The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[Nataku]



Oxxford shepherd's check trousers
Oxxford solid mid-gray worsted suit
Oxxford solid navy suit
Oxxford chalk stripe navy flannel suit
Oxxford light brown "Persianair" mohair/Australian wool–blend suit
Oxxford red blazer
Oxxford cream suit

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Gucci bit loafers (9 1/2 D, available for trade—pretty worn and with some imperfections, need new heels soon; nice beater loafers though)

Breuer cashmere tie

Wow - been had Oxxford?

Insane haul!

How you rollin'?  The recent dog topic was a nice diversion; I won't start a cat topic as my dear Dexter has departed after 17 years of putting up with my antics and is irreplaceable insofar as cats go.

So, car guys: are you pimping it to the thrifts?  Rollin' on 20's?  Maybe you've got a lil' speedster, or I outright hate you for having what I cannot: a 300 SL Gullwing?

The wife used to have a 6 spd manual Audi TT that I liked to take out when she'd let me drive it

She then traded it for a Infiniti FX35 that had a bit more practicality and less fun. Makes it easy when I buy something big, though.

On nice spring/summer/fall days I'll take this out:

Some could say I "thrifted" this car.

 

[Wizard Swears]

Here's my current predicament:

A guy bought a shirt from me and I shipped it to the address supplied by PayPal (in South Korea). I got a message from him saying he hasn't received the shirt (I sent it on May 22) so I checked the tracking information and everything and according to eBay, he has an Illinois address. Not sure if he wanted it to be sent to Illinois or what, but I'm pretty much telling him that he is a marsupial.

This ever happen to anyone? If so, how did you handle it?

 

[barrelntrigger]

Here's my current predicament:

A guy bought a shirt from me and I shipped it to the address supplied by PayPal (in South Korea). I got a message from him saying he hasn't received the shirt (I sent it on May 22) so I checked the tracking information and everything and according to eBay, he has an Illinois address. Not sure if he wanted it to be sent to Illinois or what, but I'm pretty much telling him that he is a marsupial.

This ever happen to anyone? If so, how did you handle it?

Jesus Christ, brah! That's why I try avoid shipping internationally. M-Fers can't seem to communicate properly. That's bad coming from an Asian guy, too.

 

[Wizard Swears]

Jesus Christ, brah! That's why I try avoid shipping internationally. M-Fers can't seem to communicate properly. That's bad coming from an Asian guy, too.

I know, right? I'd honestly like to keep things in the states but foreigners (read: Asians) love western shirts, it seems. A Russkie (sp?) bought a linen Zegna sport shirt from me from a bogus account once - I have some pretty terrible luck sometimes...

On the upside: I had a Swiss dude buy a golfing laser range finder from me for like $240+ shipping, so the Swiss are good in my book and I haven't had any problems with Italy... yet (knock on wood).

 

[tben]

Here's my current predicament:

A guy bought a shirt from me and I shipped it to the address supplied by PayPal (in South Korea). I got a message from him saying he hasn't received the shirt (I sent it on May 22) so I checked the tracking information and everything and according to eBay, he has an Illinois address. Not sure if he wanted it to be sent to Illinois or what, but I'm pretty much telling him that he is a marsupial.

This ever happen to anyone? If so, how did you handle it?

That's a great start. You should definitely be telling the guy that he is a "marsupial." We all know that eBay/paypal favors the seller almost all of the time and that pnutpug has had nothing but great interactions with them as well.

 

[TheNeedMachine]

...the Swiss are good in my book and I haven't had any problems with Italy... yet (knock on wood).

You haven't had any issues sending clothing into Italy? Are you marking the customs tags as something else - because - last I heard Italy has very strict laws against any imported clothing [regardless if it was originally Italian or not]. Not to mention their reputation for rifling...but if things have changed I'd be happy to hear that.

 

[sliq]

And another cool Scottish tartan tie, this one's Locharron I think

LOVE tartan ties. i've thrifted a Hunter, Douglas and some other one that eludes me.

 

[mainy]



You haven't had any issues sending clothing into Italy?  Are you marking the customs tags as something else - because - last I heard Italy has very strict laws against any imported clothing [regardless if it was originally Italian or not].  Not to mention their reputation for rifling...but if things have changed I'd be happy to hear that.

I've shipped stuff to italy and marked it as clothing before and pretty sure it's always been delivered. But yeah, I'm not sure what the exact rules on this are.

 

[SpooPoker]



this Versace long-sleeved polo/sweater thing. The size tag says "4" but it seems to fit like a men's medium. Women's or men's?

Womens.

And anyone without a dachshund in their life is crazy.

 

[951socal]



Thrifted a few years ago...

i got my dogs used too (rescued)

 

[capnwes]

Meet our spoiled brat Mia, 10 year old, German Shepherd, Husky, Akita, and Wolf mix. Alpha dog of the neighborhood.



She knows she's not allowed to get in the mud.

 

[catside]

You sentimental fools!
What is this, a dog thread?

 

[MattR]

Aw, animal thrifting. Dig it.

My thrifted Russian Blue, Charlie. Been had a little over 2 years ago. Loyal like a dog, and smart as all get-out.



It's funny, because I am allergic to animals, but when we got him, I thought, "just go for it." As it turns out, Russian Blues largely lack (or have a reduced amount of) the allergenic protein in their dander. So that was a welcome surprise.



BUT, he was like finding an navy blue Oxxford suit in my size, but that had a small hole in it that I didn't see before fu. To basically offset the awesome that is my allergies not exploding daily, he is among the 1% of cats who can't process minerals properly and gets bladder infections. Fixed it with food, but that ****'s expensive. But I wouldn't give this cat up for the world. And I've already dragged his ass to a hospital in a snow storm once, so it'd be pretty stupid to just give him up.



(I think I read someone's cat just died, so I hope this doesn't stir too many memories. I never used to understand people's attachment to their animals, but now I get it completely.)

 

[pnutpug]



Sooooo, my thrift ban has been removed. Therefore I decided to take a walk to my neighborhood spot, didn't find much, but I did come out with these. 80's Raichle made in Switzerland mountaineering boots.Size is 9M. If anybody needs any kick-ass boots for next winter, get at me. I've got a pair of very similar Danners, and they are ******* BOMB proof!

I have these boots, and I paid full freight from REI. They are some serious boots for serious backpacking and mountaineering. They are also old-school and frowned upon by today's mountaineering set, which prefers lighter weight modern materials. But back in the day, you couldn't do any better than these.

 

[LooknGr8]



Featured '68 Camaro RS, 327 Automatic

is this available, i have an ORvis tagged Harris Tweed a jacket, 42R, can send pics