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Re:Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,... by tocomment on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @11:39AM (#5214006)
$69/month is about 10x my clothing budget! Should I be embarrassed? Ashamed? Is this a sign I'm not dressing well :-(

(I go out once every other year and spend 100-300 on new clothes)

Re:Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,... by dpark on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @01:23PM (#5214705)
Where do you live? I can't imagine how you're buying enough clothes to get through the week. You're spending $50-$150 per year?

Prices at Target.com indicate that I'd have to spend $65 just to replace my socks ($14 for a pack of 10), underwear ($28 for 8 pair), and undershirts ($23 for a pack of 6). And realistically, I'd be looking at another $23 for more undershirts because 6 isn't enough to get through a week. So I'm more than halfway through your maximum yearly budget and don't have any pants or shirts that are actually supposed to be seen. Granted, these things might not be fully replaced every year, but these are also just basics.

Also, how are you affording shoes? Even just one pair per year would eat up half of your max budget. Cheaper shoes can be found, but I find them so non-durable that it more than offsets the savings.

I don't think you should be embarrassed. If you can buy all your clothes for that price and not look homeless, good for you. I just don't know how you could manage it.

Re:Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,... by bernieyoo on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @11:53AM (#5214123)
Don't need to be embarrassed or ashamed. I think you'll find there's a marked quality difference at 10x cheaper, just because the economics wouldn't work out if you used higher quality materials and design and sold for 10x cheaper.
Re:Subscription Men’s Clothing Startup Bombfell Raises $730,... by matthuggins on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @11:55AM (#5214128)
You are probably not their target demographic then. :)