JC Penny Suit Clearance

JC Penny has rather large selection of mens suits, suit jackets, and dress pants at 75% off. I had a formal last night (Saturday) and stopped by a few hours earlier.. ended up with a full Stafford suit for 75 bucks (retail was 300), and threw in two pairs of plaid dress pants at 15 bucks each. This appears to be B&M only; I priced the suit at JCPenny.com and it's only 33% off (costs 199.99.) This was in the Albany, NY store, and the Mens Department salesman told me other stores were doing it as well. I also saw a selection of Tuxedo jacket + pant combos for 99.99. Not a bad investment.

There was also a rack of much higher end suits (starting retail 500+ dollars) that were marked down to 75% off.

I saw the same thing in Southern California B&M

I've never bought a suit at JC Penney before, but other department stores typically do the alterations (or send them off to be done--I know Macy's and, back in the day, Dayton's use to do it). The only difference I've noticed is that it typically takes longer than elsewhere and you don't usually have the option to rush the job at additional cost.

Greygooser said: never bought a suit from a department store... do they do adjustments/fittings there, or are you on your own?

Throw in a 15% off coupon to bring it down to $63.75 (requires a previous purchase).

Just FYI, the first time I went suit shopping, I went to JCPenney's... most of the suits looked really cheap. I ended up going to Macy's and got a really nice RL suit (although it was about 3x more than most of the suits at JCP). Macy's was also able to do a rush alteration on my suit and it was done that afternoon... even though I had to pay quite a bit more for the alterations.

I buy Portly size suits from J C Penney, which reduces the amount of alterations needed. Look at the 44P (and similar) sizes if you are girth-challenged and normally require tailor-made Both trousers and coats are available in the P variant.

No deal in Jackson, Michigan

I want to confirm for Deptford Mall in South Jersey. I paid $50 for the long coat that normally costs $200, also bought 3 pairs of high end boots - they are all 75%. Also bought bedding set - I left the mall with the trunk full of nice stuff

Last year I purchased a hot looking $600 Italian suit at JCp's for $105 during one of these sales.
Yes they have some cheap suits like everyone else but they also have some damn good stuff as well.

Are all the bar codes from the 15% coupon the same? mine is MC44493000000000000000000

I had a short notice interview and had to get a suit quickly couple years ago. No time for alterations. I went to JCP and they have a lot of "seperates" so you can mix and match. The guy was awesome, patient and really helped me out. I still have and use that suit. It has heald up well.

Yes, there regular $69 suits (or w/e) are cheap. But go up just one or two and they are a decent suit. Especially if you are in hurry.

But yes they do alterations as well. Recommended.

I dont know if this has been mentioned before but a "ok" suit that has been tailored really well is a lot better than a great suit that hasn't been tailored well. The main difference is the expensive ones wrinkle less easily.

Are the women's suits on sale a well?
Thanks!

Just a heads up- this sale has been going on for quite a while (2 weeks or so). They also have ties, dress shirts and winter-wear for 75% off as well. I went last week and they only had a few suit styles on clearance (none that fit me) but tons of dress shirts. My advice- HURRY

nanoaero said: I just called the JCPenny here in Lafayette, In. They have a 75% off sale on Wednesday. Until then its a 50 % off sale.

Thanks for the info. I guess I shouldn't wait until the F&F 20% off this Sunday.

Has anyone managed to get a 15% coupon? I tried the survey with the access codes posted above, but they didn't work.

It's only 50% off at the Queens Center mall in Queens, NY.

NYBonk said: i'm also in albany, ny, and after going to JC penny tonight i was very disapointed. There were NO 75% off to be found in the suits section i need a tux or nice suit for upcoming weddings, and i was realy hoping to find some deals.

I'm shocked. You went to Crossgates Mall? The sale was still going on as of Sunday, and there was a ton of stuff left.

If anybody needed coupon pm me... i will reply back with the details

Went to Gainesville, FL store yesterday. No major sale on suits. Did pick up a couple of amazing deals on sweaters ... $4.97 marked down from $42.00 but selection in their clearance sections was extremely limited.

cve3 said: djack15 said: Just FYI, the first time I went suit shopping, I went to JCPenney's... most of the suits looked really cheap. I ended up going to Macy's and got a really nice RL suit (although it was about 3x more than most of the suits at JCP).(...)

Just make sure you leave the RL tag on the sleeve so people know it's a RL suit.

Sorry if I am being a dud here - I see some people leaving the tag on the sleeves.... what's with that ?