The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 3555

Regarding The Method, my lazy ass throw in shirts of any colors in a bucket of hot water with Oxyclean for a minimum of 3 days... No color fades and stains gone! Last time, I threw in 2 shirts, mind you one was light and the other one was dark, due to me being super lazy. Bam! A week later, stains gone and no color bleed! Maybe I was lucky? Well, we'll see this time. I got a light blue Gitman Bros. and a dark HF shirt mixed in one...Will report the results in at least 3 days.

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Originally Posted by staxringold 

 What is up with that design, though? What's the point of having something as functional as a button without being usable?

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These passes were made a few days ago...I think the cat is out of the bag now!

Went to Savers because they are having a 50% off sale. They open at 9am. I got there at 855am and witnessed this.

Didn't really score much. I gotz me a NWT women's Pendleton Merino wool top coat and some....uhhhhhhhhhhh forget it...Not brag worthy...

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Originally Posted by green_machine 


does it really matter if it's hot if its in there for 3 days?

+1...and do you have to keep it hot for all 3 days????

Well I think it being hot helps dissolve the oxyclean, with cold water it might not dissolve as well, plus heat tends to speed up reactions. So initially, heat is good to get the mix going. Hell anyone have a hot tub? Communal shirt method gathering?

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Originally Posted by green_machine 


does it really matter if it's hot if its in there for 3 days?

Lol, nah, the hot water dissolves oxyclean. 3 days...Well, that's just me being lazy and forgetful!

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Originally Posted by capnwes 

+1...and do you have to keep it hot for all 3 days????

Naw, sometimes I leave them in there for over a week...Yikes...

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Originally Posted by Evil Abed 

Well I think it being hot helps dissolve the oxyclean, with cold water it might not dissolve as well, plus heat tends to speed up reactions. So initially, heat is good to get the mix going. Hell anyone have a hot tub? Communal shirt method gathering?

+ 3.8

I don't even launder shirts anymore. After the soak, I just rinse them and hang dry...Saves me money on not having to use detergent FTW!!!

Grabbed these a few days ago. I somehow didn't notice the right shoe had a bit of a dent in the toe box, but they look great otherwise

I also grabbed this BB Harrington in what i think is a Wool/Camelhair blend. It's too soft to just be wool. The condition is great and looks barely worn except for one small snag. Wish this was my size.

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Originally Posted by barrelntrigger 

These passes were made a few days ago...I think the cat is out of the bag now!

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Went to Savers because they are having a 50% off sale. They open at 9am. I got there at 855am and witnessed this.

 

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Didn't really score much. I gotz me a NWT women's Pendleton Merino wool top coat and some....uhhhhhhhhhhh forget it...Not brag worthy...

Is this a joke?

Hey gents, anyone has success flipping women's fur coats such as this one? It was $15. Should I have koped? I passed because although it's limited edition, they made 4999...That's totally mass production.

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Originally Posted by tben 

Is this a joke?

After seeing this, I started laughing. But after I asked the clerk, I started crying...

I have the exact same H&K tie.  Spooky.

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Originally Posted by staxringold 

Went for a run this morning to reward myself for finishing this stupid paper that was dogging me Grabbed a CT shirt (15x35), white with red and pale blue stripes, and a Hildritch & Key tie (first I've found out there). Both available, both quite nice actually. The CT shirt's collar is quite nice (I try to stay super-picky with shirt collars) it's just nowhere near my size. And the tie is actually kinda funky, I like it.
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But this trip was more the story of what I left. First, a horribly ugly Robert Talbott. Black wool with messy looking ducks, yuck. Second was a small but nice J. Press jacket, grey check with a very thin blue and red windowpane. What kept me from buying was it was a 2 button but had this odd third buttonhole and button up the lapel. Anyone know what this is? It can button, but it makes the lapel look messed up. Finally the worst one though, a prim-and-proper looking charcoal with pinstripes Corneliani Super 100 jacket. Very clearly part of a suit and I read enough here about avoiding orphans (particularly pinstripe orphans, obviously) to not buy. Searched all the pants, looked through the suits for mismatched pants, asked a staff member to check if there were further racks in the back... Nothing. Oh well. Left behinds (Click to show)

 

 

 

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Originally Posted by capnwes 

Coming for you Grendel.....Nat....

You'll catch me... Been busy and tired and haven't thrifted much. I was going to go out Saturday but I re-tweaked my back and spent the afternoon watching football instead. 

Anyone got pics of the unstructured LP from this weekend? Pics were already gone from whatever hosting service when I got to them today.