J Crew F/W 09 Discussion

[Vernon-Dozier]

Originally Posted by bye4now122

Wow that is ******* ridiculous IMO. I'm very disappointed, considering sending a lengthy email asking for an explanation.

Not sure if I can blame them. Say you bought a pair of Redwings last week and you've worn it around a few times. Then you hear there's a 20% discount so you say **** I'll clean the boots up, return them and buy them again and save $50. Unless they appear untouched, J Crew now has to sell the boots for a loss at their outlet store. I've returned shoes before at J Crew and all they do is verify there is two shoes in the box, they don't inspect them vigorously to see if or how much they've been used. But somewhere along the way someone determines if they go back on retail shelves or the outlet.

J Crew is simply defending themselves from customers that play the system. Sears used to have a liberal return policy and they never even looked over items returned. I knew a guy that used to buy kitchen appliances such as blenders & toasters, take the item out and return the box filled with rocks and Sears would always give him a refund. I also know a guy who buys Nordstrom clothes, wears the hell out of them, re-attaches the tag and returns them a year later for a refund so retailers have responded by tightening up their policies or making collabs temporarily disappear.

Now suppose you just bought a secret wash shirt for $65, you'll save $13 at 20% off, but now you have to pay $10.50 for shipping. It's not worth the hassle to return.

 

[Robert]

Some cheapo pickups today, including coupla henleys at 19 each and a chambray.

The henley is sort of the winter version of the polo, a basic that J. Crew does promiscuously and then starts filling the clearance shelves with halfway thru the season. Like the polos this summer, I'm seeing some of the basic colors going to clearance now. So in a few weeks, I'll probably see just about all the rest go to 19.99.

I've found a new appreciation for the henley, btw. I found a new way to wear them. I use them to layer over a shirt, like a sweater. Seems to work especially well over my tartan shirts.

 

[eusticity]

Can't the "hidden" items still be "found" if you use the search function or know the item #?

 

[Robert]

Originally Posted by eusticity

Can't the "hidden" items still be "found" if you use the search function or know the item #?
Have you tried it?

 

[Vernon-Dozier]

Here's pics of the Fatigue Jacket as seen in the new Verizon Wireless commercial. Could also be the lambswool V-Neck sweater but I don't see that colorway online...

 

[Robert]

Funny! I saw the j. crew utility jacket on some commercial the other day. Wish I could remember what it was.

 

[Robert]

Had Columbus Day off, so I bummed around town a little in my field jacket and flannel shirt. Felt good to feel "well-dressed" while also "bohemian" enough not to stand out. Passed a nice hour incognito in brew pub where the attire is definitely "down."

 

[Lendo]

got the langham xs in the mail today...too small. i guess i wasn't made to have the jacket.

 

[eusticity]

Originally Posted by Robert

Have you tried it?

Uhm. Apparently when one types in "Mister Freedom", for example, the items come up but if you click on say, the workshirt or the denim peacoat, it takes you back to the main page. Yikes.

 

[Robert]

< $20. (!!) On the clearance rack.

 

[BrooklynHighpost]

Originally Posted by Robert

I've found a new appreciation for the henley, btw. I found a new way to wear them. I use them to layer over a shirt, like a sweater. Seems to work especially well over my tartan shirts.

I thought the henley was used to wear it under a shirt, like a t-shirt.

 

[Robert]

Originally Posted by BrooklynHighpost

I thought the henley was used to wear it under a shirt, like a t-shirt.
I guess I'm being edgy and fashion-forward, ha ha!

 

[kinetic]

Originally Posted by eusticity

Uhm. Apparently when one types in "Mister Freedom", for example, the items come up but if you click on say, the workshirt or the denim peacoat, it takes you back to the main page. Yikes.

Yeah, as soon as I saw the sale, I was going to pull the trigger on the Barbour coat. None of the collabs are online though. Searched for Barbour and found the product shot, clicked the link and I'm back on the homepage. I guess I understand why they pull these down, but it's pretty lame.

 

[synovoid]

Originally Posted by Robert

< $20. (!!) On the clearance rack.

last year's chambray?

 

[Robert]

No, don't think so. Saw it on the racks early fall for around 75. Sales clerk even tried real hard to get me to pull the trigger but I didn't like it enough at that price. The chambray's a little thinner than the tab-collar work shirt version.