The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[Navi]

^^^^ That's crazy... I've never been to a thrift store that had ANY security guards. Some only have like, one camera in the whole store. I can't imagine a rent a cop in a good will, wtf...

Originally Posted by jobro

There are some nice ties there! You holding on to them?
I was planning on it, but which are you interested in? I might be willing to let some of them go. I really like most of them though. Lemme know which ones you want.

 

[frenchy]

Originally Posted by Insensitive

Funny thing about the Van Ness store is the amount of shoe shoplifting that goes on. Homeless guys come in, swap their old shoes for "new" old shoes off the rack, and walk out. I've snitched to that short-haired rent-a-cop that stands inside the entrance so many times that now all I have to do is approach him and smile and he immediately asks me to point out the perp.

If you see a homeless guy with urine running down his leg and onto some Alden shells, you can bet he got them at this Goodwill.

dude,first rule i learned on the playground when i was a young lad is not to rat,especially on a needy person.that guy needs shoes more then you or me who have probably 10 pair most of which we dont even use.
its a charity,let the guy take em,hes just cutting out the middle man (cashier).
think about that tthe next time you are enjoying a sandwich at the viet place waiting to pounce on the next score while the guy is eating out of the dumpster.
snitches get stitches!!!
sometimes it really pisses me off when those F***ers behind the cash refuse to budge on a price.
couple of weeks back this elderly lady only had $5 on her when the sweather she was trying to buy was $7.99.
she explained to the lady that she was at a place called "good" "will" and thats all she could afford on her pension (it was still chilly here).i believed her because she looked pretty borderline homeless looking and quite skinny.
i told that **** behind the counter they get this **** for FREE,its aall profit no matter what she charges her, cut her some slack but she wouldnt budge so i threw a fiver in her face to cover the rest and shut her pie hole.
she was a manager so she could have done whatever she wanted,if it was a reguar cashier i could understand.
im convinced more then ever that ist just about profit for these charities,except the Salvation.they actually have signs in the changerooms asking not to
shoplift but instead talk to the manager if they are in need of something and they will help them out

 

[frenchy]

just to switch topics and lighten the mood a bit,funny/bizarre thing happened to me last saturday.
not thrift related but it is clothing related.
i go to the gym twice a week,last saturday after i got home i discovered a strange thing had happened.
as im cleaning out my Bally duffel (

) bag i find in the side pocket two brand new pristinely folded Paul Smith pocketsquares.
this is a bag i bought new so they werent in there or anything like that,and i didnt put them there.
so where did they come from???
i think what happened is someone mistakenly put it in my bag as it was sitting on a common use bench where peeple put their bags and sit on it to put shoes etc on.
he must have reached back and not looked wher he was putting them,the thing i dont get is why they were unused.
i mean if he took them out and used them and then inadvertently put them in another bag they would have been unfloded etc.
they were cotton so i think he was using them as handkerchiefs instead of pocketsquares,in any case i got two for FREE.
plus my baag is white leather pretty hard to mistake for another.
it was just bizarre.

 

[frenchy]

Originally Posted by Insensitive

^^ I'm insensitive.

Those stolen shoes could be something I want.

right,so **** eveybody else right Gecko?
karma is a ***** dude,and its coming to get ya hope you strike out everytime you go

 

[mainy]

i found a really sick alexander julian bespoke harris tweed jacket today. the lining is in not so good shape but it was too cheap / awesome not to pick up. 3 patch pockets, 3/2 button, incredibly well made. looks like late 70's.

pics to come

 

[AAP]

Originally Posted by AlanC

So if you were at the Sandy Springs Goodwill, I saw you!

Nope, I was at the GW here in Marietta. I've only been to the Sandy Springs store once and it was only for a few minutes. I need to head down there again.

 

[andrew96]

Originally Posted by Insensitive

No joke about the uniformed security guard. It's a large, very busy store on the edge of a questionable part of town with a good number of transients, druggies, hoodlums, and oddballs. Browsing that store occasionally can be like watching Cops.

There's a store like that in my neck of the woods. The guy is a real ass though. He's also a legitimate county cop, badge and everything. Don't know why he's there.

 

[A Canuker]

Originally Posted by frenchy

im convinced more then ever that ist just about profit for these charities,except the Salvation.

I did some work in-kind for one of the main National "charities" a few years back where I was privy to to conversations held at a director level, it was shocking. The nature of the people who ran that charity was amazing and the amount of entitlement that was thrown around was sad. There was a mandate to not allow donations to be directed to a specific area but only to general revenue. People who had donated 10K or more were hounded and made to feel as though they were expected to repeat the same again. There was more but I wouldn't want to get into it here....they never got my time or money again.

 

[jobro]

Any different to how a regular business would act? Car dealerships often call me to tell me the latest model is in and how mine is getting old, however they know exactly when the leases run out. You have to remember for these charities to be profitable/stable/self-reliant they need to attract at least okay executives in order to do okay (which is what many charities aim for). This often means a competitive salary too.

 

[svd]

Originally Posted by davesmith

Pretty sure I passed on this red tie last week after giving it a long look. Does it smell like and old man's aftershave?

I picked up a blue Zegna from the same spot in pristine condition other than the smell. Any home remedy for getting the smell out of a tie?

 

[jobro]

Haven't tried this but I think it may work. Put it in a Tupperware container with another container/bowl containing a half lemon, spoon of salt, some vinegar and some water.

 

[antirabbit]

Today was interesting....as I found something other than tailored clothes.
1. NWT Battisoni light blue dress shirt-my size, the super light blue color I love, and a nice cut away collar. I think it was a MTM and made for a store in Rome.
2. Pair of Nudie Even Steven jeans, perhaps worn once. A little small for me, but a cool find that I couldnt pass up.

Otherwise, usual crap.

 

[Tyrone MacStiophain]

Originally Posted by svd

Pretty sure I passed on this red tie last week after giving it a long look. Does it smell like and old man's aftershave?

I picked up a blue Zegna from the same spot in pristine condition other than the smell. Any home remedy for getting the smell out of a tie?

I recently read that the wardrobe guy for Mad Men sprays a water/vodka mixture on vintage stuff to eliminate old man smell. Haven't tried it yet.

 

[Steve Smith]

Originally Posted by jobro

Haven't tried this but I think it may work. Put it in a Tupperware container with another container/bowl containing a half lemon, spoon of salt, some vinegar and some water.


The first thing to try with a tie is to air it out, outdoors if possible for a week or so. I would be careful about putting water on a silk tie.

 

[jobro]

Originally Posted by Steve Smith

The first thing to try with a tie is to air it out, outdoors if possible for a week or so. I would be careful about putting water on a silk tie.

The water, lemon, salt and vinegar would not come into contact with the tie, instead just transfer the odor. If someone does try the vodka/water mist on the tie, please, do the back first.