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‘I’m gonna teach you’: Man says T.J. Maxx, Marshalls rip customers off. Then he reveals a simple trick to outsmart the retailers

By Jan 13th
Woman goes into the fitting room at Old Navy. Then she puts her stuff on a chair and sees a new feature in action: ‘I’d instantly feel watched’

By Jan 9th
$2K Tiffany & Co. bag is selling for $289 at T.J. Maxx. Now this woman is trying to de-influence you: ‘There’s a reason this bag is at T.J. Maxx’

By Jan 9th
‘Corporate made a big change’: Maryland man goes to Target for post-holiday clearance sales. Then he discovers something shocking

By Jan 2nd
Boston woman does last-minute shopping at T.J. Maxx. Too bad it’s the cashier’s ‘first day on Earth’: ‘He’s probably on his twelfth 10-hour shift’

By Jan 1st
Man tries to buy jacket at ALO. The worker’s response to a simple question has him staying home for the rest of the holidays: ‘Stop playing with me’

By Dec 29th
‘You better step away from me’: North Carolina woman walks into Walgreens. Then she catches a customer putting items into a pink bag

By Dec 29th
Ohio woman catches secret shopper following her at Target. So she pulls an UNO reverse—and follows them instead: ‘They think they’re so slick’

By Dec 28th
Woman finds Le Creuset Dutch Oven at T.J. Maxx for $29. Then the cashier rings it up: ‘Pretty sure that’s illegal’

By Dec 25th
Texas woman buys viral $130 Marc Jacobs perfume from Macy’s. Then she opens the box: ‘For that much money I spent…’

By Dec 21st
‘They were all sold out within 45 minutes’: Texas Man walks into Sam’s Club. Then he notices all the shoppers carrying big, yellow boxes

By Dec 18th
’10-4 policy’: New Jersey woman says Target has new ‘friendly’ rule for workers. Then she tests it out

By Dec 16th
‘This is so dystopian’: Man heads into Walmart to look at dishware. Then he notices the prices changing in front of him

By Dec 16th
‘Costco would never’: Denver woman buys herself a tennis bracelet from Sam’s Club. Then the store managers ‘test it’ when she goes to return it

By Dec 16th
‘This happened to me last year with Nordstrom’: Ulta customer orders $200 perfume. Then she opens the box

By Dec 13th
‘Nordstroms would never do me like that’: North Texas woman orders JW Anderson handbag from Neiman Marcus. Then she opens the package

By Dec 11th
‘Are you in the Tuesday club?’: Woman goes to checkout at Ross. Then the cashier says something ‘offensive’

By Dec 10th
‘Do they want to go out of business’: Woman tries to investigate Michaels for ‘dynamic pricing.’ Then she takes a closer look at the shelves

By Dec 9th
‘This is 140% markup’: Woman sees Christmas tree collar on sale for $59.99 at Michael’s. Then she peels off the price tag

By Dec 8th
‘I just worked for free and now I have to pay for a bag?’: NYC woman shops at Zara—she didn’t expect to end up ‘working’ a shift

By Dec 5th