TJ Maxx

TJ Maxx is sexist.
Okay that’s a bit dramatic, but it seemed like a good heading. But seriously though, TJM doesn’t hide the fact that the customers they really care about are you lovely ladies. If you have a Y chromosome though, you’re kind of an afterthought. I will make my case with the evidence detailed below:
[Exhibit A]: Men’s selection is limited. Not only limited, it’s kind of expensive unless you’re good about digging. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not alllll bad. I bought three dress pants recently and they’re fairly modern (for the price). One of them is Van Heusen (slim fit), another is Izod (slim fit), and I forget what the last one is, but my point is, there is no Faded Glory[1] to be found at TJ Maxx. And those three pants set me back approximately $ 30.00. Is that cheap? I think so. But I think I found the only three nice men’s pants in the entire store. If you drift away from the few clearance racks and venture toward the other racks, the prices stop being reasonable. In fact, they get ludicrous and you may as well shop at the mall at that point. And beyond the few good items (that you have to put your archaeologist hat to find), a lot of the men’s stuff is designed for the… Well, let’s just say there’s some ugly stuff.
[Exhibit B]: There is no shoe department for men. At all. None. Zip. Zero. Zilch. Nada. In fact, if you go to their website, they don’t even mention it, because TJ Maxx has decided for whatever reason that they as retailers don’t want to deal with men’s shoes. And that’s certainly their prerogative, but it again strengthens my belief that the store clearly isn’t trying to meet the accoutrement needs of the average man.[2]
[Exhibit C]: They refer to all of their shoppers as Maxxinistas.
Ladies and ladies, I rest my case.
[1]Note: For the real American. Made anywhere but in America.
[2]Note: The assumption here is that the average man cares about how he dresses. Maybe an incorrect assumption depending on whom you ask.

I don’t do this very often, but I’m upgrading my review from a 4 to a 5 for my visit to @tjmaxx yesterday, based on the incredible selection. I also think I enjoyed it so much more because I was with my mom; it was good to have her opinion and her help shopping. It was also like 4 on a Tuesday so it was practically empty, except for the helpful staff. Belinda in the dressing room area deserves a special shout out for being perfectly lovely.
Here’s what I scored yesterday:
–this season French Connection striped dress — featured in a current magazine showing the hot spring styles.
–lace Max Studio dress, blue with pink slip underneath
–baby blue DKNY leather jacket
–sheer ivory Cynthia Rowley top with tank
–black Kors by Michael Kors skirt
–navy French Connection skirt
–silk ‘flannel’ style shirt that I’m sure I will live in.
So, that’s pretty much a whole new spring wardrobe for me, and the total, with tax, was $ 240. I could have shopped for another two hours and probably found ten times as much. I am glad I stopped when I did — I will have plenty of fun enjoying all these pieces!
This is after shopping here at Christmas to completely redo our bedroom and finding wonderful bedding and accessories for next to nothing. Again, could have done a lot more damage, but we love all of it and it is very high quality. If I can’t buy it at TJ, I’m not sure I need it.