You Should Always Look For 'Number 2' On TK Maxx Price Tags, Says Former Employee

A former TK Maxx employee has let the world into a little known secret that might just help you in your hunt for the best deals...

Everyone knows TK Maxx can be a goldmine for bargains; the off-price retailer of apparel and homeware is renowned for offering heavily discounted designer goods that are quickly snatched up.

But one former employee is helping shoppers take their bargain-hunting to new levels, revealing what to look out for whilst shopping in the department store chain.

A new Channel 5 documentary, TK Maxx: How Do They Do It? sees former senior merchandiser Daniel Baker give viewers some inside knowledge regarding the store's labels.

“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," Baker explains. "It’s excess stock or something like that."

So it seems the number '2' is the one to look out for...

“The main three codes are one, two, and seven. One means produced for TK Maxx, two is ‘close out buy’ that is unsold from another brand, and seven is ‘packaway’ which means it’s been packed for a previous year, like Christmas crackers bought in January for the following year. "You can get good value for money on a type one. It could be that just the sheer volume they are producing means they can price it cheaper.

“The real bargains you are looking for are a two and a seven for sure. That’s also part of the treasure hunt when I got into a store as I’m constantly going ‘oh that’s a type two, that’s a real bargain there."

The show aired on Channel 5 on Sunday 1st May and gave viewers an eye-opening look into what goes on behind-the-scenes of the popular discount brand.

The supposed 'hack' has not yet been confirmed by the retailer, however it's true that stores tend to have different codes to categorise items.

According to Baker, the numbers usually go from one to nine, however 'quite a few of them' aren't used.

Well, we'll certainly be keeping our eyes peeled for those valuable number 2 codes...

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