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

[Woofa]

Clothes have been basically non existant here so far this year. I am hopeful all the donations will lead to things picking up in the months to come.
Did find this aero garden NIB for $20. Started it today, we will see how it works.

 

[Letric]

Spent about an hour cleaning them up and prepping for photos. I started taking photos this morning and...

They're not the same boot! They're both Hathorns, both a 9EE, both steel-toe, but they're not the exact model!

Is 1 sole a lot thicker than the other? They may be a custom orthotic makeup or etc.

I've had to leave a few pairs of Danner boots in my day due to that reason - 1 sole/heel will be like 3/4" thicker than the other. Just the other week I found a beautiful pair of the good gray Newbalance sneakers and was stoked on the $150-200+ find.. until I noticed that they had been butchered by a cobbler in order to accommodate someone with different length legs or whatever - The sole again was like 3/4" thicker.

 

[flipstah]

Ayyyy

 

[Zigo]

Hey guys, havent posted in a while but I still lurk every few weeks. Anyway, I need your help and expertize with this jacket. Is it a genuine military leather jacket or some kind of a wannabe? Great patina, goat leather feels great but the tags seem too new school. Any info about the jacket would be helpful. Thanks a lot!

 

[txwoodworker]

Tag is def a wannabe real military, but that's not to say it's bad construction. This is the company that's on the tag. The 1 star review is from another leather company :/

Their business profile leads to a site (http://www.grupocortefiel.com) that is auto-forwarded to this one https://www.tendam.es/

They copied the tag from a similar genuine (often reproduced) mil-spec jacket.

 

[Juntao90]

Was all of the North Face brown label stuff made in USA? Found this jacket today that I believe is a men’s in the women’s section that is made in China.

 

[eazye]

^^^ that’s a women’s. Buttons close to the left.

 

[Juntao90]

^^^ that’s a women’s. Buttons close to the left.

Ah gotcha true. I didn’t even notice that button closure as it is literally not shaped like a women’s Parka. It’s vintage obviously but it’s so boxy and unflattering that it only seemed like a men’s jacket lol.

 

[impuntura]

Is this site super slow for everyone lately or just me

 

[impuntura]

They had this marked as a long sleeve shirt

 

[impuntura]

Am I remembering right that someone successfully removed a promo branding from a bag before?

 

[Guitar Preacher]

I know very little about Nike are these low top blazers? They were cheap, seem quite old and unworn I figured it would be smart to grab them

 

[Jackstraw001]

I know very little about Nike are these low top blazers? They were cheap, seem quite old and unworn I figured it would be smart to grab them View attachment 1890749 View attachment 1890753 View attachment 1890755 View attachment 1890757

I had an identical pair in 3rd grade…in 1978. Nice find!

 

[troika]

I’m more into used pillows.

Been a busy couple of weeks

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My favourites have been these Church’s and Heschung boots. Sheesh.



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Those Heschungs are the Ginko in grey beluga leather (name, not hide). I have the same pair, and they are fantastic winter boots. Check out the story on the leather: https://www.heschung.com/en/editorial/beluga-leather

 

[eazye]

Am I remembering right that someone successfully removed a promo branding from a bag before?
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Yeah it can be done with a seam ripper, but you have to be really, really careful not to puncture the bag material. Take your time and go very slow.