Marshalls

During the holiday season, come early in the day! They are stocking the shelves with fresh merchandise right of the trucks that come nearly every day to help with the rush.
The shoe area usually has stuff for us larger footed folks, but the pickings sometimes get slim. Luckily, the hoards of sweaters are always a welcome distraction.
The home section constantly gets new merchandise and is a great place to shop for gifts. You can’t predict what you’ll find, which can be frustrating, but you’ll always find an assortment of kitchen tools, candles, throws, and picture frames for sure.

Marshalls and TJ’s are off price /​discount stores — you get what you pay for. I have become increasingly disappointed with shopping at the Newburyport location, it does not seem to receive as many «designer» goods as some of their other locations, mostly poor knock-​offs and items produced exclusively for the off-​price market. Additionally, the Newburyport Marshalls is sorely in need of renovation — the store is dirty and needs serious attention.

This is our absolute favorite place to shop — even when we don’t really «need» anything, we can always find something. Bargains, bargains, but go with an open mind and if you see something, BUY it. You can always return it, but if you don’t get it on the spot, you’ll wish you had.
Best buys: Martha Stewart crafts are heavily discounted. Shoes — an amazing variety — love the Maddens. Kitchen — our favorite, FAVORITE place in the whole store. Great stuff for pets, wonderful pans — over the past couple of years we have slowly acquired a full set of magnificent All Clad pans on the clearance aisle at a fraction of retail. When they have large appliances (like a Kitchen-​aid mixer), grab them — at 50% off retail you won’t find a better bargain anywhere, even at the outlets. Fabulous note cards and we’ve gotten some wonderful books too. Best of all, they always have a good selection of Judaica for Chanuka.
What they could do better — not much… I just wish they had a jewelry counter — that would make my day — and a better selection of women’s hose (nylons).
Best of all, if something is damaged and you are willing to settle see a manager — they will discount it and make it worth your while.

Yes definitely a ⁵⁄₅! I enjoy my shopping experience today. Sometimes I walk into stores like Marshalls and I get so overwhelmed that I just walk out. But I was impressed with this store, it was nice. The customer service is great, in the dressing room, around the store and the cashiers are all great. Awesome!

Great prices but inconsistent stock. Basically if you shop and see clothing you like, buy it on the spot as it probably won’t be there next time — it will have been replaced by a new ultradiscounted line. Not a «last minute» shopping destination but otherwise usually the best value for your dollar.

Large and really well-​stocked (could be due to the economy)
They have a shoe mega-​shop, as many marshall’s do. No jewelry counter (wish all marshalls’ had those!)
I got a number of quality items for reasonable prices.