factory rejects
Products deemed unsellable
Factory rejects are manufactured items that fail quality control standards and cannot be sold as first-quality merchandise.
They may have cosmetic flaws, minor defects, or functional problems.
Some are sold at discount through outlet stores or seconds sales: These shoes were factory rejects—one sole is slightly thicker than the other.
The term extends figuratively to people deemed defective or inadequate: He called us factory rejects who'd never amount to anything.
- secondsTime units, or extras
- defectsFaults or imperfections
- irregularsUnofficial combatants or anomalies
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- damagedMade worse by injury
blemished · scratch and dent · imperfect · outlet · clearance · discount · surplus · overstock · discontinued · scratched · dented · misshapen · substandard · bottom of the barrel · salvage · job lot · warehouse · bargain
- defective merchandiseproduct defects, hidden defects, malfunctions, dead on arrival, DOA
- bargain itemsclearance racks, discount bins, closeouts, price cuts, deep discounts
- bargain goodscloseout, clearance, liquidation, markdown, discounts
factory rejectsluxury goods
Costly non-essential purchases
collector's items · limited editions · designer items · artisanal goods
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