The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[Klobber]



Snatch! Guy Richie's gangster films went down hill after that...

Snatch and Lock Stock had some enjoyable moments. Layer Cake may have been Guy Richie's best film though.

 

[barrelntrigger]

It's been a very dry couple of weeks. I went to just about 10 stores today and only found a Harris Tweed SC and a Zegna shirt.

Through out the last 2 weeks, I passed on a whole bunch of stuff either they didn't fit right, or they were poorly constructed, or they weren't aesthetically pleasing.

Pass



Pass

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W.W. Chan & Sons! Wow! Rare! Pass...

Pass


Pass

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The good news is I got my very first Canali jacket from ebay. Fully canvassed. No vents. I might of over paid for it...I can't help but to get the strange feeling the seller is a SF thrifter...The seller forgot to mention It's a s120 Loro Piana. I was pleasantly surprised! Although it's an orphan, I still dig it. This thing fits me like a glove so not available.









Zegna shirt. 15.5/33 not available. Nice thick cotton. Double cuffs.


2 Harris Tweed SCs




EPIC!

 

[Klobber]

Canali is decent, yup, real decent. Shame there are no pants with that.

EPIC!

Sega does what Nintendont. Does that make me a nerd for remembering that Genesis advert?

 

[Evil Abed]

Straight from the dreamatorium we have today's finds... These are all before cleaning of any sort.


Slippers/pimp shoes. UK10 so really 10.5 US. Lesson learned from these - always check the women's shoes. I remembered the post a few weeks ago of a similar slipper in black with bows, and after the first two finds I figured I was on a roll... May as well scan the ladies section quickly and boom, immediately laid eyes on these.



Most of this can be cleaned off I think.

471's... One of these days I'll find shell in the wild.

What vintage is this logo?




The most marked up areas... Should clean up pretty easily.


Foot Balance last... For comfort? For great justice?


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This will be getting cross-posted to the SW thrifting thread... So when I found these, I looked up Visvim and paint splatter, and a few pairs of theirs with a finishing effect like that came up. This pair, however, is not one of them. Let me just say that, shy of the splatter, these are badass boots. Really nice construction and materials throughout.

The Visvim Whymper size 10

They really managed to get paint on every surface available... Anyone ever tackle a cleanup of this magnitude? Did I mention these originally sold for north of $1000?


Goodyear welt sewn to a replaceable vibram sole...


Hardly worn at all, will clean up real nice if I don't return them.


What say you folks... The suede is screwed right? Are the Aldens strictly a Keyser Soze model?

 

[noob in 89]

Holy ****!

 

[darkmatter7]

Straight from the dreamatorium we have today's finds... These are all before cleaning of any sort.


Slippers/pimp shoes. UK10 so really 10.5 US. Lesson learned from these - always check the women's shoes. I remembered the post a few weeks ago of a similar slipper in black with bows, and after the first two finds I figured I was on a roll... May as well scan the ladies section quickly and boom, immediately laid eyes on these.



Most of this can be cleaned off I think.

471's... One of these days I'll find shell in the wild.

What vintage is this logo?




The most marked up areas... Should clean up pretty easily.


Foot Balance last... For comfort? For great justice?


Textuuuured


This will be getting cross-posted to the SW thrifting thread... So when I found these, I looked up Visvim and paint splatter, and a few pairs of theirs with a finishing effect like that came up. This pair, however, is not one of them. Let me just say that, shy of the splatter, these are badass boots. Really nice construction and materials throughout.

The Visvim Whymper size 10

They really managed to get paint on every surface available... Anyone ever tackle a cleanup of this magnitude? Did I mention these originally sold for north of $1000?


Goodyear welt sewn to a replaceable vibram sole...


Hardly worn at all, will clean up real nice if I don't return them.


What say you folks... The suede is screwed right? Are the Aldens strictly a Keyser Soze model?

Nice finds.

Returning those visvims would be worse than the barbour ammo bag fiasco...

And wait... are you thrifting in LA without contacting me?

 

[noob in 89]

Those are like two zillion dollar boots, man. DO NOT RETURN!

 

[mexicutioner]



What say you folks... The suede is screwed right? Are the Aldens strictly a Keyser Soze model?

alden whore checking in:

• trubalance last = gets the panties wet.
• foot balance last = you wet your panties. alone. on the bus.

i know that some of the orthopedic lasts (especally the modified last) are gold-plated gold to japanese buyers, but usually only in small sizes. size 11, i dunno.

 

[VLSI]

Don't even try to clean them. Someone will prefer them in their current condition. Pretty ******* sick boots. Any chance they fit like a big 10.5/small 11?

 

[Evil Abed]

Nice finds.

Returning those visvims would be worse than the barbour ammo bag fiasco...

And wait... are you thrifting in LA without contacting me?

Haha, understood. Yeah man, been up there a bit, in one centralized area. I'll hit you up next time.

Those are like two zillion dollar boots, man. DO NOT RETURN!

They shall stay

alden whore checking in:

• trubalance last = gets the panties wet.
• foot balance last = you wet your panties. alone. on the bus.

i know that some of the orthopedic lasts (especally the modified last) are gold-plated gold to japanese buyers, but usually only in small sizes. size 11, i dunno.

Quote of the day ladies and gentlemen. Good to know. It's funny how I know better than to buy just for the brand, but for some reason that went out the window with these.

 

[rayxlui]



Those are like two zillion dollar boots, man. DO NOT RETURN!

They're so ugly though.

 

[barrelntrigger]

Canali is decent, yup, real decent. Shame there are no pants with that.
Sega does what Nintendont. Does that make me a nerd for remembering that Genesis advert?

Hell yes! Vintage video games nerds are so in! There are tons of vintage video games enthusiasts and revivalists on the inter-web who are gaining world wide attention starting with this guy.

 

[SpooPoker]



various oddities by that wonderful asshole robert graham

If anyone were to ever write a book about this thread, and the thrift/ebay flip game, this would be the perfect title.

 

[HansderHund]



If anyone were to ever write a book about this thread, and the thrift/ebay flip game, this would be the perfect title.

Also a working title for an autobiography of founder Robert Stock.

This is a highlight from his biography on his site:

In the beginning of Stock’s extensive career in fashion design, he met and became friends with Ralph Lauren — a fellow fashion designer in the start of his career and fellow New York City native. A creative partnership was inevitable, and together they launched Ralph Lauren’s highly successful Chaps collection.

Bold indicates my favorite parts.

Next thing I will discover is that he's the creative genius behind Stafford and Kenneth Cole Reaction. Furthermore, he drew up the budget for the USPS.

 

[grendel]

Also a working title for an autobiography of founder Robert Stock.
This is a highlight from his biography on his site:
In the beginning of Stock’s extensive career in fashion design, he met and became friends with Ralph Lauren — a fellow fashion designer in the start of his career and fellow New York City native. A creative partnership was inevitable, and together they launched Ralph Lauren’s highly successful Chaps collection.
Bold indicates my favorite parts.
Next thing I will discover is that he's the creative genius behind Stafford and Kenneth Cole Reaction. Furthermore, he drew up the budget for the USPS.

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