The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 3412

Crazy Brioni Sport - No collar and weird ass back pleat.

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Originally Posted by pnutpug 

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Originally Posted by catside 

I think it's time Frenchy makes an appearance, perhaps as a Belgian. The thread is starting to get boring. Pnutpug is too kind to kick a cart, and no interesting stuff is showing up. I am yawning!
BTW it's not directed to you Last Don. My post just happened to be below yours.

I'm not either kind. Fuck.

It's true, like many of us, he's sometimes a cock (but less often than most of us). But he's also an incredibly talented writer, a source of great information, and clearly one of the very best intellectual assets this board has. I'm pissed now that I chose to become insulted when he termed me a newbie months ago (when in fact I was exactly that) and, as a result, foreclosed a possibility for another good and likely particularly rewarding SF friendship. By the way, I've regretted the unnecessary display of whatever-the-hell-that-was, and I've wanted to publicly apologize to him ever since. Clumsily, belatedly, that's what this is. Very sorry, pnutpug!

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Originally Posted by Randy 

 

It's true, like many of us, he's sometimes a cock (but less often than most of us). But he's also an incredibly talented writer, a source of great information, and clearly one of the very best intellectual assets this board has. I'm pissed now that I chose to become insulted when he termed me a newbie months ago (when in fact I was exactly that) and, as a result, foreclosed a possibility for another good and likely particularly rewarding SF friendship. By the way, I've regretted the unnecessary display of whatever-the-hell-that-was, and I've wanted to publicly apologize to him ever since. Clumsily, belatedly, that's what this is. Very sorry, pnutpug!

For a second there, I thought you were referring to whose name shall not be mentioned! LOL

You had me there for a second lol.   Appreciated the generous acknowledgment. :)

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Originally Posted by Nataku 

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Originally Posted by mainy 

Navy jcrew lambswool shawl cardigan
J.Crew cardigan pic (Click to show)

 

Do want.

Clearly Nataku's emoticon confirms that some J.Crew is pretty effing desirable. Is that generally true (surely not!), or is it that this particular item is especially lustworthy?

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Originally Posted by VLSI 

I made a comment on it too. JCrew, unless it says Thomas Mason or Wallace & Barnes or something to that effect, is largely passable. I did flip a jacket with some success though so ymmv. That particular cardigan was just a nice, easy to wear piece. Use your discretion on styling and age when contemplating jcrew at the thrift.

^^^ I almost never pick up J. Crew anything.  However, I do have two pieces that I picked up secondhand - a dark heathered green shawl collar sweater for $4.99 (made in China, no less...  ) and a pair of chocolate brown desert boots for $5.49 (made in Italy).  Aside from having to perennially restitch the seams on the sweater and having had to replace the leather insoles in the boots once, both have been quite nice. 

When it comes to thrifting J. Crew...

"Choose Wisely."

At my local SA, one of the workers makes you remove the hangers, and she's not all that nice about communicating that to you, either.

I remove the hangers before checkout at the thrifts I go to, not worth it having a cashier mess up whatever I'm buying.  I do dislike it when I hand over the tie such that the price tag clearly shows and the cashier decides that s/he needs to pull the tie towards her and basically bends the tip when doing so.

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Originally Posted by Towers 


Clearly this is a raw nerve for you, if you are so unhappy about having to remove hangers from clothes for minimum wage you should consider unionizing or putting up signs that all hangers must be removed by patrons.
finds; Warning: Spoiler! (Click to show)

 

Canali coat in 40R, my size but available straight up for a barbour or a nice trench.

Ebay, BB (available), Pringle (available), BB (N/A), BB (N/A)

is this the right Versace? its un-wearably ugly but was cheap enough I don't mind throwing it out.