How is the Scott factory sale?

[nirvana42]

Hey everyone, was wondering if any of you have had any experience going to the schott factory sale? How big are the discounts on the products they regularly sell (I'm interested in the 371)? Would it be worth the trip from NYC via public transportation? Thanks!

 

[Aloysius]

I've driven 5 hours to it three times, so I think that answers your question.

The only shame is I didn't know about it when I lived in NYC and when I lived in NJ.

I'm not going this year because I have a work shift, but definitely go if you can.

 

[jchance]

According to Reddit of 2 years ago,
perfectos were in the $350-400 range. Prices were generally $100-$200 less than the prices on their website (sale or full-priced). Salesman’s samples were less than half of retail pricing, mostly in M and XL. For the $50 tent, the best deals are the men’s vests ($40 vs. $200 on website), men’s wool sweaters ($20 vs. $135), and men’s sweater jackets ($40 vs. $150-200)

 

[Aloysius]

According to Reddit of 2 years ago,
perfectos were in the $350-400 range.

Depends on the jacket, but that’s fairly doable. There’s one I got for $500 because it was a one-off with a unique leather, since I already had my 613SH I passed along the one I saw for $400 to another person there.

The most interesting jackets you’ll see won’t be Perfectos though imo. Look out for the cool stuff.

 

[nirvana42]

Depends on the jacket, but that’s fairly doable. There’s one I got for $500 because it was a one-off with a unique leather, since I already had my 613SH I passed along the one I saw for $400 to another person there.

The most interesting jackets you’ll see won’t be Perfectos though imo. Look out for the cool stuff.

So at least from what I gather, the best part of the sale are the chances of finding a unique jacket at a cheap price. But for someone like me who is looking for a specific jacket (the 371 in a large), I'm probably looking to get a discount that may be slightly better than the black friday sale, but not by much. It would be enticing to see if they have interesting suede/roughout jackets/truckers - but the 4 hour commute using public transportation (and holding a bunch of cash) doesn't seem worth it to me atm.

 

[Aloysius]

So at least from what I gather, the best part of the sale are the chances of finding a unique jacket at a cheap price. But for someone like me who is looking for a specific jacket (the 371 in a large), I'm probably looking to get a discount that may be slightly better than the black friday sale, but not by much. It would be enticing to see if they have interesting suede/roughout jackets/truckers - but the 4 hour commute using public transportation (and holding a bunch of cash) doesn't seem worth it to me atm.

They tend to have a ton of suede and other western style jackets hanging on the clearance racks.

You also don't need to take out money beforehand (though I usually do) as there are ATMs on site and the local PD comes to the sale to keep an eye on things.

 

[jchance]

So at least from what I gather, the best part of the sale are the chances of finding a unique jacket at a cheap price. But for someone like me who is looking for a specific jacket (the 371 in a large), I'm probably looking to get a discount that may be slightly better than the black friday sale, but not by much. It would be enticing to see if they have interesting suede/roughout jackets/truckers - but the 4 hour commute using public transportation (and holding a bunch of cash) doesn't seem worth it to me atm.

This is true for any sample sales, not just Schott: if you’re looking for a specific style in a specific size, you’re most likely not going to find that at a sample sale or at the end of season sale, when inventory is low and is mostly leftovers.

 

[nirvana42]

They tend to have a ton of suede and other western style jackets hanging on the clearance racks.

You also don't need to take out money beforehand (though I usually do) as there are ATMs on site and the local PD comes to the sale to keep an eye on things.

That's tempting lol. How quickly do the suede truckers (in large) sell out? Realistically I won't get there until the middle of the event, if end up going.

 

[nirvana42]

This is true for any sample sales, not just Schott: if you’re looking for a specific style in a specific size, you’re most likely not going to find that at a sample sale or at the end of season sale, when inventory is low and is mostly leftovers.

Yeah that's a fair point.

 

[nirvana42]

For those wondering how the sale environment is, found these 2 links from the 2023 and 2022 sales:

2023:

2022:

 

[polarWhite]

It was great. It wasn't excessively crowded.

Quite a few good pieces at the B-grade/sample section.

Many 613, 618, 519, 603US (Cafecto) and 568VN and etc along with some unique discontinued pieces like
619 and Per28 and etc.

Prices range from $300 to $400. I personally couldn't find the "defects" and frankly at that price point I wouldn't care as long as there's no holes, rips, non-functional zippers and such.

The regular A-grade pieces are discounted with 25% to 30% off.

They also had their Engineer Boots for $100

All in all, it was totally worth the drive with just a little bit of wait in line.

 

[nirvana42]

It was great. It wasn't excessively crowded.

Quite a few good pieces at the B-grade/sample section.

Many 613, 618, 519, 603US (Cafecto) and 568VN and etc along with some unique discontinued pieces like
619 and Per28 and etc.

Prices range from $300 to $400. I personally couldn't find the "defects" and frankly at that price point I wouldn't care as long as there's no holes, rips, non-functional zippers and such.

The regular A-grade pieces are discounted with 25% to 30% off.

They also had their Engineer Boots for $100

All in all, it was totally worth the drive with just a little bit of wait in line.

Awesome, glad it was worth it. I'll definitely try and get there next year. Were there a lot of options towards the end of the sale period?

 

[polarWhite]

Awesome, glad it was worth it. I'll definitely try and get there next year. Were there a lot of options towards the end of the sale period?

Not a lot but sometimes many people would grab a lot of pieces at the beginning and end up returning back to the rack after trying them out or changing their minds.

So you could find good pieces later in the morning.

 

[polarWhite]

 

[jchance]

For those wondering how the sale environment is, found these 2 links from the 2023 and 2022 sales:

2023:

2022:

Schott posted some pics taken from their 2025 sample sales on their social media.

 

[nirvana42]

Schott posted some pics taken from their 2025 sample sales on their social media.

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NIce, I'll probably make time (and a budget) for the sale next time.