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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2010What is the word for a store that sells defective products at a lower price?
I heard the word when I was in London, but I can't remember it now. Thanks. In message <24521f0e-f5f0-4487-9ed8-3950dcd61f0b@k18g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, nkskjj <nkskjj@gmail.com> writes >I heard the word when I was in London, but I can't remember it now. >Thanks. Reject store?  SignatureJohn Ritson > I heard the word when I was in London, but I can't remember it now. > Thanks. The products themselves are known as "seconds". "Outlet store" might be what you're looking for, e.g.: <http://www.kissaluvs.com/store/products.php?cat=27> SignatureLes (BrE) >I heard the word when I was in London, but I can't remember it now. >Thanks. In the US, "Factory Outlet" stores often offer goods that are not perfect. The goods will have some flaw that stops the maker from offering them as first-line goods, but they would not be considered to be "defective". "Defective" implies "unusable". SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida > I heard the word when I was in London, but I can't remember it now. > Thanks. ALDI Princess Tiaamii <michaelnewport@yahoo.com> wrote in news:820dd770-3622- 4367-b769-4ed30e3dbcc4@q4g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: >> I heard the word when I was in London, but I can't remember it now. >> Thanks. > > ALDI :-) > Princess Tiaamii <michaelnewp...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:820dd770-3622- > 4367-b769-4ed30e3db...@q4g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > :-) In Cleveland in the 1950's-1960's there were "Chip and Dent" stores that sold slightly damaged or blemished but still functional appliances. At least that's what they were known as; I'm not sure if it was anything official. >> Princess Tiaamii <michaelnewp...@yahoo.com> wrote in >> news:820dd770-3622- [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > appliances. At least that's what they were known as; I'm not sure if > it was anything official. The name sounds familiar. Don't know if they exist any more. (I never went to any, but I wasn't really looking for junk at that time. I would certainly patronize one today. But there is Freecycle, Craigslist, Timebank. Not to mention Big Lots, Crazy Franks and other liquidators. > > Princess Tiaamii <michaelnewp...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:820dd770-3622- > > 4367-b769-4ed30e3db...@q4g2000yqm.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > appliances. At least that's what they were known as; I'm not sure if > it was anything official. Houaton still has chip-and-dent outlets. A scratch in the finish on the side of a clothes dryer does not affect its function, just its saleability at full price. Many of the outlet stores in the U.S. (at least, the ones in the Houston area) sell good merchandise, but they carry a fuller line of clothing sizes and styles than a retailer will. For silverware and dishes, too, one manufacturer can offer his entire line, when a retailer wants to offer some merchandise from all manufacturers. I did see one outlet store, from a manufacturer, of small power tools, that had a big sign up on the wall stating that every item offered had failed the test given every item at the end of the manufacturing line and had been reconditioned to meet the standard. >Many of the outlet stores in the U.S. (at least, the ones in the >Houston area) sell good merchandise, but they carry a fuller line of >clothing sizes and styles than a retailer will. Florida is chock-a-block with "Factory Outlets". Some sell regular merchandise, and some sell "Factory Seconds". The impression given is that the prices on the regular merchandise are significantly lower than the prices in department stores, but this is not really the case. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida > >Many of the outlet stores in the U.S. (at least, the ones in the > >Houston area) sell good merchandise, but they carry a fuller line of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > that the prices on the regular merchandise are significantly lower > than the prices in department stores, but this is not really the case. My wife is convinced that the things sold in outlet stores are of inferior quality and manufactured specifically for sale in the outlet stores. I have no opinion in the matter. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email >> >Many of the outlet stores in the U.S. (at least, the ones in the >> >Houston area) sell good merchandise, but they carry a fuller line of [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >I have no opinion in the matter. I suppose the exact story can be found on the web, but - if I recall correctly - years ago one of the manufacturers of golf balls produced a large batch of golf balls with a minor cosmetic flaw that did not affect the use of the ball. The company marked them with a series of red x's and sold them to golf stores at a steeply reduced price. The balls sold out so quickly that the stores requested more of them. The company then started marking some of their regular production runs with the red x's. Now, all the major suppliers of golf balls offer "X-outs". They retail at about 1/3 the price of the non-X-outs and outsell non-X-outs. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida > >> >Many of the outlet stores in the U.S. (at least, the ones in the > >> >Houston area) sell good merchandise, but they carry a fuller line of [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > -- > Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There may be a "chip and dent" store in Houston but this phrase is not common in the US. We call these stores "Damaged Freight." or "Thrift [shop] [store]." Also "Resale Shop" David H ~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >Many of the outlet stores in the U.S. (at least, the ones in the >> >> >Houston area) sell good merchandise, but they carry a fuller line of [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >David H >~~~~~~~~~~ There is a chain of stores in this area that sells home appliances that have been cosmetically damaged in shipping, on the (original seller's) store floor, or during an attempted installation. In their television ads, they refer to "scratch and dent". Interestingly, a new, competing, chain is starting up called "Scratch and Dent World", so I assume the first chain will stop using that phrase. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida > On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 02:29:49 -0800 (PST), Ulysses at Grasmere > [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Scratch and dent, yes; that's the term I just heard a couple days ago in a TV ad. |
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