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post #106 of 116
6/7/09 at 2:22am
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I would also like to extend to all of you the offer of a phone appointment that I mentioned to RatherAnOddball. Feel free to message me here or by e-mail (mcmillin@gmail.com) and we can set something up if you have more in-depth questions or want to explore an answer further.
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post #107 of 116
6/7/09 at 9:07am
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In answer to a private message: the upcoming 50% off sale is called Super Tuesday...Tuesday, June 16th, 2009. Most stores are open 8a-10p.
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post #108 of 116
10/13/09 at 12:21am
This is kinda dead, but I need to vent. I just returned from my local JAB and the pricing system sucks. I understand having a sale, but tag the damn item. Everything I tried on required the sales lady to check the price "and see what she could do". That shit sucks.
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post #109 of 116
12/4/10 at 4:44am
hope there's no problem bringing up a dead thread... but does anyone have experience with these suits? http://www.josbank.com/menswear/shop...1_10050_229136 they look interesting and i'm wondering if it's worth the 40 mile drive to my nearest one.
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post #110 of 116
10/22/11 at 6:11pm

here is my experience with jab suits.  i bought a suit there for $200.  it was/originally listed at $400.  two years later, it is falling apart.  meanwhhile, a suit by alfani bought a macys at around the same time.  its in great shape and just feels nicer.  i probably will not but another suit from jab.  i did just today get two sets of shoe trees for $12.50 eachfrom jab, so that was nice!

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post #111 of 116
10/22/11 at 6:59pm
I went with my son-in-law to JAB today. He needed a suit. I was talking with the sales associate and he was telling me how good their suits were. I quote, "Our signature gold are the equivalent of the top of the line Hickey Freeman or Oxxford and our Platinum suits are the equivalent of Brioni." I couldn't help myself and I started to laugh, he was offended. He said, "You don't believe me?" and I replied, "No sir, I don't. In fact, you don't know what you are talking about." I wasn't trying to offend him, I just thought it was funny. Why do they train their sales associates to say such things? I have some Signature Gold sport coats and I really like them. I bought them mostly for the patterns. I too hate their advertisements and now I hate the mumbo jumbo that their sa's spout.
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post #112 of 116
10/23/11 at 7:13am

This may be a naive question, but I subscribed to the JAB mailing list a few months ago and quickly unsubscribed because I was getting nearly daily e-mails about sales like buy 1 suit, get 2 free etc etc. How can JAB afford to do this?

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post #113 of 116
10/23/11 at 7:42am
their marketing model im sure works but it is pretty pathetic. i get like 5 emails per week promoting their absurd bogo sales. to take full advantage of these so called sales, they are still separatinng you from $500 or so. for that, id rather get one quality piece that will last a while.
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post #114 of 116
10/23/11 at 8:41am
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Originally Posted by brokemedstudent View Post

How can JAB afford to do this?

Because JAB's retail price exists only to enhance the perceived value of the "sales," which are more like the regular price.
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post #115 of 116
10/23/11 at 9:09am
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Originally Posted by Grenadier View Post

Because JAB's retail price exists only to enhance the perceived value of the "sales," which are more like the regular price.

Exactly. A suit is not really a 800 dollar suit when it is perpetually on sale for 199.
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post #116 of 116
10/23/11 at 9:59am
Are any of them fully canvassed?

Also, do you sell clothes based on customer ignorance and lack of knowledge?

If someone asked you in store how you compare to Polo Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Black Label, or even Ralph Lauren Purple Label, what would you say?
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