The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

[TheNeedMachine]

ATLnoob hell of a diverse and interesting haul. Firestone jacket is cool. How good are the surf books?

The surfing mags are interesting - Wax is pretty cool.

 

[TheNeedMachine]

Saw this yesterday ($40 at GW) but could not kop because car.

 

[eazye]



Beat me to it.  Lmk if they do become available again.




[COLOR=FF0000]ON THIS RELATED NOTE,  I NEED SOME HELP FROM YOU ALL![/COLOR]

So as some of you know, I am expecting a baby boy to be born in about 2 months!! 

Wife and I are stuck without a name up to this point....SUGGESTIONS WELCOME!!! 

Please, this would be a huge help to hear form such a diverse group of fellow thrifters and followers!

Unique names would be dope!  Something a bit different than the norm!

For some reason the names Elijah, Malaki, or Isaia are on paper at this point...

Other than that, we really want a name that starts with an "M" as the rest of us (wife, I, child) start with that letter.

Margiela

Same here, my middle name is my father's first name.  My son's middle name is my first name.  It made that component of the name choosing pretty easy. 

My dad is a huge Beetles fan. His middle name is John, mine is Winston, and if I ever have a son, his will be Lennon

 

[cpmac7]



Saw this yesterday ($40 at GW) but could not kop because car.

Wow, $40 crazy good deal

 

[Koala-T]

There was a urologist here for years named Dick Tapper. Swear to God. He retired though and now Dr. Wang is seeing his patients.

We've got a Uro in town named Peter Rough.

 

[ridethecliche]

Schott Flight Jacket:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCHOTT-LEAT...36?pt=US_CSA_MC_Outerwear&hash=item3f3386ea90

 

[TJhambone09]

At BR outlet, I just got 2 non iron slim fit staple blue shirts and 2 pair of socks for $1.28. Not bad for some beater/travel clothes.

Quite pissed that the BB outlet had 1818 harris tweed blazers for about $80 in every size but mine.

 

[TheNeedMachine]

Wow, $40 crazy good deal

They also had a Harvard (brand) foosball table that looked new but it had already been paid for - if both were available I would have bought and rented a van or pickup from UHaul to bring them home. Eh well.

 

[tben]

Happy Spring!!!...Finally.

 

[edwardthefirst]

hey guys! as a new thrifter there is something i have to ask... i didn't find the answer in the forum, but maybe it's because i lack the necessary clothes/stores vocabulary for a precise search.
what is the difference between a sport jacket with a brand name, for example an EZ jacket, and another one with "EZ for Neiman Marcus, or Bergdorf Goodman (or whatever else store)". is there a difference in price, quality? do department stores make special commands to top brands?

thanks guys!

There is usually no difference in quality. For example, EZ for Neiman Marcus would be the exact same quality as a normal mainline EZ. The store tag is basically just Neiman Marcus getting some free advertising by having their name in there, and it can also signify a special collection designed by Zegna specifically for NM. Usually the price is the same as well, or at least highly similar, at least in my experience.
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "special commands". Sometimes a department store will commission a brand to produce a line of clothing for them under the store's own name. For instance, I believe Saks Fifth Avenue at one point or another had a self labelled line of suiting being made for them by Isaia. I'm not quite sure how much quality differed from Isaia mainline, but there was no Isaia label. I'm not sure if any of the stores are still doing this, at least with any high end Italian brands... Barney's might still have a line being produced by Caruso, come to think of it. They mostly are just content to carry top designers like Kiton, Brioni, etc.

Hope this helps.

 

[richnet12]



@SpooPoker this is how my thrift shop feels about Rooster ties...

Made me laugh ...

 

[highvoltorb]

Thrift.

Church's Custom Grade


Help reading this writing?

Ferragamo


AE Leeds


Fred Perry fresh from the dry cleaners

Really neat half length sleeve shirt from Scotch & Soda. Love the pocket on this. Gonna wear it a lot this spring.

Minty Slim Fit Pink FC

Unworn PRL



Thrifted a North Face Vest. Traded it to Barrel for a pair of West is Dead Chinos. Traded them for these. These will fit great after a hem.

 

[ridethecliche]

@highvoltorb

Those leeds are shell! Well done.

 

[highvoltorb]

@highvoltorb

Those leeds are shell! Well done.

I actually didn't thrift these. I bought them on eBay thinking they were shell planning on flipping. Not shell, and also factory rejects. Seller forgot to mention that so no feedback for that ******.

 

[green_machine]

Haven't been posting much but this is a pretty good find imo. I found it in a real trashy store too. Skirt suit

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