I'm going to TX Maxx on Monday.

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Are there usually resident items that are always found in the stores, or is it like a big charity shop where you never know what will be awaiting you?

What should I look out for? I'd like clothes. Good, decent everyday/at home clothes.

Not visited a tx Maxx for yonks.

More like a charity shop.

It’s not like a charity shop but there aren’t many things that are there all the time. One thing I like about it is that it’s different all the time but there are certain brands that you will find time and time again.

It’s a shop that fills me with depression - a rare thing indeed.

You need a crab bell...

I find them good for Benetton stuff. And if you go in with “I want a stripey/spotty/red top / purple trousers” the selection is such that you’ll likely find it, imo.

What's a crab bell..?

At the moment they have a lot of crew jumpers and cardigans if you like them . They have a lot of Ralph Lauren , I got a gorgeous cardi last year from there for £25! Just loads , it isn't like a jumble sale or charity shop 🙄... the gym clothes are great too, mondetta are lovely thick gym leggings and cheap!

Ours has pretty much the same stuff it always has. I’ve stopped going now because they never have new things in (or just new items the same!)

I like the toiletries, but why oh why do they display them according to colour of packaging and not the actual product???

DH got a Superdry parka for £60 on Tuesday from our local one. There were lots of men going through the racks whilst on their phones, presumably market traders or ebayers? I spotted the parka while one of them was rifling through the rack, swiped it right from under his nose - they are going for over £120 on ebay 😃

Tk max is utterly brilliant because if yiu want a jumper, all jumpers are on rail.

Rather than traipsing round every possible area in shop where a jumper might be lurking... It's all there.

One place!

Same with tops, trousers. I cannot bear going into a normal shop now wanting something specific and having to traipse around searching for them.

I've noted down Mondetta. Excellent.

Autumn great because I've about two hours spare at most to snifle out some clothing and that set up works in my favour.

There's a charity shop close by that I want to pop into. Im weirdly excited about that more than tx Maxx. (I'm mostly housebound).

Mumsnetters have mentioned toiletries, specifically soap bars so I'll look but I reaaaallly need clothes so I'll look at that last. I can't buy both.

Excited.

If you've a baby to buy for, Gro-bags are generally half price in ours so I've saved a fortune.

It's good for nice and inexpensive glassware, especially Dartington Crystal.

I have never found good clothes in ours but they have got Mahibi slippers at the moment and are good for baby stuff like changing mats they sell in Jojo etc. I'll check out the soap, thanks for the tip!

I'd love to buy the homewares but I've promised myself I'll buy clothes. I hardly have anything.

I love a good TK Maxx visit. Some trips are better than others.

I mostly (not always though) pick up things that have been marked down. I love the kitchen items, toys, children’s books and toiletries most of all.

My local TK Maxx was recently full of Eve Lom, Lipstick Queen and Nip & Fab.

Bloody love TK MAXX!!

What's a crab bell, though...!

Oh now I’m starting to want to take a trip there tomorrow! I’ve got some great Nip+Fab stuff there in the past.

I don’t need anything though .

There’s a Facebook group dedicated to the horrific things you can find in there. The crab bell is the most sought after jewel in the crown. It’s a cracking group to join :o

Crab bell?

You can get some good make up bargains on pallets etc in there. Toiletries to.

I really like their home stuff but tend to go to their specific home store for that. Think its called home sense or something.

Woah. Is that the crab bell..? I actually imagined a dangley chime type bell with bright red crab at top with a ding a ling at bottom to get our attention. 😂

I love weird and wonderful.

I hate the experience of going there- everything jammed together on the rail and so many very peculiar things. The home section is a nightmare of gaudy.

On the other hand, my favourite Crew top came from there at half price, recently bought a Jaegar jumper of beautiful fabric and, though I failed to get the very specific handbag I was looking for yesterday, I saw some lovely ones whilst I was looking.

Good dresses, especially evening/occasion, tops and sometimes sportswear. Staff are usually very pleasant.

So, I occasionally grit my teeth and go in.