What’s new on Outlet Plug

Outlet sales come and go fast, and most of them only show up in an app or an email. Now they're all on one page.

• Every sale running now, with its start and end dates
• Where it works: nationwide, or only in certain states
• The fine print in plain words: what's excluded, who qualifies, limits
• Pick your state and star your favourite stores so their sales show first (saved on your phone, no account)

Example: Nike's Member offer, 20% off Nov 5–15, also works on markdowns at Nike Factory and Clearance stores. That last part was buried in the fine print. It's on the card.

Bought nothing at release? Release Watch follows a sneaker from release day until it first shows up below retail in a store or outlet.

• Still full retail: the price, style code, how many days it has held full price, and when we last saw it on a shelf
• Marked down: the first store we saw it below retail, the date, the price and the % off
• Each pair says if we saw it on release day, or how many days after

Example: the Jordan 6 "White Infrared" released Saturday, Nov 7, and we saw it in store that day. It's now on the list, and the day it drops below retail, you'll see where and for how much.

This page. Every week we list what changed on Outlet Plug, in plain English.

• New features, improvements and fixes, grouped by week
• Each one says what it does and gives a real example
• Big updates get their own post the day they land
• There's an RSS feed if you'd rather have it come to you

Example: when the Sales page launched, its note was up the same week, with the Nike offer that started it.

Our store directory covers 4,000+ outlet locations. Now it can tell you which ones actually have what you're after.

• Search by model or style code ("Dunk", "DD1391")
• Filter by price (up to $50, $75, $100, $150) and by when the pair was found (last 7, 30 or 90 days)
• A store only shows when one real find matches everything you picked, so "Nike, up to $50" means a Nike pair at $50 or less
• Store counts and the latest find at each store are more accurate
• We check store pins against the location in our own photos, so finds land on the right storefront

Example: pick "last 30 days" and "up to $50" to see the outlets that had a pair at $50 or less this month. And when two stores share a parking lot, each find now goes to the store it was actually in.

Small fixes that make the site easier to find and use.

• Page titles show in full in search results, instead of being cut off
• Finds and Releases have clearer headings
• Filter and sort links work on every page of Finds, not just the first
• Our RSS feeds list the latest finds and articles
• Photos describe where they were taken, for people using screen readers

Example: a Google result for a find now shows the shoe and its price in full, instead of a title cut off halfway.

Sent us a find? It gets onto the site faster now.

• We fill in the shoe's details (name, style code, colorway) in fewer steps
• No account needed: two photos, the store and the price

Example: you snap the shoe and its price tag at a Nike Factory store and send it. We match the shoe and publish it, without a long back-and-forth.

The same sneaker can be listed a dozen ways. Now every find points to the one right shoe, which makes comparing prices easy.

• Nike and Jordan pairs carry their official model names, so searching by model finds the right pairs
• Each find suggests other sightings of the same shoe first, so you can compare prices across stores
• Every find links to its shoe page, with the full price history and Deal Score
• Every link opens the same secure outletplug.com address

Example: on a Kobe 1 Protro find, the related finds now start with the two other times we saw that exact pair, so you can see if the price you're looking at is a good one.

Nike Refurbished pairs are a different deal: cheaper, one of a kind, and not for everyone. Now you can find them, or skip them.

• A Refurb tab with every refurbished pair we've found
• Each pair shows its Nike grade, explained in Nike's own words
• The refurbished price and any extra in-store discount are both shown

Example: a pair graded "Gently worn" sits on the clearance wall in a lidless box. The find tells you that before you drive there.

You should know what we do with your information, and be able to say no.

• Terms of Service and an updated Privacy Policy, written in plain language
• Ask us to delete your data from a form on the site
• We confirm the request by email and keep you updated until it's done

Example: if you sent us a find and want your name and email gone, request it, confirm the email, and you'll get a message when it's done.

Found a deal a friend needs to see? Share it in one tap.

• Every find page has a Share button
• It gives you a short outletplug.com link, ready for texts, group chats and social posts
• The link opens the find with its photo, price and store

Example: send your group chat one short link instead of a long web address.

We rebuilt the OP logo from a clean master file, so it looks sharp at every size.

• Your browser tab
• Your phone's home screen, if you saved the site there
• Our Instagram posts

Example: the small icon in your browser tab is now the real OP mark, not a blurry stand-in.