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

[Nataku]

That Belstaff will forever haunt me. I was there shortly before (I think several hours) and held that jacket in my hands. In fact, I opened it from the store wrapping (it was in some sort of dust bag) and looked at the (severely underestimated “retail”) price and thought “eh, must be embossed”. Put it back and walked away. Probably the biggest regret of my time thrifting.

 

[eazye]

Man I remember that.

 

[Brantley11]

My most loved winter thrift keeper is this old Filson style 83 double mackinaw. Paid up for it at $20 but that was 10 years ago when everything in our thrift store was less than $4.
Being that the cold doesn’t touch Mississippi much I don’t drag this out of the closet often but was reminded of it beauty and warmth this Christmas

 

[CWOyaji]

This is a Logitech Squeezebox internet radio I found for $10 at my local GW. When I turned it on in store to test it displayed an error message, so I found the user guide online. Did a factory reset and it came right up with a welcome screen. Now it’s connected to my home network and sounds great.

 

[LaundryRoom]

Did you repair it yourself or got it professionally repaired/sent in to Arcteryx? I own an Atom Lt as well with a significant tear that I haven’t worn since tearing it.

I'm not sure what Fueco did. But I recently sent in a jacket to be repaired (this past November). Grabbed this at consignment for $60...

They seem to have a new, updated procedure for repairs, whereby you take multiple photos of the issues and email them. Then upon review, they will tell you whether they will repair or not.

My jacket had multiple failing seams, so they agreed that this was a manufacturing issue and they repaired it for free... It only cost me the price of shipping from the East to the West coast (the repairs actually take place in Vancouver, B.C., so your shipping might be lower).

However, my guess (just a guess) is that they would most likely regard a tear as normal wear-and-tear, not a manufacturing defect. They might repair it for a fee, but probably not covered under warranty. If you want to keep the jacket for personal, probably easier to repair yourself.

I own both the Atom LT and the SV Hoodie (so does LaundryRoom Jr.). I would stitch that rip myself and not look back!

 

[Fueco]

Did you repair it yourself or got it professionally repaired/sent in to Arcteryx? I own an Atom Lt as well with a significant tear that I haven’t worn since tearing it. I also find the fabric pills and picks up abrasions quite easily.

I’ve been meaning to sew it, but haven’t gotten around to it. The cut is only a couple of inches and isn’t noticeable while I’m wearing the jacket.

 

[impuntura]

Well it’s not an Omega or anything but it’s a mint condition Swiss automatic so I’ll take it.

 

[Centaurus3200]

I saw one of those for $10 a few months ago, but wasn't sure how useful it would be now that their internet music service is defunct?

I opted to just keep using my arcam rcube with a Bluetooth transmitter and spotify.

This is a Logitech Squeezebox internet radio I found for $10 at my local GW. When I turned it on in store to test it displayed an error message, so I found the user guide online. Did a factory reset and it came right up with a welcome screen. Now it’s connected to my home network and sounds great.
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[Centaurus3200]

Oh yeah and of course this 1950s McGregor reversible G9 from @dadjeans... I'm in fact wearing it right now on our way to Sonoma!

My most loved winter thrift keeper is this old Filson style 83 double mackinaw. Paid up for it at $20 but that was 10 years ago when everything in our thrift store was less than $4.
Being that the cold doesn’t touch Mississippi much I don’t drag this out of the closet often but was reminded of it beauty and warmth this Christmas View attachment 1871765

 

[Sartoriamo]

Temporary change of subject: Need a little help from my thread bros: kopped this TF blazer at GW, my size and a perfect fit, but the interior TF tag is thrashed. Anyone have the opposite situation?: a thrashed piece of TF you can harvest the label from? It's the big-ish one (around 3" x 1"). Not critical since I'll be keeping this, but would be nice for completeness. I have a bunch of good stuff you can choose from to trade: Loro Piana buttons, Burberry buttons, Brioni labels, Brioni and Cuci store tags etc., other stuff. Anybody got a TF label stashed?

 

[Fueco]

This is a Logitech Squeezebox internet radio I found for $10 at my local GW. When I turned it on in store to test it displayed an error message, so I found the user guide online. Did a factory reset and it came right up with a welcome screen. Now it’s connected to my home network and sounds great.
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I’ve met the founders of Squeezebox. A friend went to high school with the two guys that started it, and was part of the original company from the beginning.

 

[CWOyaji]

I have it connected to my home Wi-Fi with the sound outputting from the headphone jack to a Bluetooth transmitter and a desktop Bluetooth amp driving thrifted Polk Audio speakers laying flat on my desk. I set the first two presets to BBC radio stations for Premier League football and the World Service that I ordinarily listen to while driving, but my commute these days is only 10 minutes. Also listened to stations from Europe and Japan; they all sounded very clear. My wife came in and inspected the whole setup and approved, but she still shut the door when she left the room.

 

[LaundryRoom]

A few recent finds...

Heavyweight wool overcoat. I date it to the 1950's. Lytton's was a Chicago department store I believe... This thing weighs about 5.5 pounds...It sold in 20 minutes. I thought it would sit for a couple years.

1978 Deck Coat from Coast Guard Air Station, Miami...

 

[matty long legs]

Invitation to brag:

My warm regards go out to all of you in frigid country. Makes me shiver just to look at the images on the news of all those blizzards. So happy I no longer live up in those parts of the world . . .

Here in AZ, it's only just started to get chilly, and it will remain like this for a couple months, so I have been over at the storage unit, digging out the wardrobe boxes with my winter outerwear. Since we wear polo shirts and flip flops most of the year here, it's always a blast to wear my winter finds. It's the only time I really get to dress "properly". And that gave me a thought.

One of the estate sale gals around here always says "yard sales/thrift stores are what people got rid of, but estate sales are what they kept!" Fair point, and hints at another variant of that thought, which is that on this thread we all find amazing pieces of clothing, and we flip most all of them. At least I do.

But all these years, even decades, of constant wardrobe iteration suggest that we should all, theoretically, have well-curated wardrobes containing many of the best of our finds, and I for one, would like to see what you're all rocking this winter. [Or do you flip all the good stuff and keep the beaters for yourself? Fess up!]

So, of all the items you've kopped, what are the pieces you KEPT for your winter wardrobe? Anyone up for that brag? I imagine some of it will be daunting, like Spoo's vicuna, but . . . Let's limit it to outerwear only, for the moment, to keep it simple. I'll post once I finish digging it all out, though for now, here's one I photographed and fully intended to flip, but damn, can barely keep it off my back on the coldest days . . .

Luciano Barbera e-thrift from about a decade ago. Paid $82. This thing is an absolute beast and has gotten a ton of wear every winter since I bought it. Excuse the wrinkles and hair as I pulled this from the dry cleaning pile.

Eljo's camelhair single breasted polo coat. Wore this out for Christmas dinner last night. It's got age, but no holes or piling. Wonderful piece of local history for $20.

Still can't believe I got this as an e-thrift for $225. The real deal PRL x Corneliani camelhair polo coat. Flawless and fits exactly how a polo coat should. Never selling.

Arc’Teryx Javelin SV in Denim. Made in Canada. Another twice a week jacket in the winter. Recently back from repairs. Wore this out on Christmas Eve Morning when it was 15 degrees with a thin long sleeve tee on and was totally fine. Same store and price as the Eljo’s polo.

 

[eddiegreen]

AW10 Mille

SEH Kelly Donegal Tweed

VTG Cowichan Canada

LP linen silk

Prada cashmere silk

Cashmere

Raf

LP linen cott

Old Town bib front

Off White 2013