Reminders for Outlet Shopping
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I’m excited to visit the outlet mall which features over 100 designer brands.
Each of the store sells products from a single brand. They include fashion, footwear, cosmetics, homeware and furniture.
The mall has a wide array of international names with huge price reductions which can be sometimes up to 90% off.
The brand stores sell and clear their inventory that is from the previous seasons’ collections.
It’s actually a win-win situation for both the brand stores and customers. We also give a second life to the products that may be sent to the landfill earlier.
The mall is a great place for me to save money significantly because the products are sold at bargain prices.
To ensure paying at the lowest price with good quality, I usually carry out the following checking.
Before making payment at the cashier, I verify the price tag of each item carefully to avoid being charged incorrectly.
The purpose of outlet shopping is to achieve great savings. I check the special offers on the websites especially for the clearance items before going to the brands stores.
If I’m not sure on the price that is marked, I’ll compare it with the regular price online. I do not blindly trust the “suggested retail price” stated at the price tag.
The products purchased at the outlets cannot be returned to the regular stores conveniently. I always examine the return policy before purchasing.
I have preference of some brands. I usually check the sizes before going to the stores and it can lower the possibility of returning the products after purchasing.
I verify the quality of the products because some may be made specific for outlet malls. It’s not an apple-to-apple comparison of the price and quality.
There may be difference in material used for outlet and regular store. It explains why the discount is huge at outlet.
To get extra discounts, I’ve joined the membership of the mall and downloaded the online coupons. Physical coupons are also available at the customer service of the mall.
The overall experience of the mall is quite good. The catering services and accessibility of the mall are both higher than my expectation.
The mall offers child-friendly sports zone, baby care room and different varieties of dining spots. The caring facilities give me a break during shopping.
Some of the outlet malls have already launched their mobile applications which offer the same discounts of physical malls. The transformation can give you an alternative to shop conveniently.
WITH CHINESE SCRIPT
我很高興來到擁有 100 多個設計師品牌的特賣場購物中心。
每家商店都銷售單一品牌的產品，包括時裝、鞋類、化妝品、家居用品和家具。
購物中心擁有眾多國際知名品牌，價格大幅下降，有時折扣高達 90%。
品牌商店出售並清空前幾季系列的庫存。
對於品牌店和顧客來說，這實際上是一個雙贏的局面，我們還賦予原本可能較早被送往垃圾堆填區的產品第二次生命。
購物中心是我省錢的好地方，因為這裡的產品價格便宜。
為保證買到質量好及價格低的產品，我通常會進行以下的檢查。
在收銀台付款之前，我會仔細核對每件商品的價格標籤，以免被錯誤收費。
特賣場購物的目的是節省大量開支，去品牌商店之前，我會在網站上查看特別優惠，尤其是清倉商品。
如果我不確定標出的價格，我會將其與網上的正常價格進行比較，我不會盲目相信價格標籤上的「建議零售價」。
在特賣場購物購買的產品不能方便地退回其他分店，我經常會在購買前檢查退貨政策。
我喜愛的一些品牌，我慣常會去商店之前檢查尺寸，這樣可以降低購買後退貨的可能性。
我會驗證產品的質素，因為有些產品可能是專門為特賣場生產的，這不是完全相同的價格和質素的比較。
用於特賣場和正價商店的材料可能有所不同，這解釋特賣場能提供很大折扣的原因。
為了獲得額外的折扣，我已加入購物中心的會員並下載網上優惠券，實物的優惠券也可在購物中心的客戶服務部索取。
購物中心的整體購物體驗還是不錯，購物中心的餐飲服務和到達購物中心的便捷度都高於我的預期。
購物中心設有適合兒童的運動區、嬰兒護理室和各種餐飲場所，貼心的設施讓我在購物時可休息一下。
一些特賣場購物中心已經推出了手機應用程式，提供與實體購物中心相同的折扣，這種轉變可以為您提供一種方便的購物選擇。