Brylane Catalog Outlet Review

Like its sister website - Closeout Catalog Outlet (www.cboutlet.com) -  Brylane's Catalog Outlet is a website with constantly fluctuating offers and merchandise.  In addition, the site offers the Search by Size option that is supposed to save you precious time as you try to find items in your preferred size.  Time is the enemy when shopping here; it's sort of a here-today-gone-tomorrow bargain shopping experience. 

In my opinion, the Search by Size feature only saves time marginally. You can't be assured that your item is available until you get the email informing you that it has actually shipped.  On two separate occasions, I've attempted to purchase items -- a polo shirt for my hubby ($5.99) and a sheet set for the guest room ($12.99) -- and was allowed to put them in my shopping cart and place the order.  It was only after checkout, and after the order confirmation, that I finally received an email that the items were no longer available. 

To me, this is the worst part of the Brylane Catalog Outlet experience.   I understand that many items you want won't be available by the time you log on and browse the site.  However, if I don't get an "out of stock" message when I place an item in the cart and pay for it, I should not get an "out of stock" email in lieu of the shipping confirmation that I'm expecting.

The bottom line is that you can get an exceptional deal at this site if what you're in the market for happens to be in stock in your size.  It's great to think that you can nab a $50 comforter for $10.99, but don't believe it until you actually see the package at your doorstep.