The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 3654

WTF? I was all set to post up a fit pic of me wearing it tomorrow while thanking you publicly as the best Secret Santa EVAR!

Come to think of it, I still can.


You rock, sir.

You are most welcome. It never even occured to me until this morning that you might think I was your secret santa. lol

Edited by capnwes - 11/21/12 at 5:24am

They are 44 or 45 and in very good condition, I will check for brand and post later. I think I might shorten them/cut off like 5 cm, they reach all the way to the knee now.

 

I didn't know Dual was a brand to look for, cool, thx

This is my turf!

 

J/k welcome to the club  As far as GOOD ones, can't really say yet. The ones I've been to occasionally have something decent, but usually a lot of junk to sift through. Persistence is the key.

 

I'm not from that area but experiences tell me you can find gold anywhere. You just have to dig through all the dirt. Go search where all the rich areas are. Check the thrift stores in those areas. Chances of you finding something nice will be higher, in theory.

 

Also, generally speaking, folks don't usually reveal their honey holes to just anyone, let along strangers...

If you have no interest, maybe you proxy for me?

I think I read somewhere that thing you really want to watch out for is the remote control. Supposedly the most germ laden thing in a hotel room. I've heard of someone - not me ; ) - who brings their own ziplock bag to put it in.

I think this is what we're all really worried about.

Is there a vomiting emoticon?

I ran into the same issue with those paul stuart suits I found. The pants are really baggy, and I'm afraid with all the work the suit would need I would be better off selling them (or at least 1 of the 2). Granted, even with $75 of tailoring the suit would still be a huge bargain, so it's a tough choice. Overall I'm happy with what I've been able to keep for myself. I found a PRL dual-vent tweed with a ticket pocket that, IMO, makes more sense to keep over an ill-fitting PS suit in a staple color. I can walk into any department store and find a million staple suits, but a nice tweed with a ticket pocket is a bit harder to find - and it's far more versatile than a pinstripe suit.

 

I'm not surprised your question got lost during the past 24 hours: The thread has clearly degenerated into a morass of narcissistic wounding during that time. As for Philadelphia, I have no advice, but if you ever make your way to St. Paul, pick up a copy of this:

 

 

Good luck, and welcome.

 

Randy

 

 

An instant classic.

 

That's a classic!

Some recent stuff, all available.
Dehner Patrol boots 9E, NIB!
AE 14 EEE Br Loafers
AE 11 Bl Loafers
FL IMP 8 D SHELL Plain Toe
FL IMP 9 D Wing SHELL
FL IMP10 C Wing SHELL
FL IMP 11.5 C SHELL Plain Toe
AE 9.5 E Bl Oxford
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I made a lot of money off of this national best seller. The plan backfired on me though as I created a ton of competition which should explain my long dry spells lately. Ya just can't win.