“Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get discontinued (2019)

Re:“Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get... by grapeskin on Thursday June 23, 2022 @04:23AM (#31846401)

I’ve been waiting 18 years for the pre-ripped jeans meme to die. It was ridiculed when I was in middle school, and now as a 30-something boomer, I’m still struggling to find decent looking and fitting jeans that don’t have some stupid tear designed into them.

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Re:“Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get... by onpensionsterm on Thursday June 23, 2022 @05:19AM (#31846698)

You're rarely going to find good basics in cheap shops because they have to differentiate on 'design'. The same goes for t-shirts, if you want a plain t-shirt you first have to avoid anywhere with surplus graphics, pockets, buttons, whatever.

If you look further you can find high-quality denim and t-shirts in a variety of cuts. Even bespoke. But they differentiate on quality and things that matter to enthusiasts, so a brain poisoned by mass-produced fast-fashion will wince.

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Re:“Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get... by faebi on Thursday June 23, 2022 @07:40AM (#31847670)

How did you find these brands? I still struggle to find any of them. I'm at the point where I would even try an online tailor if there was a good one with a decent color variety.

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Re:“Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get... by HeyLaughingBoy on Thursday June 23, 2022 @12:59PM (#31851937)

I used to joke that we bought all our clothes at Fleet Farm and Tractor Supply, but the reality is that both places (Fleet Farm has a greater variety by far) have basic, reasonably-priced T-Shirts and jeans that stand up to hard work every day.

Take a look at Duluth Trading Co. for a similar trend, if a bit more upmarket.

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Re:“Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get... by astrange on Thursday June 23, 2022 @07:54AM (#31847779)

It's pretty easy to find jeans - go to Uniqlo.

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Re:“Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get... by ollifi on Thursday June 23, 2022 @06:40AM (#31847237)

To think that somebodys underpaid job somewhere is to prerip jeans for us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWhYdXNaDL0

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Re:“Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get... by ngc248 on Thursday June 23, 2022 @11:30AM (#31850515)

yep .... they have these ridiculous designs or shapes. Particularly the slim fit tapered jeans. searching for the classic regular fit jeans is almost impossible.

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