Was this a good deal?



PTWilliams said:

Is this a good deal at <$200 used? I'd have fun wearing it, its a cotton and Hickey Freeman, not one of my brands, and I've bought Brioni for less than that.

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Listen, I'm from the South and thus may be a bit biased as I am partial to Seersucker coats and pants for fun summer wear. I hear you on the brands, I tend to like Hickey Freeman as I personally own several sports coats and a couple HF suits. I think Hickey Freeman offers great quality but Brioni is shade superior. I think how much south of $200 the HF Seersucker is, whether Brioni offers something similiar at a similar price, and your individual needs have to be taken into considertaion to determine whether it is actually a good deal. Nevertheless, I have found it difficult to find seersucker Suits and SCs in that particular color. I have both brown and blue, so I might be tempted to pull the trigger on this is if I were you. Hope this helps.



NORE said:

Seersucker/pincord is one of those items you may pull out 1 time each year. Considering that, I wouldn't pay more than $100 on a seersucker coat. New.
A few years back I found a PRL blue/white seersucker jacket at Marshalls my wife loved when I tried on. It was my size, was side vented and was only $49. New.
I wore it around the store then put it back, cause, when am I really gonna wear this?

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Granted my wife is Southern by birth but I have to say...if you've got the complexion for it and the right attitude, the ladies love a man in seersucker. I think it's the texture....ribbed for her enjoyment.

That said...don't ever pay more than $200 for it.



Rich0116 said:

Granted my wife is Southern by birth but I have to say...if you've got the complexion for it and the right attitude, the ladies love a man in seersucker. I think it's the texture....ribbed for her enjoyment.
That said...don't ever pay more than $200 for it.

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Well women certainly love confidence and I think it takes a confident man to tackle a Seersucker SC or a bowtie. When you combine the two ala this you end up winning like this

I’m not sure I have the flamboyant personality required for a bow tie, I'll stick with the ascot. Im thinking dark denim jeans with white shirt and blue ascot, very light beige jeans with blue shirt and paisley ascot,

Don't sell yourself short, an ascot requires a certain degree of personality. While I own a few bow ties I have not taken the leap and purchased an ascot yet. The fact that it is always 95+ around these parts may account for that fact. I can only imagine how an ascot in this weather would cut off air circulation around my chest and neck region. Although, you can never go wrong with your dark denim/sport coat combination.

"Good Deal" is highly subjective. We purchase "dreams" not items when we buy something. We're buying the way the item will make us feel - not necessarily what it will do, so that plays a major factor into someone's decision to purchase. We all have different dreams and emotions so therefore it's hard to generalize whether something is a "good deal". Another thing to consider is a person's accessibility to the items they want to purchase - be it accessible financially or accessible physically/geographically. So for instance; if a great pair of new English-made chocolate-brown suede cap toe oxfords would cost me $300 plus $30 shipping plus $30 taxes plus $40 in duties and brokerage fees ($400) I might find this unaccessable - both financially and because the shoes are physically across the Atlantic ocean. But if an opportunity arises to purchase these same shoes lightly used on SF for $80 from a North American seller, then in my mind that is a GREAT DEAL!

(and then my dreams have all come true....well, maybe not....but I feel good and I've got an awesome pair of oxfords and $320 left in my pocket to chase other dreams and emotions around the SF sales forum!)

...and yeah, the chick in the picture above is hot! Wear seersucker!

rcoreytaylor,

Excellent analysis and explanation of the subjectivity of "a good deal." Again I think a good deal is the perfect combination of the following: (1) Need for an item; (2) Quality of the item (which to a degree can be subjective); (3) Personal desire; (3) Accessibility to like/similar items; and (4) Cost. Ultimately, while there is some subjectivity, I believe one could discern a good deal by always looking @ quality + need + cost of a purchase. Thoughts?



balla25 said:

rcoreytaylor,
Excellent analysis and explanation of the subjectivity of "a good deal." Again I think a good deal is the perfect combination of the following: (1) Need for an item; (2) Quality of the item (which to a degree can be subjective); (3) Personal desire; (3) Accessibility to like/similar items; and (4) Cost. Ultimately, while there is some subjectivity, I believe one could discern a good deal by always looking @ quality + need + cost of a purchase. Thoughts?

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Maybe something like:

DESIRE + (QUALITY: $$$) = PURCHASE DECISION and potential "good deal" as a result

Again Corey, I think "need" should be a primary consideration in whether to purchase an item. For example, I recently ran across a decently priced pair of black Gravati shoes that I elected not to purchase. Did I desire them? You better believe I did? But I already have to many black shoes as it is so I did not pull the trigger. If you have to many of particular item (style, color, etc) no matter your desire it still will not equate to a good deal. Another factor to consider is actual wear. Although, I have a lot of black shoes my style evolution has limited my use for them. If I already have a ton of black shoes that I do not wear will the new pair even make it into my already limited black shoe rotation? If a shoe is never worn was it really a good deal? IMHO, the need for an item (desire) + quality product (reduced/discounted price) + actual use = a good deal. Just my thoughts.



balla25 said:

Again Corey, I think "need" should be a primary consideration in whether to purchase an item. For example, I recently ran across a decently priced pair of black Gravati shoes that I elected not to purchase. Did I desire them? You better believe I did? But I already have to many black shoes as it is so I did not pull the trigger. If you have to many of particular item (style, color, etc) no matter your desire it still will not equate to a good deal. Another factor to consider is actual wear. Although, I have a lot of black shoes my style evolution has limited my use for them. If I already have a ton of black shoes that I do not wear will the new pair even make it into my already limited black shoe rotation? If a shoe is never worn was it really a good deal? IMHO, the need for an item (desire) + quality product (reduced/discounted price) + actual use = a good deal. Just my thoughts.

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Sure, that's reasonable. I simply remember all of the times that I convinced myself that I "needed" something - hell, I continue to do just that! Ultimately it's emotions. It drives us all and we build a case around them to justify our needs....human nature.