The official thrift/discount store bragging thread - Page 3765

Best coffee in the world, that is reasonably available in your own home is Barismo beans, grinded in a Baratza Virtuozo, made with an Aeropress....just saying

Clown shoes.

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Originally Posted by pbandjai 

just curious what workmanship and quality is like on these.
 

worksmanship is quite low

Just came back from a St. Paul thrift around the corner from my house. This place charges $19-$30 a sportcoat no matter what it is (I've paid that upper end of the range for an Alpaca LB and that vintage LL Bean coat from a few weeks back). I found a pretty damn awesome Christmas plaid Pendleton in a 39 R, which is too long for me but would make someone the life of a Christmas party. It was $19. Whatever. That's more than double GW prices, but since I haven't found anything in two weeks, I decided to get it. As the woman was ringing it up, I spotted a pinhead month hole on the back of the collar, so I didn't buy it, and her reasoning for asking $20 for the jacket was that "It's really hard to see." The black wooden buttons also had paint on them, which would have been easy to get off, but still. 

What the hell is that about? If you're going to charge a little more for thrifted things, I thought I could reasonably assume you've checked over the goods before pricing them. But she was really old, so maybe she needs some glasses or something. 

It was just really annoying, and since I haven't been having any luck, pissed me off a bit.

Thanks Hans. The 8 days don't start until tomorrow, but I don't think anyone will mind. What do we do for Hannukah? Participate in secret santa and not worry about it haha.

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Originally Posted by HansderHund 
An early happy Chanukkah to our Jewish community within the thrift thread. I actually thought of making "secret santa" a bit more inclusive, but I kind of forgot What do you guys do for Chanukkah?

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Originally Posted by HansderHund 


If you're serious, get at me! I can't say no to even the tackiest Hermés ties!
Too bad, as I know you've been on the hunt for some plaid/blackwatch. Did you ever get yours sorted?? It's funny, when you first posted it, I recognized it and checked my "favorites" list on Etsy and sure enough, it must have been the same one!
Speaking of that, I have 3 Christmas parties to attend and I'm already thinking about what I'll wear. I have some read cords and a couple of blackwatch blazers. I'll put together a mean outfit, for sure. I was actually invited to one of my students' parties. They're all undergrads, so it should be a good time

The blackwatch is in my possession, but I've been just sitting on it because it's a tad too long (and I mean less than half an inch). It also could be taken out a bit (or I could lose some weight). The tailor was going to charge me $100 for shortening the jacket and the sleeves and letting it out a bit. I might just forgo that last part and leave it unbuttoned (it's really not as tight as I'm making it seem; I think he just wanted to get more money out of me). I've been trying to decide if it's worth it. I think it probably is.