The Official Thrift / Discount Store Bragging Thread Part III (Sept 2018-)

[SimonC]

Anyone know what size Edward green this is?

9 1/2 B (super narrow). My experience is the sizing will depend on market - something for a US retailer will probably be sized as US, whereas anything with the regular EG branding is UK sizing.

Edit - and that’s on the 61 last which is their standard one for unlined loafers.

 

[Loosethreads]

Kitty Shantung + recent Zegna

 

[ATLjon]

Thrifting my house is much less fun, but still rewarding. I knew this tie was somewhere.

 

[Nobilis Animus]

Anyone know what size Edward green this is?
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It says 9 1/2.

 

[ATLjon]

Sorry for all the posts, but how big is too big for moth nibbles? Wondering if I could just unload this and let the buyer take care of it.

size 42 with patch pockets , but double pleats

 

[Nobilis Animus]

Sorry for all the posts, but how big is too big for moth nibbles? Wondering if I could just unload this and let the buyer take care of it.

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size 42 with patch pockets , but double pleats

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Those are practically microscopic. Any competent re-weaver can fix those, although linen is slightly trickier than wool - it may show up a bit more.

 

[HansderHund]

I posted a pair of shoes yesterday and mentioned that they remained dingy even after having thrown them in the washing machine. After glancing at YouTube cleaning videos and seeing most of the top results were from sponsored cleaning companies that used products I didn't have, I thought I'd try my hand at it.

Before:

After:

If anyone is interested in what I did, it wasn't terribly scientific. I invested about 10 minutes of work with an additional 5 minutes that my boys wanted to try their hand at it.

Items needed:
Old towels
Vinegar
Laundry detergent
Oxygenated bleach/OxyClean

Stuff the shoes with old towels. Mix up laundry detergent and vinegar with some water. I measured nothing, but I could smell both products, so it must have been fairly concentrated. Scrub with a toothbrush, blotting it with a dry towel. Mix the Oxyclean up so it dissolves. Use the toothbrush and scrub. Throw them straight into the machine with a detergent pod (make sure you have a fleeting thought of eating it and then recall the viral trend from a couple of years ago). Congratulations, you're done.

They still have spots that seam grease based, but they're good enough for me.

 

[tonylamer]

I got the Huber set back from the upholsterer. The couch and chair were free courtesy of a couple of guys moving out of a rental at Queen's.

I picked up this chair at that junkyard for around $5. Also back from the upholsterer:

Same story with this MCM bench:

 

[impuntura]

Very cool.dont tell me you thrifted that Hans Olsen dining set as well.ive had two,sold.both.

 

[tonylamer]

Didn't thrift the Olsen. Picked it up on FB Marketplace a few week ago. You probably saw the listing. What did you sell yours for? I find with the more expensive stuff it's a hard sell unless you bought it so cheap that you can let a dealer have it at a price where they'll make money.

 

[Letric]

Sorry for all the posts, but how big is too big for moth nibbles?

Are you sure those are actual holes, and not just big old flecks of the linen? or pulled threads? Pure linen often has bigol flecks that stick out like that.

 

[ATLjon]

Yeah those two are holes.

 

[Fueco]

Yeah those two are holes.

TWSS?

 

[330CK]

got a set of four...only comp I could find anywhere

 

[impuntura]

Yeah those two are holes.

TWSS