TJ Maxx

Surprised to see so many good-​ish reviews here.
I’ve had some good shopping experiences at other TJ Maxx stores, but I’ve never, ever, found any clothing here. Maybe the women’s selection is better, but for men, it’s a small, haphazard collection of mostly horrible stuff in weird sizes.
What I have bought are a few random gadgets found in the kitchen section, so there’s that. But for clothing, I don’t know why I still continue to look, expecting that THIS time, it will be different. It’s never different.

Even though this place is packed with all kinds of stuff, I manage to find what I’m looking for!
Today I had a refund gift card from Marshals. They allowed me to use it here at TJ Max. I was so happy to use my refund. I left happy with my purchase.
At checkout I didn’t speak to a cashier that was friendly. In fact I was waiting in line with no customers a head of me. They are busy talking. Two of us in line being ignored. I wasn’t in a rush. I left glad that I don’t need anything else for now!
You have to be in the right mood to shop here. I will say they welcomed us with Good Morning at the door. Most of the floor help are friendly. The employees in hand bags are really nice. They have their hands full with all the merchandise! Three big bins of handbags to find space to display them.
Look careful at what you purchase. It’s fifty fifty chance you’ll get a good deal. That’s my opinion!

its good. you get all important stuff here

I pretty much buy everything I own at the TJMaxx/​Home Goods/Marshall’s chain, and everything I want shows up eventually. Seriously. Designer togs that sell for three times the price at Bloomie’s? Check. Bed linens? Check. Weird organic health food items? Check.
The problem with this TJMaxx location (Hello Corporate?!) is the blasé attitude of much of the staff (and ergo, the managers). Sure, the place runs. But could it be run better? HELL yes. You’ve found some great stuff. You’re all excited. You head over to the bank of a dozen cash registers to pay… only to discover that there are only 3 or 4 cashiers on duty (if you’re lucky), the manager is ignoring the line of 40 people waiting patiently and ergo, the line is moving reeaallly slowly.
How many times have I put the items I was going to purchase down and walked out? Many.
Other annoying issues: expensive make-​up and nail polish put out unprotected on the shelves, where it is opened and experimented with (so much for that Nars eye shadow…). Bins of new merchandise left in the aisles for hours, waiting to be stocked. And obviously returned, dirty/​worn merchandise put back on the shelves.
The Home Goods «sister store» across the street is cleaner, better stocked and better run all around. It’s a pleasure to shop there (although there are also a few wacky cashiers… but at least they’re ringing stuff up!). But still, like night and day.

I have been to many TJMaxx around the country. I even worked at one for a few month. This one however was not easy to navigate. I had trouble finding clearance. I found myself walking all over the store looking for my size. When I found the cashiers, the line moved pretty fast and the cashiers were very nice.

This is the BEST TJ Maxx in the metro area that I’ve found. There is one a few blocks from my house in Brooklyn, but I make the trek all the way here because it is THAT much better.

For anyone wondering about the condition of the home décor section in this particular TJ Maxx — I will tell ya — It’s actually pretty decent. Despite the fact that there is a Home Goods across the street.
However if you are out and about and specifically looking for a new lamp or a couple pillows for the couch then I’d stick with Home Goods. While TJ had a few aisles full of goods it was put together so haphazard I didn’t really want to spend any time there.
Unfortunately I didn’t spend much more time in the store, but the place was bigger than I thought it would be. And the majority of the store appeared to be apparel, so there’s lots to comb through if you’ve got the time.

Crazy hectic, but I did find a few good buys in the home area, which I thought was actually better than their sister store Homegoods…

Underground stores give me the willies. Having had a background in insurance, I always look for the exit, and plan for an escape route in case of fire. This TJ Maxx is conveniently located to Whole Foods and Michael’s Crafts in Manhattan Valley, and hence, always worth a pop in when in the nabe. Like all the TJ Maxx stores, bargains can be had if you have the time to peruse. Just don’t come during busy hours or racks will look messy and the store unorganized. At off hours, it’s good for what I love to do at discounters, browse for exercise clothing or bakeware. Brand name shampoos can even be found here at bargain prices. But I stay at this location shorter than any of the others, even though it always seems less crowded than the one at Columbus Circle or 6^th Avenue. It’s that underground thing!

I stumbled on TJ Maxx late in my trip. I made my way down into this dungeon basement store to find quite a large department store type of shop. They have plenty of clothes, homewares, travel goods, etc.
Look, it felt a little run down, sure. But everything is discount, and the couple times I came in for something they had it and at a good price. I also found the staff to be friendly and helpful.
For the prices, I couldn’t ask for more.

Not the best TJ I’ve been to.
Still it’s a TJ and everyone knows Professor MAxx knows how to drive a hard bargain wherever he’s posting up. Would I ever give a TJ Maxx 5 stars? No. But I will say I have been to a TJ MAXX that I’d give comfortable 4 stars to (Paramus, NJ).
Jean selection is vast, but as you know by goign to TJ Maxx there is a rason why Armani jeans are being sold for $ 50 there. Couple strings hanging loose on my armani jeans and a wiers white bleach stain on another pair of jeans I got there.
Nice button down selection too but I’ve seen better. Remember that all the nice button downs are in plastic casing so you have to try them out at home and return them if they do not fit.
All in all a huge TJ Maxx that sells almost everything you could think of besides groceries (although they do sell candy). Solid luggage selection on your way down the first escalator.

All tj maxx and Marshall’s are garbage stores to me. Everything is always all over the place. But they have good brands. The best part dogs are allowed whoooop whoooop and they have dog items

A tiny little TJ Maxx. Shoved in a basement. Is it better than the one on 6^th? I’m not sure. It’s not thrilling, but it’s not terrible.

This TJ Maxx is on point. I always end up going in for one thing and come out with much much more (good for the soul, yet not the wallet :-/​).
I bought some sick, I mean SICK booties here. They are my go-​to show stopper shoes (shoe selection here is to dye for!) The «Rip the Runway» section also has some hot finds.
The staff is extremely friendly, especially the check-​out guys.
I’m not really a fan of the layout of the store, some things just seem out of place… but when you become a regular maxonista like me you know how to navigate this exquisite warehouse of goodies.

It’s a TJ Maxx, pretty much like every other one out there.
One thing I despise about this branch in particular is that it feels like they are located in a catacomb. It’s like 200 feet underground, so I actually get really claustrophobic if I spend too much time walking around.
However, as with any other TJ Maxx out there, you can get a decent deal here if you don’t mind spending a few hours digging through all of their stock. I recently picked up a bottle of Burberry for gentlemen here for just $ 18, which was a pretty good deal.

I like browsing TJ Maxx, but this one was slightly lacking. I was really looking for household goods this time around, and I found their selection to be missing several items that I had found in other TJ Maxx locations. Well, I guess across the street is Home Goods, which is basically the housewares section for TJ Maxx. I did pick up a paper towel holder for $ 10, as well as a cute Lilly-​Pulitzer-​esque apron for $ 13.
They have designer items (7 for all mankind, Tahari, Nanette Lepore, etc.) but I don’t find the prices that cheap — usually like $ 90 for the designer jeans, $ 100 for jackets, etc.
There are restrooms here in the back, which is nice. This TJ Maxx is located a few steps away from the 96^th street subway station, which is great!

This neighborhood desperately needed some clothing stores, but this particular TJ Maxx location didn’t quite fill my type of void because I’m used to bigger TJ Maxxes with vast selections. However, there are a few jewels to be found once in a while, such as a crisp Cole Haan trench in camel and black in size xs– which you know will be snapped up by someone else if you’re not fast enough to draw your gun.
I always go to these discount stores because the shoe section has optons for women with size 5 feet. So easy to just scan your eyes and pick out a pair to try on! One day, I was tempted to buy a pair of Stuart Weitzman gold slingbacks ($ 198) but my toes looked too funny in them– something I’d overlook if the shoes were more deeply discounted. hehe

** 1,100 review **
It looks like, for the most part, most people didn’t like TJ Maxx when it first opened. This TJ Maxx had areas of more organization than in other areas, but that’s what you get for the cheap prices.
For example, I wasn’t quite sure what was up with their housewares item. I found boxes/​containers in three different aisles. And why do they have Halloween stuff up already?
Nonetheless, I found some cheap décor for my apartment and some yummy treats. I was a bit disappointed in their throw pillows, but what are you going to do? Next time, I’ll check out the clothes…

Yess, the cheaper, better organized cousin on Marshall’s has come to my neighborhood.
As others have mentioned, there is no cell phone service down here so it’s a strangely quiet shopping experience. It’s big enough for NY but not as big as the others I’ve seen, so I was able to browse through most of the clearance aisles (mama only shops in the clearance aisle) in one weekday night. Clothing was pretty well-​organized size-​wise, but I don’t think I got anything that was a complete steal. I was mostly looking for work out clothes, and some of the stuff wasn’t that much marked down from regular price. The fitting rooms are very nice and new, but no one was at the table when I rolled up so I just took my 8 pieces + cart and all into a room. I only looked at the clothing section, but when I was in line I saw an adorable porcelain cat’s bowl with fish and a cat chef that I ended up buying for $ 4… I think that might have been the highlight of my shopping experience.
(Other purchases were a Adidas short sleeve work out shirt for $ 15 [i might be returning that], a long sleeve New Balance work out shirt for $ 5 [it was kind of dusty], and a grey hoodie sweater for $ 10.)

Whenever I visit a TJ Maxx it’s always when I’m home in Colorado. I go in, spend $ 50 and leave with a years worth of clothing. I had no idea any existed in NYC, so I was excited when Margot G. discovered this brand new location on the UWS.
The location is somewhat obscure to all but those who live in the area, but still easy to get to from the 96^th st. 1, 2, 3 station. Once there you head DEEP underground, down an escalator with lots of TJ Maxx/​NYC mashups alongside the walls. I mention the subterranean aspect of the store because I was awaiting a friend’s call which never arrived due to the lack of service that far down! So if you’re expecting a call/​text don’t go down! (that’s what she said).
The store was well laid out and extremely clean. There’s a Marshall’s (similar to TJ) out in Astoria where I reside, yet I despise going there. I’m all for bargains, but not if it involves sifting through stuff on the floor. TJ Maxx, however, was neat, well organized (the right sizes on the right rack!) and well stocked.
Despite the large selection of clothes, I didn’t really see anything that I liked. Though I did get two packs of socks for $ 7.99 (would’ve run me $ 30…). Their motto is something like «thousands of new items every week» so it’s definitely a good idea to check back. Kinda like I do every couple months when I’m back in Colorado!
No real complaints, except for waiting in line too long when there was no one ahead of me. That wasn’t necessarily the employees’ fault though. One register had an old customer who smelled strongly of cat food, while the other had another old woman literally picking out individual coins from her purse. Wah Wahhh…