The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[dahl5yankees]

Twin Cities, Unique Thrift has some great quality but more expensive. Memorial Day is 50% off. Would love to know where Nataku shops.

 

[EBTX66]

Originally Posted by frenchy

mine is a size zero

You suck

Originally Posted by matt22616

Ya, 2's not that small.

You suck +1

Originally Posted by justinsmnz

Same, haha.

with the 34C's to boot.

You suck +2

All of you are amateurs, though: my wife's are 38 DDD

Originally Posted by Ajaxv2

Any advice for thrifting in the Twin Cities?

Just accept that Nataku has beat you to everything worth a damn and if you see Antirabbit, RUN!!!

 

[mat135ta]

Found two Oxxford suits with large waist size. Is it possible to alter a half-lined Oxxford jacket for someone with 38" waist to my 34" waist?

 

[frenchy]

Originally Posted by EBTX66

You suck

You suck +1

You suck +2

All of you are amateurs, though: my wife's are 38 DDD



Just accept that Nataku has beat you to everything worth a damn and if you see Antirabbit, RUN!!!

i will raise the stakes
size zero
34
...and ASIAN...(lucy liu type)

 

[EBTX66]

Originally Posted by frenchy

i will raise the stakes
size zero
34
...and ASIAN...(lucy liu type)

Outstanding.

However, I see your bet and raise you: 38DDD, size 8 ... and LATINA (Eva Mendez type).
Oh, yeah; I'm 43 and she's 31.

I'm such a rockstar that I shop in thrift stores...

 

[antirabbit]

Have you ever had one of those thrifting moments when you are like: "OMG! OMG! I can't believe I found something of this high value!" And then do a little Googling and have your hopes dashed?
I found a Strativarius violin dated 1714 today. Only to find out it is a copy made in Germany, still from the 1700's.

There went my hopes of retiring tomorrow.

Here is a link to the violin photos, also a vintage AE u-throat burgundy, 8.5, and vintage Mason Chippewa Falls wing tips. I think they are shell.

http://img10.imageshack.us/g/......79.jpg/

Yeah, so first off, the bow is garbage, you have a greater chance of finding a good bow with a **** violin than you do finding a great violin with a **** bow.
2nd of all, if you look inside and it is "made by" Strad, Guarnari, or Amati, its fake/repo.
There are other makers that are repo'd as well, but not nearly as much as the "Trinity" of makers from Cremona. I would be suspect of anything "old Italian".
My violin teacher did get a violin from an old lady that had a treasure in her closet, but it was not found at a thrift store, and she knew what she had, but wanted significantly less than it was worth.
Better if you find an old English or French violin as they are likely to be authentic and worth serious money.
Better yet, look at the bows if you run across a violin. They are often worth more than the **** violin they come with.
Look for a name above the frog (the large ebony part that the hair attaches to), and look to see if the metal on it is either gold or sterling silver.
If they are, likely it is a valuable bow. Decent bows start around $3K and go up to several hundred thousand dollars.

 

[EBTX66]

Originally Posted by antirabbit

...Decent bows start around $3K and go up to several hundred thousand dollars.

Seriously? I had no idea. I hope my son takes up the guitar...

I love this thread: it's about thrift store finds but today I've already talked about boobs and vintage violins.

Of course, any minute now someone's going to post how the thread has gone to sh*t.

 

[gaseousclay]

Originally Posted by Ajaxv2

Any advice for thrifting in the Twin Cities?
I usually go to Arc's Value Village or Goodwill. Arc seems to have a slightly better selection of used men's clothing - I frequently come across Brooks Brothers stuff but have also seen random goods by Robert Talbott, Hugo Boss, etc. I have yet to find any clothing worth purchasing at Goodwill. I generally only go to the one out in Bloomington (off of Lyndale Ave) but have always left empty handed. Savers will occasionally turn stuff up but not much and the Salvation Army is the bottom of the barrel when it comes to used clothes. you might want to consider men's consignment stores too.

Originally Posted by dahl5yankees

Twin Cities, Unique Thrift has some great quality but more expensive. Memorial Day is 50% off. Would love to know where Nataku shops.
I've heard good things about Unique but also heard they were a little more on the expensive side for a thrift store.

 

[frenchy]

Originally Posted by EBTX66

Outstanding.

However, I see your bet and raise you: 38DDD, size 8 ... and LATINA (Eva Mendez type).
Oh, yeah; I'm 43 and she's 31.

I'm such a rockstar that I shop in thrift stores...

oooh i like mendez...
BUT (and i swear this is true)
..she is also a former gymnast and head cheerleader (yes she still has the uniform)
and im 35 and shes 25...in yaaaaaaaaaa face lol`

(although the 43-31 split is impressive)

like Howard stern used to say you must have a lot of coke or a lot of cock to pull that off

 

[AlanC]

For a second I thought I'd clicked on the wrong bragging thread...

 

[idfnl]

Originally Posted by AlanC

For a second I thought I'd clicked on the wrong bragging thread...

Nope. Its just a steady decent into DT.

 

[EBTX66]

Originally Posted by frenchy

...like Howard stern used to say you must have a lot of coke or a lot of cock to pull that off

No, it was a simply a crime of opportunity. She was a college sophomore away from home for the first time and I was the wise and kindly - okay, slightly predatory - older guy taking a few classes for "career growth". It honestly was not my intent when signing up for the classes but I can now vouch for the effectiveness of being the only guy in the room with a nice car, a white-collar paycheck, and the ability to choose a decent wine, restaurant, vacation, etc. Still - trust me on this - I would not recommend it for the faint of heart.

Originally Posted by idfnl

Nope. Its just a steady decent into DT.

DT? I don't know what that is but I doubt it's complimentary.

Originally Posted by AlanC

For a second I thought I'd clicked on the wrong bragging thread...

Your are absolutely correct sir. I apologize to all for my temporary lapse into adolescence. It was a slow day at work.

 

[idfnl]

Originally Posted by EBTX66

DT? I don't know what that is but I doubt it's complimentary.

http://www.styleforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=18

Dont take me seriously, it was a joke.

 

[justinsmnz]

Originally Posted by frenchy

oooh i like mendez... BUT (and i swear this is true) ..she is also a former gymnast and head cheerleader (yes she still has the uniform) and im 35 and shes 25...in yaaaaaaaaaa face lol`

(although the 43-31 split is impressive) like Howard stern used to say you must have a lot of coke or a lot of cock to pull that off
Mine's a brunette and former dancer. She's an all american girl.

For the record though, she's still go 5 years to catch up with yours.

^2

 

[Steve Smith]

Originally Posted by AlanC

For a second I thought I'd clicked on the wrong bragging thread...

Yep. And for all of you thread derailers, pics or it didn't happen.