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Nordstrom Last Chance is for hardcore bargain shoppers. It's all organized until the doors open, then those first two hours each day is madness. There are new things, there are old things and there a returned items, lots of them. This is Nordstrom's national clearing house for returned items. If you ever bought something from Nordstrom's, wore it once or twice and didn't like it and returned it, it probably ended up here.
If you want a laidback, relaxing shopping experience, this is not it, but tallying up your goodie bag at the end of the day should leave you satisfied. All treasure hunting takes some work. If you revel in finding that brand name item for 80% off, you have a chance at that here. If you come on a weekend, or a holiday weekend, the items will be more picked through and you might not find much. I came over a Memorial Day weekend and there weren't any men's clothing items I wanted, but I did pick up three pairs of designer dress shoes. It was so picked through that day that I couldn't even find any kids clothes to buy. But the shoes I did find were very good shoes. One pair was worn once or twice, $400 down to $40.
Most of the shoes I saw were new or practically new (worn once or twice), but maybe about 10% of their shoes show heavy wear. Most of the men's clothing I saw was new or practically new. You do need to check all items for stains, holes, alterations.
The men's section took me a couple of hours to go through, while the women's section would take double the time if you are going through every piece.
They do restock during the day, but the best stuff is usually on the floor right when they open.
What I love is that you have the chance to find that Italian, French or American designer item for a fraction of the cost. There are tons of brand names, you just need to look. Tory Burch, Michael Kors, Toms, Uggs, Magnanni, Ferragamo, Band of Outsiders, Hugo Boss, Cole Haan, Gucci, Dior, North Face, Nike, Billy Reid, Joe's Jeans are just some of the names that you might be able to pick through depending on the day. Some items are even current season.
How crazy can it get here? They post signs that they will kick you out if you shop aggressively. No surrounding the stockers as they place new items on the racks. They may also place designer item limits to deter resellers. Don't be that girl that snatches things out of people's hands. No evil eye stares. Shop like a normal person!
Spring Training, endless golf courses, dry heat and Last Chance, of course that's why I come to Phoenix!
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