That’s how they are and this is offered by the ‘outlets’ of the Alkosto and Éxito chains

In recent days, it has been known that different chains have decided to lower the prices of different products that they offer in their stores, which has meant economic relief for many households, taking into account the high inflation that the country is currently going through.

And to this is added that it has become known that several ‘retail’ businesses allocate a good part of their products to be sold with great discounts in places known as ‘outlets’. These are some examples.

It went viral in TikTok a user video @orienredesThis is because the warehouse of one of the stores of the chain is shown in this Alkostoin which, as can be seen, a wide variety of products are offered with “enormous discounts”.

Inside this ‘outlet’ you can see from children’s toys or mattresses to household appliances, such as refrigerators, microwave ovens, televisions and washing machines of different brands.

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On her tour, the content creator showed the prices of some items. For example, in the refrigerator section, she found several with discounts of up to 45%, as the case of a refrigerator with a cost of 714,945 pesos, whose original value was 1,299,900 pesos.

In the washing machine area, the content creator found a branded one Samsung with an original value of 3,279,900 which, with a 45% discount, was left with a value of 1,803,945 pesos.

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In the television section, one was found with an original value of 29,999,900 pesos and with the same promotion it was left with a price of 16,499,945 pesos. “Other products that we all want at home had a better price”, added the tiktoker.

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The ‘influencer’ said that all these offers were found in the Bodega de Remates of the Alkosto de Ricaurte store, in carrera 30 #10-25. This type of ‘outlets’ are distinguished by selling items that are repaired, damaged, incomplete or that do not have a warranty included, hence their value is lower.

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Alkosto is not the only supermarket chain that has warehouses where products are offered at low cost. Quite the opposite: There are several important ‘retail’ companies in the country that also apply this method in their business model, as is the case of Éxito stores.

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The supermarket chain has an ‘outlet’ located in the Portal de La Sabana shopping center, in the town of Fontibón, in Bogotá, where you can find numerous clothing products at very low prices.

On a tour of the facility, the famous Bogotá ‘youtuber’ Diego Andariego He showed in one of his videos the different clothing items for men, women and children, which had huge discounts.

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During his visit to this ‘outlet’, the content creator came across garments with a discount of up to 90%. In general, these items were distinguished by having color palettes or fuchsia tickets.

However, unlike other ‘outlets’, the final discounted price of the items was not found on the labels, so the buyer had to do the math himself or go to the checkout with the object to find out the price. final value with discount.

The cost varied depending on the type of garment. A jacket, for example, could be priced at 79,900 pesos and have a 50% discount. These discounts also extended to the swimwear and baby clothing section, where you could find a package of five ‘bodies’ at 59,990 pesos.

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The content creator also found women’s underwear at 5,000 pesos, boxers at 44,900, and bras at 24,990 pesos. In addition, he came across offers on towels and other decorative things such as vases.

falabellathe Chilean retail chain has not been left behind either, since it also has a ‘hidden place’ where you can find a huge variety of items with great discounts.

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For this case, the ‘youtuber’ Male Travelerexplored the Falabella outlet, located in the Hayuelos shopping center, also in the town of Fontibón.

In this warehouse, the content creator mentioned that “They have unimaginable discounts. We find things with 20, 30, 40, 60 and up to 70% discount”, adding that, according to him, several products “are worth it”. Within the offer are refrigerators, dryers, toys, furniture, air fryers, footwear, clothing, among other items.

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To show an example, the young man walked around the space showing a air fryer with a base price of 600,000 pesos, but with the discount, it had a final price of 85,900 pesos.

It also showed that in the household items line, there was a set of six-unit glasses, however, one of these was chipped, so the final value of the combo was 24,000 pesos.

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