Many of us turn to outlet stores such as those at DFO in search of quality brands at heavy discounts. Most of these brands would have us believe that these outlets stock last season or overstocked items from other retail stores that we would be happy to buy. However, what we're often not told is that sometimes the stock of outlets has been manufactured specifically for sale in an outlet store. This means that some products from outlet stores will be of inferior quality to those purchased at retail level, as they were never intended to be sold at retail, despite what the "original" price on the tag would have you believe. I find this to be outrageously misleading.
To those who work/have worked at outlet stores:
Which brands stock only legitimate items from retail stores and which brands make knock offs? Also, for the brands which make knock offs, what sort of markings are present on tags etc. to differentiate these products?
Call me naive but some stores dont seem to be the likely choices e.g. Oakley… I cant see them sacrificing their loyal followers for selling inferior products.