A disappointing and stressful way to shop.
This is the third visit I've taken to the MOR outlet in out-of-the-way Altona North because I truly love the MOR brand. It's elegantly packaged, heavily perfumed and ticks all the boxes (Australia, Cruelty free, Doesn't give me a rash). So with the many MOR products I accidentally find myself buying - my body will be buttered for the next 50 years at this rate - why wouldn't I visit a FACTORY SALE!
My first visit was amazing - the large warehouse was opened up with thousands of different products lined up neatly on wooden pallets and crates. There were plenty of products to go around and plenty of room to navigate the many other women hunting a bargain. Prices were surprising low and a few of my favourite discontinued items we there! Joy! I left with a box.
Flash forward to the latest visit and the warehouse is closed, with just a small, nicely appointed shop open for trade. The shop is cute and the stock is neatly set out, but the middle of the floor holds a low pallet with more stock with a small square in which to navigate around. First problem. There are a few dozen other people cramming into this tiny space, grabbing and jostling making it a highly unpleasant experience. I'm immediately kicked by a toddler in a carry-backpack-thing, shoved by a women trying to grab the last of whatever was next to me, heaven forbid I get in her big, fat way and rudely told by some tag-along husband to "get in line", which there is no line and I am not buying anything. I stumble to the exit, get in the car and tell my husband to get me out of there. I buy nothing.
I'm actually not sad about the fact I bought nothing - the prices are the same than the retail outlet in DFO, which has much more stock than this outlet seemed to. I went fairly early in the day too, so I don't think I missed the best of the bunch.
So why then would I recommend this factory outlet? I wouldn't. Maybe if you lived on the street behind the outlet, walk over and take a look, but don't bother if you have to travel only to be disappointed. The prices are the same as Cosmetics Fragrance Direct at any DFO and it's a stressful experience you don't need. I won't bother going back to another MOR outlet sale ever and I can't suggest you do either. read more
