Back-to-School Closeout Shopping on the Web author:Chris Robertson source_url:http://www.articlecity.com/articles/family/article_1592.shtml date_saved:2007-07-25 12:30:09 category:family article:
What are your kids wearing back to school?
How do Fubu, Nike, Reebok and RocaWear sound?
Expensive?
Not when you know the secret that people all over the country are learning the secret that unlocks prices like Nike shirts for .95 each.
Two piece Jimmy boys jean sets for .50.
Girls Meow!
Tank tops for .98.
Put the car keys down.
You wont find these prices in your local stores.
All over the country, parents are turning off the ignition and turning on the computer.
Following on the heels of the hugely successful Overstock.com, which stocks name brand and surplus merchandise of all sorts, entrepreneurs like Tabatha Tucker have taken the concept of closeout childrens clothing to the web.
With the debut of her new web site, Tucker joins a growing trend of entrepreneurs discovering the online market as a place to connect with parents who are both style-savvy and savings smart.
Tuckers web site, T.
Y.
Tucker & Associates (www.tytassociates.com), features popular, brand name childrens clothing at rock-bottom prices.
Tucker, who markets her products to both consumers and retailers, deals in liquidations and closeouts.
We negotiate once in a lifetime deals with clothing manufacturers who were bankrupt or going out of business, says Tucker.
By negotiating deals well below wholesale prices, liquidation dealers acquire top quality, name brand merchandise at pennies on the dollar.
Because she doesnt pay for a brick and mortar storefront to attract customers, she saves again and those savings get passed on to her customers.
We carry official name brand tags like GAP, GUESS, POLO, OSHKOSH, ADDIDAS, TOMMY HILFIGER, Tucker said in reference to the range of clothing and apparel accessories that can be found on her site.
Its brand new merchandise in factory condition with savings over 50% below retail.
When Tucker says over 50% below retail, shes short-selling herself.
Prices on internet closeout clothing sites are so low that youll sometimes have to check your glasses to make sure youre reading right.
Name brand girls apparel like Fubu skorts one of this seasons hottest back-to-school looks retail in stores for .95.
Thanks to a special deal with a store that couldnt maintain their lease, Tuckers price is