Inside an Amazon and Target Liquidation Center: Photos

Publish date: 2024-05-03

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Ever wonder what happened to those clothes you ordered online that don't fit quite right or the phone case that you decided is kind of ugly? They may be resold at a liquidation center for cheap. 

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For a long time, returns were a headache for retailers, leading to boxes of opened goods piled up in a corner. Now, many major retailers like Amazon and Target are outsourcing their returns to liquidation centers so they can extract every last penny from their products and give them a second life. 

Insider's Aaron Mok visited a liquidation center in January in Long Island, New York, and spent hours sorting through apparel, electronics, office supplies, and other miscellaneous products to find the best deals. 

Here is what he found. 

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