TK Maxx

MikeHoncho · 06-03-2007 2:00pm #1

Has anyone here found anything good in TK Maxx recently? Ive picked up a few things here and there over the years but was just wondering does anyone find quality stuff on a regular basis? Is the reward of finding something decent for cheap worth trawling the racks?

DublinWriter · 06-03-2007 8:02pm

I gave up on them ages ago.

Used to get great bargains on CK boxers and quality business shirts, but their ranges of mens wear have gone to pot.

highlight100 · 06-03-2007 11:18pm

It is pure luck finding anything decent there.

fatal · 06-03-2007 11:34pm

a mecca for those of us that are students............;)

unreggd · 07-03-2007 12:32am

fatal wrote:

a mecca for those of us that are students............;)

not really

MikeHoncho · 07-03-2007 1:21pm

Yeah thats what I figured pot luck. They need to find a better way of organising the racks I think. I always found it easier to find things in these types of stores in the states.

hunnymonster · 07-03-2007 1:51pm

I find the one in Swords quite well organised. St Stephens green is a mess.

I've gotten a few things there. It's useful for gym gear and shoes.

stovelid · 07-03-2007 1:54pm

I used to work beside the one in swords so it was handy to browse in and I found some good stuff over the years. The busier stores like Stephen's Green are a bit of disaster.

Executive Steve · 07-03-2007 3:18pm

yes, yes and yes...

but you have to go in willing to spend a while and leave empty handed 99 times out of 100... and even if you do find something [unless it's something really quirky that you wouldn't get in a normal shop in dublin, like the Benni Miles yellow/orange camo polo shirt i found there a while back] you're probably not going to save that much money.

Bateman · 07-03-2007 11:10pm

Stephens Green always seems a disaster these days alright.

The ones up north can throw up the odd interesting item though.

fatal · 08-03-2007 12:50am

unreggd wrote:

not really

you didnt read the last word of my post;)

Endurance Man · 08-03-2007 1:14am

Bought a new pair of jeans from them today and then left them on the bus

. I love the place though, it is pot luck but iv found so many jems. Always huge selection of jeans and cool hoodys/tops.

Gillo · 08-03-2007 10:23am

Stephens Green is grand once it is quiet, if it gets at all busy the place turns into a nightmare. I've been lucky and found some real great deals both there and in swords. You just have to accept that a lot of the time you might not find anything good.

Attol · 08-03-2007 2:43pm

The ones in England were far better. The Stephen's Green one seems to just be the leftover crap they couldn't sell anywhere else.

Malteaser! · 08-03-2007 3:08pm

i've lost patience with all them!

J.S. Pill · 09-03-2007 10:38am

We're finally getting one in Cork city! T'will put the city on the map!

Cianos · 09-03-2007 2:08pm

I dont have the patience for TK Maxx. If they just reduced their stock by maybe 20%, I'm sure they would sell so much more. The thing that really annoys me though is when you find something you like, but in the wrong size. And fck knows where the thing in the right size is! :mad:

louisecm · 09-03-2007 2:35pm

I think its great as long as you strategise. Go in on a weekday morning, when its quiet, with a lot of time and patience. You have to root but if you have the patience you can find brilliant things.

stovelid · 09-03-2007 3:10pm

You do have to look to find anything though. I used to take a break form work to go over and look in Swords. Its amazing how less you care about spending time looking when it's time of work.

louisecm wrote:

I think its great as long as you strategise. Go in on a weekday morning, when its quiet, with a lot of time and patience. You have to root but if you have the patience you can find brilliant things.

yabadabado · 09-03-2007 10:50pm

the one in stephens green is a mess never found anything good in it

yabadabado · 09-03-2007 10:52pm

the american version is deadly lots of great stuff but then again clothes are much cheaper in US

Malteaser! · 09-03-2007 10:53pm

the one in blanch is also always a big mess!

yabadabado · 09-03-2007 10:55pm

the one in swords is probably the best

OctavarIan · 10-03-2007 5:16pm

Malteaser! wrote:

the one in blanch is also always a big mess!

I usually find loads of stuff in blanch, sometimes have a hard time deciding!

The one in stephens green is an absolute joke though, and don't get me started on that prat who works on the changing rooms. Oh, and the men get 4 stalls while the women get about 20!?

idontknowmyname · 11-03-2007 9:02pm

I worked beside the one in swords and have found some great bargains although it is a lot of effort but thats TK maxx for ya!. I´m away travelling at the moment and picked up a lot of gear there before Xmas. Got a pair of CAT hiking boots, a Columbia micro fleece, a Columbia heavy fleece, a termal long sleeve top from Trespass and a lil set of swiss army knife, tiny torch, compass and a few lil things in a small pack. I also got my boyfriend a really good fleece there as well.

In terms of what I found before I started collecting my travel gear- I got a pair of 7 jeans- pretty expensive usually. Loads of Miss Sixty tops, a Tommy Hilfiger Cord jfitted jacket, FCUK t-shirt,a Puma hoody, a pair of Lulu Guiness shoes, an Orca leather bag, a few Quiksilver items...tonnes. You have to know what to look for...I think it´s a top spot if you have the time to go trawling through racks. Some weeks they have nothing- others it´ll be a gold mine

rannerap · 12-03-2007 5:20pm

i always always find something i love in there,got a t shirt from it there yesterday,it was in the stephens green one bit i had time to kill and its ok once you ignore the screaming kids

legs11 · 19-03-2007 1:58am

i got a leather jacket a bit ago in tralee, ben sherman. perfect fit and very expensive new as well.....:p

paid about 100euro for it.

JIZZLORD · 19-03-2007 2:07am

i usually buy jeans from them, cheaper than the usual price for something that's fairly uniform anyway, though i have seen some pure tacky clothes there. though i've had mostly positive experiences.

rannerap · 19-03-2007 2:45am

they always have really tacky crap in there,i made my brother put on a dodgy dress and took photos,he so wasnt impressed when they showed up on bebo

flynnser19 · 19-03-2007 3:18pm

you definitly need to be in the mood for it!!!i found some great designer things in them over the years and i as pretty hppy!!the on in newry beside me burned down so its only re opening no so il have to get a wee nosey round it now!!:D

legs11 · 19-03-2007 3:31pm

they got a lot of knackerish puff diddy style things like jeans with all sorts of labels and chains and locks hanging off....:rolleyes:
same style of shirts, seend loads of that stuff, would be amazed to see anyone wear that junk.

Endurance Man · 19-03-2007 4:25pm

legs11 wrote:

they got a lot of knackerish puff diddy style things like jeans with all sorts of labels and chains and locks hanging off....:rolleyes:
same style of shirts, seend loads of that stuff, would be amazed to see anyone wear that junk.

The new newry store aint great, well for guys anway, not as big a selection but then i guess it is a lot smaller than most. I bought some jeans there last week and then left them on the bus

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rannerap · 21-03-2007 9:27pm

i find the guys sections in all them are crap though,they have nothing in comparison to the selection the girls have

Malteaser! · 21-03-2007 9:40pm

that just means that you don't have to spend forever and a day looking for something in your size or actually worth buying!!

Endurance Man · 21-03-2007 11:26pm

Sarannewrap wrote:

i find the guys sections in all them are crap though,they have nothing in comparison to the selection the girls have

Go onto the high street and count the ratio of female fashion shops to mens, there you shall find the answer.

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