I was just randomly in front of a Goodwill store and thought I'd have a look. Found two items that I actually liked and bought for $7 each (and no sales tax). They had no attached manufacturer's tag, but did have the Goodwill price tag. They also had marks on the care label that look like they were from a laundry marker. And there were a lot of items from this same brand (Go Barefoot, a maker of Hawaiian style shirts). I suspect they were donated new as they had that new clothing smell. Not sure why they would need to mark the care label. But their new items have an MSRP of about $100, so even with a defaced care label I though $7 was a good deal.
I have seen care labels that were marked so that they weren't considered warranty items. Especially with The North Face, where their outlet stores were well known for selling items that aren't covered by their warranty. They'll take a laundry marker to fill in the O on the care label, although I've had some of these where the marker faded. I've also bought stuff from one of their "sample sales" where they sell items that were sales samples that their sales people would show to buyers at retailers. They were labelled as "medium" but the actual size could be pretty different than a typical medium. Those care labels would be marked, but would also have something like a number marked.
I bought some pretty nice clothing at an off-price store that were marked on the care label. Those came with normal manufacturer's tags and didn't appear to have any defects.
I have seen care labels that were marked so that they weren't considered warranty items. Especially with The North Face, where their outlet stores were well known for selling items that aren't covered by their warranty. They'll take a laundry marker to fill in the O on the care label, although I've had some of these where the marker faded. I've also bought stuff from one of their "sample sales" where they sell items that were sales samples that their sales people would show to buyers at retailers. They were labelled as "medium" but the actual size could be pretty different than a typical medium. Those care labels would be marked, but would also have something like a number marked.
I bought some pretty nice clothing at an off-price store that were marked on the care label. Those came with normal manufacturer's tags and didn't appear to have any defects.
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