TK Maxx codes that will help you find genuine bargains – but store keeps them ‘secret’

Secret single-digit codes located on the tag of items in TK Maxx can help you determine whether you’ve found a genuine bargain, or something that’s just been produced for the chain

There’s no doubt shoppers can find incredible bargains in TK Maxx if they just know where to look. The lure of the off-price retailer is real, and it’s often you’ll walk in without a plan and come out with 10 things you didn’t know you needed.

It’s easy to get blown away by the amazing prices. We’re talking big designer brands at up to 60% off recommended retail price – but how do you find the very best deals?

It’s worth remembering that although incredible designer products can be found, many items are manufactured specifically for TK Maxx.

On its website, TK Maxx confirms: “Some of our merchandise is manufactured for us and some we design, particularly when what we see in the marketplace isn’t the right value for our customers, meaning the right combination of brand, fashion, price and quality.”

So how do you separate the best designer deals from the ones that are made for the retailer? HotUKDeals has shared some secret codes that will help you find the best bargains.

These single-digit codes are located above the size on the tag of a product.

In a video uploaded to TikTok, the deals website shared what the various codes mean. Becks at HotUKDeals said: “I’m going to show you what the secret TK Maxx codes mean and the trick is all to do with the label and some specific numbers.

“You want to look for a two or a seven for the best of the best. One are usually outlet goods which aren’t usually the best deals, two are usually heavily reduced and usually leftover stock and seven are designer and part of the brand’s pre collection.”

Filming inside the store, Becks showed a Lacoste jacket with the number seven on the tag. She explained: “So this Lacoste puffer coat has a number seven just above the size which means you’ve found a designer product that’s been reduced from £365 to 119.99.”

Becks then found a gym item with a number two on it, and said: “This Gym King top is marked a two, which means it’s reduced heavily, and in this case half price.”

The top comment on the video is from TK Maxx itself, and it reads: “Shhh, don’t tell them our secrets.”

Becks replied: “Oopsie… The people need to know!”

Former TK Maxx employee Daniel Baker previously revealed that two is the number you want to look out for.

Speaking in a Channel 5 documentary looking at the chain’s marketing tricks, he revealed: “The number that is really exciting to a customer is number two.”

That means the item is “genuine excess stock” that was sold at a higher price somewhere else, so you’ve nabbed a good deal.

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