A former TK Maxx employee has opened up about a 'secret' number system that the fashion giant employs. The code tells customers if what they're looking at is a real bargain or something which was never in reality sold at a higher price. Daniel Baker, who was once a senior merchandiser for the cut-price retailer, revealed the number shoppers should look for on labels.
Daniel previously shared the hack on Channel 5 show TK Maxx: How do they do it? In the show, former TK Maxx employees were interviewed about what goes on behind the closed doors of the hugely popular chain, as reported by the MEN . During the programme, Daniel said: “On any label, you can see a number. The number that is really exciting to a customer is number two because that means it’s genuine stock that was sold at a higher price somewhere else.
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twitter.com/gtmYSEjjHr Daniel continued: “The main three codes you’ll see are one, two, and seven. One means produced for TK Maxx, two means it is a ‘close out buy’, so it’s stock that they’ve got at a deal, that is unsold from another brand.
"Seven is ‘packaway’ which means it’s been packed for a previous year, like Christmas cra.