Posts by bobdobalina

I was really hoping that other people would poast their jaspe shirts as well. I am disappointed.

I know that we need more J.Crew poasts. According to Wiktionary, Jaspe comes from French jaspé, the past participle of jasper ("to colour motley, so as to imitate jasper"), from jaspe ("jasper"), from Latin iaspis, from Ancient...

Any recommendations for cheap reweaving (or skillful blended patching)? I would prize price over quality as the hole is smallish and on the buttocks, and I'm too ugly for anyone to bother paying close attention to my behind.

You know what I hate? Train. Seriously, they're like the worst band ever. If Train were here right now, I would hit them in their smug little faces with a flashlight. Or a hammer. God, I hate those guys.

I have been buying LL Bean wool socks for about 20 years. They're the only thing I buy from LL Bean. I buy them because they last a long time, they don't shrink too much, they come in XL, and they offer different lengths.

We've sort of tried this before but I have a specific question and also I want to blather. My question: I have one of those awesome 25% until 10/11 cards and I want to buy some Thomas Mason shirts (Is there a better value than Thomas...

I bought my 257 on eBay too. Too bad for Crane's-- it seemed like they had something good going there.

Even though I suspect the brand is fictional, I'd be interested in identifying similar briefcases. Any ideas?

I see you are correct. Do you have the bag and/or opinions to share? Hopefully the good people at Crane's will see our dialogue and tell Filson that their inability to manage a supply chain (what is this, 1988?) is costing them.

Is it possible that I'm going to keep calling Crane's every week or two and that the Fall shipment of brown 257s will disappear during the gaps between my calls (as soon as they arrive)? I'm happy to wait a few weeks (both to save a few...