The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[Patrologia]



I read the post, but was so involved in the first sentence I completely forgot to read the second and respond. You guys will be the first to know whenever I find anything.

:whew:
Gotta stop trying to be clever/funny when I 'm trying to dibs something theoretical.

 

[Nataku]

While on the topic of art, I think I forgot to brag about these beautiful paintings I picked up a few months ago at the local GW for peanuts ($9.99 and $6.99 respectively). Custom framed (really well done). Hand painted oil-on-canvas Monet reproductions. Even though they are reproductions, they still cost quite a bit at retail and even resale (I'd imagine it takes a good amount of talent to reproduce a masterpiece by hand). Two have already found homes on our walls. I'm trying to figure out a spot for the other two. The wife hates the flower painting (go figure), but I like it so I'm going to try and stick it somewhere. Not even sure if that's a Monet repro as it doesn't have his signature as the other's do in the bottom corner but obviously came from the same previous owner.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[Nataku]



today was.. interesting.
first up, this w&g shirt. ripped through the coats to no avail... and in the back I see a sign up that says STORE: WINTER COATS (MENS & WOMENS)

that ripping through DID yield this Bogner ski jacket, though... I picked it up based on its looking like quality - ebay mobile wasn't giving me very relevant results. it's a men's 44. I think I've seen someone mention these before, though, so I went ahead and picked it up - did I do good? ^^;;

Nice!! Beck would go bananas over that Bogner (one of his favorite labels).

 

[MattR]

Nice frames would induce me to pick up Monet reproductions, too. Really want them (love his work), but always in an unusable frame. #firstworldthriftingproblems

While on the topic of art, I think I forgot to brag about these beautiful paintings I picked up a few months ago at the local GW for peanuts ($9.99 and $6.99 respectively). Custom framed (really well done). Hand painted oil-on-canvas Monet reproductions. Even though they are reproductions, they still cost quite a bit at retail and even resale (I'd imagine it takes a good amount of talent to reproduce a masterpiece by hand). Two have already found homes on our walls. I'm trying to figure out a spot for the other two. The wife hates the flower painting (go figure), but I like it so I'm going to try and stick it somewhere. Not even sure if that's a Monet repro as it doesn't have his signature as the other's do in the bottom corner but obviously came from the same previous owner.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

 

[TheWGP]



Nice!! Beck would go bananas over that Bogner (one of his favorite labels).

lol, no Portal 2 love?

what size is he? i'll let him have it cheap if it's in his ballpark.

 

[Steve Smith]



Mr. Smith in the thrift thread

Hey, my brother, I read this thread every day. I rarely post because my finds have not been interesting.

 

[Nataku]



lol, no Portal 2 love?

Haha, actually had no clue what it was until I Googled it. It actually looks quite intriguing but not sure I could figure it out as the last video game system I got into was the Nintendo 64.

 

[TheWGP]



Haha, actually had no clue what it was until I Googled it. It actually looks quite intriguing but not sure I could figure it out as the last video game system I got into was the Nintendo 64.

LOL, Portal 1 was an uber-creative, awesome geek-cult-touchstone game - even today you see little hints to it in other stuff. Portal 2 came out last year to pretty high acclaim.

Put it this way - for modern gamers/developers, not having played Portal 1 is considered a serious gap or omission in understanding game theory and development, to say nothing of playstyles and mechanics - of course, not all that relevant to the run-n-shoot-guns games that are popular at the moment, but still. ^^;

 

[ChetB]



Duffle Coat for J. Crew. I assumed it was by Gloverall, but there is no Gloverall label, so I am only 99% sure. Based on quality of construction alone, there is little doubt.

Size Large.

Really nice coat. I'd bet, though, that it's likely not a Gloverall if there's no indication on the label. All the Gloverall for J. Crew coats I've seen (online) are clearly branded "Gloverall." Just my two cents though.

I actually found a made in England Gloverall duffle coat recently that felt surprisingly poor quality (I left it). I had a similar experience a while back with a women's Gloverall pea coat I came across that was surprisingly unremarkable. Because my vintage Gloverall duffle, bought on eBay, is so outstanding, I assumed all Gloverall would be on a similar level, but apparently not.

 

[SpooPoker]

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a start.

 

[GMMcL]

Grabbed my stash from today out of the car and realized I'd forgotten to mention: Ivory/beige polo by Dunhill, made in Italy (read once their Made in Italy stuff was made by Zegna, but that may just be their suits/SCs) size XL and probably available. And an orange/salmon polo by Loro Piana, tagged size 12, so I suspect it's for the ladies, but sometimes those high end folks do funny stuff with sizing. PM for deets.

 

[Nataku]



LOL, Portal 1 was an uber-creative, awesome geek-cult-touchstone game - even today you see little hints to it in other stuff. Portal 2 came out last year to pretty high acclaim.
Put it this way - for modern gamers/developers, not having played Portal 1 is considered a serious gap or omission in understanding game theory and development, to say nothing of playstyles and mechanics - of course, not all that relevant to the run-n-shoot-guns games that are popular at the moment, but still. ^^;

Cool - nothing that I could likely grasp but definitely sounds interesting!

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a start.

 

[mrdeep2001]

Man I miss that game. I should go over to my brother's house and play....

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a start.

 

[TheWGP]



up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a start.

best possible response there

 

[Nataku]

Man I miss that game. I should go over to my brother's house and play....

 

I haven't played that in years. Funny how it still sticks in your head though. I should break out the old NES. I've still got it somewhere.