Buying faded, tattered, and/or torn jeans (at full price in a first-hand store)
#12
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I disagree. You said "they stock what sells" which is EXACTLY my point. If enough people complain and refuse to purchase certain products, these stores will realize they are losing sales and will expand their selection. However, if you don't say anything, how will they know? The store manager I spoke to was thankful that I DID say something, because he felt the same way but needed proof to show his bosses. He said he was tired of watching shoppers walk out of the store without purchasing anything, and upper management was blaming him for poor sales. So I happily filled out a comment card. I don't think I looked like a brat to him.
#13
I patch my husbands jeans and my own if a hole develops. Our parents raised us not to look shabby in public.
My kids were raised the same and their kids dress like young men and ladies when going out. No dirty faces, hair combed, no wrinkly clothing and certainly no holey jeans.
My other pet peeve is the jeans on the racks that were made to look dirty and slept in for sale.
I for one don't need to see flabby/hairy backsides hanging out of torn jeans..........LOL
My kids were raised the same and their kids dress like young men and ladies when going out. No dirty faces, hair combed, no wrinkly clothing and certainly no holey jeans.
My other pet peeve is the jeans on the racks that were made to look dirty and slept in for sale.
I for one don't need to see flabby/hairy backsides hanging out of torn jeans..........LOL
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I disagree. You said "they stock what sells" which is EXACTLY my point. If enough people complain and refuse to purchase certain products, these stores will realize they are losing sales and will expand their selection. However, if you don't say anything, how will they know? The store manager I spoke to was thankful that I DID say something, because he felt the same way but needed proof to show his bosses. He said he was tired of watching shoppers walk out of the store without purchasing anything, and upper management was blaming him for poor sales. So I happily filled out a comment card. I don't think I looked like a brat to him.
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We were farm people. Holes could catch on things and be hazardous. Mom would patch things once -the patches went from right below the pocket to below the knee - and she put the patches on when the fabric was getting thin - before a hole had developed from wear. The patches were cut from the back legs of previously patched garments. Her repairs were comparatively inconspicuous.
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