The go-to Marshalls-HomeGoods branch of Connecticut and perhaps the most promising further out of the state. This one often gets the most premiere stock or the "purple tag" items and higher-end labels more so than any other TJX Companies stores in the entire state making it a destination for those who know about it.
Men can find more exclusive and commonly-found-at-outlet labels like BOSS/BOSS Orange, Polo/Ralph Lauren/purple label, Corneliani, Theory, Ted Baker, French Connection, Jack Spade, Brooks Brothers and even Canali (though, mostly for the bigger, older guys). I've uncovered BB Black Fleece stuff here this past holiday season at insanely low prices, ties for $20, but not lately.
As with all TJX outings, prying eyes can uncover some great finds here, though over 90% is absolute junk you'll have to push through.
This one carries a more extensive line of suits and blazers, though you'll weed through a few gondolas of regularly stocked department store-grade scraps from Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors and Calvin Klein. If you're a big guy into fashion, you should be coming here regularly finding 44 and 46 range suits at ridiculously low prices. Only disappointment about this one is for smaller guys, who will repeatedly be challenged to find anything under 40S, the racked largely picked through. Smalls and equivalent dress shirts go fast on popular labels as well.
Shoe department has gone downhill in past years with lesser special stock. Most of the Men's selection in the aisles are complete, made-for-outlet junk. Anything decent will have 25 sizes 7s or 11s. Forget the clearance racks, too.
The HomeGoods section is host to few real goods at that, peeled eyes can find gems in the kitchen section like Laguiole knives and Nordic Ware. Most of the housewares are generic and uninspired, cheap-looking model home furnishings and other junk with stupid "inspirational" slogans with hiked prices. Candle selection is robust with selections arranged by color. Bedding is constantly limited to undesirable Kate Spade and Ralph Lauren and not much at that, especially for Full. For those who care, look closely where items with recognized or trumped up labels are "Made In."
The checkout lane is absolute sensory overload: an avenue of abandoned items and other things left to impulse like socks, candles, fake plants and overpriced snacks. Checkouts seems like it snakes for a mile but is the most fair and effective. Whether you're charging hundreds on your credit cards with your cart overloaded or have one or two items, you'll each wait 15 minutes in line, practically all times of day.
There's a guarantee of greedy, pushy, selfish and rude non-English speakers and celebrity-in-their-own-mind types on their phones buzzing around here and always some wretched, screaming brats while their guardians and sperm donors ignore them, irritate everyone else to add to the cacophony on the regular. Tune most out and you could leave happy.
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