J Crew and J Crew Factory quality differences
J Crew Factory
J Crew, Banana Republic "Factory" clothes, how is the quality?
Best of Series: J. Crew Factory
I think it's worth noting that the site uses extremely stupidly scummy "sales." I think the default is to always be marked 30% off, and 50% off is probably close to a "real" sale with them.
But that's not even the most egregious thing they try to pull. If they ever have a "buy one, get one free" type promotion, then they'll have removed the "sale" price and effectively doubled the price of all items before you buy. It's not buying one get one free, it's "you must buy two if you buy any."
Look at their site right now and they're having a "buy one item, get another of the same price or lower free sale" and most markoffs have been taken down from the site. Everything's effectively around double the normal price, and what's scummier is that they'll be picking up the extra when people buy second items that are cheaper than the first.
I don't know if the prices are worth it or not, I think the few things I've bought from them were okay, but keep in mind that they use a lot of obfuscatory methods to try to make you feel like you're getting more of a deal than you are.
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So I know that J.Crew and J.Crew Factory are not the same, with the factory typically being lower quality. I'm also fully aware that all clothing companies have recently lowered the quality of their offerings. This seems to be the case for all brands recently.
In the case of J Crew vs Factory, and indeed banana Republic vs Factory, have both of main line and factory simply lowered their quality proportionately, or is the factory and main line simply closer in quality than they were previously? In the case of chinos for example, the composition of the two garments from mainline and factory appear to be pretty much the same. I do have the factory stores fairly close by but the mainline stores are nowhere near where I live so I'm not able to physically compare the the offerings to ascertain the difference in quality between the mainline and factory. I was just curious as to the level of difference between mainline and factory in 2025.
What do you all feel about J Crew Factory? I stopped there for the first time and was really impressed - it seems like a place that has a good cost/quality ratio.
Thoughts before I consider stocking up on some of their basics?