The official thrift/discount store bragging thread

I got a "Sartoria by Tom James" tie for $5 ... feels like nice heavy silk. but i know nothing about the brand.

Tom James does custom clothing. They are a subsidary of Oxxford Clothing. Prices are a lot lower, though. They have multiple lines at different price-points. I see Tom James stuff all the time though and almost always pass it up, unless it's one of their Holland & Sherry dress shirts. http://www.tomjames.com/

Originally Posted by Nataku

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Tom James does custom clothing. They are a subsidary of Oxxford Clothing. Prices are a lot lower, though. They have multiple lines at different price-points. I see Tom James stuff all the time though and almost always pass it up, unless it's one of their Holland & Sherry dress shirts.

http://www.tomjames.com/

I only get the Tom James suits if they have working buttonholes...

Ok, so last week I mentioned an orphaned grey / blue window pane Burberrys jacket. I went back to the store to see if it was still there. It was, and right next to it was a second orphaned jacket, olive w/ tan windowpane! I searched the pants racks, including the women's to no avail. So I left them. On a whim, I decided to stop in at another thrift store to see if the pants might be there ( this particular thrift store actually has about 5 stores in my area). And lo and behold, what do I find!? (Not the pants, DANG it!) Eight BB Makers ties, a BB made in Italy jacket, a pair of Canali shoes!
The picture doesn't show it well, but the jacket is a herringbone, 46 L. For those of you who don't like ebay flippers, you will be proud to know I left you 2 ties, (the 2 with spots).
The shoes are sz 43.

I hate all of you guys so much, finding RLPL, brioni zegna etc etc

i went 3 times this last week,

Today I managed to get 1 tie, a Yves Saint Laurent one, brown with stripes like 3.5" wide.
It was $10.

only things i see around here are stained to crap Dior ties, Stained and ripped Givenchy ties, Talbot knit tieswith holes in them. and a bunch of old navy and department store garbage.

pretty much nothing in the same LEGUE as you guys.

Hi guys, I am new to the forum and reading through it has helped me learn a ton. This thread got me hitting some thrift shops (or dumpster diving as my wife called it...she won't go). It's a real treasure hunt out there. I know some of you get frustrated but you have to realize that 95% of stuff donated is stuff people don't want.

So after 20 minutes of plowing through Stafford and Croft and Barrow and Arrow you come across a faconnable shirt. As a matter of fact, I found 4 of them in my size today along with 2 Brooks Brothers long sleeve polos, a couple of white button down dress shirts from Brooks Brothers, 2 from Polo and then 2 Brooks Brothers suits...exactly my size! All of this was likely from the same donor. All in practically new shape too.

I have not had a solid navy suit in my wardrobe for several years because I'm cheap and only buy stuff on sale. Solid Navy hardly ever goes on sale. Today one of the BB suits was navy!

I love you guys

Its usually feast or famine as anyone who post on here can tell you. Just go often, once a week, every week and you will score.

After cold spells at the normal routine, I went on a little road trip to some GW's and SA's around the state in or near "wealthy" towns and it was like the Gold Rush. A lot of RT BOC ties, BB shirts, Oscar de la Renta suits. Anyone seen this pattern? Higher end clothing at stores closer to wealthy areas?

Not really something you find on this thread but I thought I would share, I found a Luigi Rist Painting, signed!, for a whooping $3.99

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Not really something you find on this thread but I thought I would share, I found a Luigi Rist Painting, signed!, for a whooping $3.99

That's amazing. Good for you! I often check the "art" section and have never found anything. Gonna keep looking for sure! Are we talking Antiques Roadshow score there or what?

Originally Posted by Larson McCord

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This thread got me hitting some thrift shops (or dumpster diving as my wife called it...she won't go).

Find a thing or two she can wear or would like (high end sweater, nice purse, etc.). Her views likely will soften.

Congrats on the finds. Welcome to the grind.

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That's amazing. Good for you! I often check the "art" section and have never found anything. Gonna keep looking for sure! Are we talking Antiques Roadshow score there or what?

probably worth at least a thousand bucks on name alone, but i am far from an art expert. pretty sweet score though

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After cold spells at the normal routine, I went on a little road trip to some GW's and SA's around the state in or near "wealthy" towns and it was like the Gold Rush. A lot of RT BOC ties, BB shirts, Oscar de la Renta suits. Anyone seen this pattern? Higher end clothing at stores closer to wealthy areas?

For thrift shops that don't use a central distribution center, this is very much true. For one, there needs to be a place that sells high end clothing new in the area. Second, there needs to be people who buy the said high-end clothing new. These people usually live in wealthy cities/developments/etc. If there is a place that takes donations near where these people live or work, they're going to get the merchandise.

My day in a nutshell...

Polo (C&J Onslow) norwegian bluchers
Bills M2 flat front NWT unhemmed
Polo dark blue linen blazer with working buttonholes
A few nice italian silk pocket squares
An old 60's book on tailoring
BB Country Club argyle sweater
BB v-neck sweater

I passed on some other interesting stuff..

Aquascutum pleated trousers
BB golden fleece pinstripe suit with a few small holes in it
Paul Stuart suit

I hadn't noticed this before, but at Goodwill there is something called "Boutique pricing". That is, clothes from boutique lines are priced at a much higher rate. It seems goodwill decided J.Crew was boutique so one of their shirts is 10 bucks. I like J.Crew, but 10 bucks? I hadn't noticed it before but the lady at the counter said theyve been doing boutique pricing for years. Not sure whether to pick it up anyways, hadn't gotten anything in a while, feeling the itch.