PRL outlet quality

[ff4marvel]

I've got a friend who works at a PRL outlet, and thus can get the merchandise there at a significant discount (I think it's about 30% off the outlet price). However, I'm pretty suspicious of the quality of the stuff there, especially since I know some brands (BB and I think Banana, maybe JCrew as well) make lines of inferior quality specifically for their outlets.

I've seen this discussed before, but never with a definitive answer; can anyone speak with authority on the quality of Polo outlet merchandise?

 

[greekgeek]

The RL made for outlet clothes are garbage IME.

 

[phoenixrecon]

Polo outlet stuff is carp for the most part.

but ralph lauren polo isnt that bad

 

[stu00a]

They make the clothes only for outlet with leftover garment, low-quality garment.

 

[Night Owl]

its garbage but that doesnt stop the chinese and korean peopers from shopping at poro outret

 

[phoenixrecon]

Originally Posted by phoenixrecon

Polo outlet stuff is carp for the most part.

but ralph lauren polo isnt that bad

yes it is a large fish....

 

[Macallan9]

Sometimes RLPL will make its way through there, though

 

[deveandepot1]

I often see RLBL and RLPL at the outlets. However, most of it is XXL, orange, or damaged.

 

[dave333]

I used to work at a Polo Outlet (summer job in high school...you do what you can find). Clothing quality was indeed often a bit lower (most obvious with the sweaters) but if you look in the sale racks, you can often find black/purple (and even some RRL) label stuff, as well as some legit RL stuff (I forget what exactly these items were called, they had a specific term). I picked up a cashmere purple v neck for 34 dollars.