Jos. A. Bank to open outlet stores...

[Nicola]

Originally Posted by arc

They could just sell things at the usual price, or even slightly higher, sans the gimmicky sales tactics. Instead of constantly running buy one suit for $300 get 2 suits free, they could just have the suits tagged at $100-150 permanently, and end up just as profitable.
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Oh I'm sure the consultants will explain how wrong you are.

 

[Peterpaul]

JAB does have some decent product if you buy it from their bi-weekly-semi-annual-every-other-week sale. In the last couple of years I have gotten the following:

3 polo style shirts at $10 each
1 Silk oxford style shirt at $15
1 Courduroy (sp?) Winter Jacket for $25
1 wool sweater for $10
1 Merrino wool sweater for $15
1 pair of herrigbone pants at $15
1 lovely signature gold suit, grey tweed, for $99

That said, I do agree that most of it is overpriced crap...

 

[voxsartoria]

How did an AAAC thread end up here?

- B

 

[The Louche]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

How did an AAAC thread end up here?

- B

LMAO.

 

[The Louche]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

How did an AAAC thread end up here?

- B

But to bring up an AAAC line of reasoning, Vox: wouldn't the world be a much, much better place if every man dressed in JAB? I don't think you can argue that.

 

[DocHolliday]

Why would you ever want to spend more?

 

[clotheshorse69]

Wow, just wow.

Although maybe I'll pick up a couple camp shirts and a windbreaker from them, if the price is close to zero.

 

[Scoundrel]

Amazing! This means there is a group of people below the bottom feeders at AA.

 

[NaturalShoulder]

Originally Posted by Mathew J

I buy my work pants and my boxers from there as I find the quality is good enough and they go on sale regularly (well boxers they put on clearance for $10/pair and the pants are 3/150)

Also I thought with the AEs you can get the corp discount on them which is 20% all day every day or has that stopped?

Are work pants the same as office pants?

 

[Don Carlos]

Originally Posted by voxsartoria

How did an AAAC thread end up here?

- B

There has been a lot of Allen Edmonds activity recently, so a JAB thread was the next logical step.

 

[ZON_JR]

This weekend only, the Joseph A. Bank Spring Sale---Buy One Joseph A. Bank Outlet Store, and Get Another One Free!

 

[Mathew J]

Originally Posted by NaturalShoulder

Are work pants the same as office pants?

Whatever, low cost dress style pants...most I work with wear jeans and polo shirts so even khaki's are a step up. I have a bunch of the JAB gabs and cashmere blends which aren't horrible.

 

[vincerich]

Originally Posted by Arrogant Bastard

Seriously.

As hard as it now is to imagine, there actually was a time when JAB was a serious step up from MW. Nowadays, the distinction blurs more and more with every passing minute.



Hmmm. I'm not too familiar with either, but I do know that JAB sells a line of fully and half-canvassed suits...at discounted prices of course. Does MW do the same?

 

[taxgenius]

Originally Posted by vincerich

Hmmm. I'm not too familiar with either, but I do know that JAB sells a line of fully and half-canvassed suits...at discounted prices of course. Does MW do the same?

Really?

 

[StopPolloition]

Originally Posted by taxgenius69

Really?

JAB isn't quite as bad as MW. When I was a student, I wore an older JAB suit, and it was pretty decent. Their signature line is completely fused, but it's not too bad if you get it for around $200 or less. You could definitely do a lot worse. Their signature golds suits are half canvas and used to be made in Italy, but now are probably made in Mexico. The fabrics are decent, the cut is like a box, but it isn't terribly made. They go on sale frequently too, as with everything in that store.