. "Yellow means final clearance and it's really, really at the end of its sell-by date and it needs to be gotten rid of. If it hasn't been bought by the time it hits like 50p [and under] it gets zer.