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Some forum members say bargains no longer exist.
Please allow me to present this bargain.
On the morning of Christmas Eve I found this Sulka NOS kid jacket online while looking for an unrelated item. I called the store to verify the listed details and availability. I typically wear a U.S. size 40. The web page listed the jacket's condition as "Like new one" and indicated a size 42.
The clerk said the jacket appeared new and the still-attached original Sulka paper price tag (price portion removed at perforation) was marked size 50/40. Additionally, a sewn-in label was marked 50/40. No one there knew what that meant, so they simply called the jacket a size 42 because it looked closer to size 40 than size 50! She also mentioned that one of the pockets contained a little plastic bag with extra buttons and thread.
The clerk wasn't sure if the jacket was actually leather because it was "almost too soft and smooth." She said another sewn-in tag was marked only, "Vera Pelle Capretto." She then opined that the jacket "must have been $150.00 or maybe more. So, the store's $39.95 price is a pretty good deal. Don't you think so?" I agreed that it was a good deal and purchased the jacket. I did not bother to inform her that "Vera Pelle Capretto" means genuine kid leather. Neither did I correct her estimate of the original retail price. She was off by a factor of nearly twenty.
The jacket arrived today. It is indeed new with tags attached and no evidence of wear. I would guess that even though new, the jacket is perhaps now eight or nine years old. It fits very well with the exception of needing the sleeves shortened!
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Pre-Purchase Screen Shot From Seller's WebSite to Avoid the "Pics or It Didn't Happen" Dilemma:
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Please allow me to present this bargain.
On the morning of Christmas Eve I found this Sulka NOS kid jacket online while looking for an unrelated item. I called the store to verify the listed details and availability. I typically wear a U.S. size 40. The web page listed the jacket's condition as "Like new one" and indicated a size 42.
The clerk said the jacket appeared new and the still-attached original Sulka paper price tag (price portion removed at perforation) was marked size 50/40. Additionally, a sewn-in label was marked 50/40. No one there knew what that meant, so they simply called the jacket a size 42 because it looked closer to size 40 than size 50! She also mentioned that one of the pockets contained a little plastic bag with extra buttons and thread.
The clerk wasn't sure if the jacket was actually leather because it was "almost too soft and smooth." She said another sewn-in tag was marked only, "Vera Pelle Capretto." She then opined that the jacket "must have been $150.00 or maybe more. So, the store's $39.95 price is a pretty good deal. Don't you think so?" I agreed that it was a good deal and purchased the jacket. I did not bother to inform her that "Vera Pelle Capretto" means genuine kid leather. Neither did I correct her estimate of the original retail price. She was off by a factor of nearly twenty.
The jacket arrived today. It is indeed new with tags attached and no evidence of wear. I would guess that even though new, the jacket is perhaps now eight or nine years old. It fits very well with the exception of needing the sleeves shortened!
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Pre-Purchase Screen Shot From Seller's WebSite to Avoid the "Pics or It Didn't Happen" Dilemma:
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