The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[acl1]

Originally Posted by mat135ta

Watch out for the Giorgio Armani Collezioni stuff. They are just everywhere and often overpriced by the stuff who heard of Armani before. The quality is not very amazing. I don't recall I ever bought anything from the Collezioni line. The Black Label stuff, though, is really nice. But they are extremely rare.

Black Label does have some fantastic pieces. I owned a cashmere/mohair crewneck sweater last year, and it was the softest sweater I've ever owned. Still, Giorgio Armani (black label) pieces are still a hit or miss, and their inconsistency would place them lower than other labels at the same pricepoint. their ultra lux line, if you can call it a line, Prive, is just ridiculous.

 

[lynch_king]

Originally Posted by najpie

Do you guys buy anything that is a high-end label and is in decent condition? I mean I've seen some stuff on this thread I wouldn't let my dog wear. Do people on eBay buy it just because it's high-end, regardless of it's ugliness? Or do you people actually wear some of this stuff?

(I know there are some real gems on this thread, don't get me wrong... but I've seen some hideous ties and polos)

no, i only buy what i like. when i started last month i used o buy anything high end and that is a quick way to bring home rags.

like i passed up on a paul smith coat, and an armani tie last week because the coat was bright red (ugly) and the tie had holes in it and was ugly

 

[Steve Smith]

Originally Posted by KeatonCollar

As far as the Blackjack went, when I was a student (fresh grad now) I was tired of making no money. So I scraped together $300 and started playing at a local casino. After a few small wins at a $15 table, I knew I had to play with the bigger guys to make decent money. So I moved on to $25 tables. Thats when I would hit these streaks with other experienced players and I would walk away with good chunks of change.

The thing was I played the same way and the chip count in the end was the same as before but of more value! It was a mental hurdle for me to move up to the $25 table. As always, cut your loses early!

If anyone is interested, I can share simple tips to improve your game.

Simple tips?

If you are not an expert card counter with a large bankroll and a knowledge of what kind of games are favorable........then you are a losing blackjack player in the long run. And the long run is the only one which matters.

This is off topic, but I hate to see mathematically challenged people give their money to casinos.

 

[potemkin_city_limits]

The other day I mentioned that I found a brand new H&M gingham check blazer at the thrift store with the price tag still attached. Today I took it into an H&M and returned it for store credit and got $145 on a gift card. Not bad considering I paid $7 for the jacket.

 

[Hoofit]

^^^ Bad thrifting karma may be coming your way. It might be just me, but I think its poor form to return something that you didn't actually buy retail and get the full retail amount.

 

[matt22616]

Originally Posted by Hoofit

^^^ Bad thrifting karma may be coming your way. It might be just me, but I think its poor form to return something that you didn't actually buy retail and get the full retail amount.

This could actually be a pretty interesting discussion. I don't think I feel the same way as you, mainly because I don't really see any substantial harm to H+M (H+M already profited from the original owner, so the OP is abstractly acting as his agent by returning it himself). I've found NWT items before and it stupidly never occurred to me that I could actually go to JosABank and get something else: probably because they were decent slacks that fit me (although they are pleated, which isn't a deal-breaker for me as much as it is for others here, as I think they look just as good on me as FF pants).

Has this happened to anyone else? Thoughts, feelings, arcane common law ruminations?

 

[potemkin_city_limits]

I didnt really think it was something bad to do. The jacket was actually brand new with pockets and vent still sewn shut, so H&M will put it back out on their floor and sell it to the next guy who wants it.

I simply returned it for what the other guy paid for it. Its not like H&M is going to suffer at all because of it. If it doesnt sell again they will put it on sale for pretty much what I paid for it at the thrift store anyway.

I think bad thrifting karma would be if I had stolen the jacket from the thrift store, then returned it, but I paid what they were asking and a portion of that money will be donated to charity. I also plan to take all of the stuff I want to donate to that same store as well.

 

[HelpMe]

first time ever today.. never been much into clothes but needing a new wardrobe..

i wasnt very lucky untill i found :
2 pair of J crew slacks both size 33x32 (my size i thought however i may be close to a 34 now

)

8.00, 2 pair of pants nicer than any i own=win

did i do well?

 

[Joe Cool]

I found some douchebags' cache of 5 Armani ties squirriled away in the ladies accessories section of a local thrift. No doubt he was waiting for the stores announced half price sale this coming Saturday to pick up the ties exorbitantly priced at $2.99 on the (even) cheap(er).

I put them back where they belong and hung them on the rack prominently, labels faced out. Hopefully they'll all be gone by the time this sleaze comes back to save his extra $7 bucks.

Greedy people pisses me off.

 

[Nataku]

.....so that was you who found my stash! Just kidding.

 

[amerikajinda]

Originally Posted by HelpMe

first time ever today.. never been much into clothes but needing a new wardrobe..

i wasnt very lucky untill i found :
2 pair of J crew slacks both size 33x32 (my size i thought however i may be close to a 34 now

)

8.00, 2 pair of pants nicer than any i own=win

did i do well?

Very nice start. Keep going!

 

[DenimDan]

Found this stashed in the back today at GoodWill

$40 for a mint, perfectly working 20in LG flat panel <- it's the one of the right.

 

[greekgeek]

^Check for dead pixels.....return to Best Buy if any.

j/k, great find!

 

[greekgeek]

I found these two NOS Michael Bruce by Harstan U.S.A ties, still sealed up!

Any ideas on what the emblem is and/or symbolizes?? Looks like some sort of lizard over a campfire.

 

[Nataku]

Originally Posted by DenimDan

Found this stashed in the back today at GoodWill

$40 for a mint, perfectly working 20in LG flat panel <- it's the one of the right.

Dual monitors FTW! Nice find!