TJ Maxx: We lost your data, here's 15% off
Filed under: Bargains, Shopping, Identity Theft
On Thursday January 22 TJ Maxx will be holding a 15% off customer appreciation day. The sale which has no exclusions is nationwide and includes all Marshalls, Homegoods, AJ Wright and TJ Maxx stores. While 15% off is a common occurrence at many stores, 15% off of the prices at TJ Maxx and the associated stores may bring many significant deals to the table as they all sell brand name goods at discounted prices and have vowed to not raise any prices leading up to Thursday.
The whole idea of a customer appreciation day at TJ Maxx started when the company was hit with a class action lawsuit over the biggest security breach, which affected close to 26 million accounts. TJ Maxx had originally asked a judge to allow them to use a customer appreciation day as a settlement to those affected by the breach, but the request was denied.
Even though Thursday's sale doesn't count towards the settlement, it appears that TJ Maxx is looking to make good with all consumers by letting anyone take advantage of the savings even if they weren't caught up in the breach. The savings can even be combined with an additional 10% off if you're daring enough to hand over your personal information to TJ Maxx for a store credit card.
While many of us, including myself, will be looking for discounts on designer dress clothes and outerwear, TJ Maxx stores have a huge variety of categories including house wares, jewelry, luggage and even small furniture which will be on sale. Additionally Bruce Watson recently turned me on to the fact that you can get great deals on high quality grocery items at TJ Maxx!
I think this kind of special day is a good move for the company who stands to draw in price conscious consumers during the economic downturn. Many consumers will still associate the day with the data breach settlement which may help bring some shoppers back after a lengthy hiatus.
In the end, the customer appreciation day discount could be worth more than the actual settlement to consumers. Even a huge settlement would get chopped up a few million ways after it pays all of the lawyers leaving a paltry sum for the bulk of those who were affected. Personally I prefer the additional savings over another small check like the one I received from the CD price fixing class action lawsuit a few years back.
You don't need any coupons to take advantage of the deal this Thursday; but if you're anything like me you'll be paying cash!
The whole idea of a customer appreciation day at TJ Maxx started when the company was hit with a class action lawsuit over the biggest security breach, which affected close to 26 million accounts. TJ Maxx had originally asked a judge to allow them to use a customer appreciation day as a settlement to those affected by the breach, but the request was denied.
Even though Thursday's sale doesn't count towards the settlement, it appears that TJ Maxx is looking to make good with all consumers by letting anyone take advantage of the savings even if they weren't caught up in the breach. The savings can even be combined with an additional 10% off if you're daring enough to hand over your personal information to TJ Maxx for a store credit card.
While many of us, including myself, will be looking for discounts on designer dress clothes and outerwear, TJ Maxx stores have a huge variety of categories including house wares, jewelry, luggage and even small furniture which will be on sale. Additionally Bruce Watson recently turned me on to the fact that you can get great deals on high quality grocery items at TJ Maxx!
I think this kind of special day is a good move for the company who stands to draw in price conscious consumers during the economic downturn. Many consumers will still associate the day with the data breach settlement which may help bring some shoppers back after a lengthy hiatus.
In the end, the customer appreciation day discount could be worth more than the actual settlement to consumers. Even a huge settlement would get chopped up a few million ways after it pays all of the lawyers leaving a paltry sum for the bulk of those who were affected. Personally I prefer the additional savings over another small check like the one I received from the CD price fixing class action lawsuit a few years back.
You don't need any coupons to take advantage of the deal this Thursday; but if you're anything like me you'll be paying cash!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
1-21-2009 @ 2:42PM
Former TJX employee said...
They probably put Tom Moran in charge of the data.
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1-21-2009 @ 2:42PM
ned said...
15%? BFD. A few lousy dollars.
For reall appreciation it should be at least 75%. They still make a profit. Trust me I know, used to work for them.
TJ Maxx carriies very few good quality clothes anymore. Most is cheap trashy stuff, and I have found the same thing (brand name, tags match etc) at Walmart and Dollar stores.
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1-21-2009 @ 2:42PM
Tess said...
How about an extra discount, for those people (like me) who actually DID have their credit card numbers sniped? Oh -- wait -- why would I want to go back there and give my NEW credit card number to them in the first place on another purchase -- discounted or not?
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1-21-2009 @ 2:45PM
Heather said...
Wow 15%? WOW WOW WOW. Not really. I can do a google search and get that much off @@. Big deal. That is nothing. Shoot I get 25% of more off at places simply by doing google. TJ... your cheap!
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1-21-2009 @ 2:42PM
JJ said...
TJMaxx has gotten very "junky". Not much in the way of new merchandise, only things that have been around a very long time. Most discount stores like TJMaxx, Ross, etc. start out nice and then quickly go down hill.
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1-21-2009 @ 6:20PM
DON said...
I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DEAL AS MOST OF TJ MAXX AND MARSHALL'S PRICES ARE MARKED VERY LOW FOR NAMES LIKE RALPH LAUREN, BLASS, TRUMP, HILFIGER, CLAIBORNE, KENNETH COLE REACTION, FERRAGAMO AND VALENTINO. HECK I WORK FOR A HIGH-END CLOTHING RETAILER (SUITS START AT $12.000) AND I BUY MY CLOTHING AT MARSHALLS AND TJ MAXX. MOREOVER I GET COMPLIMENTS EVERY DAY. THEY BEAT THE PREMIUM OUTLET STORES AT THEIR OWN GAME AND ONE SPECIFIC PRODUCT THEY CARRY WOULD COST YOU OVER $10,000.00 (NOT CLOTHING) BUT I'LL KEEP THAT SECRET TO MYSELF. IF YOU DISCOVERED IT LIKE I DID THEN YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN. I'LL BE THERE TOMORROW FOR SOME GREAT DEALS.
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1-21-2009 @ 6:20PM
anniemott said...
This is the second time they have "breached" information on
my account. I will not shop there anymore. Their Mt. Kisco, NY
store is a dump.
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1-21-2009 @ 6:20PM
Stephanie said...
15%?! Are they kidding? Because of the credit/debit card fiasco I lost over $200 out of my checking account because of them! Did I get my money back? No. I have to go through the class action to recover my funds and even then it probably won't even add up to my losses. ie: bounce fees, overdraft fees, close my checking account and re-open another, etc. It was rediculous! Since then I refuse to go back to those stores. Why should I let them rob me again?
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1-21-2009 @ 6:21PM
ruth johnson said...
Really, 15% Funny
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1-21-2009 @ 6:21PM
Scott said...
Lost the data,sure!??????????
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1-21-2009 @ 6:21PM
Charles Clark said...
Wow! An advertisement for TJ Maxx disguised as a news article. Great gimmick trick!! Hopefully AOL will start allowing all business owners to start writing these "news" ads for their business.
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1-21-2009 @ 6:21PM
Troy said...
IT "WAS" BUSH'S FAULT!! NOW IT'S "OBAMA'S" FAULT NOW!! LMAOO
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1-21-2009 @ 6:22PM
D Helme said...
This is the second time that they (lost) the information. It reminds me when Los Angeles has a sewage spill. It's called flushing! Someone is responsible, or is that a bad word.
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1-22-2009 @ 9:21AM
mego said...
They lost my debit card info, I do not shop there anymore for this reason. Luckily my info was not used and I had no money stolen. If a store cannot keep my info confidential, then why would I shop there even with a discount. Maybe if it was a lifetime discount :)
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1-21-2009 @ 6:22PM
Jay Anderson said...
I went in Marshall's last weekend. They told me I needed to leave my bag from another store at the front desk while I shopped. I told the guy to go f**k himself and left.
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1-21-2009 @ 6:22PM
Unlisted said...
I don't EVER recall shopping at T.J. Maxx or one of their stores.
However, as a result of their credit info snafu, Citibank VISA cancelled my credit card without my permission or knowledge and issued me a new one with an entirely different number. This totally screwed up my records!!!
I will NEVER shop at T.J. Maxx, cash, credit, or any other way!!
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1-21-2009 @ 6:22PM
Jan said...
WOW! A whole 15%???!!!! That just might take care of the sales tax!!!!!
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1-21-2009 @ 6:29PM
Annette said...
WOW ,,,,,,,15 % THATS IT !!!!!!!!! THEY STOLE MONEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 545,000 FROM ME IN FRAUD ...ALSO,,,,PEOPLE WARNING,,,,,,DO NOT DONATE TO THIS COMPANY BEAUSE I DID THAT TOO, JIMMY FUND ....1,000.00 DOLLARS THEY DONT SEND THE MONEY TO THE FOUNDATION AT ALL, I GOT SCREWED AGAIN THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME A TAX RECIEPT
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1-21-2009 @ 6:27PM
Mike said...
Instead of 15% off, these idiots should be fined and forced to pay off and fix any credit damage done. I never could figure out how, in this day and age of identity theft, anyone can walk into any store and present any credit card as payment without any picture proof of identity. At a minimum, a driver's license should be required. Don't any of these companies GET IT?
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1-21-2009 @ 6:39PM
teltech54 said...
Merely a ploy to get you into the store because every store nationwide is struggling to stay alive right now. Any gimmick they can come up with to get you into the store and spend money is a good gimmick. Tired of getting raped by corporations? The combined American people have the power to kill corporations. You can make them suffer great losses. You can kill any company you put your mind to. How? Pick a company and if every American boycotts their products the company will eventually die. The American people have no idea how powerful they are as a combined people acting as one. Corporations know this. However they fear the people who unite and act as one. Coming soon. A web site to do an experiment to kill a company.
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