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LooksLikeABabyRat posted:I've had a Bellroy slim sleeve for 2 years or so and I love it. When it disintegrates I'm going to buy another one. Seconding Bellroy. I've had the Hide and Seek for 2 or 3 years now and it still basically looks new. Definitely going to buy another if it ever wears out. My friend has had his Slim Sleeve even longer and it's still doing great as well.
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obi_ant posted:I like very small and compact wallets. I've been looking at this one here; http://dunwallets.com/, but wondering if you guys had any suggestions. http://www.ainste.com/collections/products/products/rfid-regular-evan-wallet The flex compared to other minimal wallets which are a piece of metal or wood and a band is nice in the pocket as it moves with you , even in tight pockets and awkward positions. It can hold a a little bit or it can expand and hold a bunch of stuff in a pinch for those days you need to carry a bunch of cash and the atm is spitting out 10$ bills. If in a rush, you can just jam stuff in and go as the elastic band works really well at holding stuff in with dropping anything. If using a bus pass you can just slide it in and out of the band on the outside without taking the wallet out of your pocket even. Get the regular size and not the mini as the size difference is negligible but the regular one holds US currency folded in half which makes the wallet a lot thinner than two folds in the cash. I've been through a bunch of wallets, this is the one I've been using for a few years now. Any slim wallet that folds will never be that slim as this style. Carrying cash and cards always annoyed me in just sleeve wallets. I can take some pictures of mine if you need to see it loaded up. I can easily carry it and an iphone 5 in the front jean pocket on slimmer pants. king of the bongo has a new favorite as of 04:59 on Dec 8, 2015 |
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obi_ant posted:I like very small and compact wallets. I've been looking at this one here; http://dunwallets.com/, but wondering if you guys had any suggestions. http://www.coach.com/coach-mens-wallets-money-clip-card-case-in-sport-calf-leather/74985.html My sister got me this two years ago when I wanted to move from a pure money clip to a slim wallet and it holds up to 6 cards, some business cards in the sleeve, and probably 20 bills on the back. I'm not one for designer-anything, but its great. Its slim enough that it never feels bulky, but still has enough substance to it to feel like a 'wallet.' I'm sure any brand of the same design will function just fine, she just likes Coach.
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Dec 8, 2015 05:34
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Krypt-OOO-Nite!! posted:Picked up a few things the last week-odd. £50 for a Dickies sweatshirt seems crazy expensive.
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cyberia posted:£50 for a Dickies sweatshirt seems crazy expensive. In the UK it's sold as a fashion brand as opposed to the work brand it actually is which means a mark up on everything. They do sell the work stuff but only through dedicated 'work dude clothes' shops and it's not as expensive but harder to get hold of because it's not on the high street.
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Dec 8, 2015 09:31
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Krypt-OOO-Nite!! posted:
You are the coolest dad. I met the author of these years ago at a school event and he signed loads of the originals which I still have. Guy loves his history and has a gift for translating it into something kids can understand.
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Krypt-OOO-Nite!! posted:
Seconding these as a great purchase! I have a fairly big collection of these at home, plus I was obsessed with getting them out of the library. In fact, I could probably credit Groovy Greeks and Rotten Romans as kindling a passion for Classics that sees me studying it at uni  p.s. The Savage Stone Age is one of my favourites 
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Dec 8, 2015 11:00
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New carpet, I just need to find a coffee table that I like too:
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Spamtheman posted:New carpet, I just need to find a coffee table that I like too: Make sure the carpet doesn't break that table too.
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Spamtheman posted:New carpet, I just need to find a coffee table that I like too: I don't mean to pick nits, but this looks like a rug and not carpeting. 
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It's burgin' time! 
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I heart bacon posted:I don't mean to pick nits, but this looks like a rug and not carpeting. Good because you're poo poo at nit-picking. That's a carpet. It isn't wall-to-wall carpeting, of course. e: Can't wait for some literal imbecile to quote anglophone Wikipedia at me 
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88h88 posted:In the UK it's sold as a fashion brand as opposed to the work brand it actually is which means a mark up on everything. They do sell the work stuff but only through dedicated 'work dude clothes' shops and it's not as expensive but harder to get hold of because it's not on the high street. Well I had a 20% discount so it was only £40. Yea I've got a few pairs of their "work-brand" trousers for work but Christ have I really been getting ripped off all these years? How much do their sweaters go for in the U.S? Because here it's £30-£50 and their so comfy that I'm cool with it but if you can get then cheaper, I'll have to buy them from US sites. Aristophanes posted:Seconding these as a great purchase! I have a fairly big collection of these at home, plus I was obsessed with getting them out of the library. In fact, I could probably credit Groovy Greeks and Rotten Romans as kindling a passion for Classics that sees me studying it at uni I used to have a fair amount of them when I was kid as well, in fact the Pirate one there was one of my favourites. I'm not sure if you guys are in the US but if you are try and get a hold of the recent tv-show based on the books it's very good. & if you want a laugh go to the Amazon reviews for Barmy British Empire. "This is leftist bullshit" seems to be the overall theme. Krypt-OOO-Nite!! has a new favorite as of 13:34 on Dec 8, 2015 |
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Jerry Cotton posted:Good because you're poo poo at nit-picking. That's a carpet. It isn't wall-to-wall carpeting, of course. Don't have to be an a-hole about it. It doesn't look attached at all. Yeesh 
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Krypt-OOO-Nite!! posted:How much do their sweaters go for in the U.S? Because here it's £30-£50 and their so comfy that I'm cool with it but if you can get then cheaper, I'll have to buy them from US sites. A quick Google search tells me a dickies sweatshirt usually runs between 20-40 USD. I'll leave it up to you to look up the exact conversion rate, but yeah, you're getting ripped off.
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I heart bacon posted:Don't have to be an a-hole about it. It doesn't look attached at all. Yeesh It isn't.
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You should pick up Horrible History DVDs too, I think they won a BAFTA for it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Horrible-Hi...e+histories+dvd As for purchases...    That's mum sorted for Christmas, now who's next... Nettle Soup has a new favorite as of 13:59 on Dec 8, 2015 |
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Spamtheman posted:New carpet, I just need to find a coffee table that I like too: Get one of the George Nelson slatted coffee tables. I'd go well with the Eames chairs.
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 I met the inventor at our local sam's club and bought one. It's a tablet/phone holder that clamps to your upper kitchen cabinet, since the picture is not really obvious. Should go perfectly with my cheapo fire tablet I bought on black friday to make it a dedicated kitchen tablet. Trip report: Solidly built, and quickly adjustable/portable. I like it. Even adjusts all the way down to fit my phone if need be, I thought that was pretty neat.
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I heart bacon posted:Don't have to be an a-hole about it. It doesn't look attached at all. Yeesh Dudes being a jackass, I would call that a rug but carpet works for it too, something to do with how its made I think. Also since they mention anglophone wikipedia they may not be english so that might have something to do with it. On the other hand they said "Can't wait for some literal imbecile to quote anglophone Wikipedia at me " so yeah, jackass. Nice carpet though.
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Dec 8, 2015 19:12
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Yeah that's a rug but who loving cares a rug is a piece of moveable carpet pretty much.
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Krypt-OOO-Nite!! posted:Well I had a 20% discount so it was only £40. Even at £40 you've paid over double what a Dickies work sweatshirt sells for simply because it has a huge Dickies logo on it. The Dickies online workwear store has plain sweatshirts for £14. Their Redhawk work trousers are under £20 for the standard ones too so depending on how much you've been paying it's very possible you've been getting stung. I have a pair of their 'fashion' ones from years ago in my cupboard and those were £60, the fashion stuff is very definitely overpriced.
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88h88 posted:Even at £40 you've paid over double what a Dickies work sweatshirt sells for simply because it has a huge Dickies logo on it. The Dickies online workwear store has plain sweatshirts for £14. Presumably they want the logo and not a plain sweatshirt, though. Dickies is like Carhartt – most Europeans (in places I've lived anyway) think of them more as fashion brands, and that has been the case for as long as I can remember. The traditional workwear stuff is also available from smaller specialist retailers, but the fashion items have different styling, different pricing, and they get sold through different channels.
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Fire Safety Doug posted:Presumably they want the logo and not a plain sweatshirt, though. The fashion stuff tends to be simpler in design, I have a pair of fashion work trousers from Dickies which are just the regular work trousers but without the place to insert knee pads. They're just more money because they not officially workwear. The sweatshirts are the same materials, same cut, same everything but with a different logo or no logo at all so the mark up for logo'd stuff surprises me. It's weird wanting workwear chic and spending over double what the actual workwear costs...
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Fire Safety Doug posted:Dickies is like Carhartt – most Europeans (in places I've lived anyway) think of them more as fashion brands, and that has been the case for as long as I can remember. Is this for real? Edit: holy poo poo it is! We can just go to Walmart and get that $80 sweater for like $12.99. Double Edit: I paid $35.00 for that exact pair of overalls they're selling for like $100.00. blarzgh has a new favorite as of 21:33 on Dec 8, 2015 |
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Levi's are (is?) expensive over here too which sucks because I like them
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I need to flip lovely Walmart clothes to dumb euros
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Frankston posted:Levi's are (is?) expensive over here too which sucks because I like them 
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blarzgh posted:Sucks for you You realize the Wal Mart Levi's are poo poo-tier, right? Because Wal Mart demands a lower wholesale price for their supply. So Levi's makes clothes destined for Wal Mart on their own assembly lines and less stringent quality standards. They use inferior denim, less stitching and cheaper materials altogether for Wal Mart jeans. That's pretty much any major brand sold at Wal Mart. They'll be made from inferior materials and processes thanks to Wal Mart's bargaining power. Never buy clothes from Wal Mart if you expect quality.
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flosofl posted:Never buy Fixed, this isn't just limited to clothes. Granted you'll probably be fine on most stuff but gently caress buying any big ticket items from them.
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Ms Boods posted:
Where is this from? I need it in my life. Also finally bought Benefit High Beam--worth it!
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Didn't know my juFrankston posted:Levi's are (is?) expensive over here too which sucks because I like them Aren't Levi's about £35/£40 a pair? I used to wear them but don't after 2 just ripped on me. Anyway I had a look at Dickies US prices and the stuff that isn't workwear seems to be about the same with sweaters being $50 which is cheaper but not once it gets shipped. And is about the same rip off as all UK prices. You guys had me excited I could get cheap tops.(unless I just happened upon the expensive US sites.)
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flosofl posted:You realize the Wal Mart Levi's are poo poo-tier, right? Because Wal Mart demands a lower wholesale price for their supply. So Levi's makes clothes destined for Wal Mart on their own assembly lines and less stringent quality standards. They use inferior denim, less stitching and cheaper materials altogether for Wal Mart jeans. That's pretty much any major brand sold at Wal Mart. They'll be made from inferior materials and processes thanks to Wal Mart's bargaining power. Is that why they just say "Levi's Signature" and don't have a number like 501 or 514? Target has "Denizen" lower-priced Levi's
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colas posted:Is that why they just say "Levi's Signature" and don't have a number like 501 or 514? Target has "Denizen" lower-priced Levi's Yes, the trick is that the signature is scrawled in poo poo
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The idea people buying Dickies and Carhart stuff as not-workwear is funny as poo poo to me. Those two brands were like 90% of my clothing when I worked in a carp shop. That being said, Dickies makes some slim cut pants now that are pretty nice for the price and you don't have to worry about wrecking them.
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I've been buying a few pairs of Dickies skinny jeans on Amazon recently for like $25 a pair, so they're pretty cheap but they're good quality and look nice. gently caress getting any Dickies at Walmart, though. Not that they sell any skinny jeans at Walmart anyway.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I've been buying a few pairs of Dickies skinny jeans on Amazon recently for like $25 a pair, so they're pretty cheap but they're good quality and look nice. gently caress getting any Dickies at Walmart, though. Not that they sell any skinny jeans at Walmart anyway. Have you tried the stretchy skinny ones? They came out after I bought two of the normal ones. If they are cool I would upgrade and donate my current ones. As my public service announcement for the night, please donate all the old poo poo you guys have made obsolete by the new poo poo we are constantly posting in this thread. I had like half a dresser full of old work clothes but I didn't think anybody wanted, until I called a few local churches and found one that took old work clothing to give away.
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Some gifts for the family:  Some gifts for me (mostly to fix my computer desk situation) 
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bongwizzard posted:Have you tried the stretchy skinny ones? They came out after I bought two of the normal ones. If they are cool I would upgrade and donate my current ones.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:They've got a bunch of different names so this gets confusing. Originally I got a few pairs of the Skinny Straight Fit Work Pant in Desert Sand (khaki) for work. They were alright and I wore them for a while but they weren't what I really wanted. Then a couple weeks ago, I ordered a pair of the Slim Skinny Fit 5-Pocket Stretch Twill Jeans in British Tan (khaki) and that's exactly what I was looking for. I'm hoping to order a few more pairs of those when I get the money so I can replace all my other khakis with those. Pants are very hard and I wish they would somehow simplify their naming conventions. Sadly I am not actually Slim or Skinny so I really need to see actual measurements to have any hope of getting good tight pants.
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