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Things You Need to Remember While Buying Surplus Stock Garment

Nowadays, the demands of branded surplus or stock garments are increasing regularly. Buyers from different parts of the world are searching for stock or surplus lot garments. The primary benefit of surplus or stock garments is the price and discount. All famous brands and designers label garments are very affordable compared to the real sales rate.


To open the clothing business store you require a lot of stocks garments. Here is an amazing chance for you to purchase the best quality readymade garments at a discounted price from stock lots or surplus garments suppliers.


Many garments sold in the export surplus stores are leftover garments or sometimes defective pieces as per the buyer’s quality features, or excess quantity manufactured by export garment manufacturers. In short, the surplus stock garment made of the best quality raw materials but might be having noticeable or hidden defects.


Export surplus stores sell original brand garments that contain defective parts or defective trim. Garments with hidden defects and that do not hinder the functionality of garment is perfect to many wearers as they select to purchase surplus stock items.

Two types of defects you can find in surplus garments - Defects in function or aesthetic characteristics.



Following are the guidelines to buy original export high-quality garments and to know the defects that lie in the garments.


Check for the Brand label - Exporter garment producers don't suppose to sell surplus garments with real labels. So, they tear the labels prior to selling surplus goods to whole sellers and retailers. If you find a cut label it might be original items.


Check for Color Variation - Check whether there is color variation between garment parts, like the sleeve to complete body, front to back color variation.


Check the back of the garment where the label of the brand is attached. There may be a needle hole or cut.


Check Timings - check all buttons and rivets attached securely for jeans.


Don't miss check joins at the back area. There might be a skipped or broken stitch.


Bad placement of logos or faded logo - Due to the wrong placement of an embroidered logo or distorted logo, the garment is taken as a defective product. But as the surplus customer, this is not an issue.


Check for the cut and hole - For knits items, there might be needle cut in stitched lines. Check needle cut by strained stitches. Just check for the bottom armhole and stitches to make sure the needle cut is there or not.

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