Merchandise arrives at the outlet from the Goodwill stores via truck three or four times a day. Its shelf-life is brief. In the stores, items, which go for about $5 to $40, have a week or two to find a home. In the outlet, they have a day. What does not sell in one day at the outlet is baled and sold by the ton to textile recyclers. (Nonclothing items are sold to salvage.)

Some shoppers come a long way to buy clothes. Kenia Almanzar, 63, said she traveled to the United States from the Dominican Republic once a month to shop at the outlet and at similar ones in New Jersey and Connecticut. Ms. Almanzar said that she used to sell new clothes, but that after struggling with taxes imposed on small businesses she closed her shop and began reselling Americans’ discarded clothing.

Next to the outlet is an Indoor Extreme Sports center, where people play paintball and zombie laser tag. What happens at the outlet can sometimes resemble an indoor extreme sport. “When the covers come off, let’s just say it’s every man for themselves,” said Jonathan Love, 29, who came to the outlet looking for vintage clothes he would sell on Instagram. “People go in and they dig and they just throw. I’ve had a shoe fly past my head. I’ve learned to just stand back and let the crazy happen.”

Higinio Flores, 80, the father of one of the Dominican women, sat waiting while his daughter shopped. “They get into it,” he said. “They fight, but they don’t get physical.”

The fights, according to regulars, arise from dueling factions.

“There’s a group that dominates us,” Ms. Infante said. She pointed out a cluster of Dominican women whom she identified as the old-timers at the outlet. She said that last year, after the management let customers use sacks and plastic bags instead of just draping the clothes over their arms, the women started hoarding. They would grab clothes by the armful and would later gather in a corner to cherry-pick the best items.

“Sometimes they’re very pushy,” Ms. Infante said. “They come ready to fight. The weaker of us can’t get in and get anything.” She added, “I used to get 50 or 60 pounds, now I’m getting 20 or 15.” she said.