"Oh it's a mess! my mum says, shaking her head. It's like a jumble sale. I'm fresh from a trip to TK Maxx, and all I'm getting is negativity. A couple of days later I'm watching Educating Yorkshire when it happens again: one of the teachers tells his pupils to tidy up, lest their classroom look like one of its stores. Quite frankly, I'm sick of the slander."
"My local TK Maxx, in a nice enough London suburb, is tidy and organised so much so that when I hid a pair of Good American jeans the other day to have a think and then circled back for them, they had already been moved. As someone with hoarder genetics, I do have to be careful about stocking up on things I don't need."
Some TK Maxx branches can appear chaotic, but many stores are tidy and well organized, especially suburban locations where items are often moved by staff. Shoppers can be tempted to purchase more than intended; a single visit produced jeans, drawing pins, a heart-shaped charm, a charger, and cheese-themed plates. The purchases frequently cost substantially less than comparable high-street items. The store's eclectic mix of end-of-line goods combines quality with small, affordable pleasures that help offset rising living costs. Regular trips can evoke memories of friends finding makeup, skincare and knitwear bargains there. Little treats act as inexpensive pick-me-ups for younger renters.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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