You don’t have to be all that old to remember the excitement of “outlet shopping” – hitting special shopping centers (or even whole towns – Freeport, Maine, anyone?) for deals on overstock, returned, or sometimes separate bargain-lines of product. It only makes sense that the nation’s biggest online retailer, Amazon.com, would play this game with its own outlet (opens in new tab) – without the bricks and mortar (and ancillary candy and fudge vendors).
As millions of Americans signed up for Amazon Prime weigh the benefits of Amazon Prime perks – (both the new one or two and the ones being taken away) against the recent membership price increase – Amazon Outlet is probably a reason to stick around.
These aren’t used or second-hand items, and some are even quite high end (think Apple, Bose, Marmot and Pendleton). Amazon Outlet (opens in new tab) items are actual overstocks – Amazon bought too many of them – discontinued items, or just plain old clearance items. And they cut across a retail swath. That means you’ll see clothing, kitchenware, home decor, electronics and other arenas.
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We found some cool bargains in Amazon Outlet you may be interested in. If not, there are plenty more. Here’s what we discovered:
- Under Premium Brands, a Marmot women’s Chelsea waterproof down jacket (opens in new tab) was selling for $342.92, down from $380. A Pendleton men’s long sleeve shirt (opens in new tab) was on sale for $55.48, down 38% from $89.50.
- In the Kitchen Outlet, we spotted a Mickey Mouse waffle maker (opens in new tab) for $26.75, a 33% savings from $39.99. A Bella personal size Rocket Blender (opens in new tab) was 40% off, at $17.99, down from $29.99.
- We also saw in the “last chance” category a Disney Frozen singing Elsa doll (opens in new tab) with microphone (for singalongs) going for $18, a 55% drop from $39.99. Or, from Amazon’s own Amazon Essentials line, a Women’s Classic-Fit sleeveless polar vest (opens in new tab) for $4.46, an 82% savings from $24.99.
- And the outlet savings don’t stop there. In Electronics, we glommed onto Bose Soundlink wireless headphones (opens in new tab) that regularly sold for $229, but in the outlet, they were $179. Another score came with the JBL Bar 5.1 Ultra HD soundba (opens in new tab)r with wireless surround sound speakers, regularly priced at $800. It was selling for $696.41.
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