I mean, I saw something the other day, a Burberry cardigan, “authentic original overrun stocks size…” – like, what even *is* that? Is it, like, stuff that fell off the truck? Did they make too much and now they gotta get rid of it somehow? And is it *really* authentic? You always gotta wonder, don’t you?
See, here’s the thing. Burberry, according to their annual report (at least the bit I saw about Q3 ending Dec 28, 2024), ain’t exactly booming. Retail revenue apparently took a bit of a dip. So maybe, just *maybe*, this “overrun” stuff is a way to, you know, secretly shift some product without totally tanking the brand’s image. I dunno, just a thought. I saw that the BRBY stock price (that’s Burberry’s ticker symbol, for those playing at home) is… well, you can look it up yourself. Let’s just say it’s a stock price.
And then you see all these listings, “Factory Surplus” screaming at you from the screen. Makes you think of like, a giant pile of slightly-imperfect Burberry scarves, doesn’t it? Maybe a stitch is off, or the color’s a *teensy* bit different. But hey, for a fraction of the price, who’s gonna complain, right? (Unless you’re, like, a *really* discerning fashionista. Which I am *so* not.)
But then again, there’s the whole “counterfeit” thing. Are these “overrun” items legit, or are they just really, *really* good fakes? It’s a gamble, isn’t it? Like, you could end up with a genuine Burberry treasure at a steal, or you could end up with something that falls apart after two washes. Decisions, decisions!
