The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[rose04]

Size???

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I found my first J Press today.

The pants are waaayy too big, but I never see J Press, so I picked it up.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[MattR]



An hour...damn your slow looking at shoes Matt!

I can do an entire Unique in an hour looking at almost every item (minus Tshirts)

(Here comes the lawyer in me) Could

 

[Brianpore]

I actually just looked through his lists and found two of my items from the past month listed. I was wondering why each one had 100+ watchers. This explains it.
Thanks PutThisOn.

Anyone know how they decide what to list. I have the same exact J Press Tweed listed that was listed today on the site.... do I need to submit them? Thanks a bunch!!

 

[MattR]



Anyone know how they decide what to list. I have the same exact J Press Tweed listed that was listed today on the site.... do I need to submit them? Thanks a bunch!!

 

I was under the impression it was a round up of stuff they find on their searches. Is this going to be like finding out about Santa?

 

[ChetB]



Dior, super recent Corneliani, and recent (looking?) Ben Silver....typical day for Xenos.  It's been said before but is worth saying again: you have the most consistently ridiculously awesome finds here.  Very nice, as usual.

+1. Xenos always brings quality. I like that Black Fleece tie. As for me recently:

Oxxford suit, 42 R, Super 140s, side vented, light gray with pale blue stripes (has 5 small patch repairs):



J Press suit, 42 L, 3/2 sack, navy pinstripe:



Ties: Purple Label, Purple Label, Corneliani:



Brioni shirt, 15.5 (my size except half an inch short in the sleeves ):



Sulka shirt, M:



AE Fairfax wholecuts, 8.5 D, mint:



Ferragamo wingtips, 9 D:



I found another piece of tweed Hartmann luggage and have now accumulated quite a set:



(All available except the Purple Label paisley tie and the luggage)

 

[Brianpore]

+1. Xenos always brings quality. I like that Black Fleece tie. As for me recently:
Oxxford suit, 44 R, Super 140s, side vented, light gray with pale blue stripes (has 5 small patch repairs):

J Press suit, 42 L, 3/2 sack, navy pinstripe:

Ties: Purple Label, Purple Label, Corneliani:

Brioni shirt, 15.5 (my size but half an inch short in the sleeves ):

Sulka shirt, M:



AE Fairfax wholecuts, 8.5 D, mint:

Ferragamo wingtips, 9 D:

I found another piece of tweed Hartmann luggage and have now accumulated quite a set:

NICE HAUL!! I wish those Fairfax were a size smaller!!! What a collection of luggage.

 

[Digmenow]

Unique is more hit and miss than all the others I go to. Most other places are just miss, haha. But Unique has yielded several of my best pieces, so I keep taking the pain of going back.

I've had great luck at that Unique, as well as the ones in Silver Spring. I've found a bunch of stuff and so has Androfan.

...Mine is hit or miss also, BUT have scored 2 Brionis and the J Press shirt from there for the same price as the Polo shirts...also a few Harris Tweeds and shoes (at least they have a lot)

Well, maybe I'll give it another chance since you guys feel pretty good about it.

Meanwhile...what'd I miss? Brian? You get tapped for a higher calling over on B&S?

Um...congrats?

 

[SpooPoker]



Well, maybe I'll give it another chance since you guys feel pretty good about it.
Meanwhile...what'd I miss? Brian? You get tapped for a higher calling over on B&S?
Um...congrats?

+1 where did that custom title come from?

 

[Brianpore]

Well, maybe I'll give it another chance since you guys feel pretty good about it.
Meanwhile...what'd I miss? Brian? You get tapped for a higher calling over on B&S?
Um...congrats?

haha wasnt sure if it was B&S or BS at first, both seem to fit me well.

+1 where did that custom title come from?

The powers that be??

 

[lastdonb]

Quickie Measurement:
(soft natural shoulder)
P2P - 23.5"
Shoulder - 20.5"
BoC - 32.5"

Thanks, thought it might have been mismarked, but comes out as a 44-45R.

Really nice pattern.

 

[hmmurdock]



I was under the impression it was a round up of stuff they find on their searches. Is this going to be like finding out about Santa?

+1 It's just stuff the guys who run the site find on ebay and slap it up there. I don't think there is any kind of submitted for your consideration.

 

[MattR]



Brioni shirt, 15.5 (my size except half an inch short in the sleeves ):

How short is half an inch too short??

 

[noob in 89]



MTM...this is your chance to get fly for a slight bit less than the MSRP. 

LOL, but maybe not. Just remember to make the biggest decisions first! Anyone catch that NYT Magazine article on decision exhaustion (or something) awhile back? Apparently, the more choices we are forced to make per day actually, physically tires out your brain (and possibly depletes it of something, possibly glucose) -- and consequently, by the time retailers have tired us out on a thousand small, monetarily insignificant choices (like color, length, texture, or whatnot), consumers are much more likely to get steamrolled and take the sellers' advice on much costlier suggestions, always placed at the end.

Suitmakers have apparently always known this, but it was interesting to see the folklore backed-up by recent science. (Even though I can't really remember or explain it).
:foo:



@Brianpore: RLPL black wool pants are tagged 34 (IT?), but measure a size 31.

 

[AndroFan]

I'm no doctor, but I'd guess half an inch too short.

How short is half an inch too short??

 

[MattR]



I'm no doctor, but I'd guess half an inch too short. 

 

Oh, you are sly, sir.